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Rules on flatware(扁平的餐具,指刀,叉,匙等) Start from the outside and work your way in toward the plates as the meal progresses. Usually,the big fork is for the entree 。 the big spoon for the soup .餐具的使用根據(jù)上菜的順序由外向里使用。通常,最大的叉子是用來(lái)食用主菜的,最大的湯匙是用來(lái)喝湯的。 “ bd”手勢(shì):吃在你的左手邊,喝在你的右手邊! / Eat bread is on ur left, drink is on ur right,擺餐具也照此守則 Use the knife by your right use the fork by your left hand. Once a utensil(餐具) has been used ,it never goes back on the table .when you are taking break ,rest your fork and knife entirely on the plate .when you are finished ,place them diagonally(對(duì)角地) on the plate ,side by side ,with the handles (手柄) at 4 oclock. The knife blade(刀片) should face the center of the plate ,not point out toward another guest (an ancient sign of aggression) 任何器具用過(guò)之后就要被撤下,不可再回到餐桌上,在用餐的過(guò)程中如要休息放下手中的刀叉時(shí),刀叉應(yīng)對(duì)角地(八字型)分別放在餐盤邊上,不可一半在餐盤上一半在餐桌上,而且刀刃要朝向餐盤的中央,不能朝外對(duì)著旁邊的客人,這在古代會(huì)被看作是一個(gè)挑釁的信號(hào)。每吃完一道菜后,刀叉要并攏放在盤中,等服務(wù)員撤走。 The order of dishes in China The meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes. Soup then will be served to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings. If you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all. The order of dishes in the West . Dinner start with a small dish, which is often called an a starter .After the starter you will get a bowl of soup. Then ,fish course. The next dish is the main course,it usually is a beef steak . A