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篇1:英语作文中国传统礼仪

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Chinese, known as "a state of ceremonies" reputation, for 5000 years of Chinas etiquette is profound, as descendants of the dragon, we should pay attention to etiquette.

"There are many good people in the world."."Often hear mom and dad and people around to chat, such a feeling.They taught me to be a sensible child from childhood, and I did the same.Of course, thanks to so much appreciation, I should thank one of my teachers.On the first day of school, the teacher told us a story about her when she was in normal, day Zixi, lost her pen, she let the classmate in front of her to help her pick up, she said to me, the man left her teacher table things off the others, or let the person in front of her to help her pick up, but others say that help me pick up, after also said thank you, the teacher in front of students said to see people talk more polite, teacher very feel shy.After finishing the story, the teacher blushed, and the students understood one thing: to be polite to others, to be civilized.I want to thank my honest teacher.Civilization is always around us.The friendly smile, say hello to the teacher sincerely, gently turning the sound in the reading room, the waste paper into the trash can, turn off the lights after school......Yes, the world will be a better place as long as all of us are from around us.

Remember the day of this summer vacation, my mother and I were waiting for the car on the side of the road to the county town.It took a while for the bus to come.There are so many people on the bus, its stuffy and hot.My mother and I managed to squeeze into a ventilated seat.Seated a roughly forty year old middle-aged women, face dark, plain and neat clothes.I was confused when suddenly the car came to a screeching halt.I missed the railing next to it and hit the middle-aged woman.I thought she might blame me, but then there was a caring voice: "little boy, is it all right?"Come and sit here with auntie!"Never encountered this situation, I did not know what to do, I have to use the look of help looked at my mother.Until my mother smiled and motioned me to sit down, I say thank you, and sat down.After sitting in my seat, I always feel lucky.Later I realized that it was not lucky, it was civilization, and it was civilization that gave her the seat to me

In fact, civility is very simple.We should start from the small things around us and become a civilized and polite person.

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篇2:中国的餐桌礼仪英语作文带翻译

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Of course, chopsticks instead the main difference on the Chinese dinner table isof knife and fork, but thats only superficial. Besides, in decent restaurants, you can always ask for a pair of knife and fork, if you find the chopsticks not helpful enough.

The real difference is that in the West, you have your own plate of food, while in China the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares. If you are being treated to a formal dinner and particularly if the host thinks youre in the country for the first time, he will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.

The meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes. Soup then will be served (unless in Guangdong style restaurants) to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings.

If you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all.

Perhaps one of the things that surprises a Western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests. In formal dinners, there are always "public" chopsticks and spoons for this purpose, but some hosts may use their own chopsticks. This is a sign of genuine friendship and politeness. It is always polite to eat the food. If you do not eat it, just leave the food in the plate.

People in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed. When you have had enough, just say so. Or you will always overeat!

当然,筷子而不是主要的区别中餐桌上isof刀和叉,但这只是表面现象。此外,在体面的餐厅,你可以要求一副刀叉,如果你发现筷子不够有用。

真正的区别在于,在西方,你有自己的板的食品,在中国菜放在桌子上,每个人的股份。如果你对待一个正式的晚宴,特别是如果主人认为你在这个国家第一次,他会做最好的给你的许多不同类型的菜肴。

这顿饭通常始于一组至少有四个冷盘,紧随其后的是主菜的热肉和蔬菜。汤然后将服务(除非在广东风格的餐馆)将从主食米饭,面条,饺子。

如果你想拥有你的大米去与其他菜,你应该及时这么说,对大多数中国人选择主食最后或没有。

也许让西方游客感到最惊奇的事情之一是,一些中国东道主喜欢把食物放在客人的盘子。在正式晚宴,总有“公共”为此筷子和勺子,但一些虚拟主机可以用自己的筷子。这是一个真正的友谊和礼貌的迹象。总是有礼貌的吃食物。如果你不吃它,只是把盘子里的食物。

中国人倾向于over-order食物,因为他们会发现它令人尴尬的如果所有的食品消费。当你有足够的,就这么说。否则你会总是暴饮暴食!

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篇3:英语学习方面的谚语

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Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age. 学问在得意时是装饰品,失意时是庇护所,年老时是供应品。

Study to be what you wish to seem.学习可成为你所理想的人物。

Knowledge advances by steps not by leaps. 知识的获得是循序渐进而不是突飞猛进的。

A book that remains shut is but a block. 书本不常翻,犹如一块砖.

Art is long, but lift is short. 人生有限,学问无涯;人生有限,艺术无穷;人生有限,学海无涯;

By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it. 读书使人充实,交谈使人精明。

Books and friends should be few but good. 读书如交友,应求少而精。

A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。

A man becomes learned by asking questions. 不耻下问才能有学问。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; all play and no work makes Jack a mere boy. 只工作,不玩耍,聪明孩子要变傻

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools learn in no other. 经验学校学费高,愚人旁处学不到。

Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse. 知识能使好人更好,坏人更坏。

A little learning is a dangerous thing.

一知半解,为害不浅。

Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud. 知识令人谦虚;无知使人骄傲。

Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。

Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools. 愚者不学无术,智者不耻下问。

A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。

It is never too old to learn. 活到老,学到老。

Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body. 读书健脑,运动强身。

Knowledge starts with practice. 实践出真知。

Complacency is the enemy of study. 学习的敌人是自己的满足。

A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us. 好书如挚友,永远不相负.

There is no end to learning. 学无止境。

No pains, no gains. 不劳则无获。

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篇4:西方餐桌礼仪英语作文带翻译

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导语:你好奇西方餐桌上的礼仪吗?下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文,欢迎阅读与借鉴,谢谢!

Western refers to Western European countries diet cuisine.Western etiquette.Today, I introduce to you to eat Westernstyle food etiquette.

When seated, the body upright, elbow not placed on, may not.Use your fork and knife, fork, the right hand holds the knife; when the cutting things, keep the fork in the left hand hold the food, right hand with a knife cut into small pieces, fork in the entrance.Do not sip the soup to eat, chew when to shut up.Dont lick the lips or smacking sound.Overheating, can be cooled before eating, not mouth blown.A cup of coffee when ready to add milk or sugar, add the following to use tsp stirring, TSP will be placed on the coffee saucers.Drink cups should put his right, left hand end saucer, direct mouth to drink, do not use a spoon to scoop a spoonful spoonful of drink.

Western food is not only a kind of etiquette, is also a kind of civilization.The westernstyle food etiquette, you learn?

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西方指的是西欧国家的饮食菜肴。西方礼仪。今天,我向你介绍吃西式餐饮礼仪。

就座时,身体直立,肘不放,不可能。用你的刀和叉,叉,右手持刀;切东西时,左手拿叉按住食物,用刀切成小块的右手,在入口叉。不喝汤吃,咀嚼时闭嘴。不要舔嘴唇或咂嘴的声音。过热,可待稍凉后再吃,不要用嘴吹。一杯咖啡的时候加牛奶或糖,添加后要用小勺搅拌,将小勺放在咖啡碟。喝杯要把他的右手,左手端碟,直接用嘴喝,不要用勺子舀了一勺一勺喝。

西餐不仅是一种礼仪,也是一种文明,西式食品的礼仪,你学会了吗?

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篇5:商务英语礼仪自我介绍

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My name is Yin Xiaomeng. A heard this name, whether you are in a long not big mean? Yes, in the eyes of parents, I will never grow up, Jing Jing is my nickname, opened the dictionary to check the "Jing" word, means womens talent. Sorry, the name is really a bit sorry, actually I was poor. I also I have a pen name - snow Rao. Is chairman MAO, "patio spring snow", according to the word in the poem, I think it is a beautiful name.

Im sixteen years old this year. Sixteen of the youth, should be happy, more should be a happy girl of sixteen, and I was the opposite. I want to be in my character doomed youth shed tears. I often cry. No wonder my mother said I like sentimental Lin daiyu. However, I also like such a character, she makes me to love literature, and was appreciated by his teacher. I especially love literature, especially the prose and poetry. I often think of your happiness and sorrow into small poetry and prose in one after another.

Four and a half years old started kindergarten, I was six years old preschool, the primary school at the age of eight. In elementary school, my motto is: tuition than the somebody else to pay less, scores more not inferior to others! So, my grades have been top class. My mother has been regarded as her hope, her pride. I grew up in this piece of it about. Probably because my arrogant, gradually, my grades slipped to medium. The more severe, grade 3 grade than was once a poor. But my family and my teacher didnt give up. They think Ill catch up.

There are few now, about my story. I think, in a few years to write my autobiography will be more wonderful.

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篇6:商务英语礼仪自我介绍

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Hello everyone, my name is ya-nan zhang. I this year twelve years old, my hobby is reading, listening to music, play badminton, because of reading, I fell in love with one of the worlds top ten literary giant of lu xun, he is also my favorite celebrity. My motto is: "as long as it is not over, will go all out!" Therefore, until now, I do things more persistent.

I am optimistic, cheerful, lively, good, but also become a short temper sometimes, unable to control his temper.

Tell me about my name below, dad called me "ya nan" but there is a small story! Was grandpas grandmother has a good name for me, waiting for the registered permanent residence, can be in that day, dad didnt say the name "hong-yu zhang", because he thought the name like the name of the boy, but I was a girl! But also cant think of any good name at the moment, I heard that, on account of the moment, my father think of the word "nan", so he called the "nan" this two word, later also is my grandpa had a fierce! The meaning of the father is a filial son, few are grandma and grandpa, but this time, but for me this little life, and made a for grandma and grandpa.

But, moreover, fill in hu kou book, dont let take the name of two words, that what should I take? A "elegant" word suddenly appeared in front of dads, so he will blurt out, will be "ya-nan zhang"! I have my own name.

"Elegant" is elegant, noble, beautiful and generous, "nan" is solid, precious materials, dad this name is hope I quiet, elegant, and hopefully I can be in the plastic, but I failed to live up to my dads a after all expectations. Now I mischievous active, students are often around me the whole cup. I have to work hard, ah, to shorten my with elegant far distance.

And the word "nan" but dont know whether I deserve to go up, after all, do you have any talent, also need time to adjust to see!

I will maintain good mentality and friends, classmates, positive and uplifting, helping each other, respect each other, let you deeply remember me!

[商务英语礼仪自我介绍

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篇7:我与父母代沟方面的英语作文

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In retrospect, one of the greatest generation gaps was one between me and my parent. My parents and I have different opinions on one thing.

In home, I often like playing phone because I am curious about new thing. But my parents don’t agree with me to play phone. One problem lies in fact that parents don’t know much about using phone. In fact, I use phone to chat with my friends in order to strength our relationship. I also hunt for some useful information to solve problem that I confronted with. However, my parents don’t know what I am doing on the phone. They only thing it is useless to spent much time playing phone. They also thing that play phone can harm my eyes.

In order to deal with the generation gap, I think that I should reduce time to play phone and save more time to do other things. My parent should realize play phone have some advantage to solve something that we meet.

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篇8:西方餐桌礼仪的英语作文

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导语:餐桌礼仪在中国人的完整生活秩序中占有一个非常重要的地位,下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文,欢迎阅读与借鉴,谢谢!

People who go to a formal Western dinner party for the first time may be surprised by table manners in Western culture.Knowing them will help you make a good impression.Having good table manners means knowing,for example,how to use knives and forks,when to drink a toast and how to behave at the table.Beside your napkin you will find a small bread roll and three glasses—one for white wine,one for the red wine,and one for water.There are two pairs of knives and forks on the table,forks on the left and knives in the right of the plate.When you see two spoons,the big one id for the suop and the samll one for the dessert.The knife and fork that are closest to your plate are a litte bit bigger than the ones beside them.When you sit down at the table, you can take your napkin, unfold it and put it on your lap.In Chinese you sometime get a hot,damp cloth to clean your face and face and hands,whinch,however,is nat the custom in Western countries.

Dinner start with a small dish, which is often called a starter.Sime people pray before they start eating , and other people may keep silent for a moment. Then you can say"Enjoy your meal"to each other and everybody start eating.For the starter,which you eat with the smaller pair,you keep the knife in your right hand and the fork in your left.After the starter you will get a bowl of soup—but only one boel of soup and never ask for a seconf serving.

The next dish is the main course.Many Westerners think the chicken breast with its tender white flesh is the best part of the bird. Some people can use their fingers when they eating chicken or other birds,but never touch beef or other meat in bones.It is polite to finish eating everthing on your plate,so dont take more food than you need.

At table ,you should try to speak quietly and smile a lot,but do not laugh all the time.

Most Westerners like soft drink if they will drive home.Many of them drink white or red wine with the food.When drinking to someones health,you raise your glasses,but the glasses should not touch. The custom of toasting in some parts of China is to finish the drink at once,but Westerners usually take only a sip.For drinking during a dinner,the best advic is never to drink too much.

Table manners change over time.They follow the fashion of the day .Beside,table manners are only important at formal dinner parties.If youre not sure what to do ,you can always follow your hosts.Although good manners always make you look good,you do not need to worry about all these rules while having dinner with your friends or family

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篇9:英语作文美国餐桌礼仪

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Fourth if guests or elders give cloth dish. Best use of chopsticks may also be the guests or elders far away from the dishes to their front, according to the habit of the Chinese nation. Dish is a one of the Top. If the same tables leadership, the elderly, the guests said. Whenever of a new dish, let them first Dongkuaizi. rotation or invite them to the first Dongkuaizi. to show their importance.

Fifth: eat the head, fishbone, bones and other objects, not Wangwaimian vomit, not onto the ground still. Slowly to get their hands Diezili, or close on their own or on Canzhuobian prepared beforehand good on paper.

Sixth: To a timely manner about the time and people just a few humorous, to reconcile the atmosphere. Guangzhaotou not eat, regardless of others, and do not devour and destroy the lavish meal, not jail sentence.

7: It is best not to the dinner table Tiya if it is to Tiya, will use napkins or sign blocked their mouths.

8: To clear the main tasks of the meal. Must be clear to do business oriented. Feelings or to the main contact. Mainly or to eat. If it is the former, when attention should be paid to the seating arrangements. Their main negotiators the seats near each other to facilitate conversations, or dredge emotion. If it is the after. need only pay attention to common-sense courtesy on the line, to focus on the appreciation of dishes,

[英语作文美国餐桌礼仪

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篇10:外国礼仪文化英语

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Of course, the main difference on the Chinese dinner table is chopsticks instead of knife and fork, but that’s only superficial. Besides, in decent restaurants, you can always ask for a pair of knife and fork, if you find the chopsticks not helpful enough. The real difference is that in the West, you have your own plate of food, while in China the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares. If you are being treated to a formal dinner and particularly if the host thinks you’re in the country for the first time, he will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.

The meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes. Soup then will be served (unless in Guangdong style restaurants) to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings. If you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all.

Perhaps one of the things that surprises a Western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests. In formal dinners, there are always "public" chopsticks and spoons for this purpose, but some hosts may use their own chopsticks. This is a sign of genuine friendship and politeness. It is always polite to eat the food. If you do not eat it, just leave the food in the plate.

People in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed. When you have had enough, just say so. Or you will always overeat!

[外国礼仪文化英语作文

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篇11:关于介绍中国的餐桌礼仪的英语作文

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Table Manners

The main difference between Chinese and western eating habits is that unlike the West, where everyone has their own plate of food, in China the dishes are placed on the table and everybody shares. If you are being treated by a Chinese host, be prepared for a ton of food. Chinese are very proud of their culture of cuisine and will do their best to show their hospitality.

And sometimes the Chinese host use their chopsticks to put food in your bowl or plate. This is a sign of politeness. The appropriate thing to do would be to eat the whatever-it-is and say how yummy it is. If you feel uncomfortable with this, you can just say a polite thank you and leave the food there.

Eating No-nos

Dont stick your chopsticks upright in the rice bowl.Instead,lay them on your dish. The reason for this is that when somebody dies,the shrine to them contains a bowl of sand or rice with two sticks of 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 a person at the table!

Make sure the spout of the teapot is not facing anyone. It is impolite to set the teapot down where the spout is facing towards somebody. The spout should always be directed to where nobody is sitting, usually just outward from the table.

Dont tap on your bowl with your chopsticks.Beggars tap on their bowls, so this is not polite.Also, when the food is coming too slow in a restarant, people will tap their bowls. If you are in someones home,it is like insulting the cook.

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篇12:外国礼仪文化英语

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The culture differences between the East and West.

As we know ,there are so many differences between culture of the East and West that I can not list all of their different aspects.I will focus on the differences of diet custom and teaching system.For your better understanding ,I will set examples of China and America.

It is no doubt that it is a tradition to use chopsticks for Chinese.But people in America prefer to forks and knives.This different result is based on different food they are like .Americans choose to eat beefsteak,bread,and salad,while Chinese people choose noodles ,pancakes and rice.What is more,the custom of drinking tea in China and drinking coffee in America are stand out particularly.However,there is a trend that the food in both countries has been mixture.For example,the coffee and bread have introduced to China.The famous KFC is very popular at children.

The gap of teaching system between China and America is big.Chinese students always complain about their homework.Too much homework has limited the time to exercise and relax.They have to recite many things as to get a high mark.Homework comes the first to them.

In my opinion,the study in America is more interesting .Teachers pay attentions to training students skills in thinking in realastic life not to emphasis on the importances of memories.In a addition,the rate of going to school ,the salary of teaching ,and the job of gruduates are quite different,too.I should say that Chima government should make great efforts to improve its teaching syetem.I am also expect to be one day ,the West give more cheers to our country.

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篇13:高考英语满分讲究文明礼仪的倡议书

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为迎接奥运会在中国举行,请写一篇关于讲究文明礼仪倡议书,具体内容包括:

1、讲究文明礼貌是中华民族的传统;

2、面对外国友人应热情大方、彬彬有礼;

3、要坚决杜绝公共场所大声喧哗、拥挤打闹、随地吐痰等不文明行为;

4、奥运即将召开,我们将代表中国形象。

参考词汇:喧哗 uproar

[范文]

My dear fellow students,

The Olympics are just around the corner. Today I want to talk about good manners and courtesy.

We Chinese have always been respected and highly praised for good manners and courtesy, which have, as well, become precious traditions of our people. In a couple of weeks beyond, a large number of foreign friends will come to China to join us in enjoying the Olympics. Before foreign guests, we should have an easy manner and behave politely and warm-heartedly. In public places, such ugly behaviors as uproar, pushing or squeezing together, spitting and so on should be determinedly forbidden. In a sense, each of us will not simply stand for ourselves but stand for China. Therefore, boys and girls, let’s do it well right now and the eyes of the world are to on us!

[高考英语满分作文一篇讲究文明礼仪的倡议书

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篇14:1汉语环境影响英语写作的几个方面

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1.1词汇方面

如果把写英语作文比作建楼房的话,英语词汇在英语写作中起着砖、瓦的作用,是句子的最基本的组成部分,所以词汇是我们高中英语教学中的重点,单词听写是课堂教学必不可少的一个环节,但学生的词汇量毕竟有限,遇到问题时,便会用汉语词汇去补充英语词汇的空缺。

例如:交通十分繁忙。误:The traffic is busy. 正:The traffic is heavy.

她和一位教授结婚了。误:She married with a professor.

正:She married a professor.

英语词语的词义往往比较复杂,并和汉语有着一定区别。这种不同就会会导致学生仅把写作当作一词一句的翻译来做,结果是事倍功半。

1.2语法方面

英语中难点就是时态,语态的掌握。英语中常用时态共十六种,语态分为主动语态与被动语态,语气有陈述语气与虚拟语气之分。不同的时态有它特有的句法结构。如现在进行时态使用be+v-ing形式来表示。现在完成时则用have/has +p.p来表示。一般将来时则用shall/will/be going to+v来表示。英语中时间意义的表达是通过动词的时和体来加以反映,而汉语中不存在时、体等,汉语则依靠表示时间的副词(如“曾经”、“正在”、“已经”、“将要”)作状语,或利用虚词“了”、“着”、“过”等作补语这一语法手段来体现,动词本身无任何变化。在英语中,“already”和“ever”常常用在完成时态之中,不能与表示过去的时间状语连用。学生常常把上述句子错译成“Yesterday I have been to the park.”“Five years ago,they have known each other.”又如在英语中,我们常常用否定前置来

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篇15:英语作文中国传统礼仪

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China, once a state of ceremonies.Five thousand years of civilization, let us be proud of it.However, todays China, these four words can play from a state of ceremonies?

In September 7th this year, Sichuan airlines from Saipan flight to Shanghai, because the two men Chinese melee, resulting in two friends to join the ranks of the fight, seriously disrupting the order of flight.Coincidentally, a few days after the incident, the flight from Zurich to Beijing of the Swiss Air, and two passengers in China clashes occurred, forced the plane to return to flight after six hours, has brought the enormous economic loss and inconvenience to other passengers and airlines.

Whats the cause of the conflict?Only because of the back of the chair.It is precisely because the reasons are too simple, it makes people feel incredible.A small problem can lead to a world media brawl, and many people will not be happy to accept it.Whats wrong with Chinese people?Step back a true humility as boundless as the sea and sky, it is so difficult to do?Isnt it a shame for all Chinese people to have two similar incidents in a week?This country could not match on a state of ceremonies?

For the disabled, also is one of the basic etiquette, but now, who can do these increasingly reduced.See the old man fell and stand for fear of blackmail, in order to comfort their reluctance to give up their seats for disabled people, even lose the courage to scold the thief.This country could not match on a state of ceremonies?

Behind these gloomy negative news, there are still many touching stories.The most beautiful teacher in Zhang Lili, who died when he was in order to protect the students, grinding wheels to the legs; the most beautiful driver Wu Bin, in the high-speed flying foreign body was shot in the abdomen after completion of a series of safety measures in pain, ensure all the safety of passengers, they lost the life of these people tears trickling down cheeks deeds, it is a state of ceremonies should appear.

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篇16:英语作文美国餐桌礼仪

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People who go to a formal Western dinner party for the first time may be surprised by table manners in Western culture.Knowing them will help you make a good impression.Having good table manners means knowing,for example,how to use knives and forks,when to drink a toast and how to behave at the table.Beside your napkin you will find a small bread roll and three glasses—one for white wine,one for the red wine,and one for water.There are two pairs of knives and forks on the table,forks on the left and knives in the right of the plate.When you see two spoons,the big one id for the suop and the samll one for the dessert.The knife and fork that are closest to your plate are a litte bit bigger than the ones beside them.When you sit down at the table, you can take your napkin, unfold it and put it on your lap.In Chinese you sometime get a hot,damp cloth to clean your face and face and hands,whinch,however,is nat the custom in Western countries.

Dinner start with a small dish, which is often called a starter.Sime people pray before they start eating , and other people may keep silent for a moment. Then you can say"Enjoy your meal"to each other and everybody start eating.For the starter,which you eat with the smaller pair,you keep the knife in your right hand and the fork in your left.After the starter you will get a bowl of soup—but only one boel of soup and never ask for a seconf serving.

The next dish is the main course.Many Westerners think the chicken breast with its tender white flesh is the best part of the bird. Some people can use their fingers when they eating chicken or other birds,but never touch beef or other meat in bones.It is polite to finish eating everthing on your plate,so dont take more food than you need.

At table ,you should try to speak quietly and smile a lot,but do not laugh all the time.

Most Westerners like soft drink if they will drive home.Many of them drink white or red wine with the food.When drinking to someones health,you raise your glasses,but the glasses should not touch. The custom of toasting in some parts of China is to finish the drink at once,but Westerners usually take only a sip.For drinking during a dinner,the best advic is never to drink too much.

Table manners change over time.They follow the fashion of the day .Beside,table manners are only important at formal dinner parties.If youre not sure what to do ,you can always follow your hosts.Although good manners always make you look good,you do not need to worry about all these rules while having dinner with your friends or family

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