TableMannersTablemannersaretherulesofetiquetteusedwhileeating,whichmayalsoincludetheappropriateuseofutensils.Differentculturesobservedifferentrulesfortablemanners.Manytablemannersevolvedoutofpracticality.Forexample,itisgenerallyimpolitetoputelbowsontables,sincedoingsocreatesariskoftippingoverbowlsandcups.Eachfamilyorgroupsetsitsownstandardsforhowstrictlytheserulesaretobeenforced.1AmericanTableManners1Men'sandunisexhatsshouldneverbewornatthetable.Ladies'hatsmaybewornduringthedayifvisitingothers.Beforesittingdowntoaformalmeal,gentlemenstandbehindtheirchairsuntilthewomenareseated.饭前(Beforedining)1Onedoesnotstarteatinguntileverypersonisservedorthosewhohavenotbeenservedrequestthatyoubeginwithoutwaiting.Napkinsareplacedinthelap.Atmoreformaloccasionsdinerswillwaittoplacetheirnapkinsontheirlapsuntilthehostplaceshisorhernapkinonhisorherlap.饭前(Beforedining)1Ifyouarehavingdifficultygettingfoodontoyourfork,useasmallpieceofbreadoryourknifetoassist.Neveruseyourfingersorthumb.Thereshouldbenonegativecommentsaboutthefoodnoroftheofferingsavailable.进餐时Generalmannerswhiledining1Chewwithyourmouthclosed.Donotslurp,talkwithfoodinyourmouth,ormakeloudorunusualnoiseswhileeating.Donottalkexcessivelyloudly.Giveothersequalopportunitiesforconversation.Gentlemenshouldstandwhenaladyleavesorrejoinsthetableinformalsocialsettings.进餐时Generalmannerswhiledining1TheforkmaybeusedeitherintheAmericanstyle(usetheforkinyourlefthandwhilecutting;switchtorighthandtopickupandeatapiece)ortheEuropeanContinentalstyle(forkalwaysinlefthand).Unlessaknifestandisprovided,theknifeshouldbeplacedontheedgeofyourplatewhennotinuseandshouldfaceinward使用餐具:(Usingutensils)2TableMannersinEngland1Ifyoucannoteatacertaintypeoffoodorhavesomespecialneeds,tellyourhostseveraldaysbeforethedinnerparty.Ifyouareaguest,itispolitetowaituntilyourhoststartseatingorindicatesyoushoulddoso.Itshowsconsideration.Alwayschewandswallowallthefoodinyourmouthbeforetakingmoreortakingadrink.Thingsyoushoulddo:1Alwayssaythankyouwhenservedsomething.Itshowsappreciation.Wheneatingrolls,breakoffapieceofbreadbeforebuttering.Eatingitwholelookstacky.Wheneatingsoup,tipthebowlawayfromyouandscoopthesoupupwithyourspoon.Thingsyoushoulddo:1Neverlickorputyourknifeinyourmouth.Itisimpolitetostarteatingbeforeeveryonehasbeenservedunlessyourhostsaysthatyoudon'tneedtowait.Neverchewwithyourmouthopen.Noonewantstoseefoodbeingchewedorhearingitbeingchompedon.Itisimpolitetohaveyourelbowsonthetablewhileyouareeating.Thingsyoushouldnotdo:1Don'treachoversomeone'splateforsomething,askfortheitemtobepassed.Nevertalkwithfoodinyourmouth.Itisimpolitetoputtoomuchfoodinyourmouth.Thingsyoushouldnotdo:1Theforkisheldinthelefthandandtheknifeintheright.Ifyouhaveaknifeinonehand,itiswrongtohaveaforkintheotherwiththeprongs(tines)pointedup.Holdyourknifewiththehandleinyourpalmandyourfolkintheotherhandwiththeprongspointingdownwards.HowtoeatwithaknifeandforkinEnglandThankyou