国外用餐礼仪应注意的问题

2021-06-11 礼仪常识

　　国外用餐礼仪应注意的问题

　　1. Pull out chairs to seat the women when you are eating together.

　　2. Do not sit down before all the ladies are seated.

　　3. Pull your chair up and sit close to the table after sitting down.

　　4. It is customary to say grace before the meal begins in many Christian homes. Watch the host or hostess. If they bow their heads, join them.

　　5. When the hostess takes her napkin, open your napkin in half and lay it across your lap.

　　6. When eating with silverware, begin from the outside piece, then knife and fork for the second course and so on. The pieces closest to the plate are for the last course.

　　7. When having soup, move the spoon away from you to spoon out the soup. When a little remains, you may raise slightly the side of the bowl close to you.

　　8. Cut large pieces of food, such as steak or chops, into small pieces all at one time.

　　9. Use you knife close to the fork. This way, it is a lot easier to cut meat.

　　10. Put your knife and fork diagonally on the further side of the plate when you have finished eating something. Do not place them leaning on the plate. The knife should always be placed the sharp edge in.

　　11. In America, when you have finished cutting, you can put down the knife, transfer the fork to the right hand and eat. In Europe, you hold your fork in the left hand and carry food to your mouth on the back of the fork. It helps to put some solid piece of food at the edge of the fork and pile soft food on it.

　　12. You can choose whichever you like.

　　1. 进餐时帮助女士入座。

　　2. 在女士未入座之前不要抢先入座。

　　3. 入座后将椅子靠近餐桌。

　　4. 很多基督徒家庭进餐前有祷告的习惯。注意观察主人或主妇，如果他们低下头去，你也应随从他们。

　　5. 女主人拿起餐巾时，你也应拿起餐巾，打开一半，摊放在膝盖上。

　　6. 使用餐具吃饭时，首先从最外侧开始，刀和叉是用来吃第二道菜及以后的菜的。最靠近盘子的餐具要留到最后用。

　　7. 用匙舀汤时，匙要从里往外舀。汤快喝完了时，可将汤盘近身一侧抬高一点。

　　8. 把大块食物，如牛排或排骨，一次切成若干小块。

　　9. 刀要靠近叉使用，这样更容易切割。

　　10. 吃完东西时将刀叉对角放齐，置于盘子外侧。不要靠在盘子上，而且刀刃应该向里。

　　11. 在美国，切完东西时，你可以放下刀，用右手拿起叉来吃饭；在欧洲，你可以左手拿叉，用叉的背面将食物送到嘴里，这样有利于叉的边缘放较硬的'食物，上面再放较软的食物。