Question

請以澳大利亞的 “就餐禮儀” (Table Manners in Australia)為題, 根據(jù)下列幾點,寫一篇100個單詞左右的短文.
1、在澳大利亞接受邀請進行晚餐不可早去, 可晚到5—10分鐘.
2、如果有事不能按時到達, 要打電話告知.
3、不必帶禮物, 但第一次最好帶一件小禮物. 例如: 一瓶葡萄酒或一束鮮花.
4、不喜歡的飯菜可不吃, 但餐畢不要忘記感謝主人.
                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                            
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                            

Answer 1

If you are invited to dinner in Australia, be sure not to be there earlier than the
time set. You may get there five or ten minutes later, if you arrive earlier, the host and the hostess may still be busy preparing the dishes. Both would feel uneasy.
If something unexpected turns up and you can’t get there on time, you should call and tell them that you will be late. And if you arrive late, just apologize and then do not worry about it.
You don’t have to bring any gifts to the host or hostess. But for the first time, it is better to bring a small gift, for example, a bottle of wine or a bunch of flowers.
If there are some dishes you don’t like, just leave them as they are. Do not forget to tell the host or hostess how much you have enjoyed the dishes when dinner is over.

考查提綱類作文的寫作。話題是“就餐禮儀”，要點是以提綱的形式表示的，要適當增加細節(jié)，不能只是把要點翻譯成英語、，注意改變文章的樣式。難度在于選擇合適的詞匯和句型表達文章需要的意思，可以變換使用一些容易駕馭的句子或者詞匯實現(xiàn)同樣的目的。這篇文章多次使用if的條件句，這也是因為文章的內(nèi)容導致，還有it is better to bring a small gift, for example, a bottle of wine or a bunch of flowers.這句話是很常用的it做形式主語的用法，Do not forget to tell the host or hostess how much you have enjoyed the dishes when dinner is over. 這句話的賓語從句用的很好，還要使用合適的連接詞來連接各要點，使文章成為一個整體。