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中西方饮食文化差异英文版
Compere:
Bettercomparion,betterlife.helloeverybody.Welcometoour.I’mkarter.Inourprviousprogram.wecomparedsino-useconomic,price,education,Scienceandtechnology
Today,wewilltalkabouttheDifferencesinChineseandAmericanFoodCulture.First,let’swatchashortfilmaboutAmericanfoodculture.
Okay,theshortfilmisjustabiefintroduction.WehavethehonortoinviteTomfromtheUnitedStatesandTonyfromChina.welcome!
Fortonday’stopic,what’syouropinions?
Tom:
sincethedeffirencebetweenChineseandwesternpilosphy,Americanpaymornattentiontoscientificdietandnutrition
Tony:
well,Chinesethinkalotofthetaste.
Compere:
whatabouttheDiningatmosphere?
Tony:
ChinesepeopleprefertoToasteachotherandurgeotherstodrinkmoreinalivelyatmosphere.
Tom:
atleast,Idonotlikeit.Onthecontrary,weusuallyeatfoodquietly,evennotalking.fordrinkingweonlysimbolicallytakeasip.inwestbanquet,thehosthelpstheguesttofoodforonlyonce,andthenasksthemtoeatanymore,whichisnotliketheChinesepeople’shabitofurgingsomebodytodrinkfrequently.itisnotallowedtomakeanoisewhileeatingthefood,buttheguestsshouldpayattentiontoappreciatethemealsthattheownersprepared.ifyouwanttotalkwithpeople,youcanonlytalkwiththeonesbesidesyou.wethinkitispolite.
Compere:
ok,oneislively,otherisquiet.en,Tom,doyouknowhowtousetheChopsticks?
Tom:
reallyno.butItriedit,Ifounditdifficulttograsp.Istilllikemyknifeandfork
Conpere:
howtousethem?
Tom:
infact,tablesaregenerallylaidwithoneknifeandtwoforks,theoutsideforkbeingforthesalad.
Tony:
asIknow,Americaneatingisfunny,theytakeforkintheirlefthand,andcutoffapieceofmeatorwhateveritisinthenormalmanners.thentheyputtheknifedown,transfertheforktotheirrighthand,andonlythendotheytransportthefoodtotheirmouth.thisiseverytedious,Ithink.
Compere:
isthis,Tom?
Tom:
yes,hesaidit.
Copere:
Bytheway,haveyoueatenbreakfast?
Tom:
yes,Tony:
yes.
Tony:
don’tyourprogramteamsubmitanexpenseaccountboardingfee?
Compere:
ok,wewill!
Iwanttoknowwhatdidyoueat?
Tom.
Tom:
Acupofmilk,AneggandAhamburger
Tony;Abowlofnoodles
Compere;Soitseemsthatthefoodisdifferent,too.
Tom:
InWestern-stylefoodcookbook,variousingredientssuchastheflour,sugar,butteretc.havebeenindicatedseveralgrams,severalspoonsorseveralcups,eventhesizeoftheeggwillallbeexplained.Ithinkitislikeatestinglaboratory.So,MakingWestern-stylefoodiseasy,solongasyouaccordingtocookbookmanual。
Tony:
ButitisnottheeasythingthatyouwanttomakefineChinesefood.Evenifyouhaveboughtthecookbook,itisnotsoeasy.BecausetheChinesecookbookwillnottellyouseveralgramsofingredient,forexamplesalt,Chinesecookbookjusttellyouappropriateamountofsalt,don’ttellyouseveralgram,severalspoonorseveralcup.Why?
ThetasteofpeoplewholiveindifferentplacesisdifferentinChina.ThereisafolkadageinChina“southsweet,northsalty,easthotandwestsour”.So,agoodcookrelyonexperienceandskillwhencooksinChina。
Compere:
yeah!
asyoutwosaid,thedefferenceoffoodculturebetweenchinaandAmericacanbeseenintablemanners,Cookingmethod,diningatmosphereandtableware………
Compere;butWhatcausedthesuchdistinction?
Tony:
peoplefromdifferentcountiesspeakdifferentlanguages,keepdifferentvalue,andhavedifferentwaysoflookingatthings.it’supsettofindpeoplewhobehavedifferentfromus.wemay,atfirt,assumethatsomethingiswrongwiththem.whiledifferentculturemayhavedifferentwaysofrespondingtoconpliments.
Compere:
Itotallyagreewithyou.fromtheabovecomparionandcontrast,somegreatdifferencesarefoundbetweenchinaandAmerica.personallyspeaking,wecannotsaywhichisbetter.becauseeverythingmaybedifferentindifferentplaces.theculturedifferencesinfoodwillallowpeopletoenhancemutualunderstanding,toenjoydifferentfeelingfromdifferentfood,andtopromotetheinter-cultureexchanges,supplementationandintegration.ok,welcometoour,seeyounextweek,goodbye.