美食專家:用餐必知的十個好習慣(2)

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6.使房間燈光明亮。

If the dining room looks very upbeat, the meal immediately looks interesting and your family members will reflect the mood of the lighting too. If the place looks very dull, everyone might be running a bit low on their energy so it is best if you put some nice lighting and some VERY low music in the background just so that you have a pleasant eating experience。

如果餐廳的光線非常的有雅緻，吃飯時就會立馬覺得帶勁而家人的心情也會通過光線作用變得明朗起來。如果房子裏的燈光過於暗淡，大家的食慾可能會有所低落因此最好將光線調好同時放點輕音樂做背景，這樣的話會讓你吃飯時有一個愉快心情。

e everything even if you don't like it.

7.即便是你不喜歡的食物也應試着去品嚐。

Children and teenagers might reject a new food if you present it to them and I know that some adults might be sceptical about eating certain foods but give them a tip. Ask them to try just a tiny spoonful and if they like it, they can have more. If they don't, then leave them to finish the rest of their meal. A lot of the times people have preconceived ideas that they don't like a particular kind of food but if they try a bit, there is a possibility they might love it. If you cook the dish again and your child rejects it, ask them to try it again. Constant feeding in really tiny spoonfuls may lead to the child or person getting used to it and thinking that it isn't that bad after all。

兒童和青少年可能不愛吃一些新的食物，如果你將它擺在他們面前，他們會予以拒絕。而且據我所知一些成年人也對某些食物情有獨鍾，不妨給他們點建 議。可以叫他們先嚐試一小口看，如果喜歡的話，他們就會多吃點。如果不喜歡，就讓他們把自己剩餘的飯菜吃完。很多時候，由於成見人們不喜歡吃某種特定的食 物，但如果他們願意先嚐試一點，很可能會變得愛吃它了。如果你第二次做它的時候孩子們還是不吃，不妨請他們再嘗試嘗試。這樣每次吃一點點，孩子們及他人就 會習慣吃了並會發現原來它並不難吃。

manners while leaving the table don't hurt.

8.離開餐桌時不忘表現得體。

If someone has to leave the table immediately because they have to do some important work or attend a call, have them say “Excuse me” and say what that important thing they had to do is. This way, the person is learning manners that are useful if he or she is at a formal dinner place and most of all, good manners just don't hurt! This way you know where the person is going and you are assured that they aren't indirectly saying they don't want to eat with the rest of the family。

如果有人因一些重要的事情要急於處理或接聽電話需要立即離開餐桌時，他們是否會說聲“對不起”，並解釋是什麼重要的事情他們得去做？這樣的話， 對正在學習禮儀的人來說，會使他或她日後出席正式的晚宴場合時會覺得非常受用，而且最重要的是，良好的舉止行爲並無大礙！這樣，他們的離開你就會知道他將 往何處並堅信他們不是不願與家人一起共餐了。

decent at the table.

9.餐桌前應端莊。

My parents always told me that eat at home like you would eat outside. Never do silly things like burp or pour gravy on your fingers or something silly. Don't play around with food or make faces in your potato mash. Even laughing loudly isn't very polite especially if you are outside. Teaching this to children and using it yourself means that you are encouraging good manners and that you learn to eat outside the same way. Doing silly things at home are excusable but doing them outside where there are other people isn't really that laudable. So try eating at home as decently as you can. Children will want to muck about but tell them straight off that it isn't very polite. Tell them that they wouldn't want to have someone burping at them or laughing at them。

我的父母常跟我說，在家吃飯時什麼樣子在外面吃也會一樣。吃飯時不要做些像打嗝或將肉汁倒在手指上與其他一些滑稽的事情。不要糟蹋食物與將土豆 泥塗在自己的臉上。連放聲大笑甚至也會被認爲是不禮貌的行爲，特別是在外面吃的時候更是這樣。倡導文明的舉止行爲應是在教導孩子們禮儀的同時將這些禮儀運 用於自己身上，這樣在外面吃時你會和在家裏表現出同樣的舉止。如果說在家裏做些滑稽的行爲可以得到原諒，但在外面這樣做的話他人就會覺得並不值得稱讚了。 因此，在家裏吃飯時儘量舉止端莊。孩子們可能會胡鬧但要直截了當的告訴他們那是不禮貌的行爲。告訴他們，在吃飯時人們一般不喜歡有人向他們打嗝和大笑。

h children to eat well.

10.教導孩子吃好。

Teenagers and children can be quite fussy when it comes to eating food. Refer this article that teaches how to get your children to eat healthily. If you use the tips I've provided in that article, you will notice a significant change in the eating habits of your children。

青少年和兒童在吃東西時可能特別挑剔。請參考這篇教導《如何讓孩子吃得健康》的文章。如果您運用了我在那篇文章裏提到的一些貼士，你會發現孩子的飲食習慣有了重大的改變。

Just little things like the ones I've listed above will not only teach you and your children how to have a good ettiquette when you go outside but also it is helping your family bond indirectly through a meal. This really is food for thought!

我上面列舉的一些細節不僅可以讓你與你的孩子在外面時怎樣去保持良好的舉止行爲，而且它還可以幫助你通過聚餐間接性地搞好家庭關係。這着實耐人尋味！