【大家说英语】 第95期:餐桌礼仪

 Lesson 4 eReport 第四课 英文札记

January 9 1月9日

Use Good Table Manners¹ 餐桌礼仪要遵守

Having dinner in a fancy² Western restaurant can make people nervous. 在高级西式餐厅吃饭可能会令人紧张，

They want to use good table manners. 顾客会想要表现出良好的餐桌礼仪。

Which things on the table do you use first? 你应该先用餐桌上的哪些东西？

When you first sit down at a table, take the napkin³ and put it on your lap⁴. 当你在桌前坐下来之后，先把餐巾拿起来，铺在大腿上，

Keep it on your lap during the meal. 并且在用餐期间都一直放在大腿上。

Then look at the plate in front of you. 然后，再看着你面前的餐盘，

Forks are to the left of your plate. 叉子放在盘子左边，

Spoons and knives are on the right. 汤匙与刀子放在右边。

A soup spoon is the large one, farthest from the plate. 喝汤的汤匙是大汤匙，放得离盘子最远，

Or it may be at the top of the plate. 不然就是放在盘子上方。

At a Western meal, soup is served first and then the salad. 在西式餐点当中，最先送上的菜肴是汤，接着是色拉。

The salad fork is the fork farthest from the plate. 色拉叉是放得离盘子最远的叉子，

Eat your salad with that fork. 用那支叉子吃色拉。

The small plate above your forks is your bread plate. 放在叉子上方的小盘子是面包盘。

Put a roll on your small plate. 把餐包放在小盘子上，

Cut it open and put butter on it with your knife. 切开之后，用奶油刀涂上牛油。

Then eat it with your fingers. 接着，再用手指拿起来吃。

When you are finished eating, put your knife and fork next to each other on your dinner plate. 用完餐之后，把刀叉并在一起放在餐盘上。

Then the waiter knows you are finished. 这么一来，服务生就知道你吃完了。

He will take away your plate. 他会收走你的盘子。

Your last course will be dessert. 最后一道菜肴是甜点。

There may be a very small dessert fork next to your plate. 你的盘子旁边可能会有一支很小的点心叉，

Or the waiter may bring it with dessert. 不然就是服务生会把点心叉随着点心一起拿来。

When you have finished your meal, get up from the table. 用完餐之后，就从桌前站起来，

Place your napkin next to your plate. 把餐巾放在盘子旁边，

Then you can leave the restaurant. 然后你即可离开餐厅。

Hope you enjoyed your dinner! 希望你这一餐吃得愉快！

1 manners   

n.礼貌；规矩

参考例句：

• You should mend your manners.你的态度应当纠正。
• His manners are rough,but he is a kind man at heart.他虽然举止粗鲁，但心地善良。

2 fancy   

n.想像力，幻想；喜好，爱；adj.想像的，时髦的，华丽装饰的，奢侈的；技巧的；vt.想象，自认为，喜好

参考例句：

• He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。
• I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。

3 napkin   

n.餐巾；餐巾纸

参考例句：

• She handed him a napkin.她递给他一条餐巾。
• Her father cleaned his glasses with a paper napkin.她父亲用纸巾把眼镜擦干净。

4 lap   

n.(坐立时)大腿的前部，膝部；(跑道的)一圈

参考例句：

• She is still going strong on the last lap.她在跑最后一圈时仍然劲头很足。
• She was sitting with her hands on her lap.她坐着，把手放到膝上。