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1、ChineseTableManners安徽怀远第一中学《新课标下高中英语教学中的中国文化习俗渗透研究》课题组编辑整理ImportanceTablemannersareveryimportantinChinesepeople’slife.Theyshowwhetheryouarewelleducated.Chinesepeopletreatdinnersasoneofthemostimportantsocialinteractions.(Businesswillbetalkedandsetwhilehavingdinner.)BeforeDinner1.Preferroundtab
2、les,whichenablepeopletositfacetoface.Throughthisway,peoplefeelclosetoeachother.2.Themostimportantguest(theoldest,themostrespectful,etc.)willsitfacingthedoor.3.Afterthemostimportantguestsitdown,otherstaketheirseats.4.Guestswillnotorderunlessthehostaskthemtodoso.Sometimes,hostasksthemostimporta
3、ntfiguretoorderdishesinordertoshowthehost’srespect(totheimportantfigure).5.Ifyouhavesomethingthatyoudonotlikeorcannoteat,tellthehostsecretly.Hewilltakeintoconsiderationwhenheisordering.6.Putthenapkinonyourlegs.7.Thedinnerwillnotbeginuntileverybodyarrive,evenifsomeoneisnotontime.8.Whilethehost
4、isorderingdishes,othersusuallychatwitheachotheranddrinkteatokilltime.9.Therestaurantalwaysservesomesneaks,likepeanuts,cucumbers,andchickenfeet.10.Ifyouaresittingneartheteapot,itisyourdutytoserveotherstea.Usually,youstartfromtheeldest/female.Doitclockwise.Generally,youserveyourselfatlast.Tobea
5、gentleman,dothisjobbeforeladiesrealizethattheyneedmorewater.11.Whentheteapotisempty,holdthelidonesideup,andthewaiterwillcomeandfillit.1.Soupwillbeservedthefirst.Ifthesoupistoohot,youcanwaituntilitgetscooler.2.Disheswillbeplacedontheturntable.3.Everytimewhenadishisserved,themostimportantpeople
6、takethefirstbite.Thenotherstaketheirbitesasthetableturns.Sometimes,whentherearekids,theyoungestkidwilltakethefirstbitetoshowthecarefromadults.HavingDinner4.Donotstickchopsticksverticallyinyourbowlofrice,becausethismakesthechopstickslookliketheincensesweburnwhenweareworshipingthedeadorprayingt
7、hegod.Soitislikeyouareworshipingpeoplesittingtheotherside,whichsuggeststhatheisdead.Therefore,thisactionisviewedunluckyandimpolite.5.Usually,youpickupsomefood,likeapieceofmeat,placingitinyourbowlfirst,andtheneatit.Thismakesyoulooklesseagerand
