中西方文化差異對(duì)中式菜單翻譯的影響

TheInfluenceofChineseandWesternCulturalDifferencesonChineseDishesTranslation中西方文化差異對(duì)中式菜單翻譯的影響TheInfluenceofChineseandWesternCulturalDifferencesonChineseDishesTranslation[Abstract]Withtheimprovementofoursocialstatus,ourcookingculturehasattractedtheattentionofalotofforeigners.Everycountryhasmanycities,anddifferentregionsalsohavedifferentfoodculturesandlanguagecultures.AlthoughChineseisspokenbymanyforeigners,Chineseisstillnotwidelyused,whichleadstomanymistakesintranslation.Therefore,inordertotranslatetheChinesemenusintoEnglish,wemustfirstunderstandthecompositionandnamingmethodofChinesedishes.ThenameofaChinesecuisineusuallyconsistsofthenameoftherawmaterial,themethodofcooking,thealimentalcolor,aromaandtheshapeofthedish,andthefounderorbirthplaceofthedish.Thiskindofnamingmethodthatreflectsthecontentandcharacteristicsofdishesiscalledrealisticnamingmethod.ThispaperexpoundsthetranslationmethodsofChinesemenusnames,fromtheaspectsofculturaldifferencesat

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overseas.BasedonthestudyofChinesemenustranslationmethods,thispaperwillfindareasonableandfeasiblewaytopromoteChineseculturesandspreadthecharmofChinesefoodthroughtheculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheWest.[KeyWords]ChineseCuisines;TheMethodofChineseMenusTranslation;CulturalDifferences;EnglishTranslationofMenus;中西方文化差異對(duì)中式菜單翻譯的影響[摘要]隨著我國(guó)社會(huì)地位的提高，我國(guó)的飲食文化吸引著越來(lái)越多的外國(guó)人。每個(gè)國(guó)家都有很多城市，不同的地區(qū)也有不同的飲食文化和語(yǔ)言文化。雖然很多外國(guó)人都會(huì)說(shuō)漢語(yǔ)，但漢語(yǔ)仍然沒(méi)有被廣泛使用，這導(dǎo)致了很多翻譯錯(cuò)誤。因此，要把中文菜單翻譯成英文，首先要了解中國(guó)菜的組成和命名方法。中國(guó)菜的命名通常包括原材料、制作方法、美食的成色、氣味和擺盤(pán)，以及該美食的制作人或產(chǎn)生地。這種反映美食的本質(zhì)與特征的方式被稱(chēng)為現(xiàn)實(shí)主義命名法。本文從中西文化差異的角度研究了中國(guó)菜名的翻譯方法。本文將通過(guò)對(duì)中國(guó)菜單翻譯方法的研究，找到一條合理可行的途徑，通過(guò)中西文化差異來(lái)弘揚(yáng)中國(guó)文化，傳播中國(guó)美食的魅力。[關(guān)鍵詞]中國(guó)美食中式菜單翻譯的方法文化差異菜單的英文翻譯CONTENTS0Introduction 11LiteratureReview 21.1ResearchBackground 21.2ResearchAim 31.3TheSignificanceoftheStudy 32PreviousStudiesofChineseDishesTranslation 42.1TheCurrentSituationofChineseMenuTranslation 42.1.1MessageBeingInaccurate 52.1.2CulturalDepositsBeingLost 52.2TheProblemsofChineseMenusTranslation 63TheDifferencesBetweenChineseandWesternFoodCultures 83.1ChineseCateringCulture 83.2WesternCateringCulture 93.3TheInfluenceofChineseandWeaternCultutralDifferencesonChineseDishesTranslation 10 4ThePrinciplesandMethodsofChineseMenusTranslation 114.1ThePrinciplesofChineseMenusTranslation 124.2TheMethodofChineseMenusTranslation 134.3TheLiteralTranslation 144.4TheFreeTranslation 155Conclusion 16Acknowledgements 18References 19┊┊┊┊┊┊┊┊┊┊┊┊┊裝┊┊┊┊┊訂┊┊┊┊┊線(xiàn)┊┊┊┊┊┊┊┊┊┊┊┊┊共19頁(yè)第19頁(yè)0IntroductionAsChinabecomesoneoftheworld'seconomicpowers,Chinaisappealingtomanybusinessmen,sightseersaroundtheworld.Chinesefoodisanimportantreasontoattractthem,andtheEnglishtranslationofvariousfoodnameshasbecomeoneoftheimportantwaysforthemtounderstandtheseChinesefoods.ThepurposeofthetranslationistofacilitateforeignguestswhodonotunderstandChineseculturestoorderthedishestheywanttotry.However,nowadays,therearemanycomplicatedproblemsintheEnglishtranslationofChinesedishes,andopinionsvaryonthetranslationofvariousdishesontheInternetandinreality.Themainspringisonaccountofthedifferentbackgroundsoftranslators.Therearenotprofessionaltranslators,butalsocateringrelatedpersonnelwhohavejustlearnedEnglish.Theyusuallyuseonlinetranslationsoftwaretotranslatethedishesnames.However,thequalityoftheseinaccuratetranslationsisnotconducivetothespreadofChinesecultures,andtherearehugedifferencesbetweenChineseandwesterncultures,sotheEnglishtranslationofChinesedishesnamesisveryimportant.Foodisthemostimportantthingforpeopleallovertheworld.Chineseandwesternculturesarenoexception.ChinesedieteticcultureisacrucialportionofChinesetraditionalcultures.InordertoeffectivelyspreadChinesetraditionalculturestoforeignfriends,thetranslationofdishesnamesshouldavoidcausingculturalconflicts,andtheculturalconnotationcontainedinthetranslateddishnamesshouldreflectChinesecharacteristics.Thesignificanceofthispaperistograduallyunderstandthetruemeaningthroughthecollisionindifferentcontexts,soastomaketheworldspreadofChinesefoodsmoresmoothly,sothatthedeepChinesetraditionalculturescontainedinthenamesofChinesedishescanbeusedanddevelopedintranslation.1LiteratureReviewChineseculturehasalonghistory,andtheclashofculturesbetweenChineseandwesterndieteticcultureshaveledtomanyunavoidablephenomena.Therefore,thischapterchieflyexplainsthestatus,aimandmeaningofthisstudybyreferringtorelevantmaterials.1.1ResearchBackgroundChinesefoodcultureisakindofmultifaceted,high-level,diversifiedandtime-honoredregionalculturewithhighdemands.ItisdevelopedbytheChinesenationfromancienttimesinproduction,laborandlife.Itcreatesandinfluencestheeatinghabitsandfoodculturesofothercountriesandeventhewholeworldthroughtheinnovationinthedevelopmentoffoodorigin,theproductionoftableware,theseasoning,nutritionandplatesettingoffood.Chinesecuisinehasalonghistory.Aftermanyyearsofinheritanceandinnovation,itisgettingbetterandbetter.Itisalsoverypopular,notonlyathomebutalsoabroad.Chineseeconomydevelopsrapidly,andChineseculturesareconcernedbyalotofcountries.Atthesametime,Chinesefoodcultureattractstoforeignfriends.Asacountrywithdiversifiedcookingtechniques,Chinaisfamousforitslonghistoryanduniquefood.Therefore,theaccurateandreasonabletranslationofChinesedishesisthekeytoletforeignfriendsunderstandChinesecultures.However,thetranslationofChinesedishnamesisuneven.Mostresearchersonlyfocusonhowtoexpressthenamesofadishes,butignorethemeaningofthedishesnames.Everycountryandregionintheworldhaveitsownuniqueculturesandadjustments.Thesedifferentcultureshaveinfluencedthelivinghabits,wayofthinkingandbehaviorsofresidentsindifferentcountriesandregions,andformeddifferentculturaldifferences.WiththedeepeningofChina'sreformandopeningupandtherapideconomicdevelopment,thecommunicationinthecateringindustryisincreasinglyfrequent.Inthecateringindustry,thetranslationofChinesedishesinChinaisalsoamajorissue.1.2ResearchAimThepurposeofEnglishtranslationofChinesemenuistomakeoutlandersunderstandaclearChinesemenu.Aclearmenunotonlyattractscustomerstotrythefood,butalsogivesoutlandersanideaoftheingredients,makingwaysandmainfeaturesofChinesefood.Inthemeantime,italsohitsthemarkofspreadingtraditionalcultures.TheprocessoftranslatingChinesefoodnamesintoEnglishisnotonlyatestofthetranslator'stranslationlevel,butalsoanimportantwaytospreadChinesefoodculture.ItisalsoamongoftheextremelyimmediateandvalidpathforforeignerstounderstandChinesecultures.Food,servedasameanstodisseminateinformationandcivilization,hasaninevitableconsequenceinthecookingcultureofforeignexchange,ifmishandledthenametranslation,notonlycan'tthrough“wordofmouth”orwordstotheChinesenationoutstandingdietculturespreadout,alsowillgreatlyaffectthetourists'appetite,soastocauseadverseeffecttothetourismindustryinourcountry.Howtotranslatethenamesofdisheshasbecomeanimportantissue,eventheculturalimageoftheChinesepeople.Theinterpretationoffoodnamesisasortofsurfacepublicity.

Inasense,thestandardandauthentictranslationofChinesedishescanreflectthelevelofcivilizationofacountryandaregion.Whetheracity'sEnglishdishnamesarewidelyusedisoneofthesignsofthecity'sopenness.1.3TheSignificanceoftheStudyThisreportsubjectsattheinterpretationofChinesefoodnames,andputsforwardsometranslationprinciplesandstrategiesofChinesemenu,whichwillhelptospreadChinesetraditionalculturesandletmoreoutlandersunderstandChinesefoodcultures,andbuildabridgebetweenChineseandwesterncultures.Asresearchersinthenewera,weshouldnotonlystandardizetheEnglishtranslationofChinesemenus,butalsosetanexampleandtryourbesttotranslateeverydishwellwiththeknowledgewehavelearned.Inaword,thesignificanceofthisstudyliesinspreadingChinesecultures,avoidingforeignfriendstomisunderstandChineseculturesduetowrongtranslation,andstrengtheningthecommunicationbetweenChinaandtheworld.Thisneedseveryscholartostrictlykeeptotranslationprinciplesandstrategies.Forexample,somerestaurantstranslate“紅燜獅子頭”into“HongMengLionHeadRice”,“肉皮”into“HumanSkin”,and“老干媽金錢(qián)肚”into“OldDoptedMotherMoneybelly”,whichhavenegativeinfluencesbothathomeandabroad.Thus,itisessentialtoimprovetranslationstandard.Withthegrowthtoworldwidescaleoftheworld,commercebetweennationsbecomesadvancinginamountcontinuallyandintensely,andtranslationplaysanincreasinglyimportantrole.Chinesecuisinehasstrongregionalculturalcharacteristics.ChinesecuisinenamesembodytheextensiveandprofoundcookingtechniquesandlocalcharacteristicsofChina,aswellasthelong-standingfoodculturesoftheChinesenation.ForforeignguestsinChineserestaurants,aproperlytranslatedChinesemenuisawindowandbridgeforthemtounderstandChinaandChinesefoodcultures.Therefore,theaccuratetranslationofChinesedishesplayanimportantroleinthespreadofourlocalfoodcultures.Inaddition,thelevelofdishesnamestranslationisalsoanimportantreflectionofourabilitytomeetinternationalstandards,whichisofgreatsignificanceforimprovingChina'sinternationalimageandculturalsoftpower.2PreviousStudiesofChineseDishesTranslationAtpresent,manyscholarshavestudiedinthisaspect,butthequalityofChinesemenustranslationisuneven,sothischapterdescribesthecurrentsituationofChinesemenustranslation,reasonsandexistingproblems.2.1TheCurrentSituationofChineseMenusTranslationChinese

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culturesarebroad,profoundandwell-established.Inthesedays,withtheexchangeswithothercountriesbecomingmoreandmorecontinual,moreandmoreforeignerstrytoknowandenjoyChinesefood.NotonlyisthetranslationofthenamesofforeignChineserestaurantsconfused,butalsothetranslationofthenamesoflocalrestaurantsarenoteveninthesamelevel.Therefore,accurateandappropriateEnglishtranslationoftheChinesemenusbecomeveryimportant.However,thebiggestproblemintheEnglishtranslationofChinesemenusisthedisordereduseoftranslatednames,whichisratherrandomintranslationandfailstoformaunifiedandstandardizedtranslationmethodandtheuseprincipleofspecialnames.Differenttranslatorswithdifferenttheoreticallevel,differentpracticalexperienceanddifferenttranslationpurposeshavedifferenttranslationmethodsfordishnames,whichwillinevitablyleadtotheproliferationoftranslatednames.“ThepresentachievementsthathavebeenmadeinthetranslationofChinesemenuarefarfrombeingenough.Comparedwiththeliterarytranslation,Chinesemenutranslationresearchesbeganatarelativelylateageandlayfarbehind.Currently,manyurgentproblemsexistinthisfield,suchasthelackofstandardizationofmenutranslation,incorrecttransferenceofcultureinformationandthelackofaguidingtranslationtheory.”（李解,全敏.2017.P119）2.1.1MessageBeingInaccurateThefirstistheincorrectuseofpartsofspeech.Forexample,insomerestaurantsyoutranslate“童子雞”into“chickenwithoutsex”.Obviouslyyoushouldreplace“nosex”and“spring”,sothecorrectansweris“springchicken”.Ontheotherhand,whenthetranslatorisnotclearaboutthemeaningofthedishesnames,aslongasalittlemorerigorous,querysomeinformation,determineitsusage,iscompletelyavoidable.Thetrueinterpretationisasophisticatedandrigorousprocedure,whichneedsahighstandardofcapacity.Itrequiresthetranslatornotonlytohaveaclearunderstandingofthethemeoftheoriginaltext,haveavalidcomprehensionofthewordsintheprimaryarticle,onlyalsotobeinapositiontoshowthemeaningoftheprimaryarticlereasonablyinanotherlinguisticcommunication.Intheprocedureofinterpretation,howtocopewithdifferentmessage,howtoassumesolutionsandwhatwordsaremoreaccurate.Allthisrequirestheinterpretertothinkaloneandpondercarefully.Iftheseissuesarenotprocesseddecently,theywillmaybebearonthetranslationresult.Translationisauniqueskill.Justlikeotherarts,weneedtoputalotofeffortintoit,studytranslationtheoriesandstudytranslationskillsindepthtotrulygrasptheessenceoftranslation.2.1.2CulturalDepositsBeingLostIntheprocessoftranslation,theconnotationoftraditionalChineseculturesareexcessivelyerased.Chinahasalonghistoryandculture,manyethnicgroups,differentcustoms,cookingtechnologyafteralonghistoryofevolution,differentregionshaveformedauniquecuisine.Inthesecuisines,thenamesofdishesareverycomplex,andwithastrongculturalconnotation.Namingdishesafterhistoricalfigures,animals,solartermsandplacenamesisafeatureofChinesefoodculture.Thetranslationofthiskindofdishesnamesoftenhavegreatproblems,whichmakesitdifficultforthereadersofthetranslatedversiontogetthesamefeelingasthereadersoftheoriginaltext.Moreover,thetranslatednamesoftenfailtofullyreflecttheculturalconnotationandartisticbeautyoftheoriginalnames.ThemostdirectwayistotranslateChinesenamesintoEnglish,forinstance,insomerestaurantstranslate“四喜丸子”into“Fourgladmeatballs”,Obviouslyyoushouldreplace“Fourglad”with“braisedporkballs”,sothecorrectansweris“braisedporkballsingravy”,and“夫妻肺片”translateinto“Husbandandwife’slungslice”,Exaggeratedandillogicaltranslationlikethisdoesnotonlydiscouragepeoplewhoorderfoodfromtrying.Itisnoteasytomastertheskillsoftranslation.ThisisbecausetheChinese-Englishtranslationwillencounterallkindsofdifficulties.First,theChinesemeaningisdifficulttounderstand.Duetothegreatdifferencesbetweenthetwocountriesinhistory,foodcultureandcustoms,aChinesesentenceisusuallyunderstandabletoChinesepeople,whileitisillogicalandincomprehensibletoforeigners.Second,itisdifficulttoexpressinChinese.Sometimes,inordertofindasuitableequivalentwordinChinese-Englishtranslation,theculturalconnotationisoftenlost,andtheresultoftranslationisquiteordinary.Inaddition,thetranslationofChinesemenusintoEnglishrequiresalotofculturalknowledgeandtranslationskills,becausethenamewetranslatemayinvolvethefieldoftraditionalChineseculture,notjustaname.Mostoftheseknowledgeareasareculturalconnotationsthatwearenotfamiliarwith.IfwedonothavethecorrespondingknowledgeoftraditionalChinesecultures,someerrorsorjokesintranslationwillinevitablyoccur.BecauseofsomanydifficultieswhentranslatedfromChinesetoEnglish.So,wemustreadbooksasmuchaspossible,inEnglishandChinesepracticeofthecharacteristicsoftwodifferentlanguagesandcultures,toavoidsomewrongtranslationerrors,andtheexpressionoflawwillregulatethepresentsituationofChinesemenutranslationhasbeenlostinthetranslationprocesstoavoidthecultures.2.2TheProblemsofChineseMenusTranslation“ThecurrentcaseofChinesemenutranslationisnegative,shortofapplicablecommonlevelandvalidtheoreticalguidance,AlthoughafterthreedecadesofChina’sreformandopeningup,somestudiesoftheChinesemenutranslationconductedbyscholarsfromdifferentperspectives,therelatedpublishedworksinEnglishareveryfewandfarfromenough”（李解,全敏.2017.P120）whentalkaboutthereason,Huoqingdivideintodifferencesindietaryattitudes,differentcookingmethods,anddifferentnamingmethodsofdishes.BecauseofChineseandwesterndietdifferenceisverybig,theChinesepeopletomakefulluseoftheingredients,andthewesterncountriestoeasyoperationandnutrition,doesnotpayattentiontotaste.Thiskindofdifferencesindietidea,manydishesandexpressionintheChinesefoodisnocontactbyforeigners,orpeopleforcomplexdiversedishesdonotunderstand,soitcausedacertaindegreeofmistranslation.Foreignershaveastandardamountofingredientsandseasoningsintheircooking.Becausethediversenessinproductionmethodsanddosage,toacertaindegree,itwillalsoresultintheinterpreterrors.Chinesepeopleareveryimpliedanddiscreet,whileforeignersareoutright.Therefore,whenforeignersseetheChinesemenu,theymustfeelverystrange,becauseyoucan'ttelltheingredientsjustfromthenameoftheChinesefood,especiallythoseforeignerswhodon'tunderstandChineseculture.ChinesedishesplaysasignificantroleonChina'scultureunquestionably,thereouttonumerousdomesticscholardishnames.However,therealitysofarinstillslittleoptimism.“Underthebackgroundofdeepercommunicationwithoutsideworldinsuchfieldsuchastranslation,linguisticsarts,tourismindustry,normandaccuracyhavebeenimprovedalot,especiallywiththepublicationofauthoritativetranslationversion.Nevertheless,culturalelementsarestillabigchallengeforrelatedexpertstotranslateelaborately,Aseriesofproblemsstillexistsaccordingtothepreviousstudiesatpresent,”（高慧妍.2013.P205）Forexample,thedifficultyinunderstandingtheoriginaltext.Sometimes,thetranslationofChinesefoodnamesinvolvesawiderangeoffields,includinglocalcustomsandcustomsofdifferentplacesanddifferentmethodsofpreparingdeliciousfood.IfthemeaningofthetranslatedEnglishdishesnamesisfarfromtheoriginalname.Thetranslatorhastohashouttheoriginalmeaningandthenrefertovariousmaterialstounderstandthemeaninghewantstoexpress.Anotheristhedifficultyofmatchingwords.Eachlanguagehasitsownuniquestructuralfeaturesanddifferenthabitsofexpression,evenifyouhaveathoroughunderstandingofChinesedishesandfullygraspthetruemeaning.Butanotherlanguagecannotperfectlyexpresstheoriginalmeaning.Aseveryoneknows,thereisahugediscrepancybetweenforeignlanguageandChinese,suchasexpressions,grammaticalstructuresandcustoms.ForancientChinesepoetry,thereisnomannertodiscoverasuitablemethodtoshowitabsolutely.Tofindtherightwordsbetweendifferentlanguages,evenifyouareproficientinbothlanguages,youmaynotbeabletotranslatethemperfectly.Therefore,wescholarsshouldstriveforperfectionintranslationandshouldnotbecarelessaboutit.3TheDifferencesBetweenChineseandWesternFoodCulturesDuetoChina’sinfluenceintheinternationalstatushasincreased,alotofoutlandersstarttobeinterestedinChineseculture,whichmakesalotofforeignerstryChinesefood,soeatinghasbecomeamainwayforforeignerstounderstandChinesecultures.Becausethedifferentdietculturealsoleadstomanyproblems,thischaptermainlyelaboratesboththeChinesefoodculture,thewesternfoodculture,andtheinfluenceofChineseandwesternculturesonChinesemenustranslation.3.1ChineseCateringCultureThedinnerproductasaresultoffactorandsoonregioncharacteristic,climaticenvironment,mannersandcustomsinfluences,willappearinrawmaterial,thetastethecookingmethodthefoodhabitvaryingdegreedifference.waspreciselybecauseofthesedifferences,thediningproducthadtheintenselocalization.BetweenTheChinesepaysgreatattention“humanist”.inChina’scookery,achievestheacmenearlytomakesalivingtheChinesetotheoverseas,taketherestaurantasindustry,hasbecomeusthebasiswhichsettlesdownandgetsonwithlifeintheword!Itisapity,ourmanytraditionalfoodsmustpassthroughoverheatedfriesinoilboilswiththelongtimesoftfiredumpling,manynutrientcontentslostintheprocessingprocess.Chinesefoodissopopularbecauseofitsstrongflavor.Thedeliciousgenerationistoreconcile,thecookedfoodismadehotandwarmtopreserveitstaste,andthenspicesareaddedtomaketheflavorofthedishmoreunique.Theflavorofspices,homogeneousmixing,withintegrationofsynchronization,totheextentthattheycansupplementoneanother.ThebeauteousnessofpeaceisthesubstanceofChina'sfood.Theshapeandcolorofdishesareexternalthings,whilethetasteisinternalthings.Theemphasisontheinnerwithoutdeliberatelymodifyingtheappearance,theemphasisonthetasteofdisheswithoutover-revealingtheshapeandcolorofdishes,whichisthemostimportantexpressionoftheconceptofbeautifuldietinChina.Chinesepeopleattachgreatimportancetoeating.Thisproverbshowsthatweregardeatingasimportantasthesky.Becauseournationhasbeenatalowlevelofproductivityforthousandsofyears,peoplearealwayshungry,sotherewillbeauniquefoodculturethatputsfoodaboveeverything,Ithink,thisisprobablyoutofaneedforsurvival.Ifacultureregardsfoodasitspriority,thentwophenomenawillappear:ontheonehand,itwillgivefullplaytothefunctionofthiskindoffood,notonlytomaintainsurvival,butalsotomaintainhealth,whichistheculturalbasisof“bettermedicinethanfood”.Ontheotherhand,overeatingwillletpersonpraisethepursuitofdeliciousfood.WhenChinesepeoplearetastingfood,theytendtosaythatthisfoodis“palatable”andthatfoodis“notpalatable”.However,tofurtheraskwhatkindoftasteis“palatable”,why“palatable”,“palatable”inwhataspects,Iamafraiditisnoteasytosay.ThisshowsthatChinesepeople'spursuitoffoodisanunspeakable“artisticconception”,thatis,theuseofwhatpeopleusuallysay“thealimentalcolor,aroma,taste,shape,implement”tomaterializethis“realm”,I'mafraiditisstilldifficulttocover.3.2WesternCateringCultureUnlikeChinesefood,westernersbelievethatcookedfoodisusedtosatisfyhunger,thereforetheyeatthebulkmeat,theentireblockchickenspeciallyandsoon“thehardvegetable".ButChina’scookedfoodisfor“eatsofthetaste”.Thecontrastfocusesonthe“style”ofChinesefood.Westernfoodisarationalconcept.Theythinkthenutritionmustbeensurednomatterwhatcolor,aromatasteandshapeis.TheyjusthaveaneyeontheamountofHeatVitaminandProtein.Thisideaofeatingiscompatiblewiththewholeoccidentalphilosophicalinstitution.Sincemetaphysicsisthemaincharacteristicofwesternphilosophy,theobjectofwesternphilosophyisthetheoryofthings,andthetheoryofthingsisoftenmetaphysical,whichconnectswitheachotherandformsmetaphysicalphilosophy.Thisphilosophyhasbroughtvitalitytowesterncultureandmadeitdevelopbyleapsandboundsinnaturalscience,psychologyandmethodology.However,insomeotheraspects,thisphilosophyhasplayedahinderingrole.Forexample,inabanquet,peoplecanpayattentiontotheplacementoftableware,theamountofmaterialsused,whethertheserviceisthoughtful,andthecollocationoftheshapeandcolorofrawmaterials.Buteitherway,luxuriousorhigh-end,beefsteakisjustakindoftaste,notabitofliteratureandart.Asadish,chickenischicken,steakissteak,evenifthereisamatch,itisalsointheplate,aplateof"Frenchlambchop",putmashedpotatoesononeside,nexttothelambchop,theothersidewithboiledgreenbeans,addafewslicesoftomatowillbe.Thecolorcontrastisbright,butinthetasteofallkindsofrawmaterialsarenotrelatedtoeachother,harmonious,eachisthetaste,simpleandclear.InWesterncountries,theyupholdthenomadicculturelineages,sotheanimalfoodistraditionaldiet.Familiarwithbirth,vegetablesoftenappearsintheformofsalad,Theydesignedtoeatlargepiecesofmeatandwholepieceofchicken.Moreover,inChina,almostallpeoplesharethesametablewheneating.Inthewest,peopleareparticularaboutegotismandliketoeattheirownfood.InChinesefood,weusuallyusechopsticks,spoonsandothertableware,exceptforeatingbarbecueandsomespecifictime,itisdifferentinthewest,thewestlikestocookthingsintoabigpiece,andthenuseaknifeandforktocut,cutintoasmallpiecetoeat.Thereisnosuchthingasacleanclothonthetableandawaiterreadytoaskforatip.Afterenjoyingthedeliciousfoods,Chinesefoodsusuallyincludeafternoonteaandfruits,whilewesternfoodisdessert.Inadditiontothese,inthewestyouwillrarelyseearoundtable,generallyaresquare.Becausethewesternfoodisaboutself-centeredness.Thismakesiteasierforthemtoeattheirownfood,whichtheydon'tliketoshareatthetable.3.3TheImpactofChineseandWesternCulturalDifferencesonChineseDishesTranslation“DuringtheprocessofChinesedishestranslation,shouldbeinviewofcateringculture.WithChina’sreformandopeninguppolicyfurthering,anincreasingnumberofforeignerscometoChinafortravelorfortheadmirationofthebrilliantChineseculture,particularly,theyhaveaspecialloveforChinesecateringculture.So,theinterpretationofChina'sdishesnameintoEnglishisurgentaffairsformanyscholarsinnowadays”（李解,全敏.2017.P121）Fromthedishes,wecanseethedifferentwaysofexpressionsinChinaandtheWest.ThefeatureofEnglishexpressionsisnormative,whichmeansmethodandgradationaredistinct.Chinesesentencesembodythecharacteristicsofcomprehensivethinking,emphasizingcomprehension,emphasizingperceptionandmythology.Ontheonehandisfaith,valuesandpsychologicalfactors.Ontheotherhandisthedifferentaestheticidealsofthetwotypes.TheHannationalityemphasizestheobjectiveintegrationintothesubjectiveandexpressestheaesthetichabitofintegration,harmonyandseekingthesame.Likecalligraphyandpainting,itlaysemphasisonvitalityandcomparability.IntheprocessofEnglish-Chinesetranslation,throu