标准美国英语口语 12 Talking about food

Unit 12 Talking about food

221.Usually Americans eat quick and simple breakfasts, including milk,coffee,juice, and cereal¹ or a muffin or other type of bread.

222.On weekends,my family has big breakfasts or big branches,for pancakes, French toast and soft-boiled eggs.

223.Most Americans have a quick lunch ,because they only have half a hour lunch break.

224.Most of the time,dinner means the evening meal,but it may also mean the main meal of the day.either lunch or supper.

225.Supper is always evening meal,and often at home.

226.These days people love to go out to eat for dinner.

227.Jane is very picky about her food in the resturant,because she is on a diet and allergic² some food.

228.Mr. Rich is a vegetarian³.

229.She only drinks skim milk and has allergies⁴ to some seafood⁵.

230.An american friend inviting⁶ you to a resturant,does not mean that he or she will pay for the meal.

231.Among friends,if you are invited to resturant,you are supposed to pay your own share of the total,unless the person who invited you told you in advance that you would not be paying.

232.For business.the person who made the invitation usually will pay the bill.

233.People often discuss business while eating,because time is valuable.

234.Ameicans are considered to be informal,yet they have many table manners.

235.If you are eating with americans,remember not to lift the bowl to drink your soup,Use your soup spoon instead.

236.If you are invited to someone's home for dinner,you may bring some flowers.

237.During and after the meal,remember to give compliments⁷ to the cook,whether you like the food or not.

238.Do not eat noisily.

239.Do not talk with food in your mouth.

240.Compliments on tasty food are appreciated everywhere in the world.

Floating in english

Different countries have different cultures

In China,if a friend invites you to a restaurant for dinner,the friend will pay the bill,You may pay the friend back by invting the friend to restaurant some other time.but be careful in the U.S.a friend inviting you to a restaurant,does not mean that he or she will pay for the meal.You are supposed to pay your own share of the bill, unless the person who invited you told you advanced that you will not be paying. This common practice of sharing the cost is called “going Dutch” or "spiliting the bill”,whether you like “going Ducth ”or not,just remember different countries have different cultures,if you don’t figure this out,you might be shocked, or your feelings might be hurt.

For business meals,both the U.S. and China ,the person who made the invitation will usually pay the bill.People often dicuss business while eating,because time is valuable.

While eating,Chinese people tend to be casual and relaxed,They enjoy food by eating nosily⁸ and drinking soup directly from a bowl.They talk and laugh at a dinner table.Life is too short not to be relaxed at a dinner table.Americans are considered to be informal,yet they have many table manners.If you are eating with Americans,remember not to lift your bowl to drink the soup.Use your soupspoon instead.Try to eat quietly.Avoid talking with food in your mouth.Also elbows do not belong on the table,Compliments on tasty food are appreaciated everywhere in the world,so be generous in praising the food wherever you eat.

1 cereal   

n.谷类，五谷，禾谷

参考例句：

• I have hot cereal every day for breakfast.我每天早餐吃热麦片粥。
• Soybeans are handled differently from cereal grains.大豆的加工处理与谷类的加工处理不同。

2 allergic   

adj.过敏的，变态的

参考例句：

• Alice is allergic to the fur of cats.艾丽斯对猫的皮毛过敏。
• Many people are allergic to airborne pollutants such as pollen.许多人对空气传播的污染物过敏，比如花粉。

3 vegetarian   

n.素食者；adj.素食的

参考例句：

• She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
• I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。

4 allergies   

n.[医]过敏症；[口]厌恶，反感；（对食物、花粉、虫咬等的）过敏症( allergy的名词复数 )；变态反应，变应性

参考例句：

• Food allergies can result in an enormous variety of different symptoms. 食物过敏会引发很多不同的症状。 来自辞典例句
• Let us, however, examine one of the most common allergies; hayfever. 现在让我们来看看最常见的变态反应的一种--枯草热。 来自辞典例句

5 seafood   

n.海产食品，海味，海鲜

参考例句：

• There's an excellent seafood restaurant near here.离这儿不远有家非常不错的海鲜馆。
• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood.小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。

6 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

7 compliments   

n.问候，道贺，致意；赞美（话）( compliment的名词复数 )；向…送礼以表示敬意；问候；致意v.表扬，恭维( compliment的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He ladles out compliments to everyone, but he's not really sincere. 他见人就大加吹捧，但并非出于诚意。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• You pay her a few compliments and she immediately rises above herself. 你只要稍许赞扬她几句，她即会沾沾自喜。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 nosily   

好打听地，爱管闲事地

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