你可以从以下几点着手：

　　一．餐桌礼仪概述

　　1.餐桌礼仪在中西方文化发展中的地位与作用.

　　二.各国间不同的饮食文化

　　1.我国饮食文化的发展及餐桌礼仪的形成.

　　2.英、法、美、意等国家的饮食文化发展及餐桌礼仪的形成.

　　3.用我国的典型食品北京烤鸭与西方国家的火鸡进行对比从而进一步比较两者差异.

　　4.从差异中寻求中西文化间的共同点.

　　5.形成中西方文化差异的根源.

　　TableManners

　　ThemaindifferencebetweenChineseandWesterneatinghabitsisthatunliketheWest,whereeveryonehastheirownplateoffood,inChinathedishesareplacedonthetableandeverybodyshares.IfyouarebeingtreatedbyaChinesehost,bepreparedforatonoffood.Chineseareveryproudoftheircultureoffoodandwilldotheirbesttogiveyouatasteofmanydifferenttypesofcuisine.Amongfriends,theywilljustorderenoughforthepeoplethere.Iftheyaretakingsomebodyoutfordinnerandtherelationshipispolitetosemi-polite,thentheywillusuallyorderonemoredishthanthenumberofguests(e.g.fourpeople,fivedishes).Ifitisabusinessdinneroraveryformaloccasion,thereislikelytobeahugeamountoffoodthatwillbeimpopssibletofinish.

　　Atypicalmealstartswithgarlic.Thesearefollowedbythemaincourses,hotmeatandvegetabledishes.Finallyasoupisbroughtout,whichisfollowedbythestarchy"staple"food,whichisusuallyriceornoodlesorsometimesdumplings.ManyChineseeatrice(ornoodlesorwhatever)last,butifyouliketohaveyourricetogetherwithotherdishes,youshouldsaysoearlyon.

　　OnethingtobeawareofisthatwheneatingwithaChinesehost,youmayfindthatthepersonisusingtheirchopstickstoputfoodinyourbowlorplate.Thisisasignofpoliteness.Theappropriatethingtodowouldbetoeatthewhatever-it-isandsayhowyummyitis.Ifyoufeeluncomfortablewiththis,youcanjustsayapolitethankyouandleavethefoodthere,andmaybecoveritupwithalittlericewhentheyarenotlooking.ThereisacertainamountofleniencyinvolvedwhendealingwithWesterners.Soyouwon'tbechastised.

　　EatingNo-no's

　　Traditionallyspeaking,therearemanytaboosatChinesetables,butthesedaysnotmanypeoplepayattentiontothem.However,thereareafewthingstokeepinmind,especiallyifyouareaguestataprivatehome.

　　1)Don'tstickyourchopsticksuprightinthericebowl.Instead,laythemonyourdish.Thereasonforthisisthatwhensomebodydies,theshrinetothemcontainsabowlofsandorricewithtwosticksofincensestuckuprightinit.Soifyoustickyourchopsticksinthericebowl,itlookslikethisshrineandisequivalenttowishingdeathuponapersonatthetable!

　　2)Makesurethespoutoftheteapotisnotfacinganyone.Itisimpolitetosettheteapotdownwherethespoutisfacingtowardssomebody.Thespoutshouldalwaysbedirectedtowherenobodyissitting,usuallyjustoutwardfromthetable.

　　3)Don'ttaponyourbowlwithyourchopsticks.Beggarstapontheirbowls,sothisisnotpolite.Also,inarestaurant,ifthefoodiscomingtooslowpeoplewilltaptheirbowls.Ifyouareinsomeone'shome,itislikeinsultingthecook.

　　EatLocal

　　Youcangetexpensive,deliciousmealsinanyofthelargehotels,butifyouarelookingforatmosphere,youhavetogotoalocaljoint.Notonlyisitcheaper,butyoucangetagoodlookatthelocalsandwhatnormalpeoplearelike.Andwhatthefoodlacksinpresentationismadeupforinthetaste.SomerestaurantshaveEnglishmenus,butdon'tcountonit.Agoodwaytochoosedishesistoloo