Question

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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 McDonald’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.

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

1.将文中第一个下画线句子翻译成汉语。

________________________________________

2.第二段中的画线部分的意思是________。

A.去饭馆 B.订餐

C.就餐 D.各自付款

3.In the old days ________ often paid for all the meals in America.

4.If you feel friendly to the person, _______________________________.

5.We’d better know who will pay for the meal ______________________.

Answer

1.外出就餐的一个重要的问题就是谁来付钱。

2.D

3.men

4.you can accept his invitation / go with him

5.at the beginning

【解析】

本文主要讲述了出去吃饭谁付钱的风俗习惯。

1.这是一个表语从句，其中，eat out意为“外出就餐”；pay for意为“付钱”。故答案为：外出就餐的一个重要的问题就是谁来付钱。

2.根据下一句“that is, each person pays for himself.”意为：大家各自付款。故选D。

3.根据第三段“In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals.”可知，在过去的日子里，美国男性是付全款的。故答案为men。

4.根据第二段最后一句“If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal.”可知，如果你对一个人观感比较好，你可以和他一块并且不用付钱。故答案为you can accept his invitation / go with him。

5.根据文章最后一句话“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.”可知，如今，女性通常会付自己那份的钱，所以，一开始弄清楚付款问题是一件礼貌的事情。故答案为at the beginning。