Unit 10
You’re supposed to shake hands.
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This information comes from Yang
Xuehui
at
Shili
high school in
Xihe
, Gansu.
亲爱的劳拉：
Dear Laura,
谢谢你的来信。
Thanks for your message.
的确，我正在法国享受我的交换生项目的美好时光。
Yes, I’m having a great time on my student exchange program in France.
在抵达这里之前我有点紧张，
I was a bit nervous before I arrived here,
但现在想是没必要的。
but there was no reason to be.
我的寄宿家庭很棒，
My host family is really nice.
他
们竭尽全力让我感受家庭温馨。
They go out of their way to make me feel at home.
寄宿家庭的祖母知道我十分想吃中国饭菜，
The grandmother knows that I miss Chinese food a lot.
她甚至为此专门学习了如何制作中餐！
So she actually learned how to make Chinese food!
她也有一个跟我年龄相仿的孙女，人真好，
She also has a teenage grand-daughter about my age who is really kind.
她总是用法语跟我交谈来帮助我练说话，
She always talks to me in French to help me practice.
你不会相信正因为那样我的法语有了很大进步。
You wouldn’t believe how quickly my French has improved because of that.
我现在说起法语来已经很顺口了，
I’m very comfortable speaking French now.
虽然我还会犯很多错误，
Although I still make lots of mistakes,
但不会像以前一样让我担心。
it doesn’t worry me as it used to.
我最大的挑战是学习怎样用餐才符合礼仪规范。
My biggest challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table.
正如你所想象的一样在这里和在家里用餐方式有很大差异。
As you can imagine, things are very different from the way they are at home.
比如你不能把面包放在你的碟子里，
For example, you’re not supposed to put your bread on your plate.
你本应该把它放在桌子上！
You’re supposed to put it on the table!
起先我认为那样很奇怪，
I thought that was pretty strange at first,
但现在我已经习惯了。
but now I’m used to it.
另外，你不应该直接用手吃任何食品，
Another example is that you’re not supposed to eat anything with your hands,
除了吃面包之外、甚至水果也不行。
except bread, not even fruit.
你必须把它切好，用叉子吃。
You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork.
还有一件事，说你吃饱了也是不礼貌的。
Another thing is that it is impolite to say you’re full.
如果你不想再吃饭菜了，
If you don’t want any more food,
你应该说“这味真美
/
太香了”。
you should just say, “That was delicious.”
另外你也不能把你的肘放在餐桌上。
Also, you’re not supposed to put your elbows on the table.
不得不说我觉得要样样记住真的很难，
I have to say that I find it difficult to remember everything,
但我已逐渐习惯了。
but I’m gradually getting used to it.
我并不觉得法国习俗奇了怪了。
I don’t find French customs so strange anymore.
我还会尽快写信告诉你我在法国生活之事。
I’ll write again soon and tell you more about my life in France.
祝
你度过一个欢快的学年。
Hope you’re having a good school year.
你的忠实朋友
Yours,
Good habits achieve beautiful life.
Try to be your best
.
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