A: Welcome! This way, please.
B: Thank you!
A: Is it OK with you?
B: OK. I'll take that table.
A: Sit down, please. Here's the menu.(A few minutes later.)
B: Sure. I'd like to try Italian pizza and vegetable soup.
A: We have different kinds of beer ,wine and tea.
B: I think I'll have a bottle of Tsingdao beer.
A:
B: A cup of Chinese tea.
A: OK. Wait a moment, please.
a. Would you like something to drink? b. Anything else? c. There is a table by the window. d. Let me see. e. May I take your order? f. What kind of food do you prefer? g. May I have the bill? |
Long long ago there was a poor farmer called Fred. Fred and his wife, Doris, lived 1 together in their small old house. One winter night, the Luck Fairy(仙女) visited them.
“Fred, you're a 2farmer. I'd like to give you a wish,” said the Luck Fairy.
“A wish? ” said Fred.
Fred and Doris smiled at each other. Then Fred said, “Thank you, Luck Fairy. We are very 3and happy. ”
“4we are old, we still work in the fields everyday, ” said Doris.
“You work very hard but you 5very little money. Would you like some gold coins? ” asked the Luck Fairy.
“Oh no, my dear Luck Fairy. We are poor. But we have 6food to eat, ” replied Fred.
“You can use the gold coins to buy some clothes. The winter here is very cold, ” said the Luck Fairy.
“Though we haven't got 7clothes, we've got enough, ” said Doris.
“Well, what about a nice new house? ” asked the Luck Fairy.
“Thank you, but I 8 my small old house very much. I've lived here since I was born. I don't 9 a new house, ” said Fred.
“You're quite different from other people. I like you very much, ” said the Luck Fairy. “I wish you happiness and healthy forever. ” Then the Luck Fairy 10 and never came back.
Januany 1st is New Year's Day. People all over the world celebrate this festival. On New Year's Day there is a one-day holiday in most countries all the time. The real celebrations for New Year always happen on the night before called New Year's Eve. There are a lot of interesting customs in the west, and there are a lot of differences from country to country.
In China the spring Festival is a family get-together. And so is Christmas in many western countries. But New Year for some families is a time to get together with their friends, too. Most people often have parties to welcome New Year. At these parties, there are all kinds of food and drink, and people often sing and dance until the time nears for the coming of New Year.
On New Year Eve when midnight comes, people often say “Happy New Year” to each other. Champagne （香槟酒） is a favorite drink for New Year. In many western countries frieworks（烟火）are let off at midnight, and many people like to make a noise, maybe they want to drive away bad spirits（幽灵）.
At New Year people often sing one important Scottish (苏格兰）song with the name Auld Lang syne (Good times long ago).
①hold parties to welcome New Year
②make a noise to drive away bad spirits
③drink with friends or families
④say“Happy New Year” to each other
⑤sing one important Scottish song
⑥let off fireworks
Last Sunday afternoon, I was having dinner in a restaurant when my friend Poor came in. Poor is working in a bank and is quite rich, but he is always borrowing money from his friends and never pays it back. Poor saw me and came to sit at my table. He had never borrowed any money from me. When he was eating, I asked him to lend me two dollars. To my surprise, he gave me the money at once.“I have never borrowed any money from you,”Poor said,“So you can pay for my dinner.”
