外国人最想和你聊的时事话题：餐桌礼仪

     Father gave me a sermon on table manners.
     父亲就餐桌礼仪问题对我作了一番说教。
     I recently had a business lunch with a man who displayed objectionable table manners.
     最近，我与一个客户共进工作午餐，他的餐桌礼仪实在让人不敢恭维。
     Table manners are signals to show your success,
     从餐桌礼仪可以看出你的成功。
     We should have good table manners.
     我们应该有良好的餐桌礼仪。
     Do you know Western table manners?
     你知道西方的餐桌礼仪吗？
     Father always put a lot of stress on table manners.
     父亲一向强调要有好的餐桌礼仪。
     Table manners change over time. They follow the fashion of the day.
     餐桌礼仪随着时代而变迁，随时尚而变化。
     Children should learn above all how to observe good manners at table.
     小孩首先应学会餐桌礼仪。
     Every culture has its own rules of table etiquette.
     每种文化都有自己的餐桌礼仪。
     Brighton College on the southern English coast will drill pupils on how to iron a shirt properly, dance the waltz, when to take off a jacket or go to the toilet, when to avoid talking at the dinner table and other finer points of etiquette.
     位于英格兰南部沿海的布莱顿学院将对学生们进行各种礼仪培训，其中包括怎样熨衬衫、跳华尔兹、何时脱外套、何时去洗手间、在餐桌上何时不能说话等一些礼仪细节。
     He admitted that it goes against his education of table manners to children.
     他承认这和他对孩子们餐桌礼仪的教育是相违背的。
     It is necessary for us to learn table manners of different countries for the purpose of avoiding embarrassed situations.
     我们有必要学习不同国家的餐桌礼仪，以免出现尴尬的场面。
     It is important and useful for us to learn table manners.
     学习餐桌礼仪对我们来说是非常重要和有用的。
     Many collages establish a course of etiquette, which includes table manners.
     很多高校开设了礼仪课，其中就包括餐桌礼仪。
     The table manners can reflect one's education level and his accomplishment.
     餐桌礼仪能够体现一个人的受教育程度和自身素养。
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     Kate: Tommy, stop eating, your grandpa and grandma haven't been here. You should wait until they arrive.
     凯特：汤米，先不要吃饭，外公和外婆还没有来。要等长辈来了才能吃饭。
     Tommy: But I'm so hungry.
     汤米：不过我很饿了。
     Kate: It's a table manner, which reflects your accomplishment and cultivation. You must learn it.
     凯特：这是一种餐桌礼仪，反映了你的素质和教养，你必须要学习。
     John: Not only children who should learn these table manners, so do many adults. A few days ago, I had dinner with a friend, whose table manners should be remediated.
     约翰：这种餐桌礼仪不仅小孩子需要学习，很多成人也了解得很少。前几天和朋友吃饭，他的餐桌礼仪真的需要补习一下了。
     Kate: Tell in detail.
     凯特：具体说说。
     John: Three of us had dinner that day. The other one suffered a traffic jam, and he ate without waiting for our friend. Besides, he made loud noise while eating.
     约翰：那天我们一共三个人吃饭，另外一个朋友堵车来晚了，他竟然自己先吃了起来，而且吃饭的时候还发出很大的声音。
     Kate: Oh, god! That's terrible!
     凯特：天啊！这太可怕了！
     John: What's more, the one who late for dinner is a Hui people, and he ordered pork. Luckily I stopped him, or the situation will be embarrassed.
     约翰：不仅如此，来晚的同学是回民，他竟然要点猪肉，还好被我阻止了，否则场面会很尴尬的。
     Kate: Do you hear that? Different countries have their own table manners. Even in the same country, people have their special dinning habits.
     凯特：汤米，听到了吗？不同的国家有不同的餐桌礼仪，即使在同一个国家里，不同的人也会有自己的用餐习惯。
     Tommy: What else should I pay attention to?
     汤米：那么我还应当注意哪些呢？
     Kate: First of all, you can't eat until everyone is here； second, you should choose your seat according to the age and status； third, you must keep quite while eating and shouldn't speak loudly； fourth, taking off clothes in public is forbidden； fifth, avoid some words that make people feel uncomfortable.
     凯特：首先要等所有人都到齐才能吃饭；其次要根据年龄和地位选择座位；第三，吃饭时要保持安静，不能大声吵闹；第四，不可以当中脱衣服；第五，不能说一些令人感觉不舒服的话。
     Tommy: It sounds complicated.
     汤米：听起来好复杂啊。
     Kate: These are parts of table manners, and there are still many for you to learn.
     凯特：这只是其中的一部分，还有很多礼仪需要你慢慢了解。
     Tommy: Okay, I know.
     汤米：好的，我知道了。