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A:
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小美，你晚上想吃什么？我请你吃饭，替你接风洗尘。
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Xiǎo Měi, nǐ wǎnshang xiǎng chī shénme? wǒ qǐng nǐ chīfàn, tì nǐ jiēfēngxǐchén.
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Xiao Mei, what do you want to eat tonight? I’ll treat you since you’ve come all this way to visit.
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B:
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既然到了美国，当然要尝尝地道的西餐咯。
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jìrán dào le Měiguó, dāngrán yào chángchang dìdào de xīcān lo.
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Now that I’m in America I want to try out some local Western food, of course.
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A:
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好啊，就西餐了。
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hǎo a, jiù xīcān le.
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OK. Western food it is.
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B:
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不过，我有点怕怕的。吃西餐是不是有很多讲究啊？我怕到时候会出洋相，丢脸丢到你们美国来了。
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bùguò, wǒ yǒudiǎnr pà pà de. chī xīcān shìbushì yǒu hěn duō jiǎngjiu a? wǒ pà dào shíhou huì chūyángxiàng, diū liǎn diū dào nǐmen Měiguó lái le.
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But I’m a bit worried. Aren’t there a lot of things to think about when you eat Western food? I’m nervous that when the time comes I’ll make a spectacle of myself and lose tons of face.
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A:
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没那么夸张。只要稍微注意一下就好了。
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méi nàme kuāzhāng. zhǐyào shāowēi zhùyì yīxià jiùhǎole.
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It’s not that bad. As long as you pay attention to a few little things you’ll be fine.
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B:
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要不你先跟我说一下吃西餐的礼仪吧。我可不想被鄙视。
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yàobu nǐ xiān gēn wǒ shuō yīxià chī xīcān de lǐyí ba. wǒ kě bù xiǎng bèi bǐshì.
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How about you go over Western table manners first. I really don't want to embarrass myself.
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A:
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一般西餐厅都比较安静，所以不要大声地说话，也不要一直说，说个不停，这样会影响到邻桌的客人。
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yībān xīcāntīng dōu bǐjiào ānjìng, suǒyǐ bù yào dàshēng de shuōhuà, yě bù yào yīzhí shuō, shuō gè bùtíng, zhèyàng huì yǐngxiǎng dào línzhuō de kèrén.
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In general, Western restaurants are relatively quiet. You shouldn't speak too loudly or talk incessantly because it'll disturb the neighboring tables.
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B:
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那我就尽量不说，埋头吃饭好了。
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nà wǒ jiù jǐnliàng bù shuō, máitóu chīfàn hǎo le.
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Then I'll do my best to not speak and just focus on eating.
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A:
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也行。不过，吃饭的时候不要把嘴巴张得很大。还有，咀嚼食物的时候不要发出很恶心的吧唧吧唧的声音，那样会显得很没教养。
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yě xíng. bùguò, chīfàn de shíhou bù yào bǎ zuǐbā zhāng de hěn dà. háiyǒu, jǔjué shíwù de shíhou bù yào fāchū hěn ěxīn de bājībājī de shēngyīn, nàyàng huì xiǎnde hěn méi jiàoyǎng.
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That'll work. However, when you eat you shouldn't open your mouth too wide. Also, when you chew your food you shouldn't make really disgusting chewing and chomping noises; it makes you look like you weren't raised well.
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B:
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哦，那我就学习做个淑女吧。对了，我这样去可以吗？需不需要换条淑女点儿的裙子？
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ò, nà wǒ jiù xuéxí zuò gè shūnǚ ba. duìle, wǒ zhèyàng qù kěyǐ ma? xū bu xūyào huàn tiáo shūnǚ diǎnr de qúnzi?
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Oh. Then I'll just learn how to act like a lady. That's right, can I go out like this? Do I need to change into a more ladylike skirt?
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A:
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T恤可以，夹脚拖最好不要穿，有点邋遢。
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T xù kěyǐ, jiājiǎotuō zuì hǎo bù yào chuān, yǒudiǎnr lāta.
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A T-shirt is fine. It's best if you don't wear flip-flops as they look a little sloppy.
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B:
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好的。还有，我老是搞不清楚哪只手拿刀，哪只手拿叉？
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hǎo de. háiyǒu, wǒ lǎo shì gǎo bu qīngchu nǎ zhī shǒu ná dāo, nǎ zhī shǒu ná chā?
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OK. Also, I can never remember which hand I should use to hold the knife and which hand I should use to hold the fork.
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A:
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这个无所谓，怎么方便怎么拿。
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zhè ge wúsuǒwèi, zěnme fāngbiàn zěnme ná.
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That doesn't matter. Just use whichever one is comfortable.
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B:
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真的？那太好了！餐布也可以随便放吗？
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zhēnde? nà tài hǎo le! cānbù yě kěyǐ suíbiàn fàng ma?
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Really? That's great! Can I put the napkin wherever I want, too?
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餐布要放在腿上，如果要擦嘴巴，就这样，拿起来擦一下，然后再放回去。
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cānbù yào fàng zài tuǐ shàng, rúguǒ yào cā zuǐbā, jiù zhèyàng, ná qǐlái cā yīxià, ránhòu zài fàng huíqu.
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You should put your napkin on your lap. If you need to wipe your mouth, you just pick up your napkin like this, wipe your mouth, then put it back.
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B:
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好的。还有什么要注意的吗？
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hǎo de. háiyǒu shénme yào zhùyì de ma?
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OK. Is there anything else I should pay attention to?
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还有一点，吃饭的时候要坐直挺胸，不要把胳膊肘放在桌上。
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háiyǒu yīdiǎn, chīfàn de shíhou yào zuò zhí tǐngxiōng, bù yào bǎ gēbo zhǒu fàng zài zhuō shàng.
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There's one other point. When you're eating you should sit up straight and not put your elbows on the table.
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B:
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不把胳膊肘放在桌上怎么吃？
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bù bǎ gēbo zhǒu fàng zài zhuō shàng zěnme chī?
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How do you eat if you can't put your elbows on the table?
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A:
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可以啊，我模仿给你看，像这样，慢慢地，轻轻地！
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kěyǐ a, wǒ mófǎng gěi nǐ kàn, xiàng zhèyàng, mànmàn de, qīngqīng de!
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You can do it. I'll demonstrate for you. Like this. Slowly and gently!
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B:
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哇，高难度动作，你们吃个饭可真累啊！
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wā, gāo nándù dòngzuò, nǐmen chī ge fàn kě zhēn lèi a!
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Wow, that's a really tough motion. It's so much work for you guys to eat a meal!
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