People use a knife and fork ai a Western meal．
在西餐中人们使用刀和叉。
1．Who is the passage written for?
这篇短文是为谁写的？
2．Where might you see a passage like this?
你在哪儿可能看到类似的短文？
Do as the Romans
入乡随俗（Roman古罗马人）
We often say, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do.So when you eat Western food,do as Wesferners do. Here are some things that you may need to know about eating together in the West．
我们常说：“入乡随俗（Roman古罗马人）。”所以当你吃西餐时，也要按照西方人的习惯来用餐。这是关于在西方共同进餐的一些常识，或许你需要了解。
In some Western countries,lunch is usually eaten at about l pm. Dinner is served around 7 pm or even later. In Spain it is usual to have lunch at 3 pm and dinner at 10 pm!
在一些西方国家，午餐通常在下午1点左右吃。晚餐在下午7点左右或更晚些被提供。在西班牙，下午3点吃午餐，晚上10点吃晚餐是很常见的！
At the start of a meal,the French say "Bon appetit",and the Italians say "Buon appetito”．But there is nothing similar to say In English. "Enjoy your meal"is usually only said by the person who brings the food．
开始用餐时，法国人会说“祝你好胃口”，意大利人则说“请尽情享用”。但英语中没有类似的说法。通常只有上餐的人才会说“请慢慢享用”。
Knives and forks are used for most Western food.The fork is held in your left hand and the knife in your right,and the food is held with the fork and cut with the knife. Soup is eaten with a spoon. However, there is some food which you can eat with your fingers, such as chicken wings and hamburgers.
刀和叉被用于大多数西餐中。左手拿叉，右手拿刀，并用叉子按住食物，用刀切。喝汤用勺子。然而，有一些食物，你可以用手拿着吃，比如鸡翅和汉堡包。
During the meal, you may be invited to serve yourself (usually the ladies/ before the gantlemen) by someone who says, "Help yourself."or you will be served by someone who asks,"Would you like some.…?"You can take it and say,"Thank you."If you are given something you do not like,you can just say,for example,"l'm sorry.I
周餐期间，主人可能会请你自己取食物(通常是女士们优先于男士们），并告诉你“请随意”。或者有人会递给你食物，并问：“你要来点……吗？”你可以接受，并说：“谢谢你。”如果有人给了你不喜欢的东西，你只需说，例如，“不好意思。我不吃肉”或“我不吃鱼“就可以了。
don't eat meat",or“I don't eat fish”．None will be cross.If you are offered more food but cannot eat any more, just say, "No，thanks. It was delicious,but l've had enough.”
没有人会生气的。如果给你提供了更多的食物，你吃不了，只要说：“不要了，谢谢，味道很好，但我吃饱了。”
Remember that it is polite to say that you enjoy every dish when it is served,and that you， have enjoyed the food at the end of a meal.It is sometimes difficultlo know when the meal is over. If you are invited to dinner by Western friends, you will be expected to stay and talk around the dinner table long after the last dish is served, and{i is not polite if you leave as soon as you finish eating.
记住在上菜时你要表示你喜欢每一道菜，就餐结束时也要表示你很享受这顿美餐，这是礼貌的。有时很难知道就餐什么时候结束。如果你被西方朋友邀请就餐，最后一道菜上来后，你特被期望坐在餐桌旁聊很久，如果你一吃完就离开是不礼貌的。
The rule is：Watch the other people. Do as they do．
原则是：观察别人，别人怎么做你就怎么做。
1．“So when you eat Western food，do as Westerners do．”So what should you do?
“所以当你吃西餐时，也要按照西方人的习惯来用餐。”所以你们应该做什么？
2．“At the start of a meal，the French say 'Bon appetit'．”What do you say at the start of a Chinese meal?
“开始用餐时，法国人会说‘祝你好胃口’。”开始用中餐时你们说什么？
3．“l'm sorry．I don't eat meat．”When might you want to say this?
“不好意思。我不吃肉。”你什么时候可能想说这个？
4．“No，thanks．It was delicious, but l've had enough．”Do you mean you do not like the food?
“不要了，谢谢，味道很好，但我吃饱了。”你的意思是你不喜欢这些食物吗？
5．“li is sometimes difticult to know when the meal is over．”How do you know that a meal is over in China?
“有时很难知道就餐什么时候结束。”在中国你怎么知道一顿饭结束了呢？
Read the passage in Activity 2 again．Decide which part is surprising，interesting or unusual to you．
再读一遍活动2中的短文。判断哪部分对你来说是令人惊奇的、有趣的或不寻常的。
gentleman 先生 knife刀 lady女士
serve 服侍……进餐 wing翅膀
During a meal in the West, you use (1)____and forks most of the time, although you can use your fingers to eat chicken (2)____or hamburgers, You will be invited to (3)____yourself with food, the(4)____ before the (5)____.
在西方就餐时，你大部分时间用(1)____刀和叉，尽管你可以用手吃鸡(2)____翅或汉堡包。你将被邀请自己(3)____随意吃食物，(4)____女士们优先于(5)____男士们。
·Read the table in Activity3 again. Think about Chinese eating customs and write them down．In China，lunch is usually served around 12 pm or even later.…
再读一遍活动3中的表格。考虑一下中国的饮食习俗并把它们写下来。在中国，午餐通常在中午12点左右或更晚些被提供……
·Write a sentence to introduce your passage.
写一个用来引出你的短文的句子。
Eating customs in China are in some ways different from those in the West．
中国的饮食习俗在某些方面不同于 西方的。
·Write a sentence fo finish your passage. Just enjoy your Chinese meal．You'll never forget it!
写一个用来结束你的短文的句子。尽情享用你的中国饭吧。你将永远不会忘记它！
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