Vocabulary

American cooking 美式烹饪

utensil 用具，器皿

from the outside in 由外而内

appetizer 开胃物，开胃食品

main course 主菜

entrees 主菜

A: There are so many eating utensils on the table. Which ones do I use first?

桌上有这么多餐具。我要先用哪些餐具?

B: Use them from the outside in.

使用餐具的顺序是由外而内。

A: I see. A set for appetizers and another for the main course.

我懂了。一组刀叉用来吃开胃菜，另一组刀叉则是吃主餐用的。

B: Right. We do the same thing at home. Don't you remember?

没错。我们在家也是这么做的。你忘了吗?

A: Oh yeah. The big napkin goes on my lap.

哦，我想起来。大餐巾就摊放在大腿上。

B: Let's look at our menus.

咱们看一下菜单吧。

A: Cindy, help me order because I'm still not very familiar with American cooking.

辛迪，帮我点菜，因为我对美式料理还不太熟悉。

B: Well, we order appetizers first and then entrees.

嗯，我们先点开胃菜然后再点主餐