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Read the letter and answer the questions.
阅读下面的信并回答问题。
Dear Laura,
亲爱的劳拉：
Thanks for your message.
谢谢你的来信。
Yes, I'm having a great time on my student exchange program in France.
是的，我在法国的交换生生活中过得很愉快。
I was a bit nervous before I arrived here, but there was no reason to be.
我在到这里之前有点儿紧张，但那是没理由的。
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.
他们尽力使我感到宾至如归。
The grandmother knows that I miss Chinese food a lot.
奶奶知道我非常想念中国菜。
So she actually learned how to make Chinese food!
所以她竟然学习如何做中国菜！
She also has a teenage granddaughter about my age who is really kind.
她也有一个与我年龄差不多的孙女，她非常友好。
She always talks to me in French to help me practice.
她总是用法语和我说话来帮助我练习。
You wouldn't believe how quickly my French has improved because of that.
你简直都想不到就因为这样我的法语提高得有多快。
I'm very comfortable speaking French now.
我现在讲法语感到轻松自如。
Although I still make lots of mistakes, it doesn't worry me as it used to.
尽管我仍然犯许多错误，但是它不像以前那样困扰我了。
My biggest challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table.
我最大的挑战是学习如何在餐桌上举止得体。
As you can imagine, things are very different from the way they are at home.
正如你想象的那样，这里的很多事情和在国内时截然不同。
For example, you're not supposed to put your bread on your plate.
例如，你不应该把面包放在盘子里。
You're supposed to put it on the table!
你应该把它放在桌子上！
I thought that was pretty strange at first, but now I'm used to it.
起初我认为那样非常奇怪，但现在我习惯了。
Another example is that you're not supposed to eat anything with your hands except bread, not even fruit.
另一个例子是除了面包外，你不应该用手拿着任何东西吃，甚至水果也不行。
You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork.
你必须把它切开，然后用叉子叉着吃。
Another thing is that it is impolite to say you're full.
另一件事情是你说吃饱了是不礼貌的。
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，你应该只说：“太好吃了。”
Also, you're not supposed to put your elbows on the table.
而且你不应该把肘部放在桌子上。
I have to say that I find it difficult to remember everything, but I'm gradually getting used to it.
我不得不说，我发现记住所有的事情是困难的，但是我正在逐渐习惯这些事情。
I don't find French customs so strange anymore.
我不再觉得法国的风俗习惯是那样奇怪了。
I'll write again soon and tell you more about my life in France.
我会再尽快写信告诉你更多关于我在法国的生活。
Hope you're having a good school year.
希望你这个学年过得愉快。
Yours, Lin Yue
你的，林悦
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