饮食英语-Unit 09-中国菜

　　Unit 9 Chinese quizeeUseful expressionsA. Chinese table manners1. Chinese people like to eat together during a meal.
2. It's always very noisy in a Chinese restaurant.
3. Just put the lid upside down, they will refill the teapot for us.
4. Could you show me how to eat the crabs¹?
5. I don't kown how to use chopsticks very well.
6. This plate is for the bones.
B. Ordering food1. Could you grab² the shaomai from the cart for me?
2. The Pork Buns are all gone. We will have to wait until the next round.
3. Please bring me two orders of steamed dumplings.
4. Can I order it from the menu if I don't see any dishes I want in the dimsum card.

1 crabs   

n.蟹( crab的名词复数 )；阴虱寄生病；蟹肉v.捕蟹( crab的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• As we walked along the seashore we saw lots of tiny crabs. 我们在海岸上散步时看到很多小蟹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The fish and crabs scavenge for decaying tissue. 鱼和蟹搜寻腐烂的组织为食。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 grab   

vt./n.攫取，抓取；vi.攫取，抓住(at)

参考例句：

• It is rude to grab a seat.抢占座位是不礼貌的。
• The thief made a grab at my bag but I pushed him away.贼想抢我的手提包，但被我推开了。