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1.We often say,“When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”

2.So when you eat Western food, do as Westerners do.

3.Here are some things that you may need to know about eating together in the West.

4.In some Western countries, lunch is usually eaten at about 1 pm.

5.Dinner is served around 7 pm or even later.

6.In Spain it is usual to have lunch at 3 pm and dinner at 10 pm!

7.At the start of a meal, the French say “Bon appétit”, and the Italians say “Buon appetito”.

8.But there is nothing similar to say in English.

9.“Enjoy your meal” is usually only said by the person who brings the food.

10.Knives and forks are used for most Western food.

11.The fork is held in your left hand  and the knife in your right, and the food is held with

the fork and cut with the knife.

12.Soup is eaten with a spoon.

13.However, there is some food which you can eat with your fingers, such as chicken

wings and hamburgers.

14.During the meal, you may be invited to serve yourself (usually the ladies before the

gentlemen) by someone who says,“Help yourself.”

15.Or you will be served by someone who asks, “Would you like some...?”

16.You can take it and say, “Thank you.”

17.If you are given something you do not like, you can just say, for example, “I’m sorry. I

don’t eat meat”, or “I don’t eat fish”.

18.No one will be cross.

19.If you are offered more food but cannot eat any more, just say, “No, thanks. It was

delicious, but I’ve had enough.”

20.Remember that it is polite to say that you enjoy every dish when it is served and that

you have enjoyed the food at the end of a meal.

21.It is sometimes difficult to know when the meal is over.

22.If you are invited to dinner by Western friends, you will be expected to stay and talk

around the dinner table long after the last dish is served, and it is not polite if you leave as

soon as you finish eating.

23.The rule is: Watch the other people.

24.Do as they do.

生词表

Westerner  n.西方人

West  n.西方（尤指西欧和北美）

serve  v.端上（食物和饮料）

similar  adj.相似的

wing  n.翅膀；翼

lady  n.女士

gentleman  n.男士

help yourself  请自便

cross  adj.生气的

                              入乡随俗 

1.我们常说“入乡随俗”。

2.所以当你吃西餐的时候，西方人怎么做你就怎么做。

3.下面是关于在西方共同就餐时你可能需要了解的一些常识。

4.在一些西方国家，午饭通常要到下午 1 点左右才吃。

5.晚饭时间在晚上 7 点左右甚至更晚。

6.在西班牙，通常是下午3点吃午饭，晚上10点吃晚饭！

 7.开始用餐时，法国人会说“Bon appétit(祝你好胃口)”，意大利人则说“Buon appetito(请尽

情享用)”。

8.但是英语中没有类似的说法。

 9.“Enjoy your meal(请慢慢享用吧)”这样的话通常也只是上餐的人才会说。

 10.大多数西餐使用刀叉。

11.人们左手拿叉，右手拿刀，用叉子按住食物再用刀来切开。

12.喝汤时使用勺子。

13.不过，有些食物是可以直接用手拿着吃的，比如鸡翅和汉堡包。

14.进餐时，主人可能会请你自己取食物（通常女士优先），并告诉你“请随意”。

15.也可能有人会递给你食物，并问你：“你想要些……吗?”

 16.你可以接受，并表示“谢谢你”。

17.如果说有人给你递了你不喜欢吃的东西，你只需说比如“不好意思，我不吃肉”或者“我不

吃鱼”就可以了。

18.没有人会生气的。

19.如果别人给你的食物太多，你吃不下，你只需说“不要了，谢谢。饭菜味道很好，但是我

吃饱了”。

 20.记住，上菜时你要表示对每个菜都喜欢，吃完后也要表示你很享受这顿美餐，这是一种

礼貌。

 21.有时候很难确定一顿饭什么时候结束。

22.如果西方朋友邀请你就餐，上完最后一道菜之后你要在桌边多待会儿，聊会儿天。

23.吃完了就离开是不礼貌的。

 24.这里的原则是：留意观察别人，别人怎么做你就怎么做。