The arrival of the food isn't accompanied by pleasant dinner table conversation, either.

食物上上来后也不是伴随着令人愉快的餐桌谈话。

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This was the question I posed to my fiance over some dinner table conversation one recent evening.

这是在一个最近的晚餐对话中，我向未婚妻提出的一个问题。

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on a Chinese table; food is frequently the main topic of dinner-time conversation.

这一古老的风俗习惯反映了食物在中华文明史上的重要地位： 占据餐 桌中心位置的是炒菜，而不是鲜花，晚餐的主要话题常常是食物。

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The loss of trust began in the early 2000s when scandals like Enron and WorldCom became dinner table conversation.

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Guests seated next to each other should have something in common, whether it is a hobby or home state, to spark conversation at the beginning. (Ms. Fierro typically introduces seatmates to each other at casual cocktails before dinner.) While she says she enjoys intellectual conversation at the table, she's wary of heated debates.

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