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1、8PeoplewhogotoaformalWesterndinnerpartyforthefirsttimemaybesurprisedbytablemannersinWesternculture.Knowingthemwillhelpyoumakeagoodimpression.Havinggoodtablemannersmeansknowing,forexample,howtouseknivesandforks,whentodrinkatoastandhowtobehaveatthetable.Besideyournapkinyou
2、willfindasmallbreadrollandthreeglasses—oneforwhitewine,onefortheredwine,andoneforwater.Therearetwopairsofknivesandforksonthetable,forksontheleftandknivesintherightoftheplate.Whenyouseetwospoons,thebigoneisforthesoupandthesmalloneforthedessert.Theknifeandforkthatarecloses
3、ttoyourplatearealittlebitbiggerthantheonesbesidethem.Whenyousitdownatthetable,youcantakeyournapkin,unfolditandputitonyourlap.InChineseyousometimegetahot,dampclothtocleanyourfaceandfaceandhands,which,however,isnotthecustominWesterncountries.Dinnerstartwithasmalldish,which
4、isoftencalledastarter.Somepeoplepraybeforetheystarteating,andotherpeoplemaykeepsilentforamoment.Thenyoucansay”Enjoyyourmeal”toeachotherandeverybodystarteating.Forthestarter,whichyoueatwiththesmallerpair,youkeeptheknifeinyourrighthandandtheforkinyourleft.Afterthestarteryo
5、uwillgetabowlofsoup—butonlyonebowlofsoupandneveraskforasecondserving.Thenextdishisthemaincourse.ManyWesternersthinkthechickenbreastwithitstenderwhitefleshisthebestpartofthebird.Somepeoplecanusetheirfingerswhentheyeatingchickenorotherbirds,butnevertouchbeeforothermeatinbo
6、nes.Itispolitetofinisheatingeverythingonyourplate,sodon'ttakemorefoodthanyouneed.Attable,youshouldtrytospeakquietlyandsmilealot,butdonotlaughallthetime.MostWesternerslikesoftdrinkiftheywilldrivehome.Manyofthemdrinkwhiteorredwinewiththefood.Whendrinkingtosomeone'shealth,y
7、ouraiseyourglasses,buttheglassesshouldnottouch.ThecustomoftoastinginsomepartsofChinaistofinishthedrinkatonce,butWesternersusuallytakeonlyasip.Fordrinkingduringadinner,thebestadviceisnevertodrinktoomuch.Tablemannerschangeovertime.Theyfollowthefashionoftheday.Beside,tablem
8、annersareonlyimportantatformaldinnerparties.Ifyou'renotsurewhattodo,youcanalwaysfollowyourhosts.Althoug