fish knives

John Betjeman's poem "How to Get on in Society" ruthlessly minces such pretensions, listing fish knives, serviettes, frills on cutlets, cruets, pastry forks and doilies.

在自己的诗作《如何在社交场得心应手》（How to Get on in Society）中，约翰•贝杰曼（John Betjeman）以食鱼刀、餐巾、烤肉架、调味瓶、点心叉以及桌布为例，对餐桌礼仪的细枝末节娓娓道来。

they have a custom, that is to eat fish knives and forks cannot be used to eat the other

桌上摆满酒杯盘子等。他们有个习俗，那就是吃鱼的刀叉不能用来吃别的。

He offered me the choice of any one of these for a wedding present: a set of fish knives, a teapot, an electric toaster, and a standard lamp.

他提供这些东西让我挑一样作为结婚礼物：一套鱼刀，一把茶壶，一个电烤箱，一盏落地灯。