Each Course of the Meal
Bread
If you would like butter on your bread and the butter is in a serving dish, place some butter on your butter plate, not directly on the bread. Never use the knife with the butter dish to butter your bread. If no knife rests on the butter dish, use your own butter spreader. Never double dip in communal sauce.
如果黃油是放在公衆的黃油盤上，而您想在麵包上塗黃油，請將一些牛油放在自己的黃油碟上，而不是直接放在麵包上。切勿使用放在公衆黃油盤上的刀來為麵包塗黃油。如果黃油盤上沒有刀，請使用您自己的黃油刀塗抹麵包。並切勿兩次沾用公共醬汁。
Soup
Hold the soup spoon like a pencil, between your index and middle fingers with your thumb up. Spoon the soup away from you towards the center or top of the bowl, and then sip the soup from the side of the spoon. Do not blow on your soup to cool it down. If it is too hot, stir it or spoon from the edge of the bowl first. Rest the spoon in the soup bowl while you pause. When you finish the soup, place the spoon on the plate beneath the soup bowl or cup; do not leave it in the bowl. Do not put it on the table cloth. Never slurp the soup. At a formal meal, a sherry or aperitif may be served with the soup course.
像拿鉛筆一樣握住湯匙，將其放在食指和中指之間，拇指向上。將湯取到碗的中心或頂部，然後從湯匙的側面喝湯。不要向湯吹氣以使其冷卻。如果太熱，請先攪拌或從碗邊用湯匙取湯。不喝湯時將湯匙放在湯碗中。喝完湯後，將湯匙放在湯碗或杯子下方的碟子上；不要將其留在碗中。請勿將其放在餐桌布上。千萬不要舔湯。在正式用餐時，雪利酒或開胃酒可以與湯一起享用。
Salad
Salad may be served before or after the main course/entrée. You will know by how the salad fork is placed. Never push the plate or bowl away from you when you have finished. The placement of cutlery informs the waiter that you have finished.
您看沙拉叉的擺放位置，就知道沙拉是在主菜之前或之後吃。吃完後，切勿將盤子或碗推開。餐具平行擺放的方式可以告訴服務生你已經吃完了。
Entrée or Main Course
The main course is normally beef, chicken, duck or lamb. If you are served a large steak, you may cut it into two or three sections, but not into many small pieces. You may be given a special steak knife to help you cut the meat without sawing. At a formal meal, red wine is served with most entrées.
主菜通常是牛肉、雞肉、鴨肉或羊肉。如果您享用的是大槐的牛排，您可以將其切成兩部分或三部分，但不要切成許多小塊。您可以用特別切牛排的刀切牛排會比較方便。在正式宴會上，大多數主菜都會搭配紅酒。
Dessert
If you are served ice cream, use your spoon; if you are served cake with a sauce, use both the fork and the spoon. Put the food in with your fork. At a formal meal, champagne or dessert wine is served with a dessert. Fresh fruit and cheese are sometimes served as a dessert. You eat these with a knife and fork.
如果您是吃冰淇淋，請使用湯匙；如果你吃的是帶有醬汁的蛋糕，請同時使用叉子和湯匙。請用叉子吃食物。在正式宴會上，香檳或甜酒會搭配甜點。新鮮水果和起司有時作為甜點。也是用刀叉吃這些食物。
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Online Resources
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Dining Etiquette: how to master the basic table manners