专题 10 中国文化读写专项：餐桌礼仪+食物寓意- 2024年高考英语常考中国文化读写专练+素材积累

Lesson 3 Table Manners餐桌礼仪 Talking about eating habit, unlike the West, where everyone has their own plate of food, in China the dishes are placed on the table and everybody shares. If treated by a Chinese host, be prepared for a ton of food. Chinese are very proud of their culture of preparing food and will do their best to show their friendliness. And sometimes the host will serve some dishes with his or her own chopsticks to guests. This is a sign of politeness. The appropriate thing to do would be to eat the whatever-it-is and say how delicious it is. If you feel uncomfortable with this, you can just say a polite "thank you" and leave the food there. There are some other rules that are suggested you follow to make your stay in China happier, though you will be forgiven if you have no idea of what they are. 1. Never stick your chopsticks upright in the rice bowl; lay them on your dish instead. Otherwise, it is thought extremely impolite to the host and seniors present. The reason for this is that it seems to wish death upon a person at the table. 2. Make sure the mouth of the teapot is not facing anyone, which means they are not popular. The mouth should always be directed to where nobody is sitting, usually just outward from the table. 3. Don't tap on your bowl with your chopsticks, since that will be considered offending to the host or the chef. Beggars tap on their bowls, and also, when the food is coming too slow in a restaurant, people will tap their bowls. If you are in someone's home, it seems like hurting the feelings of the host or the cook. 4. Never try to turn a fish over and remove its bones yourself, since the separation of the fish bones from the lower half of the flesh will usually be performed by the host or a waiter. (327 words) ◆Chinese Brief Introduction: 中西方文化不同，餐桌礼仪有很大差异，文化沟通可以减少不必要的误会，了解中国的餐桌礼仪有助于入乡随俗。本文从主人为客人夹菜到使用碗、筷、茶壶以及吃鱼的注意事项让读者可以大致了解中国餐桌礼仪。 ◆Exercise: I. Task-based reading and writing Title Table (1) _______ in China Intr