Last year I went to America and stayed there with an American family for two months.
As is said, “The best house is in America, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China.” So I 1 pride and pleasure to 2 “the best food” for my American family. Each day, regardless of my poor skill of cooking, I would do something in a 3 way: changing the dishes color, the meat's type or the soup's style. Thus, my American friends could discover the 4 of eating Chinese food. Because of my “5” job, I was often rewarded by their 6 of thanks such as “very delicious”, “excellent”, etc.
7 something funny happened yesterday when I cooked Sichuan style fish for dinner. I was 8 with my work.
When the whole family sat round the table, they first looked 9 at the fish, then looked at me. “Why do all the fish have their 10？” they asked，“It's terrible!”
11 or terrible？I can't understand. But I do know that fish heads are delicious. The head is the 12 part of fish; in 13 only the important guest can have the 14 of enjoying it.
Another 15 thing is: the American friends often said to me“16 ”as they 17 home fruits or other things. According to Chinese tradition I would simply smile in answer to their kindness 18 actually helping myself to any of the food. 19, I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits. Dear me! No matter how much or how often I brought home food, as long as it was nice to their taste, they 20 hesitated (犹豫)to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished.
