餐桌礼仪Table Manners

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　　1) As soon as the hostess picks up her napkin(餐巾), pick yours up and lay it on your lap. Sometimes a roll of bread is wrapped in it; if so, toke it our and put it on your side plate.

　　2) The Soup Course

　　Dinner usually begins with soup. The largest spoon at your place is the soup spoon. It will be beside your plate at the right-hand side.

　　3) The Fish Course

　　If there is a fish course, it will probably follow the soup. There may be a special fork for the fish, or it may be similar to the meat fork. Often it is smaller.

　　4) The Meat Course

　　The main Course is usually served by the host himself, especially if it is a fowl(鸡禽) or a roast which need to be carved. He will often ask each guest what piece he prefers, and it is quite proper to state your preference as to lean or fat, dark(红肉) or light(白肉).

　　5) Using Knife and Fork

　　If you have English and American friends you will notice a few differences in their customs of eating. For the main or meat curse, the English keep the fork in the left hand, point curved downward, and bring the food to the mouth either by sticking the points onto it or in the case of soft vegetables, by placing it firmly on the fork in this position with the knife. Americans carve the meat in the same position, then lay down the knife and taking the fork in the right hand with the point turned up, push it under a small piece of food without the help of the knife and bring it to the moth right-side-up.

　　6) Helping Yourself and Refusing

　　If a servant passes food around, he will pass the dish in at your left hand so that you can conveniently serve yourself with your right hand. Never serve yourself while the dish is on your right; it is then the turn of your neighbor on the right. It is polite to take some of everything that is passed to you. But if there is something you may not like, you may quietly say: "No thank you."

　　7) Second Helpings

　　The hostess may or may not ask if you would like a second helping, according to the formality of the meal. If she does and you accept it, you should pass your plate to her or to the servant with the knife and fork still lying on it.

　　8) The Salad Course

　　A salad is eaten with a fork only held in the right hand with points turned up. There is usually a special one for the salad, a little smaller than the meat fork.

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　　9) Bread and Butter

　　Bread is taken in the fingers and laid on the side plate or the edge of the large plate, it is never take with a fork. Butter is taken from the butter dish with the butter knife and placed on the side plate, not on one's bread.

　　10) Other Things on the Table

　　When there are things on the middle of the table, such as bread, butter, jelly, pickles, nits, candies, you should not take any until the hostess ahs suggested that they be passed.[page]分页标题[/page]

　　11) Leaving the Table

　　It is impolite for a guest to leave the table during a meal, or before the hostess gives the signal at the end. When the hostess indicates that the dinner is over, she will start to rise from her seat and all the guests she rise from theirs at the same time.

　　12) Various rules and Suggestions

　　Sit up straight on your chair;

　　Do not put much food in your mouth at a time;

　　Drink only when there is no food in your mouth;

　　Try not to get into your mouth anything that will have to be taken out;

　　Do not make any nose when you eat;

　　Do not clean your teeth at the table or anywhere in public, either with your finger or a tooth pick(牙签), not even with you tongue.

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作文地带知识拓展:

• 餐桌[ cān zhuō ] 专供吃饭用的桌子。餐桌是日常生活中不可或缺的重要家具之一，主要用于家庭成员或宾客共同进餐的场所。餐桌的种类、尺寸和样式各不相同，不同的文化和习俗也有着不同的餐桌礼仪。

  在如今的网络上，有些人对于生活不满的发泄，比较多的用在魔兽世界游戏中。形象的比喻为：我们的人生就像是餐桌，上面摆满了杯具（悲剧）和餐具（惨剧）。

  英语释义：dining table , dinner table

  dining table 【uk  /ˈdaɪ.nɪŋ ˌteɪ.bəl/ us  /ˈdaɪ.nɪŋ ˌteɪ.bəl/】

  A table at which meals are eaten 餐桌

  Dinner table 【uk  /ˈdɪn.ə ˌteɪ.bəl/ us  /ˈdɪn.ɚ ˌteɪ.bəl/】

  The table at which the main meal of the day is served, or the occasion when this meal is served

  餐桌;正餐时间

  No phones at the dinner table!

  吃饭时不要用电话！

  We usually talk about the day's events over the dinner table.

  我们通常在晚饭桌上议论一天发生的事情。