英语翻译(A)Most American children eat potatoes.But many children don’t know which part of the potato is the best for food.Take a knife and cut a slice of potato from the middle as thin as paper.Hold the slice of potato against the light and loo

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英语翻译
(A)
Most American children eat potatoes.But many children don’t know which part of the potato is the best for food.Take a knife and cut a slice of potato from the middle as thin as paper.Hold the slice of potato against the light and look at it.You will see that the potato has a skin,an outside rim(边缘) and inside part.The outside rim,which is right under the skin of the potato,is more valuable(有价值) than other parts.But people usually throw it away with the skin.Even the skin itself is better for food than the inside part.When eating a cooked potato,if you choose the inside and leave the outside,you are throwing away the best part of it.If you can’t eat the whole potato,you can eat the outside rim first and leave the inside.
(B)
When you’re invited to have dinner in a foreigner’s home,please remember the followings.
At the table,when the hostess(女主人) picks up her napkin,you may pick up yours and put it on your legs.
If a servant(佣人) passes food around,he will pass the dish to you at your left hand so that you can easily serve yourself with your right hand.Never serve yourself while the dish is on your right.It is then the turn of your neighbour on the right.
Do not reach across the table to get something in front of someone.That is not polite.Ask him or her to pass it to you.
There are things in the middle of the table,such as bread,butter,and candies.You shouldn’t take any until the hostess tells the servant to pass them to you.
Do not leave your seat without saying anything.If you need to leave the table to go to the washroom or do something else,you should say “Excuse me for a moment,please.”
(C)
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 Mc Donald’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.

Answer 1

（A）
大多数美国孩童吃马铃薯,但许多却不知马铃薯的哪一部分最营养.试拿一把刀,从马铃薯的中间部分切下薄薄如纸的一片,再把这片马铃薯举到灯光下面观察.你会清楚地看到 马铃薯的皮、外缘和内部.外缘部分,就位于马铃薯皮的下面,比其他的部分都营养.但是人们通常都会连同马铃薯皮把外缘一起丢掉.其实,就连马铃薯皮都比马铃薯内部营养.所以当你吃煮熟的马铃薯的时候,如果你只吃马铃薯肉而忽略马铃薯皮的话,你就是把马铃薯最有价值最营养的部分给舍弃了.如果你吃不下整个马铃薯,那么你可以先吃马铃薯皮再考虑是否要吃马铃薯肉.
（B）
当你被邀请到外国人家里做客时,请谨记以下几项：
在餐桌上,只有等到女主人拿起餐巾之后,你才能拿起你的餐巾并且放置在腿上.
当佣人传递食物的时候,都会将食物放置在你的左手边以方便你用右手就餐.因此,你不可食用放置在你有手边的食物.接下来就轮到你右手边的客人了.
切忌将手越过餐桌拿取别人面前的食物,这是不礼貌的.你可以选择让她或他将食物递给你.
另外一些摆在餐桌中间的东西,例如：面包、牛油和蜡烛,你也不可以自己拿,除非女主人吩咐佣人将这些拿给你.
如果用餐间隙你要离席,不可以一声不吭就起身走掉.如果你想去洗手间或其他地方,你应该说：“请容我离开一会儿.”
（C）
在外就餐时要问的一个很重要的问题就是：谁来付账?如果你的朋友邀请你和他一起吃午餐,你就可以问他这个问题.或者你也可以这么说：“我想我只能吃些便宜的东西,因为我的钱不多.”这时候你的朋友可能会说：“好的,我们麦当劳见.”
他这么说就代表你们说好了等下吃饭是各付各的.他也可能会这么说：“噢,不,我要带你去史密斯用餐.”这就代表那个人愿意帮你付帐.所以如果你觉得这个人挺友好的,你就可以跟他一起去吃饭且不用付帐.
美国关于约会时的费用由谁付的习俗跟其他国家的差不多.在较早时候,美国女人会要吃饭的时候全由男人付账.但现在,平常的女大学生活女生意人都会自己付帐.
所以由此可见,吃饭前把谁付帐的问题问清楚是重要而且非常礼貌的.