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第44章 Start Eating 开始用餐(1)

Unit 1 Western Table Manners 西餐礼仪

舌尖美词汇

table manners

餐桌礼仪

hold the fork

手拿餐叉

excuse me

失陪一下

pay tips

付小费

pick up

拾起

keep the table clean

保持桌面干净

chew your food

嚼食物

eat noisily大声地吃

fork on the left

餐叉放在左手边

pass along

传递

舌尖美食句

Table manners are fundamental to every public dining situation.

公共用餐场合,餐桌礼仪是非常重要的。

Which hand should I use to hold the fork?

应该用哪只手来拿叉子啊?

Don't slurp your soup.

喝汤不要发出声音。

Please keep the table clean.

请保持桌面干净。

Chew with your mouth closed.

闭着嘴巴嚼食物。

Excuse me for minutes.

我失陪一会儿。

Don't put your elbows on the table.

不要把手肘支在餐桌上。

Excuse me. I'll just get the phone.

对不起,我去接个电话。

Remember to pay tips after eating.

记得饭后给小费。

It is impolite to reach over someone to pick up food or other items.

跨过别人而去取自己想要的食物是非常不礼貌的。

The napkin should be left on the seat when leaving temporarily.

临时离开餐桌的时候,应该把餐巾放在椅子上。

舌尖聊美食

Conversation 1

Frank:How to handle a napkin at western dinner?

Peter:Generally,when you are seated,put your napkin on your lap. But at a formal dinner,you should wait until the hostess picks up her napkin,then pick yours up and lay it on your lap.Sometimes a roll of bread is wrapped in it;if so,take it out and put it on your side plate.

Frank:How do I know when to start eating as a guest at dinner?

Peter:Dinner usually begins with soup. The host or hostess will ask guests to begin with the soup after they have been served.

Frank:What about the table setting?

Peter:Well,a plate will be put in the middle of your place. Forks are on your left side and nives are on your right side.Dessert cutlery is at the twelve o'clock of your plate,and bread cutlery at eleven o'clock.

Frank:How about the glasses?

Peter:Water glass,red wine glass and white wine glass are palced at one clock.

Frank:OK. I got it.Thank you.

Peter:You're welcome.

对话1:

弗朗克:西式晚宴该怎么摆放餐巾?

皮特:一般而言,当你入座后,应把餐巾放到腿上。但是在正式宴会上需要等女主人首先拿起餐巾搁在她自己腿上后,你才拿起自己的餐巾放到腿上。有时候,餐巾上面已经放了面包,应该把面包放到配菜盘子里。

弗朗克:作为客人,我怎么知道什么时候开始吃呢?

皮特:晚宴一般都从喝汤开始。汤分到每个客人手里,主人或女主人会叫大家一起喝汤,晚宴正式开始了。

弗朗克:桌子餐具的摆放呢?

皮特:嗯,你的桌子位置中间会有一个餐盘,餐叉放在左手边,餐刀放在右手边。点心餐具放在餐盘的12点钟的位置,面包餐具放在11点钟的位置。

弗朗克:杯子怎么摆放呢?

皮特:水杯、红酒杯、白葡萄酒杯分别放在1点钟的位置。

弗朗克:好的,我明白了。谢谢您!

皮特:不客气。

开胃词组

pick up捡起,拾起

take out取出,拿出

begin with以……开始

white wine白葡萄酒

鲜美单词

napkin['n?pk?n]n.餐巾,餐巾纸

western['west?n]adj.西方的,欧美的

generally['d?enr?li]adv.一般地,通常地

seat[si:t]v.就座,坐下

formal['f?:ml]adj.正式的,庄重的

hostess['h??st?s]n.女主人

lay[le?]v.放置,安放

wrap[r?p]v.包,缠绕

guest[ɡest]n.客人,宾客

fork[f?:k]n.餐叉

Conversation 2

Tom:I'm going to have dinner with Jason at a western restaurant this evening,and I'm worried.

Steven:Why?

Tom:I'm not familiar with the table manners.

Steven:Well,just follow your hostess and remember not to make any noise,especially with soup,coffee,water and other drinks. They usually use the knife and spoon in your right hand,and the fork in your left hand.

Tom:Of course,I know that. But what should I do if I drop a spoon or fork on the floor?

Steven:Don't worry about that. If ever that happens,just pick it up.

Tom:Is there anything else I should take care with?

Steven:I think so. When you sit down straight,put the napkin on your lap.No food in your mouth when you're talking.

Tom:I see. Thank you.

Steven:You are welcome.

对话2:

汤姆:明天晚上要去和杰森吃西餐。我有些担心。

史蒂文:为什么?

汤姆:我对餐桌礼仪不太了解。

史蒂文:嗯,你只要跟随主人并注意吃饭时不要出声,尤其是喝汤、咖啡、水和其他饮料的时候。他们一般用右手使用餐刀和勺子,左手使用餐叉。

汤姆:当然,我知道那些。但万一汤匙或叉子掉地上了,我该怎么办?

史蒂文:不用担心。如果真的掉了东西,拾起来就行了。

汤姆:还有没有其他我该注意的事?

史蒂文:是的,当你坐下来之后,应该把餐巾纸放腿上,说话的时候,嘴里不要含着食物。

汤姆:我知道了。谢谢您!

史蒂文:不用客气。

开胃词组

be familiar with对……熟悉

make noise弄出噪声,出声

worry about担心

if ever如果真的……

take care小心,当心

鲜美单词

familiar[f?'m?li?(r)]adj.熟悉的,通晓的

manners['m?n?z]n.礼仪,礼节

noise[n??z]n.喧闹声,嘈杂声

drink[dr??k]n.饮料,酒精饮料

spoon[spu:n]n.匙,小勺子

happen['h?p?n]v.发生

straight[stre?t]v.笔直地,径直地

lap[l?p]n.大腿

mouth[ma?θ]n.口,嘴

舌尖美食文化

If you have English and American friends,you will notice a few differences in their customs of eating. For the main or meat course,the English keep the fork in the left hand,point curved downward,and bring the food to the mouth either by sticking the points onto it or in the case of soft vegetables,by placing it firmly on the fork in this position with the knife.Americans carve the meat in the same position,then lay down the knife and taking the fork in the right hand with the point turned up,push it under a small piece of food without the help of the knife and bring it to the mouth right-side-up.

如果你有英国和美国朋友,你会发现他们的饮食习惯会有些不同。上主菜时,英国人习惯把餐叉放在左手边,叉子朝下,把食物送到嘴里。当吃松软的蔬菜时,餐叉叉口朝上用餐刀把食物放到餐叉上。美国人习惯左手拿餐叉,叉口朝下,用餐刀切好肉,把餐刀放下,换过来用右手拿餐叉,开口朝上,把食物送到嘴里吃。

On formal dining occasions,it is acceptable to take some butter from the butter dish with your bread knife and put it on your side plate. Then butter pieces of the roll using this butter.This prevents the butter in the dish getting full of bread crumbs as it is passed around.Knives should be used to butter bread rolls but not to cut them-tear off a mouthful at a time with your hands.

在正式宴会场合,吃面包时,拿你的面包餐刀,去取一点黄油,然后把黄油放在自己的小盘子边上,这样做是可以的。然后把黄油涂在你的小面包片上。在传递的时候,黄油上很容易沾满面包屑,要多加注意。餐刀是用来取黄油的,不是用来切面包的,应该是用手每次从面包上撕下一小块来吃。

Unit 2 Drinking Wine 美酒交杯

舌尖美词汇

cardinal cocktail

卡蒂娜鸡尾酒

Belgain orange blossom

比利时橙花酒

cider

苹果酒

martini

马提尼

Gin and Tonic

金汤力鸡尾酒

rum

朗姆酒

champagne

香槟酒

Tequila Sunrise

龙舌兰日出

margarita

玛格丽特酒

whiskey

威士忌

舌尖美食句

It's really simple to make cardinal cocktail.

制作卡蒂娜鸡尾酒真的很简单。

Would you like to try Belgain orange blossom?

你想试一试比利时橙花酒吗?

This stout makes me tipsy.

这个烈酒把我喝醉了。

What kind of spirits do you like?

你喜欢喝哪种烈酒?

What's the difference between cider and martini?

苹果酒和马提尼有什么区别?

Help yourself to gin and tonic.

来点金汤力鸡尾酒吧。

You're staggering. You should stop drinking more rum.

你喝得摇摇晃晃的。不要再喝朗姆酒了。

This champagne tastes pretty mellow.

这杯香槟酒喝起来很香醇。

I like to drink Tequila Sunrise,a kind of cocktail which is made with tequila and orange juice.

我喜欢喝龙舌兰日出,一种龙舌兰和橙汁调制的鸡尾酒。

Why don't you have a glass of margarita?It's sweet and tangy.

要不来点玛格丽特酒?这种酒甜甜的,味道浓厚。