英语翻译

英语翻译
(A)
Most American children eat potatoes.But many children don’t know which part of the potato is the best for food.Take a knife and cut a slice of potato from the middle as thin as paper.Hold the slice of potato against the light and look at it.You will see that the potato has a skin,an outside rim(边缘) and inside part.The outside rim,which is right under the skin of the potato,is more valuable(有价值) than other parts.But people usually throw it away with the skin.Even the skin itself is better for food than the inside part.When eating a cooked potato,if you choose the inside and leave the outside,you are throwing away the best part of it.If you can’t eat the whole potato,you can eat the outside rim first and leave the inside.
(B)
When you’re invited to have dinner in a foreigner’s home,please remember the followings.
At the table,when the hostess(女主人) picks up her napkin,you may pick up yours and put it on your legs.
If a servant(佣人) passes food around,he will pass the dish to you at your left hand so that you can easily serve yourself with your right hand.Never serve yourself while the dish is on your right.It is then the turn of your neighbour on the right.
Do not reach across the table to get something in front of someone.That is not polite.Ask him or her to pass it to you.
There are things in the middle of the table,such as bread,butter,and candies.You shouldn’t take any until the hostess tells the servant to pass them to you.
Do not leave your seat without saying anything.If you need to leave the table to go to the washroom or do something else,you should say “Excuse me for a moment,please.”
(C)
An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal.If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him,you may say something like this,“I’m afraid it’ll have to be someplace cheap,as I have very little money.” The other person may say,“OK,I’ll meet you at Mc Donald’s.”
This means that the two agree to go Dutch,that is,each person pays for himself.He may also says,“Oh,no,I want to take you to lunch at Smith’s.” This means the person wants to pay for you.If you feel friendly towards this person,you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal.
American customs about who pays for dates(约会) are almost the same as in other parts of the world.In the old days,American women wanted men to pay for all the meals.But today,a university girl or a woman in the business world will usually pay her own meal.So as you can see,it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.