商务口语天天说 怎样注意用餐礼仪

（单词翻译）

第一句：Ideal posture¹ is to sit straight, but not stiff², against the back of the chair.

理想的姿势是背靠椅子坐直，但不要僵硬。

A: What is the proper way to sit at a dinner table?

餐桌边就坐的正确姿势是什么？

B: Ideal posture is to sit straight, but not stiff, against the back of the chair.

理想的姿势是背靠椅子坐直，但不要僵硬。

A: Yes.

是的。

B: Hands, when one is not actually eating, may be in the lap. Tipping one's chair is unforgivable.

未进餐时可把手放在膝上。不要用手指敲打椅子。

第二句：What is the proper way to handle a napkin at dinner?

宴会上使用餐巾的正确方法是什么？

A: What is the proper way to handle a napkin at dinner?

宴会上使用餐巾的正确方法是什么？

B: Ordinarily, as soon as you are seated, you put your napkin on your lap.

通常情况下就座后就把餐巾放在腿上。

A: How about at a formal dinner?

在正式宴会上怎么做呢？

B: At a formal dinner, you wait for your hostess to put hers on her lap first.

在正式宴会上要先等女主人把餐巾放在腿上。

 

背诵句型：

But I know nothing about a western dinner.

但是我对西方的晚宴一无所知。

When the meal is finished, or if you leave the table during the meal, put the napkin on the left side of your plate, or if the plates have been removed, in the center.

吃完饭或中途霈要离开餐桌时，把餐巾放在餐盘左边，如果盘子被撤走了就搁在中间。