Eating out is such a pleasure ― the food, the wine, the joy of having it all brought to you by someone else ― that it's a pity to ruin (毁掉) the experience by sharing it with other people.
Well, I do like visiting restaurants with friends. But dining out alone has its own very special advantages. For a start you can give all your attention to the food. There's nothing worse than having to show your own opinion on school league tables or Sanchez's move to Manchester United, and listen to everyone else's opinions, when all you really want is to enjoy the dinner.
A second great thing about eating out alone is the chance to connect food with one of life's other true pleasures: reading. You have to plan this carefully: Indian or Chinese restaurants are the best ― you need food you can eat with just one hand, leaving the other free to hold your reading material.
But perhaps the biggest advantage of a table for one is the chance it gives to people ― watching. Restaurants and the different reasons for visiting them ― first date, business meeting, night out with friends ― produce surprising and different human behavior. Will the man selling his business idea get any joy out of his possible investor (投资者)? Will the married couple think of anything to say to each other before their main courses arrive?
This "human zoo" part of eating out alone is one of the reasons I hate to be famous: everyone would be watching you, so you wouldn't be able to watch them. The snooker player Steve Davis says this was one of the strangest consequences (后果) of becoming well-known: he got very worried about his eating in public, almost to the level of doubting whether he was "doing it right."
So next time you're considering your eating out choices, remember the advice of the businessman Nubar Gulbenkian: "The best number for a dinner party is two ― myself and a super head waiter."
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Mom was cooking in the kitchen. She could hear the girls arguing in the living room. It was the third time this week that the sisters had been arguing over nothing. A few minutes later. Maria rushed into her bedroom angrily and closed the door heavily.
"Come to the kitchen, young lady, "Mom firmly said to Maria in her best mother tone（语气）
Maria walked into the kitchen and shouted, "I can't stand living with Felicia another minute. I don't ever want to talk to her again!"
Mom called out, "Felicia, come to the kitchen right now. "
While Felicia was on her way, Mom put two chairs opposite each other but very close together.
"Maria, you sit here and Felicia you sit there. "The girls sat face to face, with their knees almost touching. "Now you look each other in the eye for five minutes
At first the girls moved their bodies from side to side. Mom said firmly, "You must stay staring at each other for five minutes. Each minute you don't make eye contact（眼神交流） means another minute sitting in the chairs. "They both wanted out
Felicia looked at Maria's pouting（噘嘴的） face while Maria looked at Felicia's angry face. They each thought the other one looked ridiculous（可笑的）. In fact
Soon Maria couldn't stand it any longer and began giggling（咯咯地笑） and so did Felicia. They giggled and laughed.
Mom wisely didn't say anything except, "Okay girls, you can go now. "
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①Maria and Felicia stared at each other.
②Maria argued with Felicia.
③Maria and Felicia giggled and laughed.
④Mom asked Maria and Felicia to sit opposite each other.
In the long history of humans, women's stories have often been overlooked (忽视). However, as modern society has allowed women to speak for themselves, more and more women are standing up to choose how to live their lives. Here are four powerful films that may help you re-consider what it means to be a woman.
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| Hi, Mom(2021) Director: Jia Ling Stars (主演): Jia Ling, Zhang Xiaofei, Shen Teng Rating on Douban: 8.2 The heartwarming film is about a woman who accidentally meets her mother during time travel. It became a hit this year, leading the China box office (票房) right after the Chinese New Year. |
| | Leap(2020) Director: Peter Chen Stars: Gong Li, Huang Bo Rating on Douban: 8.4 This film about the Chinese national women's volleyball team presents their history from 1981, when they won the Women's World Cup, to the year 2016. Actress Gong Li stars as the legendary volleyball player Lang Ping. |
| | Mulan(2020) Director: Niki Caro Stars: Liu Yifei, Gong Li, Donnie Yen Rating on Douban: 5.0 The real-version of Mulan is based on Hua Mulan in ancient Chinese history. She goes to a war instead of her father and has become a well-known hero. |
| | The Joy Luck Club(1993) Director: Wang Ying Rating on Douban: 7.5 Based on the novel The Joy Luck Club, the film tells the stories of four Chinese women and their daughters who were all born and lived in the US. The differences between traditional Chinese culture and American culture can also be seen in the film. |
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