Clean Your Plate
When people go out to eat in an American restaurant, each person orders his or her own dish. The portions are often so large that one person could NEVER eat everything that is set down in front of them! However, two people rarely “split” a meal- it’s considered rude if a group orders less than one dish per person unless they are elderly or have small children in the group. Since everyone is given too much food to eat on their plates, you can’t rely on a friend to help you eat yours…but, you can’t leave a lot of food on your plate- that would be wasteful. The problem is that Americans are taught from a young age to “clean their plates” and not waste good food. So what do Americans do with all the left-over food? They ask for a “doggy bag” or take-home box to package the left-over food in, and they take it home for another meal or midnight snack.
中文翻译
把盘子吃干净
当人们外出在一家美国餐馆吃饭的时候，每个人点他（她）们自己的菜。放在他们面前的点菜经常会太多，一个人肯定吃不完的。但是呢，一个菜两个人是不会分食的，所以如果点菜的时候少于一人一份的话会被认为是不礼貌的，除非他们当中有年纪大的或是小孩子在里面。因为每个人盘子里的食物都会很多，所以你就别指望朋友会帮忙吃你的食物 … ，但是你不能在盘子里剩下很多食物，那会很浪费的。美国人在很小的年纪就被告知吃干净他们的盘子，不要浪费好吃的食物。所以你知道美国人是如何来处理剩下吃不完的食物呢？他们会要一个“剩菜口袋”或是“带回家盒子”，把剩下的食物打包，带回家就当做另外一顿饭或是宵夜点心吃了。
必备字词
portion n. 部分，一份
You can have my portion. I’ve had dinner.
你可以吃我的那份，我已经吃过晚饭了。
split v. 劈开，分开
We’ll split the bill this time, ok?
这一次我们各付各的帐，好吗？
rely on 依靠
You have to rely on yourself.
你必须依靠你自己。
snack n. 快餐，点心
Grab some snacks on your way to work.
上班的路上随便买点快餐吧。
每日一句
It’s considered rude if a group orders less than one dish per person unless they are elderly or have small children in the group.
如果点菜的时候少于一人一份的话会被认为是不礼貌的，除非他们当中有年纪大的或是小孩子在里面。
A: You can’t have this ticket unless you finish your report before 6.
B: I promise I will.
A: 除非你６点钟以前完成报告，否则就不能拿到这张票。
B: 我保证会完成。
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