The Chinese have a saying: Eat good things for breakfast，eat a big full meal for lunch，but eat less at dinner. Many Americans start the day with a good breakfast, but their ideas about lunch and dinner are different. Lunchtime is very short and quick in the United States. Most Americans only give themselves a little time for lunch, then they go back to work or school. So they eat a small lunch. After work they will have more time to eat a big dinner. It is a good way to take a good rest after a long, hard day of work. They can talk about their day.
　　 Eating at a restaurant is also different. In China, people like to talk and laugh while they are eating. You can hear people talking or singing loudly, and they are having a good time. In America it is not like this. They want a quiet place for a good meal. Someone is talking too loudly, other people in the restaurant will look at him or her angrily. And the manager of the restaurant might come out and ask them to be quiet. The manager may even ask them to leave the restaurant.
　　
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　　不同的饮食方式
　　中国人有个说法：早上吃好，中午吃饱，晚上吃少。许多美国人赞同早上吃好的说法，但是他们对午餐和晚餐有不同的想法。在美国，午餐时间是短而快的。绝大部分美国人在午餐上仅花很少的时间，然后他们就上班或上学。因此午餐吃得少。工作之后他们将有更多的时间来吃一顿丰盛的晚餐。这是一种在经过长而艰苦的工作之后的好的休息方式。他们可以谈论他们的这一天。
　　在餐馆吃饭也有所不同。在中国，人们吃饭时喜欢交谈和大笑。你能听到人们大声地交谈和唱歌，他们玩得很尽兴。在美国就不这样了。他们想要一个安静的地方吃一顿好饭。（如果）有人大声交谈，餐馆里的其他人将会很生气地看着他（她）。而且餐馆的经理也许会出来叫他们安静，甚至叫他们离开。