Weallrememberthebasicsourmotherstaughtusabouttablemanners–noelbowsonthedinnertableanddon’ttalkwithyourmouthfull.Buteverwonderwhichforktouseforyoursaladorhowtosignalawaiteratafancyrestaurant?Readonandlearnthebasicsintablemannersthatwillbesuretoimpressyourdate,girlfriend/wife’sparents,employersorwhomeveryoudinewith.我们都还记得妈妈告诉我们的关于就餐时的基本礼节--不要把手肘放在桌子上,不要在满嘴食物的时候和别人交谈。但总想知道吃沙拉是该用哪个叉子或者怎样在高档餐馆里招来侍者?阅读这篇文章了解基本餐桌礼仪吧,你将会在和女朋友,岳父母,雇主或其他人的约会中给他们留下美好印象的。TableSettingPlacement餐具的摆放位置Informalsettings,allthesilverware,glassware,cups,saucersandthelikeareplacedonthetable,soit’softendifficulttoknowwhichforktousewhenorwhichwaterglassisyours.Asageneralruletothumb,silverwareislinedupintheorderinwhichapersonwillusethem,goingfromtheoutside,in.Forinstance,theforkandknifeusedforthesaladareplacedintheoutermostofthesetting,farthestfromyourplate(withtheexceptionofthespoon).Dessertsilverware,ifnotbroughtoutwiththedessert,areplacedatthetopofyourentréeplate.Glassware,cupandsaucerareplacedtoyourright,whilethenapkin,breadplateandbutterspreadertoyourleft.在正式的情况下,所有的银餐具,玻璃餐具,杯碟等等都是被摆放在桌子上的,所以经常都很难弄清楚什么时候该用什么叉子或哪一个水杯是你的。一般情况下,银餐具是按使用的顺序从外到内摆放的。例如:吃沙拉用的叉子和刀是放在餐具的最外边,离你的盘子最远(除调羹外),用餐后甜点的银餐具,如果不是和甜点一起拿上来的就在你餐具盘的上面。玻璃杯和杯、碟在你的右边,餐巾,面包盘和涂黄油用的小刀在你的左边。10TableMannerTips10个餐桌礼仪小窍门Nowthatyouknowhowthetablesettingislaidoutandwhentouseeach,hereare10tipsforthedurationofthemeal:现在你知道了餐具的摆放和什么时候用什么了,这里是10个就餐中的小窍门1.Whendiningwithsixormore,it’spolitetowaittillroughly50%ofthetablehastheirfoodbeforestartingyourmeal.Insmallergroups,waituntiltheentiretablehastheirfood,unlessfoodtemperatureisathighriskindecreasingtheenjoymentofthemeal,and/orothersatthetableincessantlyinsistyoubegin.1.当你和6个或6个以上的人一起用餐时,礼貌的做法是等餐桌上的食物上到大概一半的时候再开始用餐,要是不足6个人的话就等到食物上全了的时候再开始用餐,除非食物的温度的变化很可能会影响享用或同桌的其他人坚持要你先开始。2.Youcanandshoulduseyourknifetocutlargepiecesoflettuceorotheringredientsinyoursalad.Nothingisworsethantryingtoshovealargepieceoflettuceinyourmouthandhavingsomeofitstickout.(Nobrainer,butthisappliestoyourentréeaswell.)2.你要用你的刀把自己沙拉盘子里的大块的生菜或是其它的东西切开。最糟糕的做法是试图把大块的生菜塞进嘴里还有一些留在外面。(不动脑筋,但你也可以用你的餐具来解决)3.Theproperwaytobutterapieceofbreadistoripoffapiecethat’saboutoneortwobitesinsize,butterit,andeatit.Repeat.Neverbitestraightintoaroll,andrefrainfromcuttingitinhalfandbuttering.3.给面包涂黄油的最合适办法是撕下一片一两口大小的面包,涂上黄油后吃掉,然后再撕,再涂...永远不要直接吃掉面包卷,也要避免一切两半就涂黄油。4.Whilecuttingmeat,thecorrectwayistocutapieceandthenswitchyourforktoyourrighthandtopickitup.Thismethodisconsideredthe“American”way.Notswitchingyourforkandusingyourleftiscalledthe“Continental”way,andisdonemostofteninEuropeancountries.ThiswayisgainingacceptanceandIwouldn’tbesurprisedifonedaysoonit’sconsideredacceptableinfinedining.Also,cutmeatapieceatatime.Cuttingtheentiremeatupintopiecesorcuttingmorethanoneatatimeistacky.4.切肉的的正确做法是先切下一片肉然后换右手接过叉子把肉叉起来--这是“美式”做法,“大陆式”则直接使用左手而不用换到右手,这种做法多被用于欧洲国家采用--正获得越来越多的认可,而且如果在不久的将来在正式聚餐中“大陆式”被接受的话我也不会奇怪。把整块的肉切成小块或者一次切几小块都不雅观。5.Wipeyourmouthbeforetakingasipofyourdrink.It’sunsightlytoseefoodparticlesorgreaseontherimofyourglass.Also,it’sconsideredrudetotakeasipofyourdrinkwithyourmouthfull.Plus,backwashisgross!5.喝饮料之前要擦嘴。杯口上要是出现食物屑或是油脂是很不雅观的,而且嘴巴满的时候喝饮料也会让人觉得粗鲁,另外,嘴里的饮料咕咕响也会显的没教养。6.Whenleavingthetableduringthecourseofyourmeal,putyournapkinonyourchair,notthetable.Noonewantstoseeyourstainednapkin.Andatthecompletionofthemeal,placeitontheleftofyourplate,orifyourplatehasbeencleared,inthecenter.6.当你中途要离开的时候,把餐巾放在椅子上而不是桌子上,没有人想看你的脏餐巾。吃完的时候把餐巾放到你盘子的左边,如果盘子已经被撤走了的话就放中间。7.Wheninasituationwhereyouhavetopassfoodorcondimentstoothersatthetable,passittoyourright,orcounterclockwise.Neverdoa“boardinghousereach”acrossthetable.7.如果你想把食物或是调味剂递给桌子旁的其他人,从右边递或者逆时针的方向递,而不要直接横过桌子递过去。8.Whenyoudon’twanttoswallowapieceoffoodinyourmouth(e.g.aboneorapieceoffat),movethepiecetothefrontofyourmouthanduseyourfork(orspoonifthat’swhatyouwereusing)toretrieveitfromyourmouthandintothesideofyourplate.Theonlytimeitsokaytouseyourfingersiswhenit’safishbone.8.当你不想吞下已经在嘴里面的食物(比如骨头或一块肥肉)时,把它移到嘴前边,用叉(如果正在用调羹的话就用调羹)把它接走放在你的盘子里,唯一的例外是鱼刺,你可以直接用手解决。9.Togetthewaiter’sattention,themostpolitewayistomakeeyecontact.Howeverchancesaretheyarebusyand/orareignoringyou.It’sacceptabletoraiseyourhandtoheadlevel,justdon’tgooverboardbyraisingitwayaboveyourheadandwaveitabout.9.需要侍者的时候,最礼貌的办法是用眼神交流。当然当他们很忙或是没有注意到你的时候也可以举手到头的高度,只不要将手举得高的过分和乱晃手。10.Whenyou’redonewithyourmeal,theproperplacementofthesilverwareistolaythemparalleltoeachotherandacrosstheplatewiththehandlesfacingtheright.Toclarify,theendswouldbefacing10o’clockandfour.Note:Notallwaiterswillknowthisandtheystillmayaskyouifit’sokaytoclearyourplate.Atleastyouappearclassy.10.当你吃好了的时候,要把餐具放平行,柄朝右地摆好放在自己盘子里然后撤盘,需要清楚的是,结束时刀叉是朝10点和4点钟的方向摆放。注意:不是所有的侍者都知道这一点,至少在上等餐馆里他们仍然会问你是否可以撤盘了。但至少你自己要显得高贵和有教养。Afterreadingthis,youmayrealizeyoumaynothaveasgoodtablemannersasyouthoughtyoudid.(It’sokay,ithappenstothebestofus.)Andhonestly,I’mnotsayingthesearenotthe“beall,endall”oftablemanners,butifyoufollowthesetips,you’llbeastepclosertowardspropertableetiquette.读完这篇文章也许你认识到虽然你原以为你在餐桌礼仪上做的可以但是事实也许不是这样,(没关系,这只是最好的)老实说,我不会说这就是所有的的餐桌礼仪,但如果你照着这些窍门做的话,你会离合适的餐桌