Today we are going to talk about two words related to eating. The first one is:

Cheap restaurant.

Greasy means greasy, and spoon means spoon, which is spoon. The words "greasy" and "spoon" together refer to those small restaurants that are a bit like a couple's shop. Generally speaking, there are not many fancy varieties on the menu of these small restaurants, and the dishes and chopsticks don't look so clean and the decoration is not exquisite, but the food tastes good and the price is reasonable. For example. This is a husband talking to his wife:

Honey, let me take you out for dinner. But I don't want to dress up and go to some fancy place. How about we just go to the small restaurant down the street and eat hamburgers?

He said, "honey, let me take you out for dinner." However, I really don't want to dress respectfully and go to those big hotels. How about we eat hamburgers in the small restaurant just down the street? " Let's give another example. This is a man talking to a friend:

Mike, you have to go to that little China restaurant on new york Street and try their potstickers. That restaurant doesn't look so good, but their pot stickers are delicious and cheap.

He said, "Mike, you have to try their potstickers at that little China restaurant on new york Street. That restaurant doesn't look decent, but their pot stickers are really delicious and cheap. "

The second word to be introduced today is:

It's common practice.

A pot is a pot, and luck is luck. However, what we are talking about now is a certain word, and pot and potluck are linked together. Potluck, as a word, refers to a form of party that is often held in the United States. That is, a luncheon or dinner is held at the suggestion of one person or several people, but everyone attending the party should bring a dish or a dessert. In addition to providing a venue for the party, the host only needs to prepare a dish or buy some drinks. This is called:

Home-cooked lunch or home-cooked dinner.

As you can imagine, when a home-cooked meal is held, everyone can taste many different foods. However, if you are unlucky and you don't like all the things brought by several people, then you have to go home and have something to eat in that small restaurant. Potluck has another meaning, that is, you can have whatever you want. When used in food, it becomes: eat whatever you want. For example, a man met an old friend whom he hadn't seen for years, and he said:

Hey, Charlie, if you don't have any plans tonight, why don't you come to our house and have a potluck with us? Helen has no time to cook anything special, but she can put an extra plate on the table for you.

He said, "hey, Charlie, if you are free tonight, come to my house for a light meal." My wife may not have time to cook anything special, but it's okay to add an extra pair of chopsticks. "

Today we talked about two everyday words. One is:

Cheap restaurant.

A small restaurant refers to a small restaurant with good quality and low price. Another word today is:

It's common practice.

A potluck is a party where everyone brings the same dish. Now you know the meaning of the following sentence:

I've been very busy recently. I went to a small restaurant with a friend last week, and I have to cook a dish to attend a party this Sunday.

I have been very busy recently. I went to a small restaurant with a friend last weekend, and I'm going to cook a dish to attend a party this Sunday. "