商务口语：餐桌礼仪2
<p> 陈豪这小伙子正在和他的同事美籍华人<span word="Mary">Mary</span>在一个美国餐馆吃午饭。两人正在点菜。</p><p> (<span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="ambience">ambience</span>)</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：<span word="Mary">Mary</span>, 看到菜谱上的汤就让我想起一句英文：<span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="spoon">spoon</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="me">me</span>. 不过，我一直没有弄懂这句话究竟是什么意思?</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：<span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="rhyme">rhyme</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="soup">soup</span>.</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：喝汤还有正确不正确的呀? 不就是一勺一勺舀了往嘴里放吗?</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：美国人在正式场合喝汤时有一定之规。<span word="I">I</span> <span word="spoon">spoon</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="spoon">spoon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spoon">spoon</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>.</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：(若有所思地)用调羹往汤碗的外边舀，然后再把调羹收回来送到嘴边。<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span>?</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：这样可以避免勺下面的汤滴在桌布上或衣服上。</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：<span word="Mary">Mary</span>，<span word="lets">lets</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clam">clam</span> <span word="chowder">chowder</span>.</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：<span word="Clam">Clam</span> <span word="chowder">chowder</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="filling">filling</span>. 我不饿，要个清汤就行了。</p><p> ******</p><p> (<span word="Soup">Soup</span> <span word="arrives">arrives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>. <span word="Sounds">Sounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="slurping">slurping</span>)</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：陈豪，你吃得好香呀! <span word="It">It</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="soup">soup</span>..</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：<span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="delicious">delicious</span>! 味道真好。</p>
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