跟Susan一起学美语 第65期:英国人最讨厌的35个餐厅用餐习惯

 　　A poll of 1,500 British adults revealed the 35 worst restaurant habits customers can exhibit when eating out.

　　一项对1500名英国成年人的民调公布了最糟糕的35个餐厅用餐习惯。

　　下面是1500名英国食客选出的35个餐厅用餐恶习，一起来看看在英国餐厅用餐应该注意哪些：

　　Clicking your fingers for the waiter

　　打响指叫服务员

　　Being too loud and raucous¹

　　声音太过吵闹刺耳

　　Letting children listen to videos on a phone

　　让孩子用手机看视频

　　Blowing your nose in a napkin

　　用餐巾擤鼻涕

　　Texting at the table

　　在餐桌上发短信

　　Letting your children play with cutlery and condiments²

　　让孩子玩餐具或调味品

　　Placing your phone on the table next to you

　　把手机放在隔壁桌上

　　Taking a picture of your meal

　　给美食拍照

　　Not leaving a tip

　　不留小费

　　Asking for ketchup³ / mayo in a fine dining restaurant

　　在高级餐厅要番茄酱或蛋黄酱

　　Flirting⁴ with the waiter/waitress

　　与服务员调情

　　Holding a knife like a pencil

　　像拿铅笔一样拿刀具

　　Using the wrong cutlery for the course

　　用错餐具

　　Making a signing gesture for the bill

　　买单时做签字手势

　　Asking for a knife and fork because you can’t use chopsticks

　　不会用筷子而要刀和叉子

　　Asking if a meal is vegan, dairy free, gluten free etc

　　询问一道餐点是否是素食、不含奶制品、无谷等

　　Pouring white wine in a glass that was being used for red

　　用倒过红酒的杯子倒白葡萄酒

　　Going outside to smoke

　　到餐厅外吸烟

　　Talking with your mouth full

　　嘴里塞满食物说话

　　Wiping hands on the tablecloth⁵

　　用桌布擦手

　　Letting children come and go as they please from the table

　　让孩子离开餐桌随意跑来跑去

　　Licking a knife

　　舔刀具

　　Answering / making a phone call

　　接听/拨打电话

　　Asking for a toothpick and removing food from your teeth at the table

　　要牙签，在餐桌上剔牙。

　　Not sharing a ‘sharing platter’ and eating more than your fair share

　　不同大家分享“共享的美食”，吃得比公平分摊的多

　　Touching⁶ up make-up at the table

　　在餐桌上补妆

　　Blowing on hot food too loudly

　　对着滚烫的食物大声吹气

　　Scooping⁷ out the ice from your drink with your fingers

　　用手指把饮料中的冰块取出来

　　Tucking your napkin in your collar

　　把餐巾放在衣领上

　　Paying your EXACT share when splitting the bill

　　AA制买单时斤斤计较

　　Moving around chairs and tables to accommodate your party

　　到处移动桌椅来安排位子

　　Ordering a fussy⁸ meal (no chips, no dressing⁹ etc)

　　点单时十分挑剔（不要薯条、不要调味品等等）

　　Downing a drink as soon as it arrives

　　酒一端来就大口喝下

　　Mispronouncing the name of a dish

　　叫错菜名

　　Holding a knife and fork in the wrong hands

　　刀叉拿错

　　但是，并非所有人都认为以上行为都是难以容忍的，至少有32%的成年人认为有些餐桌礼仪已经过时了。

　　Nearly one in 10 went as far to say that it would be virtually impossible to sit and eat a meal without using their smart phone.

　　几乎有10%的人表示，吃饭时不使用智能手机几乎是不可能。

　　One in five said it’s perfectly¹⁰ okay nowadays to upload a picture of your meal to social media - despite others saying it is one of the worst behaviors.

　　20%的人认为，把美食照片上传到社交媒体上是完全可以的，尽管其他人认为这是最糟糕的行为之一。

1 raucous   

adj.(声音)沙哑的，粗糙的

参考例句：

• I heard sounds of raucous laughter upstairs.我听见楼上传来沙哑的笑声。
• They heard a bottle being smashed,then more raucous laughter.他们听见酒瓶摔碎的声音，然后是一阵更喧闹的笑声。

2 condiments   

n.调味品

参考例句：

• Refill and clean all salt and peppers, sugar bowls, and other condiments. 清洁并续满所有的胡椒瓶、盐瓶、糖缸及其他调料。
• Go easy on condiments, they tend to be salty. 别放太多调味品，这样往往会太咸。

3 ketchup   

n.蕃茄酱，蕃茄沙司

参考例句：

• There's a spot of ketchup on the tablecloth.桌布上有一点番茄酱的渍斑。
• Could I have some ketchup and napkins,please?请给我一些番茄酱和纸手巾？

4 flirting   

v.调情，打情骂俏( flirt的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Don't take her too seriously; she's only flirting with you. 别把她太当真，她只不过是在和你调情罢了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• 'she's always flirting with that new fellow Tseng!" “她还同新来厂里那个姓曾的吊膀子！ 来自子夜部分

5 tablecloth   

n.桌布，台布

参考例句：

• He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth.他坐在那儿沉思，轻轻地抚弄着桌布。
• She smoothed down a wrinkled tablecloth.她把起皱的桌布熨平了。

6 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

7 scooping   

n.捞球v.抢先报道( scoop的现在分词 )；（敏捷地）抱起；抢先获得；用铲[勺]等挖（洞等）

参考例句：

• Heated ice cream scoop is used for scooping really cold ice cream. 加热的冰淇淋勺是用来舀非常凉的冰淇淋的。 来自互联网
• The scoop-up was the key phase during a scooping cycle. 3个区间中，铲取区间是整个作业循环的关键。 来自互联网

8 fussy   

adj.为琐事担忧的，过分装饰的，爱挑剔的

参考例句：

• He is fussy about the way his food's cooked.他过分计较食物的烹调。
• The little girl dislikes her fussy parents.小女孩讨厌她那过分操心的父母。

9 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

10 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。