美国人吃饭用刀叉.docVIP

?美国人吃饭用刀叉，而且他们的用餐方式是很有讲究的。因此，在应邀与美国朋友一起吃饭时，应特别注意他们的用餐习惯。一般情况下，餐桌上摆放有一幅餐刀和两幅餐叉，外边的餐叉供你吃色拉，里边的餐叉用于吃主食和其它点心食品，餐刀用来切肉食。如果你两手并用，应左手握叉，右手握刀，而且一次握刀时间不能太长。美国人的早餐有：炒或煮鸡蛋、香肠、油炸土豆片、薄煎饼、果子冻、烤面包、松饼、桔子汁以及咖啡等。? ??????　? ??????　　Eating?Custom?and?Practice?用餐习惯?? ??????　　American?eating?is?funny.?They?eat?almost?everything?with?a?fork,?and?it?appears?that?holding?a?knife?in?one’s?right?hand?longer?than?a?few?seconds?is?considered?to?be?against?good?table?manners.? ??????　　The?system?is?that?if?it?is?absolutely?necessary?to?use?a?knife,?people?take?the?fork?in?their?left?hand,?and?cut?off?a?piece?of?meat?or?whatever?it?is?in?the?normal?manner.?Then?they?put?the?knife?down,?transfer?the?fork?to?their?right?hand,?and?only?then?do?they?transport?the?food?to?their?mouth.?This?is?clearly?ludicrous(滑稽可笑),?but?it?is?considered?good?manners.? ??????　　There?are?several?results?of?this?system.?First,?if?it?is?not?absolutely?necessary?to?use?a?knife,?Americans?don’t?use?one,?because?obviously?this?greatly?complicates(使复杂化)?things,?and?you?will?therefore?see?them?trying?to?cut?things?like?potatoes,?fish?and?even?bacon(熏猪肉)?with?a?fork.?Second,?towards?the?end?of?a?course,?since?only?one?implement(器具)?is?being?used,?food?has?to?bo?chased?around?the?plate?with?the?fork?—?and?for?the?last?mouthful?the?thumb?has?to?be?used?to?keep?the?food?in?place,?although?one?is?not?supposed?to?do?this.? ??????　　Third,?tables?are?generally?laid?with?one?knife?and?two?forks,?the?outside?fork?being?for?the?salad.?There?is?no?need?for?foreign?visitors?to?follow?the?American?system?and?try?to?eat?the?salad?with?only?a?fork,?but?if?you?do?use?your?knife,?remerber?to?save?it?for?the?meat?course.?Even?desserts(甜食)?(except?ice?cream)?are?eaten?with?a?fork?if?at?all?possible,?and?the?spoon?you?see?by?your?dessert?is?meant?to?be?for?coffee?(but?if?you?use?it?for?your?dessert?no?one?will?say?anything).? ??????　　Some?Breakfast?Dishes?早餐食谱? ??????　　Breakfast?in?a?restaurant?is?a?very?enjoyable?experience.?If?you?order?eggs?in