desert n．沙漠；v.抛弃

　　⑪stare/steə/vi.盯着看，凝视　stare at凝视

　　⑫Sb. be doing sth. when ...某人正在做某事，这时......notice sb. doing sth."注意到某人在做某事"，staring at us为现在分词作宾语补足语。

　　⑬whisper/'wIspə/vi.低语，耳语

　　whisper to sb.低声跟某人说话

　　in a whisper ＝ in whispers低声地

　　金丽：刚到旧金山时，有一段时间我很难理解美国人的某些处事方式。一次，我去拜访一位美国朋友。过了一个美好的夜晚后，我喝完可可饮料，准备离开。我们刚互致完再见，我的朋友转身回到房间就关上了门。这使我感到自己确实不是很受欢迎。

　　王蕾：我一直是一个外向的人，但是自从在纽约的一家饭店有过一次尴尬的经历后，我就更小心了。我和我的美国朋友贾尼丝正在餐桌前边吃甜点边聊天，突然我发现人们在注视着我们。我问贾尼丝出什么事了，她告诉我说是因为我说话声音太大了。她说，在某些美国人看来，我说话的声音听起来就像在大喊。那天晚上其余的时间，我一直小声说话。

　　What did I learn about Chinese customs⑭ from my exciting exchange to China? Well, the Chinese are extremely welcoming. One evening, I was invited to a Chinese family dinner⑮. I had a good appetite⑯ and the food was yummy⑰. But my host kept on putting⑱ more food in my rice bowl. They didn't seem to hear me saying "No，thank you" in⑲ my poor spoken⑳ Chinese. This was a very special experience I had in China. In my culture\s\up1(21(21)， you don't get more food if you don't ask for more.

　　Martin

　　⑭custom/'kʌstəm/n.习俗，风俗

　　custom指整个社会长期形成的习俗。

　　⑮invite sb. to dinner请某人吃晚饭

　　⑯appetite/'æpItaIt/n.食欲，胃口

　　have an appetite for knowledge渴求知识

⑰yummy/'jʌmi/adj.美味的