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1、xxxxxxxsooqe/ Catalog:J j eot with ehop/tiek/topie/, teo pot and /o on$ related to foodchopsticksI.Thum b大拇指2.lndex finger 食指3. Middle finger 中指4. Ring finger 无名指5. Little finger 小指6. censuresenja vi.谴责，责备Chopsticks are not used to move bowls or plates.Chopsticks are not used to toy with one's f

2、ood or with dishes in common.Treat chopsticks as extension of your fingers. It is impolite to use them to point at other people or to wave chopsticks around.Immortal Guiding （Chine/e:仙人指路）：“Immortal Guiding” mea ns that one uses the thumb, middle fin ger, ring finger and little finger to hold the ch

3、opsticks, but points the index finger o the others Because the index finger is the finger for meal, using this finger to point to the others stands for censureEven worse is to use the four fingers except middle finger to hold the chopsticks and to use the middle finger to point.chopsticks1. grave gr

4、eiv n.墓穴，坟墓2. shrine Jrain n.圣地；神殿；神龛3.impale im'peil vt.刺穿；钉住Do not impale food with chopst2. Do not stick your chopsticks upright in the rice bowl. Insteadffay1 them on your dish The reason for this is that when somebody dies,Q辛 shrine to them contains a bowl of sand or rice with two sticks of

5、 incense stuck upright in it. So if you stick your chopsticks in the rice bowl, it looks like this shrine and is equivalent to wishing death upon person at the table!3. One should not dig' or 'search* through one's food for somethin in particular. This is sometimes known as 'digging

6、one's grave or ' grave-digging and is extremely poor manners1. coffin n.棺材1. chopsticks1. Three Long Two Short （Chinese:三长两短） Chopsticks should always be the same length There should never be chopsticks for use that are d if fere nt in length on the table This is because, in the old times, t

7、he bottom part of a coffin was made with two short boards for the head and three long boards for the bottom and si如s二This type was called "Three Long, Two Short*, and came to imply disaster.2. Don't tap on your bowl with your chopsticks as though you were playing a drum It implies you are a

8、 beggar or a child Beggars tap on their bowls, so this is not polite Also, in a restaurant, if the food is comi ng too slow people will tap their bowls If you are in someone's home, it is ke insulting the c、1 .communal vkomjunel adj.公共的; 公社的2. Lazy SusanIt is rude to urr the Lazy Susan when some

9、one is transferring food from the communal dishes to their own bowl, even if the movement is only slight and will not prevent the other person from still being able to get their foodTeapotMake sure the spout of the teapot is not facing anyone It is impolite to set the teapot down where the spout is

10、facing towards somebody. The spout should always be directed to where nobody is sitting, usually just outward from the tablez1.ill-omen ,auman不吉利2.double entendre 9du:blorjvtor)drd双关语TopicsIt may be advisable to remark that all topics which might be considered of ill-omen should be carefully avoidec

11、 , and even expressions which might, by 'double entendre*4z2. hands1. gristle 'grisl n.软骨；软骨结构2. toothpick 'tuzOpik n.牙签Q1 With some exceptions, hands should never be used to handle food Even with pieces of meat, too large to eat in one bite, and containing bones, must be brought to the

12、mouth using chopsticks (or in some cases, a spoon).2. Avoid putting your hands in your mouth for any reason while at the table If you must take something out of your mouth, such as bones, gristle, or another item, use your chopsticks and place the item to the side of your plate, or use a toothpick3. related to food1.hoard ho:d vt.贮藏2.linger 'lir)ge vi.徘徊o 1. It is impolite to hoard a dish.Q2 Do not take the last piece of food on the serving platter. It's considered bad luck, shows your greed, and seems you are too hungry to take the piece of a dishO3 Do not