英语PK台 第85期:美食与礼仪

 Dialogue 1

Jingjing: Hey, Xiao Gao. I'm going out with some Chinese friends to eat roast duck tonight. You should tag¹ along, what do you say?

Xiao Gao: Sounds tempting², where are y'all going?

Jingjing: There's a new restaurant just opened on the East side of Beijing. It's supposed to be really good.

Xiao Gao: But I don't have a lot of money right now, and roast duck is kinda expensive.

Jingjing: Don't worry, Xiao Gao! My friend will take care of it.

Xiao Gao: Really? That's great! I'm so used to going Dutch with my American friends.

Jingjing: In China, we rarely go dutch. It's one of our cultural differences.

Xiao Gao: Well, when I get paid I'll make sure to treat your friends next time.

Jingjing: You're becoming more and more Chinese! Come on, let's hit the road, we have to be there soon and it's rush hour right now.

Xiao Gao: Let's go!

Dialogue 2

Xiao Gao: Wow! This restaurant is the cream of the crop!

Jingjing: Yeah, we sure like to have a good meal, don't we? Don't be shy, Xiao Gao, help yourself to some food.

Xiao Gao: Could you please pass the duck to me? It looks great!

Jingjing: Just turn the lazy susan. When a dish that you want to eat comes around, dig in!

Xiao Gao: Thank you, everyone, for inviting³ me to have this wonderful dinner with you.

Jingjing: Xiao Gao, you don't have to worry about saying thank you so much.

Xiao Gao: I always try and mind my P's and Q's when I'm at dinner. I'm so used to saying thank you for every little thing that happens.

Jingjing: Well, you can still say thank you, but we're a close group of friends, so it's not that necessary to say it so often.

Xiao Gao: Okay, I got it. Hey, let's make a toast to our friendship! Cheers!

Both: Cheers!

1 tag   

n.标签，附属物，名称，谚语；vt.附以签条，尾随，添饰，指责，连接；vi.紧随，尾随

参考例句：

• Please tag your baggage.请在你的行李上贴上标签了。
• The clerk attached a price tag to each article.店员给每一件商品系上标价签。

2 tempting   

a.诱人的, 吸引人的

参考例句：

• It is tempting to idealize the past. 人都爱把过去的日子说得那么美好。
• It was a tempting offer. 这是个诱人的提议。

3 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。