据外媒报道，日本首相安倍晋三在5月2日访问以色列期间遭遇了一次严重的“文化冒犯”。日本人有“脱鞋文化”，大部分室内都不许穿鞋，但安倍夫妇与以色列总理内塔尼亚胡及其夫人的晚宴甜点却是放在“鞋”中端上来的，这场面一下就很尴尬了。有日本外交官对媒体表示：“这一点不幽默，我们感觉首相被冒犯了。”究竟是怎么回事儿？一起来看报道吧。

There aren’t that many cultures where putting a shoe on the dining room table is acceptable behavior, but for the Japanese there is clear etiquette against allowing outdoor shoes inside.

极少有哪国文化可以接受把鞋摆在餐桌上，而日本人则有明确的礼仪，要求将鞋摆在室外。

That might explain the furor following a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, Akie Abe, to Israel last week.

日本首相安倍晋三和妻子安倍昭惠上周访问以色列之后引发众怒，可能就是这个原因。

After a day of high-level meetings on May 2, the Japanese leader was treated to a festive meal at the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara Netanyahu. It was their second time in Israel, and the visiting couple were served a top-notch meal by celebrity Israeli chef Segev Moshe.

5月2日，在结束了一天的高级别会议后，安倍在以色列总理官邸接受了内塔尼亚胡夫妇的盛情款待。这是安倍夫妇第二次访问以色列，以色列明星主厨塞格夫·莫什为他们制作了一顿顶级大餐。

But then came dessert. A selection of delectable chocolate pralines — artistically arranged inside a shiny leather shoe.

随后而来的就是甜点：被精心摆放在一只闪亮皮鞋餐具中的美味巧克力果仁。

While Abe took the unusual presentation in stride, Japanese and Israeli diplomats and Japan watchers were shocked that the Japanese prime minister would be served from a shoe.

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