雅思口语：让人捧腹的15个英语文化陷阱-2
<p> 4. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grain">grain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="salt">salt</span></p><p> 一天吃饭的时候，好友<span word="Allen">Allen</span>和他的中国籍太太坐在餐桌旁大谈最近流行的一种草药，说它能包治百病。 <span word="Allen">Allen</span> 说了一句：<span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grain">grain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="salt">salt</span>。他太太笑道：你以为它是蔬菜啊，还要加点盐再吃。健康专家可没有说过要加盐<span word="quo">quo</span>; <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grain">grain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="salt">salt</span> 是对某事有保留、持怀疑态度的意思。 原来刚才<span word="Allen">Allen</span>是说他对这种草药的神奇疗效表示怀疑，而不是说要放些盐再吃。</p><p> 5.<span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="treat">treat</span>!</p><p> 这天，同事们正在讨论为我和 <span word="Rhonda">Rhonda</span> 开生日 <span word="party">party</span>的事情，为了尊重寿星，大家让<span word="Rhonda">Rhonda</span>和我选择一家中意的餐厅。<span word="Rhonda">Rhonda</span>建议去镇上一家叫做<span word="BBQ">BBQ</span>的美国餐厅。我从来没有去过那里，于是就问她那里有什么特色。<span word="Rhonda">Rhonda</span>便开始滔滔不绝地介绍他们的招牌菜，听得我十指大动，直咽口水，<span word="Rhonda">Rhonda</span>便笑着说：<span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> !我愣了一下，以为<span word="Rhonda">Rhonda</span>要请我去那里吃饭，心里十分不好意思，试探着问过她之后，<span word="Rhonda">Rhonda</span> 笑着解释说： <span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="youll">youll</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span> !</p><p> 6. <span word="Knife">Knife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fork">fork</span></p><p> 朋友<span word="D">D</span>说日前在某大酒楼饮茶，见邻桌有青年夫妇和大概是他们在外国结识的老太太一起饮茶。老太太对操作筷子很感兴趣，在那里学用 <span word="chopsticks">chopsticks</span>夹虾饺。<span word="D">D</span>说他有个美国朋友，曾花了一些时间学习正确使用筷子的方法，每有机会就要表演一下，还说用筷子是一种艺术，是古老的中国文化的表现。</p>
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