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B：通常情况下，就座后就把餐巾放在腿上。不过，正式宴会上应先等女主人把餐巾搁在腿上。把餐巾从桌上拿下，搁在腿上，用双手摊开至需要的大小。吃完饭或中途需要离开餐桌时，把餐巾放在盘子左边，如果盘子被拿走了就搁在中间。
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A: How do I know when to start eating as a guest at dinner?
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A：作为客人，宴会时我怎样才能知道什么时候开始吃呢？
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B: It is incumbent upon the host or hostess to ask guests to begin a hot course after three or four people have been served.
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B：在三四位客人分到菜后主人应该请客人们开始吃热菜，以免他们的菜变凉。
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A: What if I need to cough, sneeze, or blow my nose?
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A：如果我要咳嗽、打喷嚏或擤鼻子该怎么办？
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B: Cover your mouth and nose with your handkerchief, or if you have no handkerchief, with your napkin. In an emergency, your hand will do better than nothing at all. It’s not necessary to leave the table to perform these functions unless the bout turns out to be prolonged.
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B：用手帕捂住嘴和鼻子，如果没有，就用餐巾。紧急情况下，用手也比什么都没有强。做这些事时没必要离开餐桌，除非发作时间持续很长。
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A: Thank you very much.
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A：多谢。
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Dialogue 3
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A: Which is better—to send flowers to my hosts before or after a party?
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A：在宴会之前或宴会之后给东道主送花，哪个更好？
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B: When a party is given especially for you, you should send flowers to your hostess beforehand. Otherwise, flowers sent later as a thank-you for a very special evening are always appreciated. Ordinarily, however, neither a gift sent later nor a note is necessary, and your verbal thanks when you leave is sufficient. A phone call the next day to say how much you enjoyed the evening is always welcome.
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B：如果宴会是特意为你举行的，你应该在赴宴前送花。或者，因为度过了一个特别的夜晚而于事后送花以示谢意，这也是受人欣赏的举措。不过一般来说，没有必要在事后送礼物或写感谢函，在离开时口头致谢就足够了。第二天打电话表示那个夜晚你过得很愉快，这倒是受欢迎的做法。
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A: Should guests bring gifts of food or wine to their hosts?
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A：客人应该带食物或酒去主人家吗？
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B: The custom of taking wine as a gift to a small dinner party is becoming customary. It is not too expensive or elaborate and has the advantage that if the hostess does not want to serve it that evening because she has planned another type of wine or a different beverage, she need not do so. She certainly may offer it, but no guest should feel insulted if his hostess says, “Thanks so much! I already have wine planned for dinner, but we’ll look forward to enjoying this another time! “
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B：带酒作为礼物去参加小型宴会正在成为一种习惯。它不太贵，也不太复杂，而且还有一种优势：如果女主人已经准备了另一种类型的酒或饮料，因此不打算上这种酒，她尽可不上。她当然可以用它款待客人，但如果她说：“非常感谢！我已经为晚餐准备了酒，不过咱们等着下次享用这个吧！”客人也不会感到不悦的。
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Dialogue 4
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A: How long should a hostess delay dinner for a late-arriving guest?
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A：如果有客人迟到，女主人应推迟多久开饭？
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B: Fifteen minutes is the established length of time. To wait more than twenty minutes, at the outside, would be showing rudeness to many for the sake of one. When the late guest finally arrives, he or she of course apologizes to the hostess and then is seated.
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B：15分钟是个约定俗成的时间，最多20分钟。如果等某一个人超过了20分钟，对别的人就显得很无礼了。迟到的客人终于到来的时候，他或她首先应该向女主人道歉，然后入座。
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