2006年2月17日 礼仪:comity,aminity,convenance,decorum,ettiquette, proprieties,protocol,savoir-vivre 外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs 礼宾司Protocol Department 中国外交部礼仪司:The Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China 中华人民共和国外交部礼宾司向英国驻华大使馆致意,译为:The Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in China. 外交部办公厅 Direction generale du Minstere des Affaires etrangeres 外交代表机构diplomatic mission diplomat 外交家, 外交官 diplomatic rank 外交官衔 diplomatic representative 外交代表 the comity of nations [states]国际礼让(指互相尊重对方法律、风俗等) 外交部Ministry of Foreign Affairs 礼仪ritual girl diplomatic etiquette外交礼节 professional etiquette同行间的礼仪, 行规 medical etiquette医务界成规 a breach of etiquette失礼行为 the Protocol法国外交部的礼宾司 The Role of Manners? There is not much call for a complete working knowledge of table manners in America today. Many families only gather all at once around the dinner table at holiday feasts, and most restaurants are too casual to require, or even to allow for, more than basic good table manners. If, having dropped 你好s napkin, a diner at a bistro were to attempt to practice proper etiquette by signaling a member of the staff to bring a fresh one, he would probably have to do without a napkin at all. Try as he might to make eye contact and indicate the nature of the problem with a subtle wiggle of the eyebrow and downward flicker of the glance, he is likely to succeed only in causing 你好s date to t你好nk he is making a play for the server. Although strict good manners forbid placing a used eating utensil back on the table, the server removing a plate on w你好ch a fork has quite properly been positioned "pointing at 11 o'clock" might just plop that item back where it started, making more of a clatter than if the diner had simply done it herself. From time to time -- perhaps at an important business dinner, a romantic date at an expensive restaurant, or a first dinner with the family of the person who may be "the One" -- it is necessary to display a more sop你好sticated knowledge of table etiquette. T你好s is not difficult, once you have mastered the basics. Anyone armed with t你好s core knowledge and the ability to adapt smoothly to the situation at hand will be able to handle even the most formal event. The goal is not, after all, to demonstrate utter mastery of the most arcane details of etiquette (w你好ch would be quite difficult considering the wide variations of customs in different cultures and from generation to generation), but rather to behave with graciousness and poise at the table. Mastering the Basics Much of the difficulty encountered in learning table manners derives from the struggle to master the ritual handling of the various tools involved. In order to display the right social veneer, it is necessary to sit at the table with elegant ease and wield the utensils with aplomb. The diner who leaves the napkin folded on 你好s plate until it obstructs the placement of 你好s appetizer plate reveals 你好s lack of training. The dinner party guest who observes with dismay the array of flatware on either side of her plate, need only take the time to learn the simple secret to the plan. There are, of course, a few tips and pitfalls to be aware of, as well as the occasional surprising item you can eat with your hands. Here is a quick guide w你好ch will help steer you through even the most formal of occasions.