Americanx27sWayofHospitality美式待客之道

1、American's Way of Hospitality美式待客之道An American friend has invited you to visit his family. You've never been to an American's home before, and you're not sure what to do. Should you take a gift? How should you dress? What time should you arrive? What should you do when you get there?

2、 Glad you asked. When you're the guest, you should just make yourself at home. That's whathospitality is all about: making people feel athome when they're not一位美國朋友邀請你去他家.你以前從未去過美國人的家,你不確定該怎么做.該帶一個禮 物嗎？該怎么穿？該幾點(diǎn)到？到了那里該做什么？很快樂你發(fā)問.你假設(shè)是客人,只要使自己感到自在就好了.待客之道就是這樣：雖然不是在家里,卻使客人有實(shí)至如歸之感.American ho

3、spitality begins at home-especially when it involves food. MostAmericans agree that good home cooking beats restaurant food any way. When invited for a meal, you might ask, "Can I bring anything?" Unless it's a potluck, where everyone brings a dish, the host will probably respond, &quo

4、t;No, just yourself." For most informal dinners, you should wear comfortable, casualclothes. Plan to arrive on time, or else call to inform your hosts of the delay.During the dinner conversation, it's customary tocompliment the hostess onthe wonderful meal. Of course, the biggest compliment

5、 is to eat lots of food!美國人的待客之道從家里開始一一尤其是和食物有關(guān).大多數(shù)美國人都同意,無論如何,好 的家常采勝過餐館的菜.受邀吃飯時,你或許可以問："我可以帶些什么嗎？除非是每人帶一 道菜的聚餐,否那么主人很可能會答復(fù):"不用,你來就可以了."大多數(shù)非正式的聚餐,你應(yīng)該穿舒適、輕便的衣服.沒法準(zhǔn)時到,否那么打 告訴主人你會晚點(diǎn)到.用餐時,習(xí)慣上,人們會稱贊女主人烹調(diào)的美食.當(dāng)然,最大的贊美是多吃！When you've had plenty, you might offer to clear the table or wash

6、 the dishes.But since you're the guest, your hosts may not let you. Instead, they may inviteeveryone to move to the living room for dessert with tea or coffee. After an houror so of general chit-chat, it's probably time to head for the door. You don't wantto wear out your welcome. And ab

7、ove all, don't gosnooping around the house.It's more polite to wait for the host to offer you a guided tour. But except forhousewarmings, guests often don't get past the living room.當(dāng)你吃得差不多時,或許可以主動表示要幫助清理桌子或洗碗盤,但你既是客人,你的主人可能不會讓你這樣做.他們或許會邀請大家到客廳吃點(diǎn)心、喝茶或咖啡.聊個大約一小時或許就該離去了,你可不希望變得不受歡送吧.還有最重要的

8、是不要在屋子里四處窺探,等主人邀請你參觀才較有禮貌.可是除了喬遷喜宴之外,客人通常都只待在客廳里.Americans usually like to have advance notice when people come to see them.Only very close friends drop by unannounced. This is especially true if theguests want to stay for a few days. Here's a good rule of thumb for house guests:Short stays are

9、best. As one 19th century French writer put it, "The first day aman is a guest, the second a burden, the third a pest." Even relatives don'tusually stay for several weeks at a time. While you're slaying wilh an Americanfamily, try to keep your living area neat and tidy. Your host f

10、amily willappreciate your consideration. And they may even invite you back!美國人通常喜歡訪客事先通知他們,只有非常親密的朋友才可能不清自來,尤其在客人要待好幾天時更是如此.最好不要久留這是給訪客的經(jīng)驗(yàn)之談.如同十九世紀(jì)一位法國作家所寫的第一天是客人,第二天是負(fù)擔(dān),第三天就是討厭鬼了."即使是親戚通常也不會一次待上幾個星期.當(dāng)你位在美國人家里時,設(shè)法使你位的地方保持整潔清潔.你的主人一家都會感謝你這么體貼,他們甚至?xí)傺埬?！Most Americans consider themselves hospitab

11、le people. Folks in the southernUnited States, in particular, take pride in entertaining guests. In fact, "southernhospitality" has be-come legendary . But in all parts of America, peoplewelcome their guests with open arms. So don't be surprised to find the welcomemat out for you. Just

12、 don't forget to wipe your feet.大多數(shù)美國人都認(rèn)為他們是好容之人.尤其是美國的南方人更以款待客人自豪,事實(shí)上南方的款待是人們所津津樂道相傳的.不過在美國各地,人們都展開雙臂歡送他們的客人,所以當(dāng)你發(fā)現(xiàn)有 WELCOME字樣的鞋墊為你而時,別驚訝,只是別忘了把你的腳擦干凈就 是了.注釋：hospitality :殷勤好客例句： Every visitor to Georgia is overwhelmed by the kindness, charm, andhospitality of the people.來到佐治亞州的每一個人都為當(dāng)?shù)厝说纳屏?、魅力和好客感動不?compliment : n. 恭維;稱贊;例句： They complimented me on the way I looked each time they saw me.他們每次見到我都就我的外貌恭維我.snooping : v. 窺探;探聽例句： Ricardo was the one she'd seen snooping around Kim's hotel room.里卡多就是她曾見過的在金的旅館房間里到處窺探的那個人.legendary : n.傳說;