外贸必知：国餐桌礼仪.docVIP

美国人的餐桌礼仪,,,American,,,Table,,,Manners,,,(中英对照)餐桌礼仪是进餐时的礼节，也包括怎样有礼貌地使用餐具。同的文化有同的餐桌礼仪。事实上很多礼节是从实际需要而演变来的，比如把手肘放在餐桌上是属于礼貌的行为，因为把手肘放在桌面上的时候就有把碗、杯打翻的可能。然而每一个家庭或者一些群体有他们自己的餐桌礼仪标准，也有他们自己对于这些礼仪如何严格执行程度的规定。（Table,,,manners,,,are,,,the,,,rules,,,of,,,etiquette,,,used,,,while,,,eating,,,,which,,,may,,,also,,,include,,,the,,,appropriate,,,use,,,of,,,utensils.,,,Different,,,cultures,,,observe,,,different,,,rules,,,for,,,table,,,manners.,,,Many,,,table,,,manners,,,evolved,,,out,,,of,,,practicality.,,,For,,,example,,,,it,,,is,,,generally,,,impolite,,,to,,,put,,,elbows,,,on,,,tables,,,,since,,,doing,,,so,,,creates,,,a,,,risk,,,of,,,tipping,,,over,,,bowls,,,and,,,cups.,,,Each,,,family,,,or,,,group,,,sets,,,its,,,own,,,standards,,,for,,,how,,,strictly,,,these,,,rules,,,are,,,to,,,be,,,enforced.）美国的餐桌礼仪饭前（Before,,,dining）?,,,餐桌上都应该戴帽子；在白天拜访别人的时候女士专用的帽子例外。（Mens,,,and,,,unisex,,,hats,,,should,,,never,,,be,,,worn,,,at,,,the,,,table.,,,Ladies,,,hats,,,may,,,be,,,worn,,,during,,,the,,,day,,,if,,,visiting,,,others.）?,,,在正式的宴会中，男士们须站在自己的座位后面，等女士们都坐下了以后，才能坐下。（Before,,,sitting,,,down,,,to,,,a,,,formal,,,meal,,,,gentlemen,,,stand,,,behind,,,their,,,chairs,,,until,,,the,,,women,,,are,,,seated.）?,,,在开始吃饭前，主人要做饭前的谢饭祷告，这在美国的家庭里是很普遍的，客人应该加入这个谢饭的祷告，至少要在祷告的时候保持安静以示尊敬。如果被邀请的客人有同的信仰，主人的谢饭祷告应该包括深奥的宗教仪式。（A,,,prayer,,,or,,,blessing,,,may,,,be,,,customary,,,in,,,some,,,households,,,,and,,,the,,,guests,,,may,,,join,,,in,,,or,,,be,,,respectfully,,,silent.,,,Most,,,prayers,,,are,,,made,,,by,,,the,,,host,,,before,,,the,,,meal,,,is,,,eaten.,,,Hosts,,,should,,,not,,,practice,,,an,,,extended,,,religious,,,ritual,,,in,,,front,,,of,,,invited,,,guests,,,who,,,have,,,different,,,beliefs.）?,,,一般要等到每一个人都拿到了食物以后，大家一起开始吃。在别人还没有拿到食物以前，应该擅自开始先吃；除非那些还没有拿到食物的人士请你要等候，你才可以先吃。（One,,,does,,,not,,,start,,,eating,,,until,,,every,,,person,,,is,,,served,,,or,,,those,,,who,,,have,,,not,,,been,,,served,,,request,,,that,,,you,,,begin,,,without,,,waiting.）?,,,餐巾是放在膝盖上的。在正式的宴会中，客人要等主人把他（她）的餐巾放到膝盖上之后，才把自己的餐巾放上。（Napkins,,,are,,,pla