商务口语：面包的吃法
<p> 陈豪昨天晚上陪一位总裁去出席晚宴，可是他还个问题不太清楚。为了请教美籍华人<span word="Mary">Mary</span>，他约她今晚一起去美国餐馆吃晚饭。</p><p> (<span word="Restaurant">Restaurant</span> <span word="ambience">ambience</span>)</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：嗨，陈豪，<span word="hows">hows</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="nights">nights</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>? <span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="OK">OK</span>?</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：你告诉过我怎么喝汤，各种刀叉的用法。可是，<span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="silly">silly</span>，昨晚我发现我不太清楚该怎么吃面包。美国人好像跟我们的吃法不一样。</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：别着急。你看服务员给我们送面包来了。<span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>.</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：面包放在面包和黄油的盘上。<span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>?</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：<span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forks">forks</span>。</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：噢，就是这个。</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：<span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="remember">remember</span>: <span word="Bread">Bread</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span>; <span word="water">water</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>. 你就记住德国的名牌汽车<span word="BMW">BMW</span>就行了。</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：<span word="What">What</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="BMW">BMW</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>?</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：<span word="B">B</span>代表<span word="bread">bread</span>, 在左边， <span word="M">M</span>代表<span word="meat">meat</span>, 在中间，<span word="W">W</span>代表<span word="water">water</span>，在右边。</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：<span word="BMW">BMW</span>!</p><p> ******</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：<span word="Mary">Mary</span>，你还没有告诉我究竟该怎么吃面包呐。我们中国人都是一口一口咬的，可是美国人好像是用手掰的。</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：<span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="too">too</span>. 我给你示范一下。<span word="Tear">Tear</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="piece">piece</span>, <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="tear">tear</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>。</p>
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