【正确答案】正确答案： Dining Customs in the USA Americans, like many people elsewhere in the world, / like to invite friends to their homes for an evening of food, drink and conversation. / Formal dinners in fine homes and hotels in the US / are much the same as formal dinners anywhere in the world. / But as most people in the US have no servants, / their dinner parties at home tend to be informal. / Guests may sit down at a table, / or as many new small homes have no separate dining room or very small dining space. / Guests can also serve themselves and eat in the living room, / holding their plates or trays on their knees. /