中考英语作文：美式待客之道
<p> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="Youve">Youve</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dress">dress</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="there">there</span>? <span word="Glad">Glad</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guest">guest</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="hospitality">hospitality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="about">about</span>: <span word="making">making</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p> 一位美国朋友邀请你去他家。你以前从未去过美国人的家，你不确定该怎么做。该带一个礼物吗?该怎么穿?该几点到?到了那里该做什么?很高兴你发问。你若是客人，只要使自己感到自在就好了。待客之道就是这样：虽然不是在家里，却使客人有实至如归之感。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="squirm">squirm</span>. <span word="Giving">Giving</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="nicety">nicety</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span>-<span word="its">its</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guest">guest</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="obligated">obligated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="present">present</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="token">token</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="appreciation">appreciation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="host">host</span>. <span word="Appropriate">Appropriate</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span>, <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="or">or</span>-<span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="children">children</span>-<span word="toys">toys</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>, <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="worry">worry</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="notice">notice</span>.</p><p> 是否带礼物的问题常使客人不安。在某些文化中，送主人礼物不只是社交礼节还是必要的。但是在美国文化中，客人并不一定要带礼物。当然，有些人的确会带个表示感谢的小礼物给他们的主人。在一般情?<span word="r">r</span>下，带花或是糖果，如果这家人有小孩，玩具应当是恰当的礼物。如果你选择不带礼物，?<span word="e">e</span>担心，甚至?]有人会注意到的。</p>
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