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Once eating alone was just that: sitting down in a restaurant on one's
own and eating a meal. Everyone did it sometimes, and when they did so, . To eat alone might suggest that you
didn't have any friends. There was a kind of shame attached to it.
Nowadays, however, there is more and more solitary (独自的) eating for pleasure. . "Foodies"—people with a
passionate interest in cuisines—do it because all they need is the chance to
eat good food. They don't want company or conversation, but only the joy of
eating some special dish. Other people eat alone because it's simply practical
for them to do so. For instance, it's estimated that nearly a third of all the
customers of fast-food restaurants eat alone. They are served with their food
fast,
eat it fast and then leave fast. .
But the appeal of eating alone is quite different. . For the hour or so that it takes to have a
meal, they can forget all the pressures of their lives. They don't have to deal
with their family or job. They can relax and let their mind wander. Maybe they'll
bring a book, a newspaper to enjoy a quiet time.
David Annand, editor of Conde Nast Traveler magazine, who delights in
dining alone, speaks of his pleasure in the "rhythm of a meal in a
restaurant—its ebb and flow (人来人往),
the periodic arrival and departure of the waiter". .
A. It's an experience of freedom
B. they might be a little embarrassed
C. People choose to eat alone for various
reasons
D. none of them would feel bad about
themselves
E. Sometimes staying alone is quite cosy
when you don't work
F. This restaurant rhythm allows him to
sit back, observe and think
G. It saves time if they have a meeting
or a child to pick up from school
答案:【1】B【2】C【3】G【4】A【5】F