A. I had no enough time to sleep. B. I can get to school on time. C. Your whole day will be fun after you enjoy a good breakfast. D. I don't eat anything in the morning. E. You just want to sleep for a few more minutes F.My favorite food is fried rice。 G. Bread，eggs and milk are ready now。 |
A: Meimei! It's time to get up, or you'll be late!
B: Don't worry, Mom.
A: How? With so little time!
B: You know, sometimes
A: But a good breakfast is very important, so you should have breakfast on time.
B: Mom, last night I had so much homework to do that
A: I see. But it doesn't take you much time to have breakfast.
B: OK, Mom. I'm coming.
A: Meimei, having breakfast on time can help you to work better and play more happily.
B: I know, Mom. Thank you. It's time to go. Bye-bye.
A: Bye.
People in different countries have different ways of doing things. Something is 1 in one country, but it may be quite impolite in another. In Britain, you mustn't lift your bowl to your 2 when you are having some liquid(液体) food. But it's 3 in China. And in Japan you even needn't worry about making 4 while you are having it. It shows that you're enjoying it. But people in Britain think it is bad manners. If you are a visitor in Mongolia, what manners do they wish 5 to have? They wish you to have a loud “burp”(打嗝) 6 you finish eating. Burping shows that you like the food.
In Britain, you should try not to 7 your hands on the table when you're having a meal. In Mexico, however, guests may keep their hands on the table during a meal. But in Arab(阿拉伯) countries you must be very careful with your hands. You 8 eat with your left hand. Arabs consider(认为) it very 9 manners eating with left hands. So when you are in other countries, 10 carefully and follow them. As a saying goes, “Do as the Romans do.”
When you're invited to have dinner at a foreigner's home, please remember the followings.
At the table, when the hostess(女主人) picks up her napkin, you may pick up yours and put it on your legs.
If a servant(佣人) passes food around, he will pass the dish to you at your left hand so that you can easily serve yourself with your right hand. Never serve yourself while the dish is on your right. It is then the turn of your neighbour on the right.
Do not reach across the table to get something in front of someone. That is not polite. Ask him or her to pass it to you.
There are things in the middle of the table, such as bread, butter, and candies. You shouldn't take any until the hostess tells the servant to pass them to you.
Do not leave your seat without saying anything. If you need to leave the table to go to the washroom or do something else, you should say “Excuse me for a moment, please.”
Dumplings are traditional Chinese food. On the lunar New Year's Day, most families make a lot of delicious dumplings. To make them, we can follow these easy steps.
The first step is to mix the flour(面粉) with water. When the dough(面团) is ready, we can begin to make dumpling wrappers(薄皮). We roll the dough into small, thin and round pieces so that they can be easy to cook. Then it's time to prepare the filling(馅), usually, we use meat such as beef or pork, and some vegetables for filling. Remember to cut these things into small pieces, put some salt and oil into it and mix them.
When all these are done, we can start making dumplings. First put a spoonful of filling in the center of the wrappers. Then stick(粘) the two opposite sides together. The best shape of dumplings is like a ship. When they are boiling in the pan, they look like ships sailing in the sea. The smell can make your mouth water.
An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this, “I'm afraid it'll have to be someplace cheap, as I have very little money.” The other person may say, “OK, I'll meet you at McDonald's.”
This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also says, “Oh, no, I want to take you to lunch at Smith's.” This means the person wants to pay for you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn't pay for the meal.
American customs about who pays for dates(约会) are almost the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But today, a university girl or a woman in the business world will usually pay her own meal. So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.
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