从饮食习俗看中西方语言文化差异

衣食住行,食为天。中西方饮食习俗的不同根源于文化的不同,同时也是文化差异的外在表现。中国饮食体现了等级与和谐并重的伦理文化,而西方饮食则体现着独立竞争、平等理性的社会理念。不同的自然环境和社会背景孕育了不同的文化。语言是文化的载体,语言的差异充分体现了饮食与文化的差异。在愈来愈频繁的中西文化交流过程中,掌握语言与文化差异有益于民族间消除误解,沟通顺畅。

Among all the daily necessities,food takes top priority from the ancient time to the present time.The differences between dietetic customs originate from and also represent cultural diversities.On the one hand,the Chinese dietetic custom reflects the ethics of hierarchy and unification;on the other,the Western custom represents individualism and equalitarianism.Natural and social differences generate cultural diversities,which can be mostly expressed by languages.With a good command of languages and cultural differences,people will be able to eliminate misunderstandings of and communicate well with one another.