This is the height of British table manners five centuries before Mrs Beeton. And Chaucer, of course, is laughing at this over-refinement.

比顿夫人还没出现之前，英国五世纪餐桌礼仪的高度就是如此。当然，乔叟是在笑话这些礼仪过分精细。

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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.

具有良好的餐桌礼节，比如，意味着知道如何使用刀叉，何时祝酒以及如何在用餐时举止得当桌子。

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The survey found that it's bad manners to ask for the Internet access code, while 89 percent branded using a phone at the table as the biggest house guest faux pas.

调查发现，询问上网密码是无礼的表现，而89%的人认为在餐桌上使用手机是客人最失态的行为。

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It was created in 1996 by former British model Lyndy Janes and Apple Computer refugee Sue Fox after they recoiled at the appalling table manners of Nerdistan's accidental billionaires.

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It's more than just table manners (though Lyndy and Sue might envision opportunities after witnessing the buffet racing at some of Asia's smarter hotels).

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