海外文化:美式待客之道
<p>摘要：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？</p><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="You">You</span>\'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span>\'<span word="re">re</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="you">you</span>\'<span word="re">re</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="That">That</span>\'<span word="s">s</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="they">they</span>\'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span>. </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="it">it</span>\'<span word="s">s</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="don">don</span>\'<span word="t">t</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><span word="American">American</span> <span word="hospitality">hospitality</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>-<span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="beats">beats</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>, "<span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>?" <span word="Unless">Unless</span> <span word="it">it</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potluck">potluck</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dish">dish</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="respond">respond</span>, "<span word="No">No</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>." <span word="For">For</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="informal">informal</span> <span word="dinners">dinners</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span>, <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>. <span word="Plan">Plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inform">inform</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delay">delay</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>, <span word="it">it</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="customary">customary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compliment">compliment</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hostess">hostess</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="compliment">compliment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span>! </p>
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