山西大學繼續(xù)教育學院畢業(yè)論文類別函授站點臨汾教學點年級2013級專業(yè)英語教育層次專升本姓名學號手機論文題目NOBILITYANDPRAGMATISMINBRITISHFOODCULTURENOBILITYANDPRAGMATISMINBRITISHFOODCULTUREABSTRACTINBRITISHNATIONALCHARACTER,THEREARETWODISTINCTIVEASPECTSNOBILITYANDPRAGMATISMBRITISHSNOBILITYANDPRAGMATISMISNOTACQUITTINGTHEMSELVESWELLINALLASPECTOFSOCIALLIFE,BUTALSOSHOWTHEMSELVESINTHEBRITISHFOODCULTUREBRITAINHASALONGFOODANDDRINKCULTUREINTHELONGDEVELOPMENT,BRITISHFOODANDDRINKFORMSITSOWNSYSTEMANDBECOMEANIMPORTANTPARTINTHEWORLDTHECHARACTEROFNOBILITYANDPRAGMATISMSHOWTHEMSELVESINMANYBRITISHFOODSANDDRINKTHEAFTERNOONTEAISTHEREPRESENTATIVEOFSHOWINGNOBILITYPRAGMATISMMAINLYEMBODIESINTHEPURSUINGOFNUTRIENTINFOODMATERIAL,THESIMPLECOOKINGMETHODANDTHEIDEAOFEATINGOFBRITISHBRITISHSNOBILITYANDPRAGMATISMWHICHREVEALINBRITISHFOODANDDRINKISSIGNIFICANTTHEYGIVEOTHERCOUNTRIESPEOPLEWHOHAVENOTBEENTOBRITAINAGOODIMPRESSIONFOREIGNERSREALIZEBRITISHSNOBILITYANDPRAGMATISMTHROUGHBRITAINSFOODANDDRINKANDGETAGOODIMPRESSIONABOUTBRITAINTHATGOODIMPRESSIONCONTRIBUTESTOIMPROVEMENTOFBRITAINSNATIONALSTATUSKEYWORDSBRITISHFOODNATIONALCHARACTERNOBILITYPRAGMATISM英國飲食文化中的高貴與務實摘要英國人的民族性格中有非常與眾不同的兩點高貴與務實。英國人高貴與務實不僅表現(xiàn)在社會生活的方方面面，其中也包括表現(xiàn)在飲食方面。英國有很長的飲食文化歷史，在漫長的發(fā)展過程中，英國飲食形成了自己的體系，也變成了世界飲食中重要的一部分，英國人民族個性中的高貴和務實在英國的許多食物中都得到了表現(xiàn)，其中高貴品質主要表現(xiàn)在下午茶中，務實品質主要表現(xiàn)在對食物原料營養(yǎng)的追求，對簡單烹飪方法的追求以及在飲食觀上的體現(xiàn)。飲食中所表現(xiàn)出來的英國人民族個性中的高貴與務實有一個重要的意義。那就是給沒有去過英國的外國人一種好的印象。外國人通過英國的飲食了解到英國人的高貴與務實使他們對英國產生一種好的印象。這種好的印象有助于英國國際地位的提高。關鍵詞民族個性英國；茶；食物高貴務實CONTENTSABSTRACT3摘要4CONTENTS5NOBILITYANDPRAGMATISMINBRITISHNATIONALCHARACTER811THESOURCEOFNOBILITYINBRITISHHISTORY812PRAGMATISMINBRITISHHISTORYCULTURE9NOBILITYINBRITISHDRINKAFTERNOONTEA1021NOBILITYINTHEORIGINATIONANDDEVELOPMENTOFAFTERNOONTEA1022NOBILITYINTHEETIQUETTEOFAFTERNOONTEA13PRAGMATISMINBRITISHFOODANDBRITISHSFOODCONCEPTION1531PRAGMATISMINFOODMATERIALSANDCOOKINGMETHODS1532PRAGMATISMINBRITISHSFOODCONCEPTION18THESIGNIFICANCEOFNOBILITYANDPRAGMATISMINBRITISHFOODANDDRINK2041THESIGNIFICANCEOFNOBILITYINFOODCONCEPTION2042THESIGNIFICANCEOFPRAGMATISMINFOODSTYLE21CONCLUSION22BIBLIOGRAPHY25INTRODUCTIONBRITAINISONEOFWESTERNEUROPEANCOUNTRIES,ITSLOCATIONONTHEWESTSIDEOFTHEATLANTICCONTINENTAL,ITS50DEGREESNLATITUDEINTHENORTH,DUETOTHEREGULATIONOFTHENORTHATLANTICOCEANCURRENTSANDWESTERLYWINDSBLOWINGTHROUGHOUTTHEYEAR,ACOOL,TEMPERATEMARITIMECLIMATEWITHRAINTHROUGHOUTTHEYEARMAJORDEVELOPMENTSAREPLANTEDFORAGECROPSANDPASTURE,ANDTHEDEVELOPMENTOFDAIRYFARMING,BUTBECAUSEOFTHEIROWNFOODANDLIVESTOCKPRODUCTSARENOTSELFSUFFICIENCY,TORELYONIMPORTS,SOMUCHSOTHATTHEDISHESARECOOKEDBYEXTERNALINFORMATIONONTHERINGSHADOWHOWEVER,THEUKITSELFISAHISTORICAL,CULTURALHISTORYOFTHECOUNTRY,SOHOWMUCHFOODTHEYSTILLRETAINTHEOLDTRADITIONOFEATINGHABITSANDCOOKINGSKILLSINCLEVERLOGICALLYSPEAKINGTHEBRITISHAREGENERALLYMOREPOPULARWAYOFCOOKINGBRAISE,GRILL,FRIEDANDFRIEDOFMEAT,SEAFOOD,GAMEHASAUNIQUEWAYOFCOOKINGHOWEVER,THEYHAVEBEEFINSPECIALPREFERENCES,SUCHASBARBECUEBEEFROASTEDBEEF,WHENTHEFOODISNOTONLYACCOMPANIEDBYSEASONALVEGETABLES,BAKEDPOTATO,ALSOWILLADDALITTLEMUSTARDONSTEAKSAUCETHEUSEOFTHESAUCEISLIKEBUTTERANDWINETHESPICESONTHEMEATLIKEKOU,CINNAMONANDOTHERFRESHSPICESBETTERKNOWNBRITISHFOODDISHAREBEEF,KIDNEYSSENTSTEAKKIDNEYPIE,FRIEDFISHROWENGLISHFISHCHIP,ROYALCREAMOFCHICKENCHICKENALAKINGANDSOONBRITISHLIKEHUNTING,HUNTINGINONLYONCEAYEARPERIOD,THEREAREMANYHOTELSANDRESTAURANTSWILLLAUNCHAGAMEDINNER,SUCHASDEERVENISON,RABBITSHARE,PHEASANTPHEASANT,GOATWILDSHEEPSUCHASCOOKINGANDGENERALCOOKINGGAME,THEBERRIESAREUSEDORSOMEGINANDWINE,THISPRACTICEISTOREMOVETHESMELLOFMUTTONSMELLTHEFOODITSELFTHEYAREVERYPARTICULARABOUTBREAKFAST,BUTOHBRITISHRESTAURANTSINTHESUPPLYOFAWIDEVARIETYOFMEALSHAVEFRUITJUICE,FRUIT,EGGS,MEAT,WHEATPORRIDGE,BREAD,JAMANDCOFFEEANDNOWADAYSTHEPOPULARAFTERNOONTEAHIGHTEAISPASSEDFROMTHEUNITEDKINGDOM,THEREAREMOREWELLKNOWNVICTORIASTYLEVICTORIANSTYLE,THECONTENTCANBESAIDTOBEALLINCLUSIVE,INCLUDINGALLKINDSOFSMALLPOINTS,SPONGECAKE，F(xiàn)RUITTARTSTARTEANDSANDWICHESNOBILITYANDPRAGMATISMARETHETWODISTINCTASPECTSINBRITISHNATIONALCHARACTERTHETWOAREDEVELOPINGFROMBRITISHLONGHISTORYANDGIVEGREATIMPACTTOTHESOCIETYTHEYALSOINFLUENCEBRITISHFOODANDDRINKBRITAINISANOTIONWHOISCRAZYFORNOBILITYINTHEBRITISHFOODANDDRINK,AFTERNOONTEAISTHEMOSTEXCELLENTREPRESENTATIVETOEMBODYNOBILITY,ONEOFTHEREASONSWHYAFTERNOONTEAISSOPOPULARISTHATENJOYINGAFTERNOONTEAJUSTLIKEENJOYINGANOBLELIFEFORMOSTORDINARYBRITISHTHATENJOYINGAFTERNOONTEAJUSTLIKESENJOYINGAMOMENTOFNOBLELIFEBRITISHFOODSMATERIALCOOKINGMETHODANDBRITISHPEOPLESIDEAOFEATINGEMBODYBRITAINSPRAGMATISMTHEYPURSUENUTRIENTBUTNOTTASTEBRITISHPEOPLEDONOTCAREABOUTTASTETHEYBELIEVENUTRIENTISMOREIMPORTANTTHANTASTEBRITISHSNOBILITYANDPRAGMATISMWHICHDISPLAYINBRITISHFOODANDDRINKHASASIGNIFICANTMEANINGTHEYGIVEOTHERCOUNTRIESPEOPLEWHOHAVENOTBEENTOBRITAINAGOODIMPRESSIONTHATGOODIMPRESSIONISANATIONALTREASUREBECAUSEITHELPSBRITAINTOIMPROVEITSNATIONALSTATUSINTHEWORLDCHAPTERONENOBILITYANDPRAGMATISMINBRITISHNATIONALCHARACTERTHEREARETWOTHINGSWHICHDIFFERREMARKABLYINTHEENGLISHNOTIONALCHARACTERNOBILITYANDPRAGMATISMTHEJUXTAPOSITIONOFTHETWOFEATURESISRATHE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