星級典句：

第一句：Ideal posture is to sit straight, but not stiff, against the back of the chair.

理想的姿勢是背靠椅子坐直，但不要僵硬。

A: What is the proper way to sit at a dinner table?

餐桌邊就坐的正確姿勢是什么？

B: Ideal posture is to sit straight, but not stiff, against the back of the chair.

理想的姿勢是背靠椅子坐直，但不要僵硬。

A: Yes.

是的。

B: Hands, when one is not actually eating, may be in the lap. Tipping one's chair is unforgivable.

未進餐時可把手放在膝上。不要用手指敲打椅子。

第二句：What is the proper way to handle a napkin at dinner?

宴會上使用餐巾的正確方法是什么？

A: What is the proper way to handle a napkin at dinner?

宴會上使用餐巾的正確方法是什么？

B: Ordinarily, as soon as you are seated, you put your napkin on your lap.

通常情況下就座后就把餐巾放在腿上。

A: How about at a formal dinner?

在正式宴會上怎么做呢？

B: At a formal dinner, you wait for your hostess to put hers on her lap first.

在正式宴會上要先等女主人把餐巾放在腿上。

背誦句型：

But I know nothing about a western dinner.

但是我對西方的晚宴一無所知。

When the meal is finished, or if you leave the table during the meal, put the napkin on the left side of your plate, or if the plates have been removed, in the center.

吃完飯或中途霈要離開餐桌時，把餐巾放在餐盤左邊，如果盤子被撤走了就擱在中間。