When you discuss(讨论)about eating out with your friend, first of all, you must make it clear who will pay for the meal．If somebody suggests 1 lunch with his friend, he might simply say something like this“I’m 2 it’ll 3 be some place 4 , as I have little money．”The other person may say, 5 ．I’ll meet you at Mcdonald’s．“This means he has agreed 6 the two will go Dutch(各付各款), that is, each person pays 7 himself．He may say”Oh, 8 ．I want to take you 9 lunch at Johnson’s．“This means the person is to pay the bill(帐单)for both of them 10 the other person is pleased with the invitation, there is no reason 11 he shouldn’t 12 it by 13 “Thank you．”
American customs(风俗习惯)are much the same 14 those in 15 parts of the world．American women used to expect men to pay 16 all the meals．But today, some of them 17 ． 18 , if a woman is asked to attend a dinner or a dance outside, the invitation itself means“Come 19 my guest”．So, as you see, it is a polite thing to make the situation clear 20 the very beginning．
In my third year as a high school athletics coach, I gave a speech telling students and parents about the benefits of football．I gave the same 1 each year, aimin g at recruiting(招收)new team members．I talked about 2 football wasn't just for 3 athletes and how everyone could 4 from it．This year, a 5 looking couple approached me after my speech．They said their son really wanted to play football．They had tried to 6 him out of it, but he had his heart 7 on joining the team．
When they told me his name, my heart sank．Michael was five feet and ten inches tall and weighed about 108 pounds．He was a 8 boy, the constant target of other kids' jokes, and as far as I knew he had never 9 sports．I knew he would never 10 it through football practice, let 11 as a player．But we told them we could give it a try．
On the opening day of practice, Michael was the first player on the field, we did 30 minutes of warming-up 12 starting a one-mile jog around the track．I 13 my eye on Michael．At 50 yards he fell, and I helped him to his feet．“Michael,”I said,“Why don't you just 14 the mile?”He said in tears that he wanted to run with the others, so I let him go on． 15 he fell, but each time 16 himself up．
The same thing happened every day for weeks, and Michael gained strength both 17 and physically．By the last week of practice, Michael could run the mile without falling, we had 18 only one game that season, 19 the team cheered louder for Michael's run than the victory they had, Afterward, Michael approached me, and I told him how 20 I was of him．
