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01.Dining in a Western restaurant, we have to learn a lot of dos and don'ts.
到西餐厅用餐，我们得多了解一些餐厅礼节。
02.Don't read at the table.
不要边吃饭边看书。
03.Don't gargle with your soup.
不要用汤漱口。
04.No TV during dinner.
吃饭时不要看电视。
05.Chew with your mouth closed.
闭着嘴巴嚼食物。
06.Please keep the table clean.
请保持桌面干净。
07.Excuse me, I'll just get the phone.
对不起，我去接个电话。
08.Don't put your elbows on the table.
不要把手肘支在餐桌上。
09.Don't talk with your mouth full.
嘴里塞满东西的时候不要总说话。
10.Don't take huge mouthfuls of anything.
不管吃什么都不要过于大口。
Linda：Hi, Maya. I want to invite a friend from America to have a western dinner on the weekend.So I want to ask you something.
Maya：What would you like to know?
琳达：嗨，马雅。这个周末，我想请一位来自美国的朋友吃西餐。所以我想问你一些事。
马雅：你想知道什么？
Linda：I just don't know about the American table manners.
Maya：You should learn about some American cultures, especially the table manners.
琳达：我只是不太知道美国的餐桌礼仪。
马雅：你应该了解一些美国文化，特别是餐桌礼仪。
Linda：Can you tell me the differences between Chinese table manners and American table manners?
Maya：The most obvious difference is that they use knives and forks, but we use chopsticks.
琳达：你能告诉我中国餐桌礼仪和美国餐桌礼仪的不同之处吗？
马雅：最显著的不同就是他们使用刀叉，而我们使用筷子。
Maya：What would you like to know?
Linda：I just don't know how to use tableware of western food.
马雅：你想知道什么？
琳达：我只是不太知道如何使用西餐餐具。
Linda：I know they often place the knife and spoon on the right of the plate. The fork is on the left.
Maya：You'd better keep your left hand under the table unless you use it in the process of cutting.
琳达：我知道他们一般把餐刀和勺子放在盘子的右边。叉子在左边。
马雅：你最好把左手放在桌子下面，除非你切食物的时候要用到左手。
Linda：How can I know that he is full?
Maya：He will tell you that he is full. And if he puts knife and fork in a position on the plate looking like the hands of a clock at 5：30，it means that he is fnished.
琳达：我怎么才能知道他吃饱了呢？
马雅：他吃饱了的时候会告诉你的。如果他把刀和叉摆成时钟指针指在5：30时的模样，那表示他已经吃好了。
Linda：There are really so many differences. Thank you.
Maya：You are welcome.
琳达：真是有很多不同。谢谢你。
马雅：不客气。
