If you go to a formal westem dinner party for the first time, you'd better know about westem table manners.
如果你是第一次參加正式的西方晚宴,你最好要知道西方的餐桌禮儀。
It's polite to follow them.
入鄉(xiāng)隨俗才比較禮貌。
When you sit down at the table, take your napkin and put it on your lap.
你在餐桌上坐下的時候,拿起餐巾放在膝蓋上。
When you start dining, you should keep the fork in your right hand.
吃飯的時候,要一直用右手拿叉。
If you use your knife, then put the fork in your left hand.
如果你需要用刀,那就把叉拿在左手上。
The dinner always starts with a small dish.
晚飯通常以一道小菜開始。
It's polite to eat up the food on your plate, so don't take more food than you need.
把盤子里的食物吃完是禮貌的體現(xiàn),所以不要取太多飯菜。
Maybe you don't know whether it's polite or not to speak loudly at the table.
或許你不知道在餐桌上大聲說話是否禮貌。
The answer is that you should speak quietly and smile a lot.
答案是你應(yīng)該小聲說話并且經(jīng)常微笑。
When you drink to someone, you'd better raise your cup or glass and take only a little.
祝酒的時候,你最好舉起酒杯或玻璃杯,只喝一小點。
Remember not to drink too much.
記住不要喝太多。
If you can't remember these rules, just do as other people do.
如果你記不住規(guī)則,就像別人那樣做。