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Have you ever helped set a table?
你曾經幫忙擺放餐具嗎？
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And found yourself wondering...
卻發現自己不知道...
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Where to place the forks?
叉子該擺在哪裡？
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Or sat down to eat at a restaurant...
或是你曾在餐廳用餐...
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And wondered which utensils to use?
卻不知道該用哪些餐具？
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Well, here's some simple, traditional etiquette tips.
以下提供一些簡單、典型的用餐禮儀須知。
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On how to set a table.
教你如何擺好餐桌。
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What would happen if you set a table like this?
這樣擺桌子會有什麼後果？
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It doesn't look good.
看起來不太美觀。
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And you have to clean up the mess.
你還得先整理殘局。
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Before you can even start.
才能開始用餐。
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Let's try another way.
讓我們試試另一種方式吧。
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To start, use a placemat or tablecloth.
首先，鋪上餐墊或是桌巾。
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But not both.
二擇一就好。
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So the dishes aren't directly on the table.
這樣菜餚就不會直接接觸餐桌。
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This is more about looks than etiquette.
這主要是和觀感有關而非禮儀。
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But it's rare to see nothing under a plate.
但通常盤子下面不會什麼都沒有。
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Unless you're eating at a picnic table.
除非是野餐桌。
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Set out any flowers.
你可以擺一些花。
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Candlesticks.
蠟燭。
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Or other decorations you like.
或其他裝飾品。
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Candles are usually only lit at night.
蠟燭多半晚上才會使用。
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Start with utensils for the main course.
先擺放吃主餐用的餐具。
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Putting your dinner fork on the left.
把晚餐叉放在左邊。
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And your dinner knife on the right-hand side.
晚餐刀放在右邊。
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Since these are the hands we use them with.
因為我們是左手拿叉子、右手拿刀子。
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Here's a helpful tip.
以下是有用的建議。
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You always eat outside-in.
我們總是由外吃到內。
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So to set for salad...
所以要擺放沙拉餐具......
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We'll put the salad fork...
我們會把沙拉叉......
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To the outside of the dinner fork.
放在晚餐叉的外側。
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And the salad knife to the outside of the dinner knife.
沙拉刀放在晚餐刀外側。
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We'll have salad first.
因為我們會先吃沙拉。
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Then our main course.
然後才享用主菜。
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Notice, too, that the knife blades...
此外還要注意刀刃......
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Are both pointed toward the plate.
都要面向盤子。
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This is an old tradition.
這是古老的傳統。
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From a time when dinner knives were quite sharp.
從前晚餐刀都很鋒利。
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And it was a sign of politeness and nonaggression.
這是禮貌和和互不侵犯的象徵。
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To keep them pointed away from other diners.
維持刀刃背對其他用餐者。
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We might have some soup.
我們也許還要喝湯。
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And since soup usually comes first...
而因為湯通常是第一道餐......
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The soup spoon goes outside the knives.
喝湯用的湯匙要放在刀子外側。
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Since we use our right hand to hold it.
因為我們是用右手喝湯。
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Here's another tip.
還有另一個小技巧。
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Only set the table with what you'll need.
桌上只需擺放需要的餐具。
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If you're not eating soup...
如果沒有湯......
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Don't set a soup spoon.
就不用擺湯匙。
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Now, for dessert, we'll have ice cream.
接著就是甜點，甜點是冰淇淋。
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So we'll place the dessert up top.
那就把甜點餐具擺在正上方。
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Since we don't need it for a little while.
因為我們晚點才會用到它。
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Notice that the bowl of the spoon.
要注意湯匙前端。
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Is pointing to the left.
要朝左擺放。
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This way, when it's time to eat...
這樣當我們要使用時......
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You just slide it down.
只需要輕易地把它移下來。
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And it's in the right spot.
它就會落在正確的位置了。
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If you were having cake.
如果你要吃蛋糕。
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You'd set a fork and flip it 180 degrees.
就擺一支叉子，轉向180度。
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So it would be right side-up on the left instead.
這樣手柄就可以輕易滑到左手邊。
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Next we'll anchor our setting with the plate.
接下來我們要擺上餐盤。
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You can also serve from the kitchen.
你也可以先在廚房盛上菜餚。
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Then bring them to the table.
再端上餐桌。
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The bread plate goes up and to the left of the setting.
麵包盤要擺在左上角。
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And the butter knife goes on the plate at an angle.
奶油刀要斜擺在麵包盤上。
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Again, with the blade pointing in.
同樣要讓刀刃面向內側。
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There's only one spot left.
現在只剩一個空位了。
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And that's for the drinks.
那是擺飲料的位置。
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Set the wine glass to the upper right.
把酒杯放在右上角。
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And then place the water glass to the left of it at an angle.
把水杯斜放在酒杯左側。
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If you're like me.
如果你跟我一樣。
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And can never remember which goes where.
總是記不清正確位置。
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Think water, wine.
想想看水(water)和酒(wine)的拼法。
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w-a, w-i.
w-a、w-i。
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a, i.
a、i。
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They go left to right in alphabetical order.
在字母的順序上也是由左到右。
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Another tip.
還有個訣竅。
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To remember left and right with the bread and the drinks...
想要記得麵包跟飲料由左至右的順序......
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Think B-M-W like the car.
就想想汽車品牌 BMW。
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B, your bread plate, is on the left.
B 就代表麵包盤，要擺在左邊。
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M, your meal, is in the middle.
M 代表主餐，要擺在中間。
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And W, your water, is on the right.
W 就是水，要擺在右邊。
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Lastly, the napkin traditionally goes to the left of the forks.
最後，餐巾紙通常擺在叉子左邊。
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Though it's okay to put it underneath them, too.
但也可以擺在叉子下面。
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For a fancier meal like this one.
但像這麼隆重的一餐。
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That takes up a lot of space.
餐具已經佔用很多空間。
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We'll put it in the middle.
我們就把餐巾紙放在中間。
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Now we're ready to eat.
現在我們可以開始用餐了。
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Hopefully these tips will be helpful.
希望這些技巧能對你有幫助。
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The next time you're asked to help set the table.
下次有人請你擺餐桌......
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Or sit down at a fancy meal.
或享用大餐時能派上用場。
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Enjoy!
盡情享用!
