赖世雄高级美语第6至10课讲解.docx

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赖世雄高级美语第6至10课讲解

赖世雄高级06课

Lessonsix.Pagefortytwoinyourbook.We'llbetakingalookattablemannersinAngloAmerica.Iamsuremostofourlistenersknowtheword"America",butmaybesomeofyouarenotfamiliarwiththeterm"AngloAmerica".Someofmayhaveheardof"LatinAmerica",thepartsofthenewworld,thatisnorthorsouthAmericaandcentralAmerica,ofcourse,whichspeakeitherSpanishorPortuguese.ButAngloAmericareferstothepartsofthenorthAmerica,whereEnglishisspokenmostcommonly.SothatmeansmostofCanadaandalmostalloftheUnitedStates.Thesetwocountriesaresometimescalled"AngloAmerica". 

Tablemannersissomethingyouneedtoknowespeciallywhenyoutravelingincountries,ifyouaregoingtoCanadaorUnitedStates,youmaywonderwhatisconsideredgoodmannersatthetableorgoodtablemanners.That'sthepurposeoftoday'slesson.ManyofourlistenersatthishigherleveloflisteningcomprehensionhavevisitedormaybeworkedorstudiedinAngloAmerica,andyoumaybefamiliarwithourtablemanners.ForthoseofyouwhoareplanningtotraveltonorthAmerica,Ithinkyou'llfindtheinformationintoday'slesson,notjustinteresting,butlateralsoveryuseful.

/Youdon't,actually,givemeany...

/Hehe,Ican'ttakePeteranywhere...

Oh,no!

HereIamatanAmericanfamily'shomeatthedinnertable.There'reallkindsofplates,saucers,cupsandsilverwareatmyplace.WhichshouldIuseforwhichfood?

ShouldIsitdownfirstorwaitforthehosttoinviteme?

ShouldIhavebroughtagift?

Someonepleasetellmewhattodo!

Maybeyou'vebeeninthatsituation,Ihopenot.Andifyouhaven'ttraveledoverseasandarewonderingabouttablemanners,thesearethetypesofquestionsyoumightaskyourselfwhenyouareinanAmericanorCanadian'sfamily'shome.Firstofall,thetableissetquitedifferentlyfortheWesternmealortheChinesemeal,soyoumaywonderwhatistheuseorfunctionofallthesedifferentpiecesoftableware,likesilverware,theplates,thesaucersandcups.ShouldIsitdownfirst?

WhatshouldIdoorwhatshouldIsay?

ShouldIbringagift?

We'regoingtohelpyouwithallthesequestionstoday.

/tableware,指的就是餐具。

silverware,通常就是指的刀叉，银器.其实并不一定是银做的。

spoon,汤匙，不过这个字还有一个用法，

Hewasbornwithasoupspooninhismouth.Whatdoesthismean?

/Peter?

/Yeah?

/Oh,no,no...Iamkidding...Iam相反的,Peterwasbornintoapoorfamilybutworkedveryhardandissuccessfultoday.Thosewhowerebornwithsoupspoonsintheirmoutharethechildrenoftherichandprivileged.Theydon'tevenhavetoworklateroninlife,iftheydoworkprobably,buttheyhadveryeasychildhood.

/就是生下来就是生在富裕家庭里头的人。

_________金山词霸：

bornwithasilverspooninone'smouth

v.生在富贵人家

Ok,let'stakealookatoursecondparagraph.

Haveyoueverbeeninorhadanightmareaboutthissituation?

Don'tworry.ThisarticlewillhelpsteeryouthroughtherocksandreefsofAngloAmericantablemannerssothatifyouifareeverabroadinCanadaortheUnitedStates,oratsomeone'shomefromoneofthosecountries,you'llfeelrightathome.

Actuallywe'vealreadytoldyouthatthisparagraphmeansatthebeginningofourprogramincaseyoudogotoCanadaortheUS,thisarticlewillhelpyoufeelcomfortablewhileeatingataCanadian'sorAmerican'shome.

/tosteersomebodythroughtherocksandreefsof...

/Ok,wecansteeracar,butwealsowouldhavetosteeraboat.Andwheninthewater,wemustbeverycarefuloftherocksandreefswhicharejustbelowthewater,andifyoudon'tseethemandhitthem,dadada...

/hehe,thenyouareintrouble.

rock,岩石，reef,暗礁，

steer,

steered;steer.ing;steers;

steer

v.tr.

Toguidebymeansofadevicesuchasarudder,paddle,orwheel.

掌舵用舵、浆或轮等装置指引

Todirectthecourseof.

指引…的路线

Tomaneuver（aperson）intoaplaceorcourseofaction.

操纵，控制使（某人）进入一地区或行动路线

See:

guide

steer

v.intr.

Toguideavesselorvehicle.

驾驶驾驶船或车

Tofollowormoveinasetcourse.

行进沿某一路线跟随或移动

Toadmitofbeingsteeredorguided:

可操纵允许被控制或引导：

acraftthatsteerseasily.

容易操纵的飞机

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Itisimportanttodistinguishwhatkindofoccasionyouwillbeattendingbeforeyouplanforapleasantevening.MostAngloAmericansenjoyentertainingathomebuttheydon'tenjoystuffyformaldinners.Theyinvitetheirfriendsoverforafunevening,notasatestofone'sknowledgeofculturetraditions.If,however,youareinvitedtoaformalaffair,suchasaso-calledsit-downdinner,youmaywanttoknowinadvancesomebasicrulesofblacktieetiquette.

Thisparagraphdistinguishesbetweentwoverydifferenttypesofeatingoccasions.Thefirstisinformal,andthat'sthekindyouaremorelikelytoexperience.Youwillgotoafriend'sorcolleague'shomeandeatwiththefamily.Thatisalmostalwaysinformal,notstuffy.Butyoumayhavetogo,aspartiesofabusinessoruniversityorothertypeofinstitutionaldinner,andthatmaybeveryformal,we'llcallablacktieevent,andthenyoudohavetobecarefulofwhatyouaredoing.Butalwaysremember,youwillknowthatyouareaforeigner,andtheywillbeveryeasytoforgiveyouifyoudosomethingwhichisnotthesameastheydo.TheyrealizethatyouarenotanAngloAmerican,soyoureallyshouldn'tworryaboutthis.Peter,yourememberwhatwealwayssay?

WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.

/Yes.Butthisremindsmealsoof,youknow,coupleofyearsago,IalreadymentionedthattoyouthatIwasona（croose加勒比海什么的）somewhere..

/Mmm,beautiful,

/Onthatbeautifulship,thatbigship.Almosteverydaywehavetoattendwhattheycalled"（Womo）dinner".Ihadtogetdressedveryformally,haha,

Ihaveaquestionhere.Whatisthedifferencebetween"stuffy"and"stuffed"?

/Ok,verydifferent.Ifyouarestuffed,+ed,thismeansyouareveryfull.Youcan'teveneatanotherbiteoffood.---Oh,Iamstuffed.Butifyouarestuffy,peoplewon'twanttobefriendswithyou,becauseyouaretoocool,tooformal,andyoumakepeoplefeeluncomfortable.

/所以吃饱饭后不要说，hey,ladiesandgentlemen,takeyourtime,Iamstuffy.haha,

/Youshouldsay,Iamstuffed.

/但是在正式的餐厅里也不要说Iamstuffed.

/eatandrun,不行。

ThefirstthingtorememberwhenattendingadinnerataWesternhome,isthatyouaretheguestandthatyouareaforeigner.Noonewillinviteyouifhedoesnotreallywantyoutoenterhiscastle,soyoucanbesurethatyouarewanted.Additionally,asyoudonotcomefromthesamecountryorcultureasyourhost,heorsheortheywillsurelybeawareofthis,andwillbeveryforgivingifyouunintentionallydoorsaysomethingwhichwouldotherwiseoffendthem.Keepingthistwosimpletipsinmindshouldgreatlyeaseyourconcernaboutbeingpresentatdinnerinsomeoneelse'shome.

Well,Ijusttouchedonatthis,oneofthesepoints,afewmomentsago,thefactthatyouareaforeignerinsomeone'shome,peoplerealizethatyouprobablydon'tunderstandthewaythattheydothingswhetherintalkingoreating,orothertypesofsocialsituations.Andtheotherpointisthatpeopledon'tinvitepeopletotheirhomethattheydon'twant.Whyonearthwouldyouwanttowasteyourgoodeveningwithsomebodyyoudon'tlike?

Soifyouareinvited,theyaresuretowantyoutogototheirhomeandtreatyouinaveryspecialway.

/Inowknowwhyyounevertakemetodinner...555

/hehe,that'sunderstandable.:

P

/Youarewanted,吓了我一跳，

/Haha,notyourkindof"youarewanted".--Peteriswantedbythepolice.haha.

被警方通辑的意思，Thatthiefiswanted.

/Yeah,maybeweshouldsay,Peter,ofthosewhomaybevisitingtheUS,youmayseesomesignsinpublicplaceswiththeword"wanted"ontopandthenthepictureofsomebody,andthensomeinformationbelowthis,thismeansthepolicearelookingforthisperson,ifyouseethisperson,callthepolice.

/...twosimpletips,这里又提到这个tip的用法。

中级讲座中不知讲过几遍了。

Let'scontinue,wegetalongparagraphhere,let'sgetready.

Beforearrivingatyourhost'shome,youmaywanttomakesureofthreethings.First,beafewminuteslate,say,aboutfivetotenminutesifpossible,

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25neverbeearly,asthehostmaynothaveeverythingpreparedyet,norshouldyoubemorethantwentyminuteslate.Yourhostmaybegintoworryaboutwhetheryouareabletoattendthedinnerornot.Next,astowhethertobringagift,inmostinformalgatheringsitisnotnecessary.Ifyoulike,youcanbringsomefruitsorsweetsor,especiallyifthere'sahostess,someflowers.Thesearethoughtful,cheerfulgiftssuretoplease.Donotbringalcoholicbeverages,unlessyouaresureofyourhostsorhostessespreference'sindrinks.Aboveall,donotspendalotofmoney,andnevergivemoney.AswesayinEnglish,it'sthethoughtthatcounts.Finally,wearcomfortableclothing.Onecanoverdressedaswellasappearsloppy.Forespecialoccasion,orreligiousholiday,sucharetirementpartyorChristmas,atieandjacketwillbesuitableforthegentlemenandthedressorsweaterorskirtfortheladies.

Sointhisparagraph,wegiveyouthreemoretipsorpiecesofadvicebeforeyouevengotothehost'shome.Thefirsttipisabouttiming.Don'tshowupearly.Manypeopleneedafewmoreminutestogetready,butdon'tbelate,either,certainlynotmorethantwentyminuteslate.Ithinkfivetotenminutesisperfectifyoucanmanagethat.Next,shouldyoubringsomething?

Well,youcanbringalittlesomething,orifyouknowthehostorhostesswell,thenyoushouldknowwhattheylikeandcanbuysomethingspecialforthem.Butit'snotnecessarytotakesomething.Alsointermsofdress,thinkoftheoccasion.Ist