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西餐禮儀實戰教學Be a Good Dinner Party Guest

It's important to be polite at parties.

The upcoming holiday season is a good time to practice your table manners.

1. You should dress nicely for a dinner party. 你在晚宴上應該要裝扮合宜

Bring a gift for the host or hostess, and remember to be on time.

Turn off your phone and keep it out of sight during the party.

2. At dinner, keep a napkin on your lap during the meal.

If you need to get up, place the napkin on your chair's seat.椅面上

Put it back on your lap after you sit down again.

After the meal is done, place your napkin to the left of your plate.

3. Only start eating after the host or hostess begins to eat.

In fact, if you're not sure about something, watch them for cues.

4. If you need to take a break from eating, place your knife and fork like an "X" on your plate.

Once you are done eating, put your knife and fork diagonally. 把刀叉呈斜角放

Point the tops of your silverware toward the top left of the plate. 並將餐具的頂部朝向盤子左上端

5. Before you leave the party, say goodbye to the other guests.

Remember, a good guest sends the host or hostess a thank-you note感謝卡 after the party!

upcoming （adj.）即將來臨的

manners

（n.）禮貌；規矩；風俗，習慣【有s才是禮貌】

It’s good manners to take off your shoes before you going to someone’s home.

table manners餐桌禮儀

dress （v.）

to put clothes on yourself or someone else, especially a child

host（n.）主人

someone who has guests

hostess（n.）女主人

keep kept kept（v.）保持

tommy keep himself warm in the winter with his coat, sweater and hat.

keep it out of sight將某物放在視線之外you can’t use your phone at the party.

down with homework

lap（n.）大腿前部；膝上

cue（n.）暗示；信號

diagonally（adv.） 斜角地

silverware（n.）金屬餐聚；銀器

impolite/ rude不禮貌的；粗魯的

place（v.）放置

I fall in love with that guy at first sight.

In sight看得見

Here is nobody in sight.

The end of the road is in sight.

out of sight看不見

He is already out of sight. I couldn’t find him anywhere.

I lose sight of him, but I knew he is somewhere.

My mother wave until the bus was out of sight.

begin began begun

The meeting will begin at 10 a.m., so don’t be late.

knife

I need knife to cut this cake.

leave

They leave the house at

guest

My grandmother had 100 guests at her ninety birthday party.

Could you find a table while I ordering food？

I took a shower once I got home.我一到家就洗澡了

Once he graduated from college, he started working here.