女士们先生们：在法式餐桌礼仪中，甜点餐具的摆放大有讲究，一不小心很容易犯错。本文将为您介绍法式餐桌礼仪中，在不同的餐具摆放规则下和应对不同甜点时，甜点餐具的摆放。
Dear ladies and gentlemen, the place of the dessert cutlery is a sophisticated question in the French dining etiquette and it is easy to make a faux-pas. I propose you to review here the various possibilities, according to the different traditions and type of desserts.
下面这些餐具摆放图片中，您知道甜点餐具分别摆放在哪里，又分别是对应食用哪种甜点吗？
In the following table settings, do you know where the dessert cutlery is, and for which dessert would it be?
摆放1：
摆放2：
摆放3：
摆放4：
摆放5：
您是不是有些摸不清头脑呢？下面将详细为您介绍。
Are you lost? Now we go through all elements in details.
一般情况
General case
相信绝大部分人都知道，西餐具的使用要由外向内，顺序如下图所示。
I am sure most of you know it, we first start to use the cutlery from the outside, and come back towards the inside. In the photo below, you have the order.
在3号位置的刀叉就是甜点专用刀叉，最后使用。此时的甜点必定是需要同时用刀叉食用。如果是需要用勺子食用的甜点，那么摆放方式应该是下图这样：
As a consequence, the fork and the knife in the third position are for the desserts, which always come at last. Here, the dessert served will be eaten with a fork and a knife. If it has to be with a spoon, you would then have this setting:
吃甜点的勺子摆放在右手边最里面，用右手握勺食用甜点。
The spoon for dessert is placed at the dessert place, on the right, because you will use it with your right hand.
当然，甜点刀叉也可以摆放在盘子的正前方，如图所示：
But, the cutlery for dessert can also be placed on top of the plate, before the glasses, just like this photo:
此时甜点刀叉的摆放是：叉柄在左，刀柄在右，遵循左手拿叉右手拿刀的规则。在上图中，杯子的摆放变换了位置，这种摆放规则我们将在后期的文章中为您详细介绍。
Here the fork has the handle towards the left because you would take it with your left hand, and the knife towards the right because you would take it with your right hand. On this photo the glasses are in a different position, but this is another rule we will see in a forthcoming article.
个别情况
Specific case
如果您的面前摆放了刀叉匙三种甜点餐具，应该怎样使用呢？
If you have three cutlery for desserts like here, how would you use them?
如果甜点餐具如上图摆放在盘子正前方，那么应当由远及近使用。注意：刀柄和勺柄都是朝右的，需要右手使用。此时需要优先使用勺子食用软一点的甜点（如冰淇淋），稍后会有稍硬的甜点（如派类）需要用刀叉食用。
For the cutlery on top, we always start with the one the furthest from the plate, and we come back inwards. But here pay attention: both the spoon and the knife have the handle on the right, meaning you have to use them with the right hand. It is then clear: you will first use the spoon for a soft dessert (an ice cream for instance), and then the fork and the knife for a harder one (like a pie)
下面这种摆放方式可以有两种选择。
Here there are two possibilities for the use of the dessert cutlery.
选择一：优先使用刀叉食用硬甜点，稍后使用勺子食用软一些的甜点。
Option 1: you use first the fork and knife for a hard dessert, and then the spoon for a soft one
选择二：优先用刀食用奶酪，稍后一起使用叉子和勺子。无论叉子是和刀，或和勺，抑或单独摆放，在法式礼仪中，叉子都是甜点必备餐具。
Option 2: you use first the knife alone to eat cheese, and then the fork and the spoon together. Indeed, in the French tradition, desserts would always be eaten with a fork, no matter if it is with a knife, with a spoon, or a fork alone.
只有甜点上来时，才能知道具体应当选用什么餐具！
In this table setting, you would only know which is the correct option only once the desserts are served!
不要忘了，最重要的还是要跟家人和朋友一起分享美味！希望本期文章对您有所帮助，如果您有任何问题，或者您需要为个人或公司组织礼仪课程，欢迎随时与我们联系！
And do not forget the most important: to enjoy your desserts with family and friends! I hope this article has been useful, and if you have any other questions, or your want to organize etiquette classes for your company, you are more than welcome to write to us!
本文中餐具酒杯图片均由Christofle提供
All the cutlery shown here are from Christofle
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