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1、进餐时的礼仪：（General manners while dining） · 在家庭式的用餐中常常是把一盘菜传到各位的面前，有时由主人把菜拿到客人面前，稍微讲究一点的会有佣人把菜呈到客人面前。如果是传的话，你要按其他盘子传的同一个方向把菜传给下一位。当你拿到传过来的菜盘子，你可以从中取菜。在取的时候，不要取超过餐桌上人数比例的量，这样的话餐桌上的每一个人都能得到一份。如果你不想吃传过来的菜，那就把它递给下一位，但是千万不要解释你为什么不吃或者作什么评论。如果是有人把菜盘子端给你，他会问你是否需要，你可以简单地回答“是的，请给一些”或者
2、“谢谢，我不需要”。（ When a dish is offered from a serving dish (a.k.a. family style), as is the traditional manner, the food may be passed around or served by a host or staff. If passed, you should pass on the serving dish to the next person in the same direction as the other di
3、shes are being passed. Place the serving dish on your left, take some, and pass to the person next to you. You should consider how much is on the serving dish and not take more than a proportional amount so that everyone may have some. If you do not care for any of the d
4、ish, pass it to the next person without comment. If being served by a single person, the server should request if the guest would like any of the dish. The guest may say "Yes, please," or "No, thank you."） · 当为进餐人士服务的时候，上菜都是从进餐者的左边放到他（她）的前面；而撤盘子的时候，都是从进餐者的右边拿走。但是对于饮料，可以从
5、左右的任何一方呈上和撤离。（When serving, serve from the left and pick-up the dish from the right. Beverages, however, are to be both served as well as removed from the right-hand side） · 在喝汤的时候，用汤匙由靠近你的一处开始，向远离你的方向打汤。不要把整个汤匙放入嘴里来喝汤，而是在汤匙的边上喝汤。如果汤碗里只剩一点儿汤了，你可以用不拿汤匙的手把汤碗靠近你的一边略略提起，这将使你
6、比较容易把余下的汤流入你的汤匙。（Dip your soup spoon away from you into the soup. Eat soup noiselessly, from the side of the spoon. When there is a small amount left, you may lift the front end of the dish slightly with your free hand to enable collection of more soup with your spoon） ·
7、 如果光用叉子把食物叉起来有困难的话，可以用一小片面包或者餐刀帮忙；但是千万不要直接用手。（If you are having difficulty getting food onto your fork, use a small piece of bread or your knife to assist. Never use your fingers or thumb） · 按美国人的习惯，你不一定要吃餐桌上所有的菜，而且到最后你盘子里的菜没有吃完，也不是不礼貌的。不要询问别人为什么不吃某个菜，或者询问别人为什么不把菜吃完（It i
8、s acceptable in the United States not to accept all offerings, and to not finish all the food on your p
