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（壹）。中西方饮食习惯的主要区别在于:中国把菜肴放在桌上大家共享，西方则每个人都有自己的食盘。中国的餐桌礼仪是指中国人的传统用餐方式。自中国古代起，就有许多人们必须注意的餐桌礼仪，比如餐具(cutlery)如何摆放，如何在宴会上落座等。通常情况下，尊贵的人应坐尊位(seat?ofhonor)，地位较低的人根据各自地位高低相应落座;长者座位的朝向最好。The?main?difference?between?Chinese?andwestern?eating?habits?lies?inthat?dishes?inChina?are?placed?on?the?table?for?everybodyto?share,?whileeveryone?has?their?ownplate?of?food?in?the?West.?Chinese?table?manners?are?the?traditional?eatingstyles?of?Chinese?people.?There?are?many?table?manners?that?one?must?payattention?to,?which?date?from?the?time?of?ancient?China,?such?as?how?to?placethe?cutlery,?how?to?sit?in?a?banquet,?and?so?on.?Under?normalconditions ,honorable?people?should?take?the?seats?of?honor,?and?humbler?onesthen?sit?down?according?to?their?status;?the?elders,?scats?face?the?best?direction.中西方饮食习惯的主要区别在于:中国把菜肴放在桌上大家共享，西方则每个人都有自己的食盘:“…的主要区别”可译为main difference between and…;“放”可译为place;后半句可译为由while引导的并列句，即:while everyone has…。2.自中国古代起，就有许多人们必须注意的餐桌礼仪，比如餐具如何摆放，如何在宴会上落座等:“自…起”可译为date from; “注意”可译为pay attention to;“餐具”可译为cutlery宴会”可译为banquet。3.尊贵的人坐尊位，地位较低的人根据各自地位高低相应落座:长者座位的朝向最好:“坐座位”可译为take the seats; “尊位”即“尊贵的座位”，可译为seat of honor,故“坐尊位”可译为 take the seats of honor; “地位”可译为 status; “ 据各自地位落座”可译为sit down according to their status。（贰）。送礼在中国是种常见礼仪（etiquette)，人们借此表达对友谊、款待的感激或感谢。然而，中国送礼和收礼的礼节与其他文化大为不同。在很长一段历史时期里，当朋友送礼物或款待自己时，有礼貌的人会回报朋友的关心和好意。他们会挑选一个合适的场合礼尚往来，因为他们认为这对加深关系很重要。礼物的选择取决于两人的关系，这与世界上大多数文化都相同。Giving gifts in China is a common etiquette used to express appreciation or gratitude for friendship or hospitality. However, Chinese etiquette of giving receiving gifts differs a lot from that in other cultures. For a long time in history,people of good manners would return favors and kindness when receiving a treat from a friend. They would pick up a suitable occasion to offer back as they regard it important to strengthen their relationship. As it is the same with most cultures in the world, what to give depends on their relationship.1.送礼在中国是种常见礼仪，人们借此表达对友谊、款待的感激或感谢:“感激或感谢”可译为gratitude?or?appr