Recently I gave a dinner party for some close friends.To add a touch of elegance to the evening, I brought out the good stuff--my white Royal Crown Derby china with the fine blue-and-gold border.When we were seated, one of the guests noticed the beat-up gravy boat I'd placed among the newer, better dinnerware. "Is it an heirloom?"she asked tactfully.
最近我舉辦了一次晚宴，招待幾位親密的朋友。為了給那個(gè)晚上增添一點(diǎn)優(yōu)雅的情趣，我擺出了一件奇珍異寶――繪有精美藍(lán)邊和金邊的白色王冠德比牌的瓷器。大伙兒就座后，其中一位客人注意到了這只殘破的船形肉鹵盤――我已把它放在了滿桌新穎而別致的餐具當(dāng)中。“這是一件傳家寶么？”她機(jī)敏地問道。
