高中英语外研版高中选修8Module3ForeignFoodEATING
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Passage 2: Before-class Reading 选自《阅读联播》教程
Eating Customs
People say you should know something about a country before you visit it. I never used to believe them, but I do now.
My parents had booked us a holiday in Beijing. We’d never been to China before so I decided to buy my father a book called China: Know Before You Go.
“Looks very interesting, but we don’t need that,” he said. How wrong he was.
Our first evening in Beijing began at about nine o’clock. The city was busy and everybody was out shopping. We walked past a restaurant, which was completely empty. The staff were clearing tables and were obviously about to go home.
“This looks good,”said my father.
“I think it’s about to close,” I said. “People eat earlier here than in UK. It says so in my book.”
“Oh, rubbish,” said my father. “The night is young!”
The staff looked a bit annoyed but showed us to a table. A young woman handed us a menu, all in Chinese. My father pointed to a few things. “That’s what we want,” he said.
My father picked up the chopsticks, which were placed on the table. Next to them was a bowl. He started tapping the bowl with the chopsticks pretending he was playing the drums. All the staff looked over at us. “Don’t do that, Dad,” I said. “It’s not polite in China.”
After a while one very large plate of food arrived in the middle of the table. My father took it and started eating. “Where's the rest of the food?” he said to the waitress.
“Dad,” I said, “everyone shares food here. That dish you’re eating is for everybody.”
But he ate everything on the plate.
“Dad.” I said, “in China people think it's rude if you eat everything. They think you’re still hungry.”
I just wanted the evening to end. Finally, the waiter brought round a hot towel. My father picked it up and started cleaning himself all over.
The waiter looked very surprised.
Finally, my father asked for the bill. He paid and then before leaving handed the waiter 20 yuan. The waiter looked even more surprised.
“What are you doing?" I said. “People don't give tips in China.”
I've never felt so embarrassed in all my life. The food and the service were fantastic and I’ll definitely go back to China. Next time I’ll leave my father at home though.
Word Bank:
Book v. 预订staff n. 全体员工
Obviously adv. 明显地tap v. 轻敲
“The night is young!” 时候还早着呢
Question:Please list the differences the writer’s family experienced in their first evening in Beijing.
More wrong use of chopsticks?
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