早上好 Good morning
今天 And today
我们来学习 we are going to look at another section
国际商务礼仪的另一个章节 in the international business etiquette
餐桌礼仪 That is table manners
餐桌礼仪这一部分很重要 Table manners is actually a very big section
因为只要我们涉及到 because when you are involved in
国际商务活动 the international environment
用餐就是不可避免的 dining or eating can not be avoided
为了让大家更好的了解餐桌礼仪 In order to learn about the manners
今天我会讲具体的细节问题 today I’m going to talk about the details
关于在餐桌上的表现 how you behave around the table
大家知道什么时候应该就坐吗 Do you know when to sit down
如果你是客人 Well if you’re somebody’s guest
一定不要进入房间立刻就坐 you should not come in and sit right away
应该等待主人 You should wait for the host
请你就坐 你再坐下 to give you a signal and then you can sit down
如果主人自己先就坐 And if your host sits down himself
而没有给客人示意的话 without giving you any signal at all
那么你可以在离你最近的座位就坐 yes take the seat closest to you
如果宴会当天你是主人的话 And if you are the host
对待客人一定要周到 if you are playing the host on that day
示意每一位客人到具体某个座位就坐 try to be smooth and point out a chair
并伴以 请坐 之类的礼貌语 for each guest and say something like please sit here
通常情况下 Usually the gesture would help
可以不用语言而用一个手势请客人就坐 or sometimes you can do this without the language
可以运用手势示意客人 You can show your guest please sit here
请坐 something like this
客人就会明白自己应该坐在哪个位置上 That would give a clear indication where to sit
在就坐之后 Now after you sit down
就餐之前 but before you begin to eat
客人也应该等待主人先开始用餐 you should again wait for the host to begin
主人开始用餐 你才可以开始 If your host begins and you can start
有时候主人不是 And sometimes it is not your host
第一个开始用餐的人 that begins the meal
而是当天的贵宾 It is the guest of honor
那么谁才是贵宾呢 Who is the guest of honor
贵宾应该在哪里就坐呢 Where does the guest of honor sit
通常情况下 贵宾就坐于主人 Well usually the person seated on the host
或女主人的右侧 or on the hostess’s right
贵宾或者主人开始用餐 And once the guest of honor starts
客人就可以用餐了 or the host starts you can start
一定不要在主人或贵宾之前开始用餐 But do not start before your host or the guest of honor
人们都应该遵守这样的礼仪 And this point of etiquette holds really true
在上每一道菜时 for each main course served
你们很多人都吃过西餐 As many of you have tried western meals
多数时候 and most of the time
菜会一道一道地上 the courses would come one after another
西餐的每一道菜是按顺序的 and each course would come in sequence
那么上菜的顺序也就是用餐的顺序 and you would follow the same order at each meal
如果侍者上的是餐后甜点 And if the waiter is passing a dessert
这时你要用余光注意观察 you should watch out the corner of your eye
什么时候开始享用 and begin to eat yours
当主人或贵宾拿起勺子开始享用时 when the host or the honored guest picks up his spoon
注意 不要直盯着其他客人看 You do not look directly into the guest
而是要用余光去观察 You should use the corner of your eye to watch
再来讨论一下 用自助餐时 And when you have served yourself at a buffet party
应该什么时候开始用餐 在哪里就坐呢 how do you begin or where do you sit
有时候在你就坐的这一桌还没人入席 Well when you find a place to sit an unhosted table
在自助餐宴会上这种情况常有发生 Very often at a buffet
不是每一桌都有主人招待客人 there is no host at each table
这种情况你应该等待 And you should also wait until
其他两三位或者更多客人入席以后 two or three or more people join you at the table
在用餐之前 before you start to eat
在自助餐宴会上 A buffet party is a time
需要你自己取餐 where you would get the food yourself
取餐后回到餐桌 and you may carry the food to the table
等待更多客人与你一起入席 and wait for two or three or more people
然后才可以开始用餐 to join you and then you can start to eat
一旦开始用餐后 And once you can start the food in front of you
你可以按照顺序一道道菜地享用 and you can follow the course one by one
请切记一定不要将手 But be careful do not reach out the food
伸出到餐桌的另一边去取餐 which is on the other side of the table
那样会令人感觉你很贪食 Because that would make you look very greedy
同样 And also if you are not waiting for
如果其他客人还没有就坐 the rest of people to sit at the table
你就开始用餐 you also look greedy
也会看起来很贪食 if you start eating as the first person after you sit down
这样的行为如果被其他客人看见 And if other guests find you eating by yourself
他们会看不起你 they will probably look down upon you
所以一定要等待其他客人就坐后再开始用餐 So you should wait
一般情况下 Generally speaking
西餐中的大多数食物都不会很烫 most food at a western meal are not very very hot
但也有一些菜肴是趁热上的 But there are a few certain courses that may be served hot
你应该如何享用热食呢 How should you handle hot food
在一张大餐桌上 Well if you are one of the first people
如果侍者第一个给你上菜 served by a waiter at a large table
而且第一道菜是热的 and find the first course is a hot course
通常这时主人可能会让你趁热吃 usually your host would urge you to begin eating at once
主人可能会说 They may say something like
趁热吃吧 please eat while it is still hot
这样的情况下 你就不用拘束开始用餐就好 And in this case you just feel free to do so
例如 For example
有些中国菜肴就是趁热上的 even the Chinese food sometimes is served hot
例如拔丝苹果 Toffee apple for example
拔丝苹果就是趁热上菜的 Toffee apple is served hot
因为热的时候 表面的糖是粘的 because when it is hot the sugar is sticky
趁着糖有粘性的时候 when the sugar is sticky
夹起一块苹果 you pick a toffee apple
将其浸入冷水中 and you dip it in the cold water
将苹果取出时 and once it is dipped in the cold water
外层就会很酥脆 it is crisp outside
所以像这样的菜肴就是要趁热吃的 So that is something you eat while it is hot
还有汤类 也是趁热上的 Well the soup sometimes is served hot
在用餐时 At the table
你也要注意餐巾的使用方法 you should also pay attention to the napkins
有时餐巾很大 Sometimes the napkins may be very very big
通常情况下 餐巾是折叠放在餐桌上 but usually they’re folded
刚好在餐位的正前方 folded and placed on the table right in front of you
如果餐巾不是特别大 If the napkin is not extra big
就坐后你可以将其展开 you can shake it open or unfold it
如果餐巾特别大 If it is too big
你可以将其对折 you can fold it in half and
在就坐后放在你正前方的餐桌上 put it right there in front of you after you sit down
开始用餐时 Usually when you start eating the meal
就应该把餐巾放在你腿上 the napkin is placed on your lap
不可以将餐巾放在餐桌上 It is not put on the table
或者像这样放在胸前 or not put it in front of your chest here
要将餐巾平铺在腿上 Ok It is placed on your lap
使用餐巾是为了 And the purpose of the napkin is
保持衣物清洁 to keep your clothes or suit clean
万一食物掉落就不会直接 in case you drop anything
弄脏你的裙子或裤子 on your skirt or on your trousers
所以应该将餐巾放在腿上 So your napkin should be kept on your lap
在整个就餐时间内 throughout the meal
如果需要暂时离开餐桌 And if you must leave the table
人们可能会有事需要暂时离席 well we all do that sometimes
在就餐期间 in the middle of the meal
比如出去接个电话 You need to answer a phone call
或者有要紧的事情需要处理 or you have something urgent that
这种情况下需要暂时离开餐桌几分钟 you have to leave the table for a few seconds
你应该将餐巾放在椅子上 You should put your napkin on your chair
在你起身之后 After you stand up
将餐巾放在椅子上 you leave your napkin on the chair
而不要将其放在餐桌上 and do not leave the napkin on the table
为什么呢 Why
因为 通常来讲 Because generally speaking
人们难免会把餐巾弄上污渍 your napkin may be soiled
喝汤或者吃东西的时候 You may have soup or other stains on it
你也不想把餐巾留在餐桌上 And you don’t want to leave your napkin on the table
让客人看到 for other people to watch
或者关注 or to look at
所以你应该把餐巾放在椅子上 So you leave it on your chair
那么什么时候可以将餐巾放在餐桌呢 When do you put your napkin on the table
谁能回答这个问题呢 Does anybody know
我认为当用餐完毕 I think when the meal is finished
所有人都起身离开时 and everybody’s leaving
你才可以把餐巾放在餐桌上 you can leave your napkin on the table
是的 Well the time when you put the napkin on the table is
当用餐完毕 when you finish the meal
宴会结束时 When the meal is finished
所有人都准备离席 and when you’re ready to leave your table
才可以将餐巾放在餐桌上离开餐厅的时候 to leave the restaurant and everybody’s leaving
这时候 and that’s the time
餐巾才可以放在餐桌上 you can leave your napkin on the table
也就是说 当所有人都起身 This is the time when everybody has stood up
准备离开时 and everybody is about to leave
你才可以将餐巾放在餐桌上 and you can leave your napkin on the table
同样我们也应该注意 Also you have to pay attention to
饮酒的礼仪 wine drinking at a meal
酒常会在就餐时提供 And wine is usually served during the meal
在大型宴会 if it is a big banquet
或者招待贵宾的时候 and if you are treating some important guests
都要饮酒 and wine is served
请大家注意wine这个单词 Pay attention to the word wine
这个单词的英文释义为含有酒精的饮品 Wine in English means liquor with some alcohol in it
原料是葡萄 It’s made from grapes
中文意思为葡萄酒 In Chinese we would say 葡萄酒
但在英语中只用一个单词表达 就是wine And in English just one word wine
wine与汉语中的白酒毫无关系 And wine has nothing to do with the Chinese 白酒
大家应该明白这一点 So everybody should be aware of that
只要我们说wine 它的意思就是葡萄酒 Whenever you use the word wine it is 葡萄酒
当然你可以说red wine意思是红葡萄酒 But you can say red wine which means 红葡萄酒
也可以说white wine意思是白葡萄酒 or white wine which means 白葡萄酒
总之 wine的意思就是葡萄酒 But wine is always 葡萄酒
之所以我要强调这一点 I want to make this clear because
是因为很多人经常混淆这两个词 lots of people mix these two words up
liquor的意思是白酒 Liquor is 白酒
用餐时 如果你不喝酒 Now if you don’t want any wine
应该怎么做呢 what do you do
我们知道有些人是从来不喝酒的 We know that some people don’t drink
其他人给你斟酒时 And when the wine is served
如果你不喝酒 and you don’t drink wine
你该怎么做呢 what do you do
你需要将你的酒杯翻转杯口朝下吗 Do you turn your glass upside down
不 一定不要那样做 You don’t
那样很不礼貌 And that’s impolite
如果你不喝酒 If you don’t want to drink any wine
你可以轻轻地将手指 you can place your finger tip slightly
放在酒杯边缘 on the rim of the glass when the server approaches you
这就表明你不喝酒 That indication tells the waiter that you don’t drink
但一定不要将酒杯翻转放在餐桌上 But never turn your glass upside down on the table
这样的行为是粗鲁无礼的 If you do that it’s very rude
不合乎礼仪的 and it’s impolite
如果你不喝酒 你需要说些什么吗 And if you don’t drink do you have to say something
还是什么也不说 or you say nothing
答案是你得说点什么 Well the answer is you should say something
说什么呢 What do you say
说你从不喝酒吗 You say you never drink
不要那样说 No you don’t
你可以说我今天不喝酒 You would say something like I’m not drinking any today or
或者今晚我不喝酒这样的话 I’m not having any tonight or this evening you see
意思是你只是 That’s an indication that
今天这场宴会不喝酒 you’re not drinking only for that meal
不代表你厌恶喝酒 It doesn’t mean that you hate drinking or
或者不赞成喝酒 you do not approve of drinking
所以如果你说的是 So when you use the word
今天 今晚或今夜 today or tonight or this evening
你所表达的意思 you send the message
不是不赞成喝酒 that you don’t disapprove of wine drinking
这样其他的客人 And others should
才能无拘无束地享用美酒 feel free to enjoy their wine
酒一般是与第一道菜同时上的 And wine is usually offered with the first course
侍者是站在客人的右侧斟酒 and will be poured from the right
我所强调的是 I want to stress on
侍者会从哪一侧来为你斟酒 which side the waiter would serve wine
很多客人在就坐之后 because lots of guests when they sit down
不清楚服务人员从哪一侧过来 they don’t know where the waiter would come
今天大家应该学会这个知识 You should make it clear and
记住这一点 you should remember this today
侍者是在你的右侧为你斟酒的 The wine is poured from your right
例如 侍者会从这一侧过来 For example a waiter would come from this side
然后把酒倒进你的酒杯中 and pour wine into the glass
如果侍者是从你的左侧过来的 If the waiter comes on your left hand side
那么他就不是为你斟酒 he or she is pouring wine for the next guest
而是为你旁边的客人来的 not for you
同时 侍者不能站在同一地方斟酒 And besides you never stand at one place
意思是说如果你是服务人员的话 I mean if you were the waiter
一定不要站在一个地方 you never stand at one place
为多个客人斟酒 and pour wine for lots of people
伸出手臂那样做 and reach out your arm and do that
一定不要那样做 No You should never do that
意思是酒和第一道菜 Which means the meal would be served
是一起上的 at the very beginning of the meal
第一道菜 the first course
一般来讲 The first course generally speaking
第一道菜就是主菜 should be the main course
我想先给大家看一张酒杯的图片 I want to also show you a picture of a wine glass
过一会 In the moment
我会给大家展示一个酒杯的实物 I’ll be showing you a real wine glass
同时为大家讲解拿酒杯的正确方式 and how wine glass should be held in your hand
请大家先看屏幕 Now if you look at the screen
这就是一个葡萄酒杯 on the screen you have a picture of glass
可以用来喝红葡萄酒 This is a wine glass
这个酒杯可以用来喝红葡萄酒 This glass is used to drink either red wine
也可用来喝白葡萄酒 or white wine
有时不同的餐厅 Sometimes different restaurants
也提供不同的酒杯 may use different glasses
但通常 But very often
你可以用一样的酒杯 you can use the same glass to
来喝红葡萄酒或者白葡萄酒 drink either red wine or white wine
现在请大家观察这个杯子 Now look at the glass
它是由两部分组成的 The glass is consist of two parts
上半部分 用来盛葡萄酒的部分 The upper part where the wine is poured
是酒杯的杯身 is called bowl
下半部分叫做杯脚 The lower part is called the stem
杯脚的部分就是你端酒杯的地方 The stem is where you can hold the glass
喝红葡萄酒时要端杯身部分 Red wine glasses are held by the bowl
也就是说喝红葡萄酒时 That is to say
你所拿的位置是酒杯的上半部分 you hold the upper part
盛酒的部分 where the wine is
喝红酒时 是这样做 When you drink red wine you do that
为什么呢 Why
因为这样手的温度 Because the warmth of your hand
会传递到酒里 releases the flavor
使葡萄酒散发出香味 releases the fragrance of the wine
当你手的温度 When your warmth of the hand
传递给葡萄酒 passes onto the wine
酒就会散发香味 you have good fragrance that comes up
让你能闻到酒香 and you can smile it
大家刚才看到了图片 You saw the picture just now
大家看到这是个葡萄酒杯 This is a wine glass
这部分叫做 杯身 And this part is called the bowl
这部分叫做 杯脚 And this part is called the stem
这部分是盛酒的 And this is for the wine
手端酒杯时要拿这个部分 this is for your holding
喝红葡萄酒时 When you drink red wine
我们拿杯身的部分 you hold by the bowl like this
像这样或者这样 When you hold the glass this way
这两种方式拿酒杯 or this way
手的温度都会传递给葡萄酒 the warmth of your hand goes into the wine and
使酒散发出香气 the warmth would be released into the wine
这时你能闻 and you can smell
酒的芳香 the fragrance of the wine
刚才我们讲了 I was saying just now you should never
一定不要像这样将酒杯翻转 turn the glass upside down like this
可以将手指放在边缘 But you may put your fingers here
以示不喝酒 to indicate that you’re not drinking
刚才我们讲了喝红葡萄酒时 I was saying that when you drink red wine
酒杯的拿法 that’s the way you hold the glass
你也可以像这样端酒杯的杯脚部分 But when you drink red wine
有人习惯于这样 you can also hold it by the stem like this
一些人是这么做的 And some people do so
如果你喝的是白葡萄酒 However when you drink white wine
或者香槟酒 or when you are drinking champagne
拿酒杯的杯脚部分 you should always hold the glass by the stem
应该像这样 like this
这是因为 This is because
喝香槟酒或者白葡萄酒时 when you drink champagne or white wine
人们享受的是 you really enjoy the chill the coldness
酒的冷度 the chill of the wine
如果拿端杯身部分 If you hold it by the bowl
冷度就降低 the chill will be diminished
就会消失 The coldness will be gone
这就是白葡萄酒或者香槟酒 So this is the difference between white wine
和红葡萄酒的区别 champagne and red wine
用餐时坐姿 What about the posture when you sit at the table
应该是怎么样的呢 how should you sit
首先 Well try your best to sit up straight at the table
挺直腰身的坐姿 First of all
会令你看上去很精神 when you sit up straight you look smart
对吧 Right
第二这样坐可以 And secondly if you sit up straight like that
使食物更好地消化 the food can go down much easier
尽量挺直腰身坐直 So try to sit up straight
在用餐时 when you sit at the table
那么 手应该放在哪里呢 Now where do you put your hands
记住一定不要 Your hands you should not
将手完全放在餐桌 place the entire hands there on the table
也不要将肘部放在餐桌上 Or you should not keep your elbows
这是肘部 these are the elbows
不要这样放在餐桌上 on the table
一般来讲 But generally speaking
手的正确位置是 the right way to put your hand at the table
将手腕放在餐桌的边缘 is to rest your hand at the wrist
这里是手腕 This is the wrist
可以像这样把手腕放在餐桌的边缘处 So you can put it at the edge like that
保持自然的坐姿 So try to compose a natural posture
将手腕放在餐桌上 And your wrist rests on the table
这也是最舒服的坐姿 That’s the most comfortable gesture
一定不要像这样 Do not support yourself
手托着双颊 肘部支撑在餐桌上 with your elbows resting on the table
像这样 and cup your face like that
那是不正确的 Ok That's not the place
也许 用餐结束后可以这样做 You can do so after the meal maybe
大家也应该注意 Another thing people should be aware of
还有一种错误的坐姿 which is also a bad way to sit
就是将椅子向后推 is that you push back your chair
给自己留出更大的空间 so you can have more space and
然后将一条腿翘在另一条腿上 you cross one leg onto the other
用餐时不应该这样坐 That's not the way when you are eating
这是用餐时不正确的坐姿 That's not the correct position when you are eating
也许这样会更舒服 Yes it is more comfortable maybe sometimes
但是不要在用餐过程中采用这样的坐姿 but not during the meal
有时 即使有人用餐结束 Sometimes if some people have finished
应该继续坐在餐桌旁 you should keep company
你也应该保持用餐的正确坐姿作陪 You should still sit at the table
用餐结束后 And at the end of the meal
你可以 you can do
选择自己认为最舒服的坐姿 you can sit in whatever posture you feel comfortable
但是在用餐的过程中 But definitely not during the meal
当你就坐后 while the meal is going on，when you sit down
通常会看到眼前摆放了很多餐具 people usually see a lot of flat ware
有很多把刀 lots of knives
大概会有两把到三把 not just one knife two or three knives
大家看 这里有一把刀 This is a knife there
你也会看到两到三把叉子和勺子 And two or three forks or two or three spoons there
我建议大家就坐后 My advice is when you sit down
先看看自己面前有什么 you should look what in front of you
面前都摆放有什么餐具 What is in front of you
观察餐具的摆放位置 数量 And look where they are placed or how many of them
看一下你面前所有的餐具 to study the entire flat ware
开始用餐时 When you start eating
你应先使用摆放在最外侧的餐具 you should use the one outside
如果你看到餐具是按照这样的顺序摆放的 If they’re placed one two three like that
你应该先使用外侧的 you should start from the outside
如果最外侧的餐具是勺子 If the outside one is a spoon
那么你最先使用的应该是勺子 you should start with the spoon
勺子用完后 And then when the spoon is finished
侍者会将勺子收走 the spoon will be taken away
然后你可能会看到最外侧的是一把叉子 And then you will see a fork on the outside
那么下一道菜你将使用的餐具就是叉 You start with the fork for the next course
这是一般的规律 That is the general rule
图片展示了 Look at the picture
一系列的餐具 On the picture you will see an array of flat ware
许多酒杯 Lots of glasses right
一些勺子 叉子 和刀 Some spoons some forks and some knives
在这张图片中只有一把刀 One knife in this case
大家注意在 Can you recognize what there are right in the center
餐桌中间 Right in the center
有一个盘子 盘子上是餐巾 you have a plate and on the plate is the napkin
餐巾上是你的姓名卡 On the napkin is your name card
那就是你所就坐的位置 And that’s the place where you sit
是你的座位 That’s your seat
这张图片展示的是正式晚宴的餐具摆放 This picture shows a formal dinner place setting
大家记住这些餐具的位置 If you remember where they are
我会讲解从哪 I will explain to you
开始使用这些餐具 where you start with the flat ware
请大家看图片上的餐具 Remember the outside is a spoon
记住最外侧的是勺子 if you see the picture there the outside is a spoon
接着的是一把小刀 and the second one is a small knife
再里面是一把大一些的刀 and the next one is a little bigger knife
在左手边 On your left hand side
有两把叉子 you have two forks
一把大的 一把小的 One big one small
请大家记住这张图片 And remember this
大家现在看到的是午餐的餐具摆放 Now this is a lunch place setting
午餐与正式晚宴的 This lunch place setting is different from
摆放有所不同 the formal dinner place setting
大家看到了吗 这个要简单一些 You see it is much simpler
只有一把勺子 You have one spoon and one knife
一把刀在右手边 on your right hand side
一把叉子在左边 and you have one fork on your left hand side
请大家看一下中间的部分 Look at the middle there
在盘碟上 Above your plate
有另外一把勺子和一把叉子 you have one more spoon and one more fork
这两把餐具是用来吃甜点的 And these two are for dessert for eating dessert
这里只有一个杯子 And you have only one glass
这个杯子通常是用来喝水的 This glass is usually for water
现在我们从第一道菜开始 Now let us begin the first course
大家记得刚才的图片吧 If you see or just remember the picture there
我们看到右手边 if you see the spoon is on the far left hand side
最外侧的餐具是一把勺子 the spoon is on the far right hand side
看到这把勺子 if you see that spoon
你就应该明白第一道菜会是汤 it means that the first course will be soup
餐具是按照顺序摆放的 They are placed in order
你不能随意使用 You don’t pick up at random
使用餐具的顺序是从最外侧开始 You pick up the flat ware from the outside
向内侧 So you eat
一个接一个地使用 from the outside in one by one
所以当你看到最外侧是勺子 So you see the spoon
那么第一道菜就会是汤 and the first course will be the soup
如果你看到左手边最外侧是吃沙拉用的小叉子 And if you see a small salad fork on the far left side
也可能第一道菜就是沙拉 you might be having salad for the first course
在图片上 大家看到两把叉子 And you did see two forks
一把小的一把偏大的 one small and one big
都是在左手边 They’re on your left hand side
同样 第一道菜也可能会是沙拉 So you may have a salad for the first course also
这些是用来吃甜点的餐具 For dessertm these are the flat ware
这张图片展示了 and utensils for flat ware
吃甜点所使用的餐具 This is a picture for dessert
盘碟更简单 The flat ware is much simpler
一个小盘子 And you have one small plate
一把小刀和一把小叉子 one small knife, and one small fork
上如果你看到甜点餐具 Desserts will be served
摆放在盘子 when you find dessert utensils
这就要上甜点了 placed on the table above your plate
大家还记得 Remember there are two utensils
在你的盘子子上有两把餐具吗 there above your plate
它们是水平放置的 And they are placed horizontally
而不是垂直摆放的 not vertically，but horizontally
吃甜点使用的勺子 And the dessert spoon is usually
放在叉子的上边 placed on top of the fork
也就是说勺子在更远处 That is on the far side
而叉子在近处 And on the near side,you have the fork
这两把餐具是用来吃甜点的 These two are for the dessert
要吃像派或者蛋糕这样的甜点 And the dessert implements for something like pie or
需要使用水平摆放在小刀上面的叉子 cake would call for fork lying horizontally above a knife
用什么餐具取决于你要吃什么样的甜点 so it depends on what dessert you are going to have
如果你要吃的是派或者蛋糕 If you are going to have a pie or a cake
需要使用的餐具是叉子 you would use the fork to eat the pie or cake
如果上的甜点是冰激凌 If you see ice cream served
你就需要使用勺子 you would use your spoon
你要用勺子来吃冰激凌 You use your spoon to eat the ice cream
如果上的甜点是布丁 Or if you see pudding served pudding's coming
你也要使用勺子 and you use your spoon to eat the pudding
食用冰激凌和布丁时 so both ice cream and pudding
所使用的餐具都是勺子 are eaten with the spoon
刚才我给大家讲到了 Just now,I was telling you that
侍者是从右手边为客人斟酒的 the wine would be poured on your right hand side
那么食物呢 What about the food
食物从哪边上呢 Where does food come from
食物是从左手边上来的 Well, the food comes from your left
如果看到侍者从你左边过来 And if you see waiter coming from your left
那么他/她是在给你上菜 he or she is serving you
侍者从左边过来 He will put your food in front of you
会将食物放在你的正前方 but he comes from your left hand side
用完这道菜后 And when you finish that course when you finish the food
侍者会过来将空盘收走 the waiter will come again to remove your empty plate
这时 侍者会从你的右边过来 And this time he would come from your right hand side
你能看见食物从左边送来 You see the food comes in on the left
空盘从右边收走 and they goes out on your right
这就像是一个循环 It’s like a circle
训练有素的侍者 Any trained waiter would serve you
都会在适当的位置为你提供服务的 at the right place at right position
有时 你会在餐桌上看到一个洗指碗 Sometimes, you may see a finger bowl on your table
洗指碗是什么呢 What is a finger bowl
一般是玻璃器皿 A finger bowl is usually a glass ware
或者是瓷器 or it could be china ware
里面装有干净的水 containing some water just clean water in it
这是用来给你洗手指的 This is used for you to wash your fingers
当你看到洗指碗 When you see finger bowls,when you see the water
请不要喝里面的水 please do not drink
一定不要喝洗指碗里的水 Don't drink the water
这水是给你用来洗手指的 The water is for you to wash your fingers
例如 For example
有些食物是用手拿着吃的 sometimes food is taken with fingers
不用刀也不用叉 not with knife or fork
想想有什么食物是用手拿着吃的呢 Think of the food that you have to use your fingers
例如螃蟹 crabs for example
我们是用手直接拿着吃的 when you eat crabs you would use your fingers
这时你可能会弄脏手指 And your fingers and your hands may get sticky and soiled
当你吃完这样的食物 So after you finish that food
就可以在洗指碗里清洗一下手指 you would wash your fingers in the finger bowl
作为宾客 你可以将指尖浸入洗指碗里 A guest would dip the finger tips in the finger bowl
洗干净后可以用你的餐巾 and you can also dry your fingers on your napkin
将手指擦干 wipe your fingers,use the napkins to wipe your fingers
随后侍者会将洗指碗收走 And then, the finger bowl will be removed
要注意 One thing you have to pay attention to is
千万不要像在家里洗手那样 do not put your entire hand,like you do at home
把整只手都浸在洗指碗里来洗 washing your entire hands
因为那样看起来显得很脏 Because that looks messy
你在用餐时 Well, sometimes when people eat food
也可能会弄脏嘴唇 you may leave some stains there on your lips
这时你可以用洗指碗里的水 You can use the finger bowl's water
将嘴唇沾湿 to moist your soiled lips
然后用餐巾将水擦掉 and then you can wipe the water away with your napkin
你可以用你的餐巾把嘴再擦干 You can dry your mouth with your napkins
切记一定不要将整只手 And never,never put the entire hand there in the bowl
或者一双手浸入洗指碗里 or both hands in the bowl
通常情况下 And it is usually you would be very smart
第一次取菜时最好取少量的菜 to take small portions the first time around
意思是你不可以 which means you do not want to
过量取食 get too much food onto your plate
以免吃不完浪费 and you can not finish
所以每次只取少量的食物 So try just a little portion
放在自己的盘子中 a small portion onto your plate
如果食物很合口 If you like it
你可以吃完再取 you can always go for a second help
吃完后再取更多的食物 You get more food
即使食物再美味 Even if that food is good
也不要取过多在自己的盘子中 but do not have too much onto your plate
一定要留一些给其他客人 Make sure that you leave some for others
可能食物对你来说很美味 Maybe,if the food is good for you
我的意思是如果你喜欢 I mean if you like it
那么其他客人也会喜欢的 others would like it also
所以 So we say that the platters
这些菜肴会在圆盘上来回传递 these dishes maybe passed around again and again
你可以吃完后再取餐 You can always have a second helping
因为在自助餐宴会上 Because in the buffet party
是需要你自己取餐 it is you yourself who would get food
所以不要取过多的食物放在自己的盘中 so do not have too much onto the plate
否则就会浪费 otherwise you would waste
你用餐结束 How do you tell the waiter
需要如何告诉侍者呢 that you have finished
这其实是可以暗示侍者的 Well,there is an indication
可以通过刀叉等餐具的不同摆放位置 To indicate you haven’t finished,or you have finished eating
来暗示侍者 you have to give the waiter a clear indication
你是否用餐结束 by placing your fork and knife at a different position
请大家看图片 If you look at the picture
在图片上 on the picture
展示了刀叉的 it shows this is the position you put your knife
这种摆放位置 and this is the position you put your fork
这样的摆放位置 This position tells the waiter
告诉侍者你还没有结束用餐 that you haven't finished yet
但是为什么将餐具放下了呢 But why do you put them down
用餐时 Well there often
人们可能会需要短暂的休息 we may have a very very brief or short rest
或者需要跟其他人谈话 or probably you’re talking to somebody
与旁边的人聊天 talking to your neighbor or
或者需要给他人解释些什么 something you want to explain to your neighbor
等等 things like that
或者你只是想短暂休息一下 Or maybe you just want to have a short rest
所以你把刀叉放下了 so you put both fork and knife down
如果你只想短时间地休息一会 And this is the way you put your knife and fork down
那么请这样摆放你的餐具 to rest for a while
有时你可能只是想听其他人讲话 Sometimes you may put your knife and fork down
而暂时放下刀叉 just to listen to other people talking
如果你是以这样的方式摆放餐具 And if you put your knife and fork down this way
训练有素的侍者会看出 a trained waiter will recognize that
客人还没有结束用餐 you haven’t finished
而知道你只是在休息 You’re taking a break
他不会将你的餐具收走 So he will not take your plate away
即使你离开餐桌 Even if you are getting up to
去打电话或者接电话 make a phone call or to answer a phone call
只要你这样摆放餐具 as long as you leave your knife and fork this way
侍者就不会将你的餐具收走 the waiter will not take your plate away