【英语时差8,16】如何招待英国客人-下

Helen: One thing about sport is that a lot of British people are keen¹ football fans and they can be knowledgeable² about the Premier³ League. But they may not know much about football teams or leagues in other countries.Also in China, young people love basketball and the NBA, but it's not very popular in the UK. Some people are not interested in sports so maybe you can talk about hobbies or holidays people went on. And when you're chatting to a friend, it's really good to talk about a variety of subjects, things that people are interested in or have experienced⁴ themselves. Don't worry if your English isn't perfect, the important thing is about having a good time with a real Chinese family. There're so many Chinese restaurants in England, and it's a very，very popular type of meal for people to go and have in a restaurant. I should think most English people would be very very pleased to have let's say a proper home-cooked Chinese meal. Helen: It's true, Chinese food is now the second most popular takeaway food in the UK.And in order to make sure your guest will enjoy the food, it's a good idea to ask them what kind of things they like or don't like before they come.

1 keen   

adj.热心的；敏锐的；激烈的；锋利的

参考例句：

• There is keen competition between the two motorcar firms.两家汽车公司之间存在着激烈的竞争。
• The children are mad keen to go to the zoo.孩子们非常想去动物园。

2 knowledgeable   

adj.知识渊博的；有见识的

参考例句：

• He's quite knowledgeable about the theatre.他对戏剧很有心得。
• He made some knowledgeable remarks at the meeting.他在会上的发言颇有见地。

3 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

4 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。