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【题目】Eating Together, Separately

Separate dining is common in the western culture, while in China's dining culture, whether dining at home or eating out, a grouped dining system is used in most situations.

However, the coronavirus pandemic has challenged the deep-rooted Chinese dining tradition of sharing dishes together, which inspires the government, restaurants and citizens to rethink about eating customs.

Standards on individual (供一人用的)dining, serving chopsticks (公筷)and two pairs of chopsticks came out on March 18. Here are the main points.

Individual diners' food should he served to customers in separate tableware.

Each shared dish should be served with a separate pair of serving chopsticks.

Each diner should have two pairs of differently colored chopsticks. One is to get food from shared dishes to place into individual howls, and the other is for eating from individual bowls.

The above new standards aim to protect the public health in a scientific and practical way. Over 200 companies have followed the guidelines. In order to encourage customers to follow the standards, some restaurants offer parking coupons (优惠券)to those who use serving chopsticks.

According to a survey about separate dining by think tank Thinker, nearly 89% of 100,000 interviewees believe it's more hygienic (卫生的)because it reduces the risk of infection via saliva (唾液传染）.

For Chinese, it is not easy to change their dining behavior, because they think the grouped dining system is a tradition. When they share the food, they are building up a close relationship among diners. Besides, it is difficult to divide Chinese dishes into separate parts.

Eating separately is a break from tradition, but it is helpful to prevent diseases and improve health. People can still sit at the same table, sharing the same food and the same culture in a new way. It also encourages advanced cooking skills, which means a chance of creating something new in Chinese food.

【1】When did the standards on individual dining come out?

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【2】What is the aim of the new standards?

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【3】How do some restaurants encourage customers to use serving chopsticks?

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【4】Why is it not easy to change Chinese dining behavior?

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【5】According to the passage, what do you think of eating separately?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】On March 18.

【2】To protect the public health in a scientific and practical way.

【3】By offering those who use serving chopsticks parking coupons. /They offer those who use serving chopsticks parking coupons.

【4】Because they think the grouped dining system is a tradition.

【5】It is a break from tradition, but it is helpful to prevent diseases and improve health as well as encouraging advanced cooking skills.

It is a break from tradition, but it is helpful to prevent diseases and improve health as well as a chance of creating something new in Chinese food.

It is a break from tradition, but it is helpful and inspiring.

【解析】

新冠肺炎的流行已经挑战了根深蒂固的中国人一起分享菜肴的传统，这激发了政府、餐馆和公民重新思考饮食习俗。3月18日，《中餐分餐制、公筷制、双筷制标准》出台。本文主要阐述了《标准》中的一些细则。

【1】

根据第三段中“Standards on individual (供一人用的)dining, serving chopsticks (公筷)and two pairs of chopsticks came out on March 18.”可知，《标准》是on March 18出台的。故填on March 18。

【2】

根据第七段中“The above new standards aim to protect the public health in a scientific and practical way.”可知，实施《标准》的目的是为了旨在科学、切实地保护公众健康。故填To protect the public health in a scientific and practical way。

【3】

根据第七段中“In order to encourage customers to follow the standards, some restaurants offer parking coupons (优惠券)to those who use serving chopsticks.”可知，为了鼓励顾客遵守标准，一些餐馆向使用筷子的顾客提供停车优惠券。故填By offering those who use serving chopsticks parking coupons. /They offer those who use serving chopsticks parking coupons。

【4】

根据第八段中“For Chinese, it is not easy to change their dining behavior, because they think the grouped dining system is a tradition.”可知，执行《标准》是困难的，因为他们认为集体用餐制度是一种传统。故填Because they think the grouped dining system is a tradition。

【5】

根据文章最后一段“Eating separately is a break from tradition, but it is helpful to prevent diseases and improve health.”可知，分餐制是一种与时俱进的变化。故填It is a break from tradition, but it is helpful to prevent diseases and improve health as well as encouraging advanced cooking skills./It is a break from tradition, but it is helpful to prevent diseases and improve health as well as a chance of creating something new in Chinese food. /It is a break from tradition, but it is helpful and inspiring.