SectionVI Culture Time
Task 1 Tongue Twisters
1.Bill was beating a big beast with his fist and his big fist was badly bitten by the big beast at last.比尔用他的大拳头打了一只巨兽，结果他的大拳头被巨兽咬伤了。
2.Lily ladles little Letty’s lentil soup.莉莉女士小扁豆汤。
Task 2 Screen Dub
Waitress：Are you folks ready to order？ 你们准备点餐了吗？
Mary：Sure.Go ahead.好吧，你先来。
Jack：Uh ...The，um，the chicken special.How does that come？ 呃……来份鸡排特色套餐。是怎么做的？
Waitress：Baked，broiled，barbecue，stuffed，flame- broiled，peppered on，in a nice pot pie.有烘的，烤的，熏的，腌的，明火烤的，撒了胡椒的鸡肉饼。
Jack：Um ...The ...the broi ...broiled chicken special.要特色烤鸡。
Mary：Me too.我也要一样的。
Waitress：How would you like the potato？ 要什么样的土豆？
Mary：Baked.烘焙土豆。
Jack：What are the other options？ 还有其他选项吗？
Waitress：Baked，whipped，scalloped，au gratin，country-fried，French fries.烤土豆，土豆泥，土豆片，土豆面包，乡村炸薯条，法式炸薯条。
Jack：Can we possibly substitute that with like a fruit compote？ 可以用水果拼盘来代替土豆吗？
Mary：Just get whipped.Everyone likes whipped.就土豆泥吧，每个人都喜欢土豆泥。
Jack：I do like whipped.OK，whipped.我喜欢土豆泥，给我点个土豆泥。
Waitress：Soup or salad？ 要汤还是沙拉？
Mary：Salad？ 沙拉？
Jack：Sure.好吧。
Mary：Two salads.两份沙拉。
Waitress：Ranch，Russian，thousand island，blue cheese，ranch peppercorn，ranch vinaigrette，house Italian？ 牧场沙拉，俄国沙拉，千岛沙拉，蓝纹奶酪，牧场胡椒沙拉，牧场醋汁沙拉，意大利式沙拉？
Jack：Do you have Roquefort，or is that the same as blue cheese？ 你们这有没有罗克福奶酪，还是就叫作蓝纹奶酪？
Mary：If they had Roquefort，she’d say Roquefort.如果他们有罗克福奶酪，她就已经说了。
Jack：Unless they were the same thing.除非两者是一样的。
Waitress：We have blue cheese.我们只有蓝纹奶酪。
Mary：House Italian for me，please.我要意式沙拉，谢谢。
Jack：Can I switch that to the soup？ 不要沙拉了，换成汤吧。
Waitress：Veggie，beef barley，chicken noodle，cream of celery，or matzo ball.我们有素汤，牛肉麦汤，鸡丝面汤，奶油芹菜汤，还有汤圆汤。
Mary：Just go with the salad，house dressing.就点沙拉吧，招牌沙拉。
Jack：Sure，yeah.Does the special come with bread？ 好吧，特色套餐里有面包吗？
Waitress：Yes，white，wheat，rye，marble rye，pumpernickel，sour dough，Kaiser roll，or bread stick.当然有，我们有白面包，小麦面包，黑麦面包，大理石黑麦吐司，粗黑麦面包，酸面包，凯撒卷和面包条。
Mary：Can we just get a variety in a basket？ 我们要一篮子面包，每样来一个，可以吗？
Waitress：Two specials，broiled.Potatoes ...one baked，one whipped ...two salads，house dressing，basket of bread.Anything to drink？ 两份特色烤鸡，土豆……一份烤土豆，一份土豆泥，两份招牌沙拉，一篮面包。想要喝点什么吗？
Mary：Two cokes.两杯可乐。
Jack：I’ll be up all night.我会一晚上睡不着的。
Waitress：Coke，diet coke，sprite，root beer，iced tea，lemonade，O.J.，coffee，tea，or milk？ 可乐，健怡可乐，雪碧，根汁汽水，冰茶，柠檬汁，橙汁，咖啡，茶还是牛奶？
Mary：One coke，one ...一杯可乐，一杯……
Jack：Sprite？ 雪碧？
（The waitress walks away.）
Jack：You’re very decisive.你很果断啊。
Mary：Maybe that’s your problem，you need to be more decisive.也许是你的问题，你需要更果断一点。
Jack：Well，I have more problems than that，I think.好吧，我觉得我还有很多比这个更成问题的问题。
Waitress：I’m sorry，you guys.We’re all out of chicken.很抱歉，各位。我们的鸡肉卖完了。
Task 3 East-West Corridor
Dining Etiquette When Dating
Be sure to make reservations if the restaurant you chose is a fancy or popular one.It’s very embarrassing to show up without reservations and having to wait for a table,leaving very bad impression on your date.Also,be sure to check to see if they have a dress code and tell your date in advance what to wear.
When your food arrives,proper dinning etiquette requires you to eat at a moderate pace so that you have time to talk.A good measure of how fast you should eat is to count 10 seconds between each mouthful and it’s a bad dining etiquette if you gobble down your food and you spend the rest of the time watching your date eating.Don’t slurp your soup,smack your lips,or chew with your mouth open.Nothing is more unsightly than watching someone talking and chewing their food at the same time.Your napkin should be placed on your lap at all times.Don’t tuck it into your belt or use it as a bib.If you have to get up,place it neatly on your seat.When eating,insert your fork straight in your mouth.Don’t place your fork in the side of your mouth as it increases the chances of food sliding away,which could be very embarrassing.If you get food stuck in your mouth,don’t pick it out with your fingers or fork at the table.Excuse yourself and go to the restroom and get it out with a toothpick.When dinning,keep your eyes on your date at all times and try to smile between mouthfuls.Occasionally,you should make an effort to show some interest and ask questions like,“How do you like the beef?”If she needs anything,you are the one who is supposed to flag down the waiter by a gentle wave of the hand until someone notices you.
▲Words
advance / əd'vɑːns / 发展；前进
belt / belt / 腰带；皮带
bib / bɪb / 围嘴；围兜
chew / tʃuː / 咀嚼
dating / 'deɪtɪŋ / 约会
embarrassing / ɪm'bærəsɪŋ / 尴尬的
etiquette / 'etɪkət / 礼仪；礼节
gobble / 'ɡɒbl / 狼吞虎咽
insert / ɪn'sзːt / 插入；嵌入
moderate / 'mɒdəreɪt / 适度的；中等的
mouthful / 'maʊθfʊl / 一满口（的量）
napkin / 'næpkɪn / 餐巾纸
occasionally / ə'keɪʒnəli / 偶然地
pace / peɪs / 速度；节奏
slurp / slзːp / （吃喝时）发出啧啧的声音
smack / smæk / 发出啪嗒声
tuck / tʌk / 塞进；卷起
unsightly / ʌn'saɪtli / 不雅观的
▲Expressions
·be supposed to 应该
·dress code 着装规定
·in advance 提前
Task 4 Discussion and Debate
Nowadays,more and more foreigners come to China for business or for travel.When you treat your foreign guests,which cuisine do you prefer to choose,Chinese cuisine or Western? Discuss with your partners or classmates.The following words and expressions and language tips may help you to develop your idea.
▲Words and Expressions
·Chinese cuisine:typical Chinese food,delicious,various choice,food culture
·Western cuisine:to the taste of foreigners,daily habits
▲Language Tips
