《英语话中国——中国酒文化》论文(英文版)

C h in ese W in e C u l tu r e中 国 酒 文 化英 语 话 中 国 课 程 论 文专业： 2011 级土建类指导教师： 曹旺儒学号： 311107000531姓名： 仝优日期： 2013 年 6 月 5 日C hinese W ine C ultureAbstr actC hi na i s the fi r st cou ntry to m a k e w i ne i n th e w orld . M a k ing w ine in C h ina a l rea d y ha d thou sa nd s of y ea r s hi s tory. T h e w i n e i s a ca rri er of cu l tu re. T h e C hine s e w i ne cu l tu re ha s a l ong h i story, a nd i ts c on nota ti o n i s ri ch, broa d a nd profou nd . C hi ne se w i ne cu l tu re i s a pa rt of C h ine se ci v i l i za ti on. For thou sa nd s of y ea r s i n the C hi ne se civ i l i za ti on, the w i ne ha s b e c om e v ery im p orta nt in poli ti ca l , e conom i c, cu l tu re a nd e du ca tion, l i tera tu re a nd a rt a nd soc i a l l i fe etc. In C hi na , w i ne ha s b e c om e a c om pre he nsi v e ca rri er of C hi ne se m ora l , id e ol og i ca l a nd cu l tu ra l . Toda y, th e tra ditiona l C hi ne se w i n e cu l tu re ha s be c o m e a sy m bol o f C h ina .Key wor ds:w ine , hi story , cu l tu re, C hi ne seI. A PoemQing M i ngA driz zl ing ra i n fa l l s l ik e w i ners on the M ou rni ng Da y ; T he m ou rners hea rt i s brea k i ng o n hi s w a y.W here ca n a w i nehou se b e fou nd to drow n hi s sa d ne ss? A c ow herd poi nts to X i ng H u a Vi l l a g e in the d i sta nc e . .-Du M u 1 C hi na i s a w orl d w i d e fa m ou s cou ntry w i th a nci e nt civ i l i za ti on. Du ri ng the lon g hi story a bou t 5 0 0 0 y ea r s, w i ne a nd w i ne cu l tu re ha s b ee n a n i m porta nt pa rt of C hi ne se cu l tu re. C h ine se w i ne ha s a long h i story. S i nc e the e m e rg e nce of w i ne, i t i s cl ose l y l i nk e d w i th ou r l i fe . W i ne i s a c o m b ina tion of m a teria l cu l tu re a nd spiritu a l cu l tu re of th e body. O n e si de , w i ne i s one of th e d rink s, o n the other si d e , the C hi ne se w i ne i s a ca rr i er of C hi ne se cu l tu re . C h in e se w i n e cu l tu re i s r i c h a nd c ol orfu l , i t conta i ns a profou n d phi lo so ph y, poe try , sci enc e a nd tec hnolo g y a nd a rt. C hi ne se w inei s a n i m porta nt pa rt of C h in e se cu l tu re. 1 .1 C h in e se w i n e c u l tu r eW ine ca n be see n, ca n be h ea rd i n m ost c i rcu m sta nce s . Ou r eld er, l i k e fa th er or g ra nd pa , w i l l dri nk i t du ri ng the m ea l . W he n fri e nd s g et tog ether, pe ople g et u se d to dri nk ing w i ne. In m a ny ti m e s, w e ca n sa y I a m su rrou n di ng by w i ne, re g a rdl e s s of I dri nk w i ne or not.W ine, i n C hi nese cu l tu re, i s not ju s t a k ind of dri nk , bu t a spe c i a l s i g n tha t sta nds for C hi ne se hi d de n ru l e s a nd tra dition psy c ho log y . A ctu a l l y , thi s poi nt of v i e w ha s be e n k now n by the v a s t m a j ority of C h ine se.C hi ne se w ine i s pa rt of C hi ne se cu l tu re. M a ny pe o pl e l ik e s dri nk i ng w ine, a nd a l ot of k ind s of w i ne ha v e be c om e fa m ou s. W ine ha s a long h i story in C h ina . T here i s a va ri ety of g ood w i ne w h i c h a ttra cts m a ny foreig ners. S o w e m u st do m ore to i m pro v e C hi ne se w ine a nd a d d u p m ore h i story s torie s a nd cu l tu re to i t. A t the sa m e ti m e , w e shou l d pre v e nt som e ba d w ine from da m a g i ng the fa m e of C hi ne se w ine . Onl y by do ing so ca n C hi ne se w ine be c om e m ore a nd m ore popu l a r a nd va lu a bl e.1 .2 W i n e h i s tor yT he fa ct tha t w i ne ha s bec om e a n im porta nt pa rt of C h ine se cu l tu re ha s a lon g hi story . In m a n y y ea rs a g o, w hen C hi na w a s sti l l a n a nci e nt d y na s ty , w ine w a s a com m on thi ng w h i c h u sed to be e nterta i n ed for g u e sts. W hen so m e one ca l l e d on others hom e, the host u su a l l y offer w ine for th eir v i s i ti ng . A t tha t ti m e, w i ne i s a food tha t e x pre s sed ho sts hospi ta l i ty a nd g enerou s. From the n on, w i ne ha s be c om e a tra ditio n o f C h ine se C u l tu re betw e en the host a nd g u e s ts. A nd now , th i s tra diti o n i s sti l l reta i ne d by som e reg ions, e spe cia l l y the pla c e s w here m inori ti e s l i v ed . S om eti m e s, p e opl e a re not a l l o w ed to re fu se thei r w i ne, be ca u se tha t beha v i or i s con si d ered to be u nfrie ndli ne s s.H ow ev er, i n re c ent y ea r s, the m ea ni ng o f w i ne ha s be en cha ng e d a l ot. W ine i s not a c om m on d rink , bu t a food to w el c om e som e fri end a nd fa m i l y nu m bers. It ha s be c om e a tool , a m ethod to a sk for a nother one to obta i n the persona l i ntere s t. In ord er to a c qu i re the i m proper be n e fi ts , som e pe opl e bu y ex pensiv e w i ne a nd ca rry the m to v i si t som e w ho ha v e pow er, su ch a s g ov ern m ent offi cia l , the ju dg e , th e pol i c e a nd soon . T he y th ink , i n thi s w a y, they ca n e sca pe from pu ni shm ent, g et the in te re s t su c c e ssfu l l y. Obvi ou sly , thi s i s a w a y of c orru pti on. Pe o pl e w i th u l terior m oti v e u se w i ne a s a form of m o ne y to i ng ra ti a te hi m sel f w i th pow erfu l m a n . B e ca u se w ine i s a spe cia l form of m oney , there a re m a ny lu x u ry w i ne s in the m a rk et. B y a d di ng som e m a ny others bu t de er thi ng s , a bottl e of w ine ca n be sold u p to 1 0 ,0 0 0 or the e v en hi g her pri c e. W i ne, a s a n i m porta nt g i ft, i s often g i ve n w i th th e c om i ng of som e fe sti va l s, su c h a s S pri ng F e sti va l , T h e M i d - A u tu m n Fe s ti v a l a nd so on. On the se fe sti va l s e ve , m a y b e the su bordi na te w i l l ca rry som e w i ne to v i s i t the bosss hom e. B ring i n g w i n e a s g i ft i s n ot ju st to ex pre s s the g re eti ng of fe sti v a l , bu t w i n the fa v or o f bo ss . T hey th ink tha t i t i s a g ood w a y to g et prom oti on or som ethi ng e l se. To m y di sa pp oi nted , thi s be ha v ior ha s be c o m e a c o m m onl y trend a nd now ha s be c om e m ore a nd m ore popu l a r. It w a s re porte d tha t, a Pu bli c S ecu ri ty B u rea u of C hong qin g Prov i nce , W enQ i a ng , w a s re c ei v e d a l a rg e nu m ber of w ine , i nc lu di ng som e fa m ou s ba n d o f w i ne, l ik e M a o - ta i , L a ffi te, w h i c h cost a bou t nea rl y m i l l i on Yu a n . U nfortu na tel y, th i s i s not a si ng l e ca se. W he n w e rea d n e w spa per, w e ca n se e m a ny corru pt offi cia l s w ho bec om e r i c h throu g h g ra ft. 2 II. The wine in our lifeT he rea son w hy peopl e tend to bu y w i ne a s g iv in g i s m a i nl y ba se d on the fo l low in g tw o rea so ns. Firstly , w ine i s the c o m m on food. M a ny pe opl e dri nk w ine a s a da i l y ha bi t. Giv in g a nd re c ei v i ng w i ne ca n be se e n a s a norm a l g re e ting . S e c ond l y, w i ne a nd toba c c o a re th e m o st re g u l a r a nd i nd i spe nsa bl e food w he n ha v ing m e a l s. In o ne w ord , dri nk ing w ine i s a re g u l a r m e thod of S ocia l i zi ng . T he pow erfu l m en ca n ha rdl y l iv e a socia l l i fe w i th ou t w ine. S o, m a ny of tha t g u y s l ov e to dri nk w i ne. A nd dri nk in g w i ne ha s be c om e a pa rt of the i r job. For thi s rea son, soc i a l c l i m bers w i l l su rel y try to sa ti s fy the m w i th w i ne . S e con dly , so e x pe n si v e i s w i ne tha t i t ca n show u p one sel f. It i s w e l l -k n ow n tha t w ine ha s d ev el op ed i nto a thi ng w h i ch sta nd s for w ea l th , ta ste a nd positi on .It i s not su rpri se d tha t C hina i s a rea l su per na tio n of m a k i ng w i ne c onsi de r w ine i s g rea tl y ne ed e d by peopl e . A c c ordi ng to som e sta ti sti cs , C hi na i s a NO.1 cou ntry o fconsu m i ng w i ne. In 2 0 1 0 , there w a s 8 ,9 0 8 ,0 0 0 k i loli te r of w i ne pro du c ed i n ou r cou ntry, w hi c h ha s u sed a t l ea s t 2 6 ,7 2 4 ,0 0 0 ton of cro p. T hi s a m ou nt of crop i s equ i v a l e nt to 6 8 ,7 0 0 ,0 0 0 pe opl e s consu m ption of cro p.H ow ev er, e v ery b od y k now s tha t ha v i ng too m u c h w i n e ca n d o ha rm to pe o pl e s hea l th . M ore ov er, w i ne ha s k i l l e d m a ny pe ople indire ctl y. T he rea son i s tha t dru nk dri v i ng ha s b e c om e a g ra v e probl e m i n C h ina . W e o ften hea r a bou t d ea ths a nd i nju ri e s re su l ti ng fro m dru nk dri v i n g . T h e m a i n fa c tor tha t l ea d s to the probl e m i s tha t pe opl e a lw a y s pa y l i ttl e a ttenti on to dru nk d ri v in g . P eopl e a l w a y s b el i e v e the i r d ri v i ng sk i l l s a nd ta k e the c ha nc e s to a v oi d pu n i shm e nt from th e tra ffi c poli c e . T he l i g ht pu ni shm ent on dru nk d ri v ing i s a nother i m porta nt fa ctor. M a ny peopl e sa y tha t the l ig ht pe na l ty i s the pri m a ry rea son w hy dru nk dri v i ng ha s b e en on the ri se . S o, C hi ne se w i ne cu l tu re ha s m a ny d i sa d v a nta g e s. W e shou l d cha ng e i t.III. C hinese wine culture3 .1 W i n e a n d L i t e r a t u r eA s a spe cia l form of cu l tu re, w i ne cu l tu re ha s i ts u ni qu e s ta tu s in tra diti ona l C hi ne se cu l tu re. In the hi s tory o f C hi na for thou sa nd s of y ea r s, the w i ne a l m ost pe netra te d i nto a l l fi el d s o f socia l l i fe. T ha t i s im p orta nt for a rti s t a nd poe t to crea t e g ood w ork s . A nd dri nk ing w i ne ca n ha v e a sta te of fre e dom . T hi s i s the a nci e nt C hi ne se a rti sts i m porta nt w a y to a cqu i re a rt crea ti v i ty . W e ca n fi nd a lot poe m a bou t w i ne.W h e n w i l l th e m oon be cl ea r a nd bri g ht? W i th a cu p of w ine i n m y ha nd , I a sk the blu e sk y .- S u S hiFrom a pot of w i ne a m on g the fl ow ers I dra nk a l one. T here w a s no one w i th m e. T i l l , ra i si ng m y cu p, I a sk e d the bri g ht m o on to bri ng m e m y sha dow a nd m a k e u s thre e.- L i B a i W a i t ti l l w e e m pty one m ore cu p. W e st o f Ya ng g a te there l l b e no ol d fri e nd s.- W a ng W e i3 .2 T h e w i n e a n d e t i q u e t t eEti qu ette i s beli e v ed to ori g i na te from the w i ne cu l tu re. A n d i t a l so str i c tl y con stra ine d the di et. In ord ina ry p e op l e hom e , ta bl e m a nners a re a l so v e ry c om m on i n ou r da i l y l i fe . C h ine se w i n e cu l tu re prov i d e s a the oreti ca l su pport to ta bl e m a nners. S inc e the a nci ent ti m e s, w i ne i s on e of the e sse ntia l su ppli e s of sa cri fic e . W i ne i s v e