And as he was very interested in painting , mr . hsu came often to the exhibit to appreciate master s art work and longevity lamps , and even joined the fellow practitioners at mealtime since he frequently ate vegetarian meals 灯展期间，对绘画很有兴趣的场长，时常来欣赏师父的画作及灯饰，并与我们一起用餐，他平时也常吃素，之后还报名修方便法。
I embrac d the offer , and entring into a strict friendship with this captain , who was an honest and plain - dealing man , i went the voyage with him , and carried a small adventure with me , which by the disinterested honesty of my friend the captain , i increased very considerably ; for i carried about 40 l 他对我的谈话很感兴趣，因为那时我的谈吐也许不怎么令人讨厌。他听我说要出去见见世面，就对我说，假如我愿意和他一起去，可以免费搭他的船，并可做他的伙伴，和他一起用餐。
We sat down , we talked about coffee , and were able to share a meal together , and it was wonderful approaching her on that level , and you know , getting a chance to speak to a fellow artist , someone who can talk about song writing and talk about composing and talk about coffee and basic human experiences and emotions 当时我们围桌而坐，谈咖啡一起用餐，用这种很棒的方式来认识她，和这位艺术家朋友对话她跟我们无所不谈，谈写歌谈作曲谈咖啡以及谈人类一些基本的经验和情感。
One study , published in the archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine in 2004 , found that even after controlling for family connectedness , kids who had seven or more family meals a week were far less likely to smoke , drink alcohol or use marijuana than those who had just one or none 明尼苏达大学研究员企图用”家庭连结度”回答这样的问题，原本是用来测量家庭的心理健康指数，也就是家庭中连结越频繁，他们的小孩会吃的更健康、成绩更好并也较小的机率染上抽烟、喝酒、吸毒…等坏习惯；但是明尼苏达的研究却显示：家庭联结的重要性反而比家人是否可以持续性的一起用餐小的多。
