西方吃饭礼仪（中文和英文）

西方吃饭礼仪（中文和英文）

American eating is funny. They eat almost everything with a fork, and it appears that holding a knife in one’s right hand longer than a few seconds is considered to be against good table manners.
The system is that if it is absolutely necessary to use a knife, people take the fork in their left hand, and cut off a piece of meat or whatever it is in the normal manner. Then they put the knife down, transfer the fork to their right hand, and only then do they transport the food to their mouth.
There are several results of this system. First, if it is not absolutely necessary to use a knife, Americans don’t use one, you will therefore see them trying to cut things like potatoes, fish and even bacon with a fork.
Second, towards the end of a course, since only one implement is being used, food has to be chased around the plate with the fork — and for the last mouthful the thumb has to be used to keep the food in place.
Third, tables are generally laid with one knife and two forks, the outside fork being for the salad. There is no need for foreign visitors to follow the American system and try to eat the salad with only a fork, but if you do use your knife, remember to save it for the meat course.

美国人的餐桌礼仪

美国吃法很有趣。无论他们吃什么，都离不开叉子。人们认为右手持刀超过几秒钟都有悖于餐桌礼仪。
如果必须用刀，正常情况下，人们就会左手持叉，右手持刀切肉或其他东西。接着，他们把刀放下，将叉子转移到右手。只有这时，才可以把食物送入口中。
这个习惯带来以下几种结果。第一，如果不是必须用刀，美国人一般不用，因此你会看到他们用叉子叉土豆、鱼甚至熏猪肉；
第二，整个用餐过程中，由于只用到一个餐具，人们不得不拿叉子追着食物跑——直到最后一口，还得用大拇指按住食物。
第三，桌上常常备有一把刀及两个叉子，放在外面的叉子是吃沙拉用的。外国游客没有必要遵循美式用餐方法，并且设法只用叉子吃沙拉。但是一定记着：如果用刀的话，别忘了留着切肉用。