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●Seating Arrangement（第1页）

●Seati

Atadiherearemanythingsthatyou’llhinkaboutbesidesthemenu。Animportaiuestsshouldsit，asthiscoulddecidewhetherornuestsenjoythemselvesorworksuccessfully。Therearesomebasicrulestoguideyourde。

◇Askguestsofhonortositinorder。Ifyouiofhonor，forinstance，aboss，aive，avisitihereareetiquetterulesregardiing。

◇Trytomakethepeoplewhohaveoogether。Thisisthemostusefulstartingpoint。

◇Ingeneral，youshouldtrytoseatfamiliestogetherandwuestogether。Butifyoukgetalong，tryhemtogether。Itiswtraditiontohaveapressurefreeevent。

◇Avoidguestsofmixishouldsitwiththeirparents。Oldersitwiththeirparentsoroher。

◇Tryhepeoplewhodon’tfitoablestogether。Itisprobablybettertoseparatesuchguestsevenly。

◇Afemaleguestofhonorisusuallyseatedhtsideofthehost，whileamaleguestofhonorisusuallyseatedhtsideofthehostess。

◇Trytoseatevennumbersofmalesaable。Itisatraditioemale-female-male-femaleguestsiures。Somebusinessdiedmale-male-female-femaleforvariety。

◇Trytoavoidseatihesametableasex-partners，unlessyouaresurethisisOK。Keepinmindthatthereare4everyroom。

◇Iftherearespees，makesurethepeoplegiviseatedwiththeirbaganyone。

◇Trytnant，elderlyasahsmallwheretheysaherfacilitiestly。Doattablesthataregoiakenaaceafterthedinner。

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Asforthetablelayoutitwillbedetermiheshapeofthetablesyourvenuesuppliesaablesarebestarraomaketheroomlookbalahenumberofgueststobeseated。Therearemainlyroundtablesaangulartables。Thefiguresbelowgiveyouasketchyideaofthevenuesizerequired，agtothenumberofguestsaypeofseating。

Thebasicipleoftablearraoofferoppositeeothehostsasofhonor。Iftherearetwohosts，youshouldsiderseatioppositeeablesothatyoucatertuest。Alternatively，youcouldasktheguestofhonortositattheoppositee—afemaleguestofhonorcouldsitoppositethefemalehostaofhonorcouldsitoppositethemalehhostbeseatedamidtherestofthegrouporheguestofhohehostsshouldtrytostayapartasitisthehosts’dutytuestsarehappy。

◇DinnerProcedure

Thereareseveralaspectsofdiffereweenesedinneraaldinner，whierprocedure，way，structureofdishesetally，theprocedureofOtaldinnerisasfollows:

&arter:UsuallyOtalappetizerisassortedcolddishes。Maisiables，fruits，seafoodormeat。

&ismostusuallyeatenwiththehands，orsometimeswithaknifeandfork。Itbeeatehanother，usuallylesspactfood。Breadmaybeputintoaliquid（suchasgravy，oliveoil，orsardié），orservetoenynumberofvarietiesofmeat，cheese，vegetablesorentstomaketheubiquitoussandwich。

◇Soup:Traditionally，soupisdividedintories—clearsoupandthicksoup。Thedibeginuntilthesoupisserved。Whesoup，remembertomoveitgentlyoonorsimplywaittoletyoursoupcool。

◇Mainaihespearydishiainingseveralcourses。Themaincourseisusuallytheheaviest，heartiest，andmostplexorsubstantialdishonamenu。Usuallymeatorfishisthemai;iariahemaiimestriestobeameatcourse。Forthosereasonsthemaiimescalledthe“meatcourse”。Themosttypicoursewouldbefilletbeefororfish。

&s:Dessertistypicallyservedattheendofameal，usuallygsweetfoodsuchascakes，ice-cream，fruits，butsometimesastrongly-flavoredone，suecheeses。

◇Hes:Heisservedafterthetableiscleared，suchascoffee，blacktea，hotchocolate，etc。Thisisnormallytheverylastcourse。