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1、Passage 2: Before-class Reading 选自阅读联播教程Eating CustomsPeople say you should know something about a country before you visit it. I never used to believe them, but I do now.My parents had booked us a holiday in Beijing. Wed never been to China before so I decided to buy my father a book called China:
2、Know Before You Go.“Looks very interesting, but we dont need that,“ he said. How wrong he was.Our first evening in Beijing began at about nine oclock. The city was busy and everybody was out shopping. We walked past a restaurant, which was completely empty. The staff were clearing tables and were ob
3、viously about to go home.“This looks good,“ said my father.UI think its about to close J I said. uPeople eat earlier here than in UK. It says so in my book.”“Oh, rubbish,“ said my father. The night is young!”The staff looked a bit annoyed but showed us to a table. A young woman handed us a menu, all
4、 in Chinese.My father pointed to a few things. Thats what we want,“ he said.My father picked up the chopsticks, which were placed on the table. Next to them was a bowl. He started tapping the bowl with the chopsticks pretending he was playing the drums. All the staff looked over at us. “Dont do that
5、, Dad, I said. Its not polite in China.After a while one very large plate of food arrived in the middle of the table. My father took it and started eating. Wheres the rest of the fbod?, he said to the waitress.“Dad,”【said, everyone shares food here. That dish youre eating is fbr everybody.But he ate
6、 everything on the plate.“Dad. I said, “in China people think its rude if you eat everything. They think youre still hungry.”I just wanted the evening to end. Finally, the waiter brought round a hot towel. My father picked it up and started cleaning himself all over.The waiter looked very surprised.
7、Finally, my father asked fbr the bill. He paid and then before leaving handed the waiter 2() yuan. The waiter looked even more surprised.“What arc you doing? I said. People dont give tips in China.”Ive never felt so embarrassed in all my life. The food and the service were fantastic and ril definite
8、ly go back to China. Next time Pll leave my father at home though.staff n.tap v.全体员工轻敲Word Bank:Bookv.预订Obviously adv.明显地“The night is young!,时候还早着呢Question： Please list the differences the writers family experienced in their first evening in Beijing.More wrong use of chopsticks?Differences3.4.More rude behavior while eating?5.