Chinahasalonghistoryandanexcellentculturewhichisoneofthemostextensiveandprofoundculturesintheworld.TablemannerisanimportantpartoftheChineseculture.Thereisanoldsayinggoes,“Breadisthestalloflife”。Infact,diningisnotonlytomeetthe
basicphysiologicalneeds,butalsokeystepofsocialcontacttoclosetherelationshipbetweenpeople.Underdifferentperiodanddifferentsocialbackgrounds,tablemannersaredifferent.Therearemanyreasonsbehindthedifference.
Accordingtoliteraturerecords,eatingetiquettehasformedasetofquiteperfectsysteminZhoudynasty.IntheQinandHanDynasties,
peopleinthedining,receivingguestsandotherdailyactivities,allsatonground.Itisnotsitcross-leggedbutkneestothegroundandsolesoffeetfaceup.Youshouldkeeptheupperbodyupright,sitonyourheels.Informalsituation,theorderofsatshouldbefollowed.Themost
importantguestsitfacingsouth,thanthehostfacingwest,otherguestandcompaniessitfacingeastandnorth.Womenarenotallowedtoeatattable,exceptthemajorguestisfemaleorthemealissetonlyforwomen.Beforesitdowntoeat,youshouldtidyyourclothes,washhandsandrinsemouth.Thisisnotonlyhealthrequirements,butalsoshowsperson'sself-cultivation.
Whenitcomeseating,onlyafterthehostsignaltostarteating,can
youenjoyyourfood.Theeatingorderisdrinkaftereating,meataftervegetablesandfruitsaftermeal.TeaisanindispensablestepinChinesetraditionaltable.ItisinformalifthereisnoteaonChinesetable.The
ownershouldpayattentiontothesituationintheteacup,teaistodrinkhalfacuptorefill.Atthefeastofthenobility,therewouldbeplaymusicorperformanceofdancing.Andtherearesometipsyoushouldrememberwhenusechopsticks,don’tpointatpeoplewithyour
chopsticks.Don’tusechopsticksasforkorknife.Whenthereareleftoveronyourchopsticks,don’tuseittopickfoodordon’tsuckonit.
TherearealotofthesameplacebetweentablemannersinmodernChinaandancienttimes.Butinsomesmallplacesithaschanged
becauseofwesterninfluence.Theseatingorderisthesameaswesterndinneretiquette,thefirstchiefguestsitrighttothehost,theotherguestsitinthehost’sleftorrightofthefirstchiefguest.Dependsonthespecificsituationitisflexible.
Thehostshouldservemealstartfromtheguestsontheright,thefirstischiefguestserve,thanthehost,firstfemaleguest,aftertheisnotthesameimportantasbefore.Peoplesometimesuseotherdrinkslikewineinsteadoftea.Wineglasscan’tbepouredtoofull.Itstillmaintainingthetraditionalorderoffood,servecoldfoodthanthehotfood,atlast,therearedesertandfruit.Iftherearewholechicken,duck,fishandotherplasticdishes,theheadofthemshould
nottailtowardthechiefguest.Theseprogramscannotonlymakethewholeprocessofaharmoniousandorderly,butalsomaketheidentityofhostandguestclearlyandeasyforemotionalexpressionand
communication.Therefore,thetablemannerscanmakefeastsactivitiessuccessfully.
ThedevelopmentandchangeofChinesetablemannerhasbeeninfluencedbywesternculture,whichreflectsthechangeofpeople'sthought.Inancientsociety,ithastheobvioussuperiorityclass,buttheattentionisbeingdownplayedinmodern.Moderntablemannersstillretainmanyoftheancientcustoms.Wecan'tjustblendinwiththeworldandforgettoinheritourowntraditionalculture.Understandingandmasteringtablemannerswillenhanceourself-cultivationandcontributetosocialrelationshipswithothers.
上星期六晚上，我所有的家人都在饭店吃饭。
我们在桌边玩得很开心。然而，一些坐在我们桌旁的青少年开始大声地笑。更糟糕的是，他们开始在餐馆里吸烟，这使我们很生气。过了一会儿，我站起来劝他们戒烟，举止得体。令我吃惊的是，他们没有听我的建议。相反，他们嘲笑我，说我太年轻太天真。
在我看来，在公共场合做这件事是错误的。我们国家的未来在于青少年，他们不仅要遵守规则，在公共场合也能为社会做出贡献。
TablemannersinChinaDifferentcountryhavedifferenttablemanners.Thewesterncountryisdifferentfromeasterncountry,suchasChinaandFrance.InChina,oldpeopleeatfirst.Wearen’tsupposedtotalkaloudwhileweareeating.
Ifyoudon’twanttoeatnext,youaresupposedtosayI’mfull.Andyouaren’tsupposedtoeatfruitatonce.Chineseeatfoodwithchopsticks.Itisrudeifyoupointatsomeonewithyourchopsticks.Allofthemwillbehelpfultoyou.Itcanmakeyouapoliteperson.Sowemustknowmoreaboutthemannersaroundtheworld.