中国餐桌礼仪英文.doc

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1、ChinaDiningCustom——TableMannersChinainancienttimesisknownas"formalstate",tablecultureisanimportantpartinetiquetteculture,ChineseNewYearisthetimetoallthefamilyreunion,everyfamilywillgettogetherforafamilyreuniondinnerIfyouarebeingtreatedbyaChinesehost,bepreparedforatonoffood.Th

2、emaindifferencebetweenChineseandwesterneatinghabitsisthatunliketheWest,whereeveryonehastheirownplateoffood,inChinathedishesareplacedonthetableandeverybodyshares.Chineseareveryproudoftheircultureofcuisineandwilldotheirbesttoshowtheirhospitality.TheChineseeatwithchopsticks.Ands

3、ometimestheChinesehostusetheirchopstickstoputfoodinyourbowlorplate.Thisisasignofpoliteness.Theappropriatethingtodowouldbetoeatthewhatever-it-isandsayhowyummyitis.Ifyoufeeluncomfortablewiththis,youcanjustsayapolitethankyouandleavethefoodthere.Whenyoueat,youcan'tstampfoodwithch

4、opsticks.It'snotpolitetorefertosomeonewhenyou'reeating.EatingNo-no's：Don'tstickyourchopsticksuprightinthericebowl.Instead,laythemonyourdish.Makesurethespoutoftheteapotisnotfacinganyone.Itisimpolitetosettheteapotdownwherethespoutisfacingtowardssomebody.Thespoutshouldalwaysbedi

5、rectedtowherenobodyissitting,usuallyjustoutwardfromthetable.Don'ttaponyourbowlwithyourchopsticks.Beggarstapontheirbowls,sothisisnotpolite.Also,whenthefoodiscomingtooslowinarestarant,peoplewilltaptheirbowls.Ifyouareinsomeone'shome,itislikeinsultingthecook.Ifthereisanolderperso

6、ntoeattogether,theyoungmanshouldlettheoldmaneatfirst.DuringtheSpringFestival,theChinesepeopleliketoeatdumplings,whichmeanstheroundcircleofthegroup.