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1、新思维综合英语1SEPCTRUMEnglish吴永华L58AskDianaWilkinsIntroduction:Step1AtFirst,lookatthefollowingquestions,usingyourownknowledgetojudgewhethertheyareTrueorFalse.1.Youshouldneverbringdesserttoadinner.False2.Youshouldarriveatleasttenminutesearly.False3.Takeoffyourhatand
2、coatwhenyouentersomeone’shouse.True4.Onewaytopolitelyrefusefoodistosay,”No,thanks.Idon’tcareforany.”True5.Youshouldleavethenapkinonthetablewhenyoueat.False6.Thelastutensilstousewillbetheclosesttoyourplate.True7.Don’tacceptanofferoffoodordrinkuntiltheofferhasbe
3、enmadeatleasttwice.False8.Youshouldthankyourhostorhostesstwice---whenyouleaveandthenextday.TrueMaybeyouarenotsurewhetheryourjudgementsarerightorwrong.Itdoesn’tmatter.Afterstudy,youwillknow.Read:Step2DEARDIANA:I’mavisitortotheUnitedStates.Ihavemetmanypeople,and
4、someofthemhaveinvitedmetodinnerattheirhomes.ThetroubleisthatIalwaysgetnervousontheseoccasions.I’mafraidthatIwilldosomethingthatisinappropriatebecauseIdon’tknowthecustomsverywell.Couldyoupleasetellmewhatsomeofthemostimportantrulesare?———CONFUSEDDEARCONFUSED:You
5、rreactiontodinnerinvitationsisquitenatural,andIhavereceivedmanylettersonthistopicfromothervisitors.Therefore,Ihavemadealistofsomeofthespecificrulestofollow:Ifthedinnerisinformal,askifyoucanbringsomething,suchassomethingtodrinkordessert.Arrivefivetotenminutesla
6、te,butneverearly.Yourhostorhostessmaystillbegettingready.Takeoffyourhatandcoatassoonasyouentersomeone’shome.Feelfreetopolitelyrefusefoodthatyoudon’twant.Youcansay,”No,thanks.Idon’tcareforany.”Putyournapkinonyourlapbeforeyoubegintoeat.Ifthereareanumberofutensil
7、s,thosefarthestfromtheplatearesupposedtobeusedfirst.Thelastutensilstobeusedwillbeontheinside.Ifyou’dlikeasecondhelpingofsomething,youshouldgoaheadandacceptthefirsttimeitisoffered.Yourhostorhostessmaynotofferitagain.Remembertothankyourhostorhostesswhenyouleave.
8、Youshouldalsotelephonethenextdaytosaythankyouagain.Thesearesomeofthebasicguidelines,and,ofcourse,theymayvarywiththesituation.Whenindoubt,itisbesttolookatwhattheotherpeopleatthetabl