和老外聊天的地道口语第54期:学习餐桌礼仪

T: hi, Betty.what's up?
B: nothing special. how about you? Are you used to the life here in the States?
T: evertything has been fine for the past several months.
B: great!
T: well, I wish someone could talk to me about Western table manners
B: sounds interesting. Where did you get the idea?
T: as you know, table manners in China are quite different from those of Westerners.
B: absolutely. that's because both of us have distinctive¹ cultural features.
T: for example, in China, it's okay to talk while eating. However, you may regard it as rude.
B: yes. this must be a huge difference.
T: can you think of anything else?
B: sure. We tend to think that the slower on eats, the more polite one seems.
T: I didn't know that before.
B: and we never sip² or slurp³ the soup loudly. we quietly like little mouthfuls.
T: i got it. i'll bear it in mind.
B: don't worry. i'm sure our etiquette⁴ will become a natural part of your behavior as time goes by.
T: I hope so.
你好,贝蒂.最近怎么样?
一切如故.你呢?在美国生活得还习惯吗?
这几个月都挺好的.
真好!
嗯,我希望有人能跟我说说西方的餐桌礼仪.
听起来挺有意思.为什么会这么想?
你也知道,中国的餐桌礼仪和西方的差别还是挺大的.
当然啦,这是因为我们有不同的文化.
比方说,中国人认为吃饭时可以讲话,相反你们会觉得这样很没礼貌.
是的,这是中西文化的一个巨大差异.
你能说说其他方面吗?
好的.我们会认为一个人吃得越慢,显得越有修养.
我第一次听说呢.
而且我们喝汤时不会发出声响.我们会安静地一小口一小口喝.
我知道了.我应该记住这些.
不用担心,过些日子,这些礼仪一定会自然而然地成为你日常行为的一部分.
但愿如此吧.
 

1 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

2 sip   

v.小口地喝，抿，呷；n.一小口的量

参考例句：

• She took a sip of the cocktail.她啜饮一口鸡尾酒。
• Elizabeth took a sip of the hot coffee.伊丽莎白呷了一口热咖啡。

3 slurp   

n.啜食；vt.饮食出声

参考例句：

• You may not slurp your soup.喝汤不可发出声音。
• Do you always slurp when a milkshake?你总是这样啧啧喝牛奶吗？

4 etiquette   

n.礼仪，礼节；规矩

参考例句：

• The rules of etiquette are not so strict nowadays.如今的礼仪规则已不那么严格了。
• According to etiquette,you should stand up to meet a guest.按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。