Vocabulary

American cooking 美式烹飪

utensil 用具，器皿

from the outside in 由外而內

appetizer 開胃物，開胃食品

main course 主菜

entrees 主菜

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

桌上有這么多餐具。我要先用哪些餐具?

B: Use them from the outside in.

使用餐具的順序是由外而內。

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

我懂了。一組刀叉用來吃開胃菜，另一組刀叉則是吃主餐用的。

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

沒錯。我們在家也是這么做的。你忘了嗎?

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

哦，我想起來。大餐巾就攤放在大腿上。

B: Let's look at our menus.

咱們看一下菜單吧。

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

辛迪，幫我點菜，因為我對美式料理還不太熟悉。

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

嗯，我們先點開胃菜然后再點主餐