时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:轻松英文阅读


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What is considered proper table manners can be quite different in America and Europe. In both dining styles, the way you start out is almost the same. When we sit down we both place the napkin in our laps . We both set the table basically in the same way. We both take the fork in the left hand with the tines facing down and hold the knife in the right hand when we cut our food.


 


However, from this point we diverge 1 . In the European dining style, the fork stays in your left hand and you place the food in your mouth with the tines facing down . In the American style, after you cut your food, you place your knife on the upper edge of the plate . Next, you transfer the fork to your right hand with the tines of your fork facing up . At the same time, your left hand goes on your lap .


 


What is proper when taking a break from eating is also quite different. In the American style, you put both hands below the table on your lap, while in Europe it is proper to keep your hands above the table. In both styles, it is improper 2 to place your elbows on the table.


 


Having practiced both styles, I personally find the European style more efficient. Switching the fork back and forth 3 can be time-consuming. And trying to get that last pea on your fork without the aide of the knife is next to impossible. Which style do your prefer?



1 diverge
v.分叉,分歧,离题,使...岔开,使转向
  • This is where our opinions diverge from each other.这就是我们意见产生分歧之处。
  • Don't diverge in your speech.发言不要离题。
2 improper
adj.不适当的,不合适的,不正确的,不合礼仪的
  • Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。
  • Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。
3 forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
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