1、When helping a woman pull her chair to the table, hold it and guide it. Don’t shove it against the back of her legs.
为女士拉椅子的时候,要把椅子抓住了,留个角度,让女士好走过去。别让椅子腿碰到女士的腿。
2、 If you’re seated at a table with eight or fewer guests, wait for everyone to be served and for the hostess to begin eating before you dig in. At a long banquet table, it’s OK to start when several people are seated and served.
3、All things not having to do with food should remain off the table: keys, clutch bags, cigarette packs, sunglasses, BlackBerrys.
一切和食物无关的东西都不应该出现在餐桌上,包括:钥匙、手袋、烟盒、墨镜还有手机。
4、 Don’t snap your napkin open or unfurl it showily like it’s an Olympic flag.
不要把餐巾展开,看起来像是在展示奥林匹克会旗一样。
5、If you prefer not to have wine while dining out, don’t turn your glass upside down, and don’t make a big deal of saying you don’t drink. Simply place your fingertips on the rim of the glass and say “Not today, thanks.”
9When you excuse yourself to go to the restroom, just say “Please excuse me.”
想去洗手间的时候,只要说“失陪一下”就可以了。
10、When out with friends or family — even at a fancy restaurant — it’s OK to ask for your leftovers to be wrapped. But don’t do it at a business lunch or dinner.
让客人和长辈先吃每一道菜let the elder people and the customer eat first不要用筷子敲碗don't use the chopsticks hit the bowl不要将手伸到饭桌对面夹菜don't reach to get the food on the opposite side