Etiquette(礼节) is important at a
Chinese dinner party. Usually, the host(主人) should politely ask the guests
to be seated first before he sits down. If there is a speech, people stop eating
and drinking to listen. Every time a dish is brought out, the host asks the
guests to try it first. Guests would not start eating the dish until the host
asks them to. While eating, people should stop often to talk for a while. Eating
all the time without stopping is not polite, and could be laughed at. Usually,
people do not finish a dish. A finished dish would suggest that there is not
enough of the dish to eat, which may make the host embarrassed( 不好意思的), so
people would not usually pick up the last piece off a plate. During a meal, the
host asks the guests again and again to eat and drink more. Without this, some
people may feel embarrassed about how much they eat. From time to time, people
pick up food to give it to those sitting beside them. The host keeps the guests
company all the way through the dinner. He would not finish until all the guests
do so.
单选题
Etiquette at a Chinese dinner party in China is the same as that in western countries.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】
单选题
The host is not polite if he sits down at the table before the guests do so.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】
单选题
The guests should try a dish without being asked as soon as it is brought to the table.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】
单选题
The host should stay at the table until the dinner is over.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】
单选题
The guests should take home what is left of the food and drink after a meal.