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邀请吃饭篇A\BA：32343311.ThisisSnow.B：Hi,Snow,thisisAnna.A：Longtimenosee.Howiseverythinggoing?B：ToomuchhomeworkandIcann'thandlethat.A：Howpitifui.Anyway,doyouhavetimethissundayafternoon?B：Ireallydon'tknowyet.Ihavetocheckmynotebook.Sowhydidyouaskmethat?A：Actually,wouldyoubeinterestedindinnerwithme?AndIwanttohaveagoodtalking.B：That'sgreat.Ireallyneedabreak.Sowhatdoyouwantmetobring?A：Don'tworryaboutit,justcome.Eh,whichkindofrestaurantdoyouprefer,ChineseorWestern?B：IprefertotheChineserestaurant.A：Noproemble.IheardnearHeyanRoad,thereisanewChineserestaurant.IknowyouloveChinesedishes.B：That'ssoniceofyou.A:I'llpickyouupat7:00pm,ifit'sokwithyou.Obedienisbetterthanpoliteness.(恭敬不如从命)B:Great,seeyou.A:Bye.………………………………………..(intherestaurant)A:Hereistheplacewhereweeat.Itlooksgood,right?B:Wow.Onlyfromthemenu,mymouthiswatery.A:Sowhatwouldyouliketohave?B:Iamnotsureyet.Everythinglooksdelicioustome.A:Soorderwhatyoulike,it'smytreatafterall,haha...B:Ok,then.Iwanttheshreddedporkwithgarlicsauce(鱼香肉丝)andsautedicedchickenwithpeanuts(宫保鸡丁)forthestandar.Howaboutyou?A:IthinkIwouldhavesomethingdifferentwithyou.Howaboutthesweetandsourpork(糖醋排骨)andsteamtoufusoup（豆腐羹）together?B:Thatsoundswelltoo!A:Let'scallthewaitertogivetheorder…….Excuseme,waiter.Canweordernow?B:Itseemstheyarereallybusythistime...everyoneisrunningaroundA:Yes,newlyopenplacealwayslikethis,Isuppose.B:Anyway,wehavethewholenightforus,don'tneedtobehurry.A:Yes,letusenjoythistime.饮食习惯A\BA:Hi,Snow,nicetoseeyouagainafterlongtime!B:Metoo!Whereareyougoing?A:Ijustcomebackfromthelesson,theculturallesson.B:Oh,really?Whatareyoutalkingabout?A:WearetalkingaboutthedifferenceofthefoodcustomsbetweentheEasternandWestern,especiallyontheChinaandAmerica.B:IlikeChinesefood.AndIalsoknowChinahas5000yearshistory.Theyprobablyspendhalfoftimeonfood.Chinesepeoplechoicefoodverycarefully.Theyonlyusefreshmaterialtomakefood.Forexampletheycancookachickeninovertenways.That’swhyChinesefoodissopopularintheworld.A:Idoagree.Butwesternpeoplewouldalsopreferfastfoodlikeburgersandchips.Theyareunhealthytohumanbody.Westernpeopledonothavemanyskillsforcooking,mostlytheyonlyboil,steamandbakethefood.B:Ijustwanttocorrectonepoint.NotallAmericansprefertothefastfood.MostAmericanseatbreakfastandlunchquicklyunlessitisasocial,business,orfamilyoccasion.Theeveingmeal,however,isusuallylongerandatimeforthefamilytogathertogether.RushingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthefastpaceinAmerica.Aswithbusypeopleeverywherethereisarealdifferencebetweenamealthatiseateninahurryandonethatcanbeenjoyedwithfriendsduringone'sleisure.A:Iamsorrytoherethat.B:Nevermind.ingeneral,Americanfoodismildtasting;mostAmericansdonotseasontheirfoodtoanygreatdegree.Saladsareverypopularandareserevedallyear,butespeciallyinthesummer.Inaddition,manybutcertainlynotall,Americansdrinkcoffeeorteawiththiermeals.A:Yes,that’sreal.ThereisalsoanotherhugedifferencebetweenChineseandWesternpeople.Chinesepeopleusechopsticksandwesternpeopleuseforkandknife.B:That’sright.Usuallypeoplewhouseforkandknifewilluseforktoholdthemeatandcutitbyknifeanduseforktohelptogetthatpieceofmeatintomouse.A:Yes,andChinesejustusechopsticktopickthingsandpassitintoyourmouse.B:GenerallyIthinkeverymanhashishobbyhorse.（萝卜青菜各有所爱）A:Icannotagreemore.AsIamaChineseIlikeChinesefoodverymuch.YoucanseeChinesefoodinanywhereallovertheworld.ThatshowsthesuccessofChinesefood.B:Eachplacehasitsstreaminfromalloverthecountry.(一方水土养一方人).Westernfoodalsohavetheplaceworthtolearn.A：Timeflies.Imustgotowork.Seeya.B:Seeyoutomorrow.婚姻A:Hey,moring,snow.B:hey,moring,Anna.A:MayIaskyouaquestion?B:Yes,ofcourse,A:Soifyoucanchoose,willyoumarryaforeigneroraChinese?B:Whyaskthisquestion?A:Ok,youknow,areportsaylastyear,68,000mixedcouplesregisteredformarriage,4,000morethanlastyearinchina.B:Yeah,IalsoheardthatamanfromSuzhoumarriedwithawomanfromAmercian,butthermeetolotoftroubles.A:Accordingtome,IthinkIcanacceptthemixedmarriage,ButIwonderifIcangetmyparents’consent.B:letmeguess,yourparentsjustwantyoutomarryaChineseman,right?A:youareright.Itisgivingmearealheadache.IfeellikeI’mbetweenarockandahardplacewhenImeetTom.B:Well,formostChinese,marriageisalifetimematter.A：Metoo.B:ok,IthinkIcanunsderstandyou,becauseIusedtohavethesameproblemwhenIwaswithmyex.A:oh,howdidyoudealwithit?A:IjustletitgoandcontinueddatingwithmyKoreanboyfriend.Butfinallywebrokeup.B:oh,it’sapity.Whatwasthematter?A:simple.Wehadpersonalityclashesandthereweretoomanyculturaldifferences.B:likewhat?A:hehopedtoliveintheKoreanwayandaskedmetogiveupworkingandstayathometotakecareofthefamily.A:Oh,Isee.Intheirculturewomenshouldputfamilyfirst.B:yes,hesaiditwouldbebatterformeandforthewholefamily.ButIsimplycannotquitworking.A:Indeed,itisaquestion.B:WealsomeetmisunderstandingsbecauseoflanguagedifficultiesA:sothat'swhyit’shardtohaveahappymarriagewithaforeigner.Itiscrucialforcross-culturalcouplestogettoknoweachother’sculturesB:notreally.Therearemanysuccessfulmixedmarriagearoundus.中美文化差异A：WithChinaentrytheWTO，therelationshipbetweenChinaandWesterninpolitics,economy,culturewillbecomemoreandmoreclose.buttherestillhavemanydifferen