商务口语：餐桌礼仪1
<p> 陈豪今天晚上要参加公司举行的正式晚宴。他想起在电影上看到的这种场合，桌上放满了刀叉。这些刀叉该怎么用?他决定去请教公司里的美籍华人<span word="Mary">Mary</span>。</p><p> (<span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="ambience">ambience</span>)</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：<span word="Mary">Mary</span>，今晚公司为美国来的总裁举行晚餐会，我也被邀请出席，可我很紧张。</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：<span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span>?</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：不说别的，就桌上那些刀叉就够让我糊涂了。我担心会出洋相。</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：那倒是，因为<span word="table">table</span> <span word="manners">manners</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="important">important</span>。</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：嗯...<span word="Table">Table</span> <span word="manners">manners</span>。就是饭桌上的规矩和礼貌。</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：对，吃西餐的时候每道菜都用不同的餐具，整套餐具就是：<span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="setting">setting</span>。</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：要是一顿饭有汤，有沙拉，有主菜和甜点，那该有些什么餐具，每个餐具又该怎么用呢?</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：那就应该在左手边有两把叉子，右手边有一把刀和一个汤勺。对了，喝汤的时候千万不要出声。其实很简单，你只要记住先用外边的就行了。<span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="utensils">utensils</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>。</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：由外及内。喝汤先用右手拿靠外边的汤勺。吃沙拉就用左手外侧的叉，对吗?</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：<span word="Absolutely">Absolutely</span>! 把用完的刀，叉放在盘子右边，服务员会把它们收走。<span word="No">No</span>, <span word="never">never</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="knives">knives</span>, <span word="forks">forks</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="spoons">spoons</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>。</p>
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