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1、新思维综合英语1SEPCTRUM English吴永华L58AskDianaWilkinsIntroduction:Step1AtFirst,lookatthefollowingquestions,usingyourownknowledgetojudgewhethertheyareTrueorFalse.1.Youshouldneverbringdesserttoadinner.False2.Youshouldarriveatleasttenminutesearly.False3.Takeoffyourhatandco
2、atwhenyouentersomeone’shouse.True4.Onewaytopolitelyrefusefoodistosay,”No,thanks.Idon’tcareforany.”True5.Youshouldleavethenapkinonthetablewhenyoueat.False6.Thelastutensilstousewillbetheclosesttoyourplate.True7.Don’tacceptanofferoffoodordrinkuntiltheofferhasbeenma
3、deatleasttwice.False8.Youshouldthankyourhostorhostesstwice---whenyouleaveandthenextday.TrueMaybeyouarenotsurewhetheryourjudgementsarerightorwrong.Itdoesn’tmatter.Afterstudy,youwillknow.Read:Step2DEARDIANA:I’mavisitortotheUnitedStates.Ihavemetmanypeople,andsomeof
4、themhaveinvitedmetodinnerattheirhomes.ThetroubleisthatIalwaysgetnervousontheseoccasions.I’mafraidthatIwilldosomethingthatisinappropriatebecauseIdon’tknowthecustomsverywell.Couldyoupleasetellmewhatsomeofthemostimportantrulesare?———CONFUSEDDEARCONFUSED:Yourreactio
5、ntodinnerinvitationsisquitenatural,andIhavereceivedmanylettersonthistopicfromothervisitors.Therefore,Ihavemadealistofsomeofthespecificrulestofollow:Ifthedinnerisinformal,askifyoucanbringsomething,suchassomethingtodrinkordessert.Arrivefivetotenminuteslate,butneve
6、rearly.Yourhostorhostessmaystillbegettingready.Takeoffyourhatandcoatassoonasyouentersomeone’shome.Feelfreetopolitelyrefusefoodthatyoudon’twant.Youcansay,”No,thanks.Idon’tcareforany.”Putyournapkinonyourlapbeforeyoubegintoeat.Ifthereareanumberofutensils,thosefarth
7、estfromtheplatearesupposedtobeusedfirst.Thelastutensilstobeusedwillbeontheinside.Ifyou’dlikeasecondhelpingofsomething,youshouldgoaheadandacceptthefirsttimeitisoffered.Yourhostorhostessmaynotofferitagain.Remembertothankyourhostorhostesswhenyouleave.Youshouldalsot
8、elephonethenextdaytosaythankyouagain.Thesearesomeofthebasicguidelines,and,ofcourse,theymayvarywiththesituation.Whenindoubt,itisbesttolookatwhattheotherpeopleatthetabl
