西餐礼仪与中餐礼仪(英文)

TablemannersintheWestandinChina Introduction Tablemannersplayanimportantpartinmakingagoodimpression Herearesomebasictipstohelpyou Tablemanners餐桌禮儀Impression印象Tips訣竅 Costume Youcanwearwhatyoulike justmakesureitisfitforyourage jobandcharacter andrememberthekeyistobetidy Time Ifyouarethehost informyourguestsearly andpeoplecanarrangetheirtime Thehostcanneverbelate andyou dbetterbehalfanhourearlier Theguestcanbeintimeor5 10minlater Sittingdown AlthoughChineseliketoeatattheround table thedifferentseatshavedifferentsuggestions Themainseatthatshouldbeseatedbythemostimportantpersonistheonefacingthedoor withthebestview Thesecondbestoneistheseatonthelefthandofthemainone usuallyforthehost Thentherightpartfollowedbytheleftpart Becauseinourpoint therightisinferiortotheleft Thelastisthepersonwhoissittingintheoppositeofthemainseat Usingutensils Don tstickyourchopsticksuprightinthericebowl Instead laythemonyourdish Don tpointatanyonewithyourchopsticks Don ttaponyourbowlwithyourchopsticks Eating colddishesmaincoursesSoupstaplefood Eating Situpstraightwithyourarmsnearyourbody Doinvitethehostandeveryoneelsetobegineatingbygoing chi eat beforeyourself Dotryabitofeverythingifyouareaninvitedguest Eating Donotuseyourownutensilstogetfoodbutthecommunalonesthatcomealongwiththedish Nevertakethelastbitfromaservingdish Donotsmokeortalkaboutsadexperiences Donottalkwithyourmouthfull Eating Don teattoofastortooslowly beinaccordancewiththehost Afteryoueattheseafood acupofwaterwillalsobeservedwithtwopiecesoflemoninit Don tmistakethatfordrink It sforwashingyourhands Drinking GanBei Besidesbeer theofficialChinesealcoholicbeverageisBaiJiu high proofChineseliquormadefromassortedgrains TherearevaryingdegreesofBaiJiu TheBeijingfavoriteiscalledErGuoTou whichisawhopping56 alcohol MoreexpensiveareMaotaiandWuliangye Drinking Ifyoudon twanttobedrunk youcansay I mallergic beforedinner Dofillyourneighbors cupsbeforeyoudoyours Ifyouaretheproposer keepyourhandandcuplowerunlessyouaretheleaderorthesenior Leaving saythankyouandinviteinreturn Westerntablemanners Ofcourse themaindifferenceontheChinesedinnertableischopsticksinsteadofknifeandfork butthat sonlysuperficial TherealdifferenceisthatintheWest youhaveyourownplateoffood whileinChinathedishesareplacedonthetableandeveryoneshares Sittingdown Ataveryformaldinnernamecardswillshowyouwhereyoushouldsit Iftherearenonamecardsonthetables thehostwilltakeyoutothecorrectplace Ifyouareataromanticdinner themanshouldpushthewoman schairoutforher Sometimesthewaiterwilldothis Usingthenapkin Themealactuallybeginswhenthehostorhostessunfoldshisorhernapkin Youshouldneverattempttocallthewaitersorotherstafftoassistyoubeforethemealbegins Placethenapkinonyourlap Ifitissmall unfolditcompletely Ifitisbig folditinhalf lengthwise Usingthenapkin Sometimesarollofbreadiswrappedinit ifso takeitoutandputitonyoursideplate Thenapkinstaysonyourlapthewholetime Ifyouneedtoleavethetableduringthemeal placeyournapkinonyourchairasasignaltoyourserverthatyouwillcomeback Youshouldonlydabyourlipsandshouldnotmakethenapkindirty Usingthenapkin Neverwipeyoursilverwarewithyournapkin Oncethemealisover youshouldplaceyournapkinlooselyonthetabletotherightofyourdinnerplate Itshouldnotbecrumpledortwisted whichrevealuntidinessornervousness Norshoulditbefolded whichmightshowthatyouthinkyourhostmightreuseitwithoutwashing Ordering Ifthereissomethingyoudon tunderstandonthemenu askyourserveranyquestionsyoumayhave Answeringyourquestionsispartoftheserver sjob Ordering Anemployerwillgenerallyletyouorderfirst hisorherorderwillbetakenlast Sometimes however theserverwilldecidewhoordersfirst Often women sordersaretakenbeforemen s Order點菜Decide決定 Ordering Asaguestyoushouldnotorderoneofthemostexpensiveitemsonthemenuormorethantwocoursesunlessyourhostshowsthatitisallright Guest客人Course一道菜 TheMenu Readthemenutodecidewhatyouwanttoeat Decide決定 TheMenu TheTableSetting Theknivesandsoupspoonarealwaysontheright Theforksarealwaysontheleft Wheredoalltheplatesandglassesgo Asimplewaytorememberis solidstotheleft liquidstotheright Yoursaladandbreadplatesaretotheleftofthedinnerplate yourwaterandwineglassesaretotheright TheTableSetting Napkin SaladFork Dinnerfork Dinnerplate Soupplate bowl DinnerKnife FishKnife ButterKnife Soupspoon Bread ButterPlate Dessertspoon WhiteWineGlass CakeFork RedWineGlass ChampagneGlass TheTableSetting DessertSpoon SoupSpoon ButterKnife DinnerFork DinnerKnife SaladFork Dessert餐後甜點Butter奶油 TheTableSetting WhiteWineGlass RedWineGlass ChampagneGlass Champagne香檳酒 Usingtheknives forksandspoons Theruleofthumbistoworkyourwayinfromtheoutsideoftheplacesetting Whenyouneedtocutsomething youshouldholdtheforkinyourlefthandandtheknifeinyourrighthand Usingtheknives forksandspoons Aftercuttingoffasmallpiece youputyourknifeandforkdown picktheforkupwithyourrighthandandeatit theAmericanStyle youputthefooddirectlyintoyourmouthwithyourlefthand theEuropeanStyle Whenyouholdtheknifeorfork youshouldrelaxyourfingers Usingtheknives forksandspoons Neverlettheknife forkorspoontouchthetableafteryoustarteating Whenyoutakeabreakfromeating yousimplyputyourknifeandforkontheplatewiththetinesandbladefacingupandinward Whenyouhavefinishedeating youshouldputyourknifeandforktogetherpointingtotheleft Theforkisclosesttoyou andtheknifeisrightbehindit withthebladefacinginward Posture Situpstraightwithyourarmsnearyourbody Don tputyourelbowsonthetable posture姿勢 姿態elbow肘部 Eating Appetizers TheSaladCourse TheSoupCourseTheFishCourseTheMeatCourseDessertsDrinks Takingsomethingoutofyourmouth Yourmaytakefishbonesoutwithyourhand EatingSoup Dipthespooninthesoupawayfromyourbody Siptheliquidfromthesideofthespoon Don tputthewholespooninyourmouth Donotblowonthesouptocoolitoff Letitcoolbeforeeating EatingBread Takesomebutterandputitontheplate Breakapieceofbreadoffwithyourhand Putsomebutteronthesmallpiece Don tspreadthebutteroverthewholepieceofbread MoreNotice Saladsareeatenusingasaladforkorwithsaladknife Themeatiseatenwithaknifeandfork MoreNotice Allpuddingsandsweetdishesshouldbeeatenwithasmallforkordessertfork Fruittarts icesorfruitsalads dessertspoonisused Wheneatingcheese smallpiecesofcheeseshouldbepushedwiththeknifetoasmallbreadorbiscuitandconveyedtothemouthwiththumbandfinger MoreNotice Ifsomebodyasksyoutopassthesalt youshouldpickupboththesaltandthepepper Putthemonthetableneartheper