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w关键词：restaurant/餐馆，food/食物 |
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w目录：Culture/文化 |
w话题：
饮食，美国 |
w类型：说明文 |
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w难度级别：中级 |
w词汇要求：900 |
w文章词数：650 |
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Supper and dinner are both words for the evening
meal. |
Getting
something to eat
找些吃的
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作者：Unknown |
来源：www.englishfree.com.cn |
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日期：2008-4-5 |
责编：Emma |
When you are in the U.S., you
will find restaurants for every situation. If you're in a hurry,
you may just want to grab some "junk food" at a grocery store or
a candy counter or you can get a bite to eat at one of the many
fast food chains, like McDonald's, Burger King, Kentucky Fried
Chicken, or Taco Time. Or you can get a hero or submarine
sandwich "to stay" or "to go" from a sandwich shop. Some of
these places have tables, but many don't. People eat in their
cars or take their food home, to their offices or to parks. If
you prefer sitting down but still don't want to spend much, you
can try a cafeteria. At all of these places, you pay at a cash
register before you sit down, and you don't have to tip anybody
-- but you usually have to clear the table when you finish!
Coffee shops are usually less
expensive and less dressy than fine restaurants. So are pizza
places, pancake houses, sandwich shops and family restaurants.
But the name of a restaurant won't necessarily tell you much
about the kind of place it is or the food it serves. Like most
fast food restaurants and cafeterias, many restaurants don't
serve alcoholic beverages. This is often because they want
people to feel comfortable bringing their children. Minors can
eat at restaurants that serve beer and wine, but they are not
allowed to enter pubs, taverns, cocktail lounges or bars. You
may be asked to show some ID that proves your age before you go
into a bar.
In the U.S., people prefer
waiting for a table to sitting with people they don't know. This
means a hostess may not seat a small group until a small table
is available, even if a large one is. If you are sitting at a
table with people you don't know, it is impolite to light up a
cigarette without first asking if it will disturb them.
At American restaurants, cafes
and coffee shops, you are usually served tap water before you
order. You may find the bread and butter is free, and if you
order coffee, you may get a free refill. Soft drinks are sweet,
carbonated drinks like Coke. Hard drinks are alcoholic, like
whiskey, vodka, etc. They are served straight or on the rocks.
In some restaurants you can bring your own wine. In some states,
you can buy liquor at a restaurant to take home. Every state
makes its own laws about the sale of alcohol. In some states,
you have to buy it at a special state-owned store licensed to
sell liquor.
Most cities and towns have no
rules about opening and closing times for stores or restaurants,
though they usually do make rules for bars. Especially in large
cities, stores may be open 24 hours a day. Servings in
restaurants are often large -- too large for many people. If you
can't finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later,
ask your waitress or waiter for a "doggie bag".It may have a
picture of a dog on it, but everybody knows you're taking the
food for yourself.
Supper and dinner are both words
for the evening meal. Some people have "Sunday dinner".This is
an especially big noon meal. Tips are not usually added to the
check. They are not included in the price of the meal, either. A
tip of about 15% is expected, and you should leave it on the
table when you leave. In less expensive restaurants, you pay
your check at the cash register on your way out. In some, a
check is brought on a plate and you put your money there. Then
the waiter or waitress brings you your change. In some
restaurants you can pay with a credit card, including the tip.
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