中国的餐桌礼仪英语作文带翻译.pdf

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中国的餐桌礼仪英语作文带翻译

Ofcourse,chopsticksinsteadthemaindifferenceontheChinese

dinnertableisofknifeandfork,butthatsonlysuperficial.

Besides,indecentrestaurants,youcanalwaysaskforapairof

knifeandfork,ifyoufindthechopsticksnothelpfulenough.

TherealdifferenceisthatintheWest,youhaveyourownplate

offood,whileinChinathedishesareplacedonthetableand

everyoneshares.Ifyouarebeingtreatedtoaformaldinnerand

particularlyifthehostthinksyoureinthecountryforthefirst

time,hewilldothebesttogiveyouatasteofmanydifferenttypes

ofdishes.

Themealusuallybeginswithasetofatleastfourcolddishes,

tobefollowedbythemaincoursesofhotmeatandvegetabledishes.

Soupthenwillbeserved(unlessinGuangdongstylerestaurants)to

befollowedbystaplefoodrangingfromrice,noodlestodumplings.

Ifyouwishtohaveyourricetogowithotherdishes,youshould

saysoingoodtime,formostoftheChinesechoosetohavethe

staplefoodatlastorhavenoneofthematall.

PerhapsoneofthethingsthatsurprisesaWesternvisitormost

isthatsomeoftheChinesehostsliketoputfoodintotheplatesof

theirguests.Informaldinners,therearealwayspublicchopsticks

andspoonsforthispurpose,butsomehostsmayusetheirown

chopsticks.Thisisasignofgenuinefriendshipandpoliteness.It

isalwayspolitetoeatthefood.Ifyoudonoteatit,justleave

thefoodintheplate.

PeopleinChinatendtoover-orderfood,fortheywillfindit

embarrassingifallthefoodisconsumed.Whenyouhavehadenough,

justsayso.Oryouwillalwaysovere