在美国生活得还习惯吗？中国的餐桌礼仪和西方的有哪些差别
 
来听今天的讲解:
 
A: hi, Betty.what's up?
 
你好,贝蒂.最近怎么样?
 
B: nothing special. how about you? Are you used to the life here in the States?
 
一切如故.你呢?在美国生活得还习惯吗?
 
A: evertything has been fine for the past several months.
 
这几个月都挺好的.
 
B: great!
 
真好!
 
A: well, I wish someone could talk to me about Western table manners.
 
嗯,我希望有人能跟我说说西方的餐桌礼仪.
 
B: sounds interesting. Where did you get the idea?
 
听起来挺有意思.为什么会这么想?
 
A: as you know, table manners in China are quite different from those of Westerners.
 
你也知道,中国的餐桌礼仪和西方的差别还是挺大的.
 
B: absolutely. that's because both of us have distinctive cultural features.
 
当然啦,这是因为我们有不同的文化.
 
A: for example, in China, it's okay to talk while eating. However, you may regard it as rude.
 
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.
 
B: yes. this must be a huge difference.
 
是的,这是中西文化的一个巨大差异.
 
A: can you think of anything else?
 
你能说说其他方面吗?
 
B: sure. We tend to think that the slower on eats, the more polite one seems.
 
好的.我们会认为一个人吃得越慢,显得越有修养.
 
A: I didn't know that before.
 
我第一次听说呢.
 
B: and we never sip or slurp the soup loudly. we quietly like little mouthfuls.
 
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.
 
A: i got it. i'll bear it in mind.
 
我知道了.我应该记住这些.
 
B: don't worry. i'm sure our etiquette will become a natural part of your behavior as time goes by.
 
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.
 
A: I hope so.
 
但愿如此吧.