Lesson 25 Restaurant Dos and Don

When you want to ear at a western restaurant,you should first consider making a reservation.If not,you risk having to wait for a long time for table.When eating,the Japanese and some Chinese are in the habit of slurping their food.By doing so,they show their host how much they like the food.Westerners find eating soup this way most unpleasant.They also consider picking one's teeth and putting on make-up at the table no-nos.And when it comes to tipping.they just leave some money on the table.The amout is up to you,but it's usually 15 to 20 percent of the check

make a reservation (for)

=make a booking (for) 预定

put on 涂抹

make-up 化妆

no-no 禁止的事务

When it comes to + 名词 /动名词 说到 提到

少数及物动词 + 动名词 作宾语

you should first consider makeing a reservation

同样接动名词的有

enjoy deny admit avoid consider practice escape risk quit resent suggest recoment mind

find 用法之一  不可直接接不定时 需要

find it + 宾语补足语（形容词/副词）+ 不定式短语 （to + 动词原形）

I found it exciting  to work at a record company

think consider believe 也有这种用用法