法國的餐桌禮儀中英對照

　　Table posture

　　坐姿

　　Your back should never touch the chair. One must sit straight and bring the food to your mouth. No matter how crumbly the pastry is, never lean down to the dish. The only exception is when you drink soup – you can gently bow your head ever so slightly.

　　后背不要碰到椅子上。必須坐直，把食物送入嘴中。無論糕點多么松脆易碎，也不要低頭在盤子里吃。唯一的例外是喝湯的時候——這時你可以輕輕地低下頭。

　　Napkin maths

　　餐巾的尺寸

　　There are sizes you know. Use a 17-20 inch napkin for lunch, a 12 inch napkin for tea, a 26 inch napkin for dinner and a 6-9 inch napkin for cocktails.

　　餐巾有很多尺寸。午飯時用17-20英寸的餐巾，下午茶時用12英寸的餐巾，晚飯時用26英寸的餐巾，雞尾酒會上用6-9英寸的餐巾。

　　Consumption pace

　　吃飯的節奏

　　Loo breaks are unfortunately not an option. Most dinners will last an average of 2 hours so you will have to drink in moderation to prevent the need to go.

　　很遺憾，一般在晚餐時不去洗手間。大部分的晚餐都會持續兩小時左右，所以你要適度飲食，以免中途需要去洗手間。

　　No compliments

　　不要恭維

　　You shouldn't pass comment on the food (because it was cooked by the chef not the Lady of the house), on the way your host is dressed (because it was a given that she looked nice) or décor (it would give away your status if you were not used to fine interiors).

　　不要贊美食物(因為食物是廚師做的，而不是女主人做的)，也不要贊美主人的著裝(因為默認她看上去不錯)或屋內的裝飾(如果你不習慣精美的室內環境，這會暴露你的地位)。

　　Seating plan

　　座位安排

　　Women dominate at Downton Abbey but traditionally guests would be seated in a boy-girl-boy-girl order. Married couples would be split because it was assumed they spent enough time with each other and engaged couples were sat together so that they could talk in a chaperoned setting.

　　《唐頓莊園》中以女士為主，但傳統是賓客以男—女—男—女的順序就座。已婚夫婦會被分開，因為通常認為他們待在一起的時間已夠長了。訂婚了的夫婦坐在一起，這樣他們可以在監護人的陪伴下交談。

　　Turning the table

　　輪流交談

　　To not exclude anyone at the table, you are expected to speak to one gentleman next to you. Then, when the main Lady at the table gives a gentle cough, turn to your neighbour on the other side. This was called 'turning the table'.

　　要想不冷落餐桌上的人，你應當和旁邊的紳士交談。然后，當桌上主座的女士輕輕咳嗽一聲時，你就和另一邊的鄰座交談。這就叫做“輪流交談”。

　　Suitable conversation

　　適宜的談話

　　Never talk about money, work, sex, health, politics or religion on the table. The Dowager is a good regulator of this. Conversation at afternoon tea in particular should be light to go with the light meal.

　　不要在桌上談論金錢、工作、性、健康狀況、政治或宗教信仰。《唐頓莊園》的老夫人就很會調整對話的節奏。下午茶的談話尤其要適合便餐的氛圍。

　　Eat seasonal

　　吃當季的食物

　　Meals on Downton Abbey consist of seasonal food such as asparagus in August and game in the shooting season. They are big fans of meat which includes pork, fish, beef and lamb.

　　《唐頓莊園》的飯菜主要是當季的食物，如八月份的蘆筍和打獵季節的獵物。他們很喜歡吃肉，包括豬肉、魚、牛肉和羊肉。

　　What food wastage policy?

　　如何對待食物浪費?

　　Before the ration was implemented during World War II, people weren't so cautious about food wastage. It was okay to leave food on your plate especially because dinners consisted of seven courses.

　　在二戰期間，食物是定量配給的。在那之前，人們并不是很關注食物浪費。因為晚餐通常有7道菜組成，所以盤子里有剩下的食物是可以接受的。

　　Pudding is not a dessert

　　此甜點非彼甜點

　　Pudding is the name of the sweet course served after the main meal. Dessert is only a fruit course served after pudding, and is still eaten with a knife and fork. Bananas should not be held and bitten into like a primate.

　　pudding是主菜之后上的甜點，dessert則只是在這之后上來的果盤，仍用刀叉來吃。吃香蕉時，不能像猩猩那樣拿著香蕉咬。

　　Parlour time

　　客廳時間

　　If you're the head lady of the table, once dinner is finished take the women to the parlour for coffees and liquors, so that the men can speak about politics for 20 minutes before they join you.

　　如果你是餐桌上的主座，一旦用餐完畢，你就要帶領女士去客廳里喝咖啡或酒，而男士們則談論20分鐘的政治后再去。

　　Breakfast rules

　　早餐的規矩

　　If you're a married Lady, it is customary to have your breakfast in bed, because you supposedly don't have to socialise to find a husband. For those at the table, breakfast would be a buffet of kedgeree, toast, kippers.

　　如果你是已婚女士，應在床上吃早餐，因為你不必通過社交活動去尋覓佳偶了。對那些在餐桌上吃飯的人而言，早餐一般是是燴飯、烤面包和鯡魚自助餐。

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