感受美国文化：美国人的用餐习惯
<p>美国人吃饭用刀叉，而且他们的用餐方式是很有讲究的。因此，在应邀与美国朋友一起吃饭时，应特别注意他们的用餐习惯。一般情况下，餐桌上摆放有一幅餐刀和两幅餐叉，外边的餐叉供你吃色拉，里边的餐叉用于吃主食和其它点心食品，餐刀用来切肉食。如果你两手并用，应左手握叉，右手握刀，而且一次握刀时间不能太长。美国人的早餐有：炒或煮鸡蛋、香肠、油炸土豆片、薄煎饼、果子冻、烤面包、松饼、桔子汁以及咖啡等。</p><p><span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> 用餐习惯</p><p><span word="american">american</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="funny">funny</span>. <span word="they">they</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fork">fork</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knife">knife</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="manners">manners</span>.</p><p><span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knife">knife</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fork">fork</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="manner">manner</span>. <span word="then">then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knife">knife</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fork">fork</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>. <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="ludicrous">ludicrous</span>(滑稽可笑), <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="manners">manners</span>.</p><p><span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knife">knife</span>, <span word="americans">americans</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="complicates">complicates</span>(使复杂化) <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="potatoes">potatoes</span>, <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="bacon">bacon</span>(熏猪肉) <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fork">fork</span>. <span word="second">second</span>, <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="implement">implement</span>(器具) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span>, <span word="food">food</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bo">bo</span> <span word="chased">chased</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fork">fork</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="mouthful">mouthful</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span>.</p>
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