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TABLE MANNERS
AT A DINNER PARTY
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People
who go to a formal Western
dinner party for the first time may be surprised by table manners
in Western culture. Knowing
them will help you make a good impression. Having good table
manners means knowing, for example, how to use knives and forks,
when to drink a
toast and how to behave at the
table. Beside your napkin you will
find a small bread roll and three
glasses—one for white wine, one for
red wine, and one for water. There are tow pairs of knives and
forks on the table, forks on the left and knives on the right of
the plate. When you see two spoons, the big
one is for the soup and the small one for the dessert. The knife
and fork that are closest to your plate are a litter bigger than
the ones beside them. When you sit down at the table, you can take
your napkin, unfold it and
put it on your lap. In china, you sometimes get a hot, damp cloth to
clean your face and hands, which, however, is not the custom in
western
countries.
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Dinner
start with a small dish, which is often called a starter. Some
people pray before they
start eating, and other people may keep silent for a moment. Then
you can say ”Enioy your meal” to each other and everybody starts
eating. For the starter, which you eat with the smaller pair, you
keep the knife in your right hand and the fork in your left. After
the starter you will get a bowl of soup—but only one bowl of soup
and never ask for a second
serving.
The
next dish is the main course. Many Westerners think the chicken
breast with its
tender white
flesh is the best part of the bird. Some people can use their
fingers when they are eating chicken or other birds, but never
touch beef other meat on bones. It is
polite to finish eating everything on your plate, so don’t take
more food than you need.
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At
table, you should try to speak quietly and smile a lot, but do not
laugh all the time.
Most Westerners like soft
thinks if they will drive home. Many of them drink white or red
wine with the food. When drinking to someone’s health, you raise
your glasses, but the glasses should not touch. The custom of
toasting in some
parts of China is to finish the drink at once, but Westerners
usually take only a sip. For
drinking during a dinner, the best advice is never to drink too
much.
Table
manners change over time. They follow the fashion of the day.
Besides, table manners are only important at formal dinner parties.
If you’re not sure what to do, you can always follow your hosts.
Although good manners always make you look good, you do not need to
worry about all these rules while having dinner with your friends
or family.
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【生词】：
manner
n.
样子,礼貌,风格,方式
formal
a. 正式的
culture
n.
文化,教养,种植
drink a
toast
举杯祝酒
behave v.
举止,行为,举止端正
napkin n.
餐巾
spoon
n.
匙,匙形的铲子 v.
以匙舀起,调情
unfold
v.
展开,开放,显露
damp
n.
湿气 adj.
潮湿的 vt.
使潮湿，使阻尼，抑制 vi. 衰减
pray
v.
祈祷,祈求,请求,恳求
breast
n.
胸脯,乳房 vt.
挺胸迎...而上
tender
adj.
温和的,亲切的,未成熟的 vt. 提供,投标
bone
n.
骨,骨骼 v.
剔去(鱼等的)骨
toast
n.
土司面包,烤面包,干杯 v. 敬酒,烤
sip
n.
啜饮 v. 啜饮,啜
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