陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作,他在公司餐厅里遇到了美国同事Amy.
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C:Hi, Amy. 我有几个问题想请教你。; ]9 Y9 F5 \& |. v
A:Of course, what about?
6 i$ {5 U; c$ K! o: ZC: Table manners. 具体说,我想知道用刀叉有哪些讲究。
# Y7 m% J) m5 T' _# O" J: V; EA: So you are having trouble figuring out the correct way to eat Western style?
% h/ v, g2 F+ bC:没错。每次出去吃饭,我都会犯怵,总要等别人先动手,然后跟着学,可总是不得要领。
' B; T9 M; I8 k# jA:Well, for one thing, there are only two correct styles of eating that the Americans use, but some people eat however it suits them.# P3 g; G. ~+ ?+ I
C:既然美国人都那么随便,那我怎么用刀叉,是不是也就无所谓了呢?
0 o" S) y% q2 _0 G+ WA: 你要是想成功,还是应该注意饭桌上的规矩,because how you handle getting food to your mouth is a big part of your professional image.
I+ X6 S/ a0 i6 T C; SC: 你说得也对,那到底该怎么使用刀叉呢?9 E) t9 ?* ~. D* r8 b' ^& y" w
A:The two correct styles of eating are the American and the Continental style. j8 O/ M2 _+ p2 Y( T
C:一种是美国式,一种是大陆式。你就地给我演示一下行吗。等我去借几把刀叉来。
4 q* [1 j) r/ h6 o, K2 e- J% I6 nA:Better yet, let's go to the New York Grill after work and practice in an authentic American restaurant.
3 |0 v# `9 D* o; m. HC:好主意,那咱们下班见。
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8 d- @/ a4 X% h$ z9 t* EC:Amy,先教我美式吧。
- z# N! U0 N% a6 L( i H9 EA:With the American style, you hold the fork in your left hand and the knife in your right hand to cut your meat or vegetables.$ K: V+ q* \( m. O1 J' t5 c
C:左手拿叉……右手拿刀切……; l8 S& `& o" ]2 Y
A:Then you place the knife on the top of your plate with the blade facing in. Next you transfer the fork to your right hand./ K$ ~# l% s: p! Y
C:等等,切完了把刀放在盘子上,刀刃儿冲里,然后再把叉子从左手换到右手上。
: r3 d/ O4 H+ J3 N9 e7 i' nA:Now with the fork in your right hand, you take the food to your mouth with the fork tines up.
. n- @7 T M9 K f/ ~C:Tines是什么?3 E# ]3 e s/ c1 K) c2 c$ M% I% f
A:Times是叉子的尖。
( a) x/ j+ ^& z. X4 u' VC:噢,就是吃的时候叉子的尖儿要冲上。那大陆式的用法呢?
% c: c% b! S' O2 U8 xA:切食物的方法是一样的。The difference is that you keep the fork in your left hand to take the food to your mouth but with the tines down.
& R' y3 I3 _8 g+ @C:所以说唯一的区别是,叉子不换到右手上,一直是左手拿叉,吃的时候叉子的尖儿冲下。What do I do with my knife?0 x2 R- }$ d+ n+ A. _
A:You can continue to hold it in your right hand since you aren't switching the fork over. Just keep it close to your plate.# ?+ `3 z3 s: Z P" L# Z
C:如果想放下,是不是也要刀刃冲内,放在盘子上呢?' \, C# d& Q+ X6 H. U) i, b
A:没错。Food is cut the same way for both American and Continental styles, fork in the left hand and knife in the right hand.
" g! t+ h- A" J. \$ F; sC:我记住了,谢谢你Amy. |