中西酒文化差异英语专业论文.docx

中西酒文化差异英语专业论文.docx

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中西酒文化差异英语专业论文

课程论文（学术论文写作）

Title:

OntheDifferencebetweenChineseandWesternWineCulture

题目:

浅析中西方酒文化差异

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英语学院

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英语

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摘　要

随着中西方交流的扩大，中西文化之间的差异也越来越受到重视，酒文化的差异也当然是其中之一。

酒被认为是酒神赐予人们的礼物，　酒文化源远流长，酒在人们日常的交际生活中起着重要作用，它融会贯通了人们生活和人际交往的各个方面。

而酒作为一个既传承历史又通向未来的道具是一个值得我们认真研究的课题。

而由于生活环境、历史背景传统习俗、价值观念、思维模式、社会规范以及文化底蕴的不同，酒文化作为一种深刻的文化现象，也在中西方各个国家、各个地区有着各不相同的内涵，呈现出风格迥异的特性。

本文是在经过大量资料收集和阅读之后进行的分析总结，主要论述的是中西方酒文化之间的差异。

中西方的酒文化同中有异、异中有同,内容丰富，了解不同民族的酒文化,有助于人们成功地进行跨文化交际，同时也加深了对历史文化的了解。

关键词：

酒文化；跨文化交际；文化差异

Abstract

WiththeexpansionofcommunicationbetweenChinaandwesterncountriesandtheglobalizationoftheworldnowadays,thedifferencesbetweenChineseandwesterncultureshavebeenattractedmuchmoreattention,forinstance,thedifferencesofwinecultureisoneofwhichfocusedasanissue.Thewineisconsideredasthegiftgivenbythegodofwine.Wineculturehasalonghistoryandwineplaysanimportantroleinpeople’sdailylife,anditcombinespeople’slivesandinterpersonalcommunicationinallaspects.Ontheotherhand,asalinkerofinheritinghistoryandleadingtothefuture,wineisanarticlethatdeservesourearneststudy.Becauseofthedifferencesoflivingenvironment,historicalbackgroundtraditions,valuesandthinkingmode,socialnormsandculture,wineculturehasadifferentconnotationindifferentcountriesandregionsandshowsthecharacteristicsofdisparatestyleasakindofprofoundculturalphenomenon.Thisarticleisananalysisperformedafteralotofdatacollectionandreading,whichmainlydescribesthedifferencesofwineculturebetweenChinaandwesterncountries.Accordingtotheresearch,thewineculturebetweenChinaandwesterncountriesisveryspecial,whichhassimilaritiesintheirdifferencesanddifferencesintheirsimilarities.Thestudypresentsthatthecontentofthewinecultureisreallyrichandcomplex.Therefore,forthesakeofthesuccessfulinterculturalcommunicationamongdifferentnationsandregions,havingagoodknowledgeofwinecultureisnecessary.What’smore,itcandeepenpeople’sunderstandingoftheirownhistory.

Keywords:

WineCulture;InterculturalCommunication;CulturalDifferences

1Introduction

Thewineasanobjectivesubstanceintheworldisintheshapeofwaterbutithasthecharacteroffire.Sincethewinecomesintobeing,itcontributestoarichculturalconnotationofhumansociallife.TheChinesetraditionalviewwhichproposalthatpeopleshouldcultivateone’smoralityandcareaboutthegoodandevilhumannatureisalsoreflectonthewordsmaking,whichisfromanancientbooknamedShuowenjiezi（speakthelanguageandexplainthewords）.Itwillbrightenthebrightandfoolthefool.Accordingtothehistory,drinkingissuchacommonthingthattheemperors,theheroes,theliberators,theordinarypeople,thebeggarsarealllikeandwantit.Undoubtedly,thewinecanbesaidasariddle.PeoplenomatterinChinaorinwesterncountriesallhavethehabitofdrinkingwine.Theyregarddrinkingwineasanindispensablepartoflife.Theformationwayofwinecultureisdifferentindifferentcountries.InChina,thewordforalcohol"jiu”isusedtorefertoalltypesofalcoholicbeverages.SincelongtimeagoChinahadhavethestoriesaboutDuKangwhoinventedthemethodofbrewingwine.InEnglish,therearemanywordscanbeusedtoreferto“jiu”,forexample,alcohol,drink,liquor,spiritsandwineareallreferto“jiu”.Thewineculturewasgraduallyformedaftertheappearingofwine.Someonehassaidthatthewineculturereferredtotheintegrationofmaterial,technical,spiritual,custom,psychological,andbehaviorphenomenonwhichgeneratedaroundthecenter.Nomattertheeasternorwesternpeople,whentheyfacethebusyandhelplesslifeandexclaimlifeistooshortandchangeable,theythinkonlywinecanhelpthemescapefromsufferingandtheirweakhumannaturecanbereleased.Inordertopushthedevelopmentofwinecultureweshoulddoourutmosttopromotetheinternationalcommunicationofthewineculture.

2DifferentOriginsofWine

TheOriginofWineinChina

Abouttheoriginofwine,Chineseclaimsthatwineisbrewedwithmanykindsoftechnologybypeople,whilethewesternersthinkwineisoriginallycreatedbygod.InChinesehistory,itisoflongstanding,andtheoldsayingsaboutthebornofwinearealot.However,generallyspeaking,peopleprefertoconsiderthesayingofDuKangbrewingwineiscorrect.ItissaidthatDuKangwasashepherd,whenhewasingrazing;helostavesselmadefrombamboothatcontainedmilletcongee.Severaldaysafter,hegotitbackandhefoundthemilletcongeefermentedintotangymellownectar.Fromthenon,DuKangabandonedgrazingandstartedtomakeandsellwine.Asaconsequence,DuKangbecamethefamoussageofwine.Then,DuKangnotonlyreferredtotheperson’sname,butalsothewine’sname.Therefore,DuKangbecametheforefatherofwine—making.

TheOriginofWineinTheWest

Therearealsoalotoforiginsinthewest,butmostlythoughtthatwineiscreatedbygod,anditisthegiftforhumangivenbygod.TheancientEgyptianthinkwineismadebyOsiriswhoprotectsthedead,andGreecepeoplethinkwineisbroughtbythegodofwinenamedDionysus,itisnotonlythegiftgivenbythegodofwine,butalsothesymbolofpeople’sharvest.Accordingtothelegend,DionysuswasthesonofZeusandtheprincessofThebesnamedHimmler.HegrewupinAsiaMinorThraceandGreece,andtaughtpeoplegrowinggrapesandthetechnologyofmakingwineeverywhere.ThenthewinebecamegraduallyprevailinginEurope.Thegodofwinewithhisfollowersstrollshereandthere,sowheretheywanderedwherehadthefragranceofwine.

BriefSummary

Incontrast,althoughChinesehasthewordssuchas"winegod"or"wineimmortal",thesewordsactuallyrefertoheavydrinkersorthelaudatorynamesofthedrinkers.Bothofthemhavenothingtodowithmyth,andofcoursetheyaredifferentwithDionysusinthewesternculture.Inthecurrentcross-culturalcommunication,itisneedtobedistinguished.Andbeyondthemyth,archaeologicalstudiesshowedthatinthelateneolithic,EasternAsiaandChina（YellowRiverbasinandYangtzeRiverbasin）andWesternAsiaandNorthAfrica（tworiverbasinsandtheNileriverbasin）hadbegunfarmingrevolution.Whileintheearlystagesoftheimpergium,theancientsoftheeastandthewestalmostsimultaneouslybeganartificiallywine-makingintheprogressofplantingcrops.

3DifferentPreferencesofWine

InChinesetraditionalviews,peopleprefertochoosefoodasrawmaterialtomakewhiteandyellowwineasdrinksinformaloccasions.Forexample,whentheChinesegovernmentfetestheforeignguests,theflagshipdrinksisthetop-gradewhitewinesuchasChineseMaotaiandWuliangyeYibin.inrecentyears,beeraremoreandmoreimportantintheChinesemarket,andpeoplealwayschoosebeertoadjustatmosphereintheparties,butintheformaloccasions,peoplewillmakethesamechoiceofwhitewinetoperformancethisfunction.Forinstance,intheweddingday,inordertoadapttotheneedsofdifferentgroups,thetablesseatbytheguestsusuallyhavewhitewine,beeranddrinks;whilethetoastwineusedbythenewcoupleisalwayswhitewinethatalsocalledliquor.Inthewest,thereisnodoubtthatthegrapewineandbrandyarereallypopular.Whateveradjustingtheatmosphereordrivingawaythecold,whateverintheformalorinformalparties,theywouldhappentocoincidetochoosegrapewine.Winehasbecomeanindispensablespiceintheirdailylife.

Inthebeginning,peoplehavenotendencyforwineselection.Peoplecouldtakeanythingstomakewine.Grapewine,justasitsnameimplies,madebygrapes.Chineseliquor（whitewine）oryellowwineismadebyriceorothercrops.Becausethereissomethingtodowiththenaturalandculturalenvironment,wineandliquorappearandgraduallybecometheindispensablepartofhumanlife.Inancienttimes,ChinesepeopleliveinYellowRiverbasinwhichisthetemperatecontinentalclimate,andthisclimatesuitsthegrowthofgraincropssuchassorghumandwheat.ItisgrantedthatChinesechoosecropsaswine-makingrawmaterials.Onthecontrary,inEurope,especiallyonthecoastofwesternMediterraneanandintheMediterraneanclimatezone,theclimateandtopographyareverysuitableforgrapegrowing.Afteralongtime,peopleformedapreferenceforwineselection.Naturalgeographicalenvironmentandculturalinheritance,namelynaturalandculturalenvironmentandsocialculturalenvironmentcontributedtothedifferentpreferencesbetweenChineseandwesternpeople.

4DifferencesofDrinkingVessels

WhateverinChinaorthewest,peopletakedrinkingvesselsseriously.Theelegantandsuitableextantofdrinkingvesselsarerelatedtopeople’sdegreeofattentionandlove.Thedrinkingvessels’cultureasanimportantpartofwineculturealsohasalonghistory,beautifulandisworthforustostudycarefully.

Withtheeconomicandsocialdevelopment,thematerials,manufacturaltechnology,shapeandfunctionofdrinkingvesselsareincontinuouschange.Accordingtoanarticle’sintroduction,inancientChina,drinkingvesselsgenerallycalled“zun”.Usingasapropernoun,“zun”isakindofcontainerswithhighneck,ringfootandanimalmotifs.Inaddition,therearevariousdrinkingvesselssuchas“pot”,“jue”,“jiao”,“xian”and“cup”,“light”,“zhong”and“wei”,“yi”,“ru”,“qing”and“ji”.Eachvesselhasitsownfunctionandshape.Accordingtosomepeople’sresearch,drinkingvessel’sshapeandwine’sflavorhavegreatrelevance.Becausedifferentshapeswouldmakewineandtheco