装腔指南:像上流社会一样宴会[1]_时事

装腔指南:像上流社会一样宴会[1]

要是你幸运地收到回访邀请，千万别坐公交去。就算迫不得已，也要故意用错bus和coach On arrival, ensure that you praise your host’s lovely house rather than home.

到达后别忘了称赞主人的房子，要说lovely house，别用home这个词。

Never refer to a room as the lounge, since for U speakers lounges are found only in hotels.

千万别管房间叫lounge，对上流社会的人来说，只有旅馆里的房间才叫lounge。

When introduced to strangers, the correct response to ‘How do you do?’ is to repeat the phrase. Giving an answer, such as ‘Fine thanks’, is a major faux pas.

被介绍给陌生人时，如果对方说“How do you do”，正确的回答是重复“How do you do”。“Fine thanks”之类的回答可是很失礼的哦。

During the meal

宴会中

Linguistic etiquette during the meal is crucial. You should never serve anyone greens, or ask them to pass the cruet. Should you need to wipe your mouth, use your napkin not your serviette. If you need to check the result, ask for a looking glass rather than a mirror. Avoid coy euphemisms such as temple of health or WC; U speakers refer directly to the lavatory.

宴会中的言谈礼节十分重要。你不能管蔬菜叫green，也不能管调料瓶叫cruet。擦嘴用的餐巾叫napkin，不能叫serviette。想照镜子的话，要管镜子叫looking glass，不能说mirror。别扭扭捏捏的用temple of health或WC这样的隐语，上流社会的人直接说去卫生间(lavatory)。