跟艾米莉一起学口语 第412期:请大家不要拘束

 Please don't stand on ceremony
请大家不要拘束

stand on ceremony
拘束；拘于礼节；讲究客套
As we are old friends,it's totally unnecessary to stand on ceremony.
都是老朋友，实在没必要这么客气。
Then I will not stand on ceremony.
那我就不客气了。

A:It's very nice of you to invite me.
你真是太好了，请我来做客。
B:I'm very glad you could come,Mr.Liu,Will you take a seat at the head of the table?It's an informal dinner,please don't stand on ceremony.Mr.Liu,would you like to have some chicken?
刘先生，您能来我很高兴。请上坐。这是一次家常便饭，请大家不要拘束。刘先生，要吃点鸡肉吗？
A:Thank you.This is my first time to come to a Chinese restaurant.Could you tell me the different features of Chinese food?
谢谢。这是我第一次来中餐馆。请给我讲讲中国菜的不同特色好吗?
B:Generally speaking,Cantonese food is a bit light,Shanghai food is rather oily,and Hunan dishes are very spicy,having a strong and hot taste.
一般来说，广东菜清单一点。上海菜比较油腻。湖南菜香味浓。辣味很重。
A:Chinese dishes are exquisitely¹ prepared,delicious and very palatable².They are very good in color,flavor and taste.
中国菜做的很精细。色，香，味俱全。
B:Mr.Liu,would you care for another helping³?
刘先生，再来一点吧？
A:No more,thank you.I'm quite full.
不了，谢谢。我已经很饱了。
B:Did you enjoy your meal?
您吃的怎么样？
A:It's the most delicious dinner I've had for a long time.It's such a rich dinner.
好久没有吃过这么美味的饭菜了。这顿饭太丰盛了。
B:I'm so glad you like it.
您很喜欢，我不胜荣幸。
A:Thank you very much for your hospitality⁴.
谢谢你的盛情款待。

1 exquisitely   

adv.精致地；强烈地；剧烈地；异常地

参考例句：

• He found her exquisitely beautiful. 他觉得她异常美丽。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He wore an exquisitely tailored gray silk and accessories to match. 他穿的是做工非常考究的灰色绸缎衣服，还有各种配得很协调的装饰。 来自教父部分

2 palatable   

adj.可口的，美味的；惬意的

参考例句：

• The truth is not always very palatable.事实真相并非尽如人意。
• This wine is palatable and not very expensive.这种酒味道不错，价钱也不算贵。

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 hospitality   

n.好客，殷勤；adj.（气候等）宜人，适宜

参考例句：

• He welcomed you to enjoy his hospitality.他欢迎你去做客。
• Thank you for your kind hospitality.谢谢你的盛情款待。