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Dining in the Dark
①Recently I accompanied a friend to dine at a “dark restaurant”， where people eat in complete darkness, served by blind staff.We wanted to understand the experience of being blind, and we thought eating would be the most difficult activity.
It was a difficult meal.②Because we couldn't see where anything was, my friend and I knocked over glasses and dropped food.My senses of taste and smell became more sensitive, and I ate much more slowly, trying to guess what I was eating.③Pouring water was very difficult, plus I kept drinking from my friend's glass.
After failing to pick up any food with a fork for five minutes, I decided to use my hands.I reached down, ④expecting rice and vegetables, but instead stuck my hand into a bowl of warm, thick soup.“⑤It's best to use a spoon for this course，” the waiter said into my ear, helpfully but much too late.Even using a spoon, most of the soup ended up on my shirt.I felt embarrassed, even though no one could see me.
Our waiter advised us to lift the plates and bowls close to our faces.⑥However, I still left the restaurant feeling hungry, though I was much more aware of the challenges that blind people face.
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[学语言]
①记叙一次经历时要用一般过去时；本句中使用where引导非限制性定语从句和过去分词短语作定语使句子更简洁、明快。
②使用从属连词Because引出原因，使表达意义更明确。
③动词ing形式作主语的使用使表达富有变化。
④现在分词expecting和并列连词but的使用突出了所遇到的困难。
⑤It's best to use ...这一句型用来表示提建议，使表达非常准确。
⑥However和though等过渡性词语、形容词hungry及形容词短语much more aware of等的使用表达出作者当时的心情。
[学结构]
General introduction→What the most difficult thing was and why→How I overcome the difficulty→What I have learnt
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