Dinner at my place tonight. Small warning: my family is formal.
今晚来我家吃饭。先提醒一句：我家规矩比较正式。
Table manners abroad外国的餐桌礼仪。
A real Dining dialogue: Table manners abroad. 33 lines, 4 key words, one phrase to keep and a short check.一段真实的吃饭对话：外国的餐桌礼仪。。33 句对白、4 个重点词、一句金句和一个小练习。
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Formal how? Napkins?
怎么正式？餐巾吗？
Chopsticks, toasts, and no elbows on the table.
筷子、敬酒，还有手肘不能上桌。
I can do no elbows. What about slurping?
手肘不上桌没问题。吸面可以吗？
Slurping noodles is allowed. Soup is not.
吸面可以。喝汤不行。
Noted. Anything else?
记下了。还有吗？
Don’t stick your chopsticks upright in the rice.
筷子不要插在饭碗里。
That means something bad, right?
那代表不好的事，对吧？
It looks like a funeral. Avoid it completely.
看起来像葬礼。千万别那样。
Understood. Upright is out.
明白。竖着绝对不行。
And if someone offers you food, take it with two hands.
别人给你夹菜，要用双手接。
Even if I do not like it?
就算我不喜欢也接吗？
Especially then. You can leave it on the plate.
那时候更要接。不吃放盘子里就行。
Leave it, not refuse it. Got it.
留着，不当场拒绝。懂了。
My grandmother will keep filling your bowl.
我奶奶会不停地给你添饭。
Should I empty it every time?
每次都要吃光吗？
Leave a little at the end. That means you are full.
最后留一点。那表示你吃饱了。
An empty bowl means I am still hungry.
吃光就表示还没吃饱。
Exactly. And she will fill it again.
没错。她就会再给你添。
A clever trap.
一个聪明的圈套。
A kind trap. She wants you fed.
善意的圈套。她想让你吃饱。
What about the toast?
那敬酒呢？
If someone older toasts you, touch their glass lower.
长辈向你敬酒时，杯子要放低。
Lower than theirs. Shows respect.
比他们低。表示尊重。
You learn fast. And drink after the clink.
你学得真快。碰杯之后才喝。
Not before.
之前不喝。
Not before. Also, never fill your own glass first.
之前不喝。还有，别第一个给自己倒酒。
This is a lot of homework for dinner.
这晚饭的家庭作业也太多了。
You will do fine. They will love you.
你会做好的。他们会喜欢你的。
Should I bring something?
我要带点什么吗？
Fruit or tea. Nothing expensive.
水果或者茶。不用贵的。
And I should say the food is good.
还有我该夸菜好吃。
From the heart. My mother will remember it forever.
要真心说。我妈会记一辈子的。
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elbow手肘。
chopsticks筷子。
toast敬酒。
respect尊重。
Key phrases
Dinner at my place tonight. Small warning: my family is formal.
今晚来我家吃饭。先提醒一句：我家规矩比较正式。
A three-question check三道小题，检验一下
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01Question 1 of 3
Dinner at my place tonight. Small warning: my family is formal.
02Question 2 of 3
Leave a little at the end. That means you are full.
03Question 3 of 3
From the heart. My mother will remember it forever.