星期天Sunday

每次在外面吃飯，我們基本都去一家叫老麥家常菜的館子。這家館子有個(gè)規(guī)矩，進(jìn)來用餐的人都不準(zhǔn)打領(lǐng)帶。我們第一次去的時(shí)候，老爸就吃了苦頭，從此就學(xué)乖了。When we go out to dinner,we usually end up at this place called Corny’s Family-style Restaurant.They have a rule at Corny’s that you’re not allowed to wear a tie,and the first time w e w ent there,Dad found that out the hard way.

老麥家常菜館分幾個(gè)不同座位區(qū)，不過因?yàn)槲覀兠看味紟е?，所以我們一般被安排在“兒童區(qū)”。There are a few different seating sections at Corny’s,but since w e alw ays ave

Manny with us,they put our family in the section called“Children’s Alley”.

在兒童區(qū)里，上一家吃完飯走后，店里連清理都懶得清理，就直接讓下一家上座。所以你坐下來的時(shí)候，總能在地上發(fā)現(xiàn)用過的餐巾紙團(tuán)，在座位上找到吃了一半的薯?xiàng)l。In Children’s Alley,I don’t think they even bother cleaning up when one family leaves and a new one comes in.So when you get to your table,there’s always crumpled-up napkins on the floor and half-eaten french fries on the seats.

第一次去老麥家常菜館的時(shí)候，我沒看座位就直接坐下了，結(jié)果正好坐在一個(gè)掀開的花生醬和果醬三明治上。The first time w e went to Corny’s,I didn’t check my seat,and Iended up sitting on an open-faced peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

我討厭兒童區(qū)的另一個(gè)原因是它的位置正對(duì)洗手間，洗手間的門又總是開來開去，你吃飯的時(shí)候能直接看到廁所里面。Another ting I hate about Children’s Alley is that you’re right next to the bathrooms,and the doors are always sw inging open,so you can see in there when you’re trying to eat.

而且，老麥家的服務(wù)真是糟透了，所以我們一般都點(diǎn)自助餐，寧愿自己動(dòng)手。食物都是放在金屬盤子里，總有一些盤子里的菜跟別的菜混在一起。Also,the service is TERRIBLE at Corny’s,so w e always just get the buffet and serve ourselves.The food is in these metal trays,and there’s always stuff from one tray mixed in with the others.