和老外聊天的地道口语第53期:这个人的餐桌礼仪

Tom: we are going out for dinner tonight. Are you coming, Betty?
Betty: I'm not sure. I have to check my schedule. Where are you going?
T: oh, Jake made a reservation at Friday's.
B: Jack¹?
T: yes, the one with the R$D team. Is that a problem?
B: I will never go out with him anymore.
T: why did you say so?
B: last time when we had dinner at the Smith's, it was a horrible experience. He had no manners at all!
T: oh, really?
B: he made a lot of noises while eating. He talked with his mouth full and sipped² loudly.
T: are you kidding me? How could he behave like that?
B: it is true. Everyone kept looking at him. It was so embarrassing as I was sitting right next to him.
T:what a shame! Didn't he realized that?
B: I have no idea. He seemed to enjoy the dinner very much.
T; maybe he should really something about eating etiquette³.
B: oh, he really should.
晚上我们要一起出去吃饭,贝蒂,你一块儿去吗?
我不太确定,要先看一下我的安排.你们去哪儿吃饭?
哦,杰克预定了星期五餐厅.
杰克?
对啊,就是研发组的杰克.怎么了?
我再也不会和他一起出去吃饭了.
为什么这么说?
上次我们一起去史密斯家吃晚饭,太可怕了.他吃饭根本就没规矩.
真的吗?
他吃饭时发出很大的声响,嘴里塞满了吃的却说个不停,喝汤时还弄出很大的声音来.
你在开玩笑吧!他怎么能这样呢?
真的,当时每个人都在不停地看着他.我正好坐在他旁边,觉得特别尴尬.
真丢人!他自己没有意识到吗?
我不知道,他看起来吃的很开心.
或许他真该学学餐桌礼仪了.
是啊,他真的应该学学.
 

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 sipped   

v.小口喝，呷，抿( sip的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He sipped his coffee pleasurably. 他怡然地品味着咖啡。
• I sipped the hot chocolate she had made. 我小口喝着她调制的巧克力热饮。 来自辞典例句

3 etiquette   

n.礼仪，礼节；规矩

参考例句：

• The rules of etiquette are not so strict nowadays.如今的礼仪规则已不那么严格了。
• According to etiquette,you should stand up to meet a guest.按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。