Do: Keep both hands above the table

双手摆在桌上

Don’t: Keep your hands on your lap

双手放在腿上

Note: When not using utensils, rest your wrists or forearms on the table (and never your elbows).

不用餐具的时候，要把你的手腕、前臂露出在桌上（但不要露出手肘）。

Do: Smash potatoes with a fork

用叉子压碎马铃薯

Don’t: Use a knife to cut potatoes

用刀子切马铃薯

Note: Using a knife means you think the potatoes are not done.

用刀子表示你觉得马铃薯还没熟透

Do: Keep your chopsticks horizontal

把筷子平放

Don’t: Leave them sticking upright in a bowl of rice

把筷子直插入一碗白饭

Note: Upright chopsticks in a bowl of rice is how food is offered to the dead. It’s considered bad luck.

筷子直插白饭表示是给过世的人的享用的，不吉利

Do: Take off your hat, coat, and sunglasses indoors

在室内拿下帽子、脱掉大衣与墨镜

Don’t: Blow on your food

把食物吹凉

Note: If it is too hot to eat, take the hint and wait until it cools.

如果真的烫到不能吃，吃小口一点等它凉

Do: Accept a dish or glass using both hands

用双手接盘子或杯子

Don’t: Accept a dish or glass with one hand

用一只手接盘子或杯子

Note: It’s more respectful.

这样比较尊重

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