美国文化生活十日谈（三、四）
<p>（三） 美国人的主食</p><p>美国人吃午餐和吃晚餐之前通常要喝点鸡尾酒，但在加利福尼亚州，人们大都喝葡萄酒。吃主食之前，一般都要吃一盘色拉。炸磨茹和炸洋葱圈可作为开胃食品，牛排、猪排和鸡（腿）为主食，龙虾、贝壳类动物以及各种鱼类甚至包括淡水鱼被统称为海鲜。炸土豆条是深受人们喜爱而且几乎成了必不可少的食物。另外应特别注意的一点，如有吃剩的食物，一定要打包带回家，以免浪费。</p><p><span word="Cocktail">Cocktail</span>鸡尾酒</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="cocktails">cocktails</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="usual">usual</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cocktail">cocktail</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bar">bar</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="comes">comes</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiter">waiter</span>/<span word="waitress">waitress</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cocktail">cocktail</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="cocktail">cocktail</span> <span word="waiter">waiter</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="waitress">waitress</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="waiter">waiter</span>- <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="waiter">waiter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p><span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hesitate">hesitate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="Californian">Californian</span> <span word="wines">wines</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span>.</p><p><span word="Salad">Salad</span> 色拉</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="salad">salad</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salad">salad</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salad">salad</span> <span word="bar">bar</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="salad">salad</span> <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiter">waiter</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="salad">salad</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salad">salad</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>; <span word="you">you</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salad">salad</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="cooked">cooked</span>.</p>
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