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Read the letter and answer the questions.
閱讀下面的信并回答問題。
Dear Laura,
親愛的勞拉：
Thanks for your message.
謝謝你的來信。
Yes, I'm having a great time on my student exchange program in France.
是的，我在法國的交換生生活中過得很愉快。
I was a bit nervous before I arrived here, but there was no reason to be.
我在到這里之前有點兒緊張，但那是沒理由的。
My host family is really nice.
我的寄宿家庭非常友好。
They go out of their way to make me feel at home.
他們盡力使我感到賓至如歸。
The grandmother knows that I miss Chinese food a lot.
奶奶知道我非常想念中國菜。
So she actually learned how to make Chinese food!
所以她竟然學習如何做中國菜！
She also has a teenage granddaughter about my age who is really kind.
她也有一個與我年齡差不多的孫女，她非常友好。
She always talks to me in French to help me practice.
她總是用法語和我說話來幫助我練習。
You wouldn't believe how quickly my French has improved because of that.
你簡直都想不到就因為這樣我的法語提高得有多快。
I'm very comfortable speaking French now.
我現在講法語感到輕松自如。
Although I still make lots of mistakes, it doesn't worry me as it used to.
盡管我仍然犯許多錯誤，但是它不像以前那樣困擾我了。
My biggest challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table.
我最大的挑戰是學習如何在餐桌上舉止得體。
As you can imagine, things are very different from the way they are at home.
正如你想象的那樣，這里的很多事情和在國內時截然不同。
For example, you're not supposed to put your bread on your plate.
例如，你不應該把面包放在盤子里。
You're supposed to put it on the table!
你應該把它放在桌子上！
I thought that was pretty strange at first, but now I'm used to it.
起初我認為那樣非常奇怪，但現在我習慣了。
Another example is that you're not supposed to eat anything with your hands except bread, not even fruit.
另一個例子是除了面包外，你不應該用手拿著任何東西吃，甚至水果也不行。
You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork.
你必須把它切開，然后用叉子叉著吃。
Another thing is that it is impolite to say you're full.
另一件事情是你說吃飽了是不禮貌的。
If you don't want any more food, you should just say, "That was delicious."
如果你不想再要食物了，你應該只說：“太好吃了。”
Also, you're not supposed to put your elbows on the table.
而且你不應該把肘部放在桌子上。
I have to say that I find it difficult to remember everything, but I'm gradually getting used to it.
我不得不說，我發現記住所有的事情是困難的，但是我正在逐漸習慣這些事情。
I don't find French customs so strange anymore.
我不再覺得法國的風俗習慣是那樣奇怪了。
I'll write again soon and tell you more about my life in France.
我會再盡快寫信告訴你更多關于我在法國的生活。
Hope you're having a good school year.
希望你這個學年過得愉快。
Yours, Lin Yue
你的，林悅
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