Don't serve separate courses. Instead, place all the food on the table at once - including appetizers and dessert - to recreate the colonists' serving style.

请不要单独用餐，而是要把所有的食物马上放在桌子上——包括头盘和餐后甜点——以再现殖民者的上菜风格。

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A waitress at a restaurant might abruptly decide that she cannot serve their table.

一家餐厅的女服务员可能会突然不愿接待他们一家。

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If you can't cook, takeaways are fine, but serve it on plates at the table and try to make an effort.

如果你不会做饭，外卖也可以，但一定要放在盘子里，试着去表示你已用心了。

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They would serve a special dinner, set a place for him at the table, chat with him.

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