晋太原中，武陵人，捕鱼为业，缘溪行，忘路之远近。忽逢桃花林，夹岸数百步，中无杂树，芳草鲜美，落英缤纷，渔人甚异之；复前行，欲穷其林。林尽水源，便得一山，山有小口，仿佛若有光。 便舍船，从口入。

In the middle of Taiyuan,the Jin Dynasty there was a Wuling man, who caught fish for living. One day he went on by a boat, sailing along a stream for a long time and neglecting how much distance he had traveled. Suddenly, in front of his eyes a peach forest was extended hundreds of paces on both sides of the river and without any other trees scattered. In the forest, the fragrant grass was fresh and beautiful and a lot of fallen flowers were spread on the ground. The fishing man was very strange, and then he went on again, intending to make a thorough investigation of this forest. The forest was ended at the stream source. He caught sight of a mountain，which had a little entrance, seemed to have some light in it .And then, the fishing man left his boat and went into the entrance.

初极狭，才通人。复行数十步，豁然开朗。土地平旷，屋舍俨然。有良田、美池、桑竹之属，阡陌交通，鸡犬相闻。其中往来种作，男女衣著，悉如外人。黄发垂髫，并怡然自乐。见渔人，乃大惊，问所从来，具答之，便要还家，设酒杀鸡作食，村中闻有此人，咸来问讯。自云先世避秦时战乱，率妻子邑人，来此绝境，不复出焉；遂与外人间隔。问今是何世，乃不知有汉，无论魏、晋。此人一一为具言所闻，皆叹惋。余人各复延至其家，皆出酒食。停数日，辞去，此中人语云：“不足为 外人道也！

In the beginning the entrance was extremely narrow, just able to pass through a person, and continually walking tens of paces, suddenly became bright and open. The ground and soil behind the mountain was flat and vast, and the houses and sheds all set out in a neat order. In the place, having the fertile lands, clear pools, white mulberries and nice bamboo and so forth, and also having the crisscross footpaths between the fields, the crowing of cocks and the barking of dogs were within hearing of each other. People planted with rice, cotton and vegetable and worked hard to and fro in the fields and their clothes were as same as the outsiders. The old men with their hair，which had been yellow transmitted from grey and children with hair's tufts in front of their head all looked very pleasant, contented and self-enjoyed. When in sight of the fishing man, they all got frightened and asked where he was come from. The fishing man replied to these questions according to the fact. And then the villagers invited him to home, butchering cock and heating up wine for him as food. Other people heard that there was an outside man in the village, they all came to visit and inquire him about the events happened outside. The village people told him, for avoiding the chaos caused by the war of the Qin Dynasty, their ancestors along with their families and county colleagues came to this sealed place, and did not go out again. Therefore the people in the village were separated from the external people up to now. Asking what the Dynasty was nowadays, since it is in the case of being not aware of the Han Dynasty, of course they also could not know the Dynasties such as Wei and Jin later. The fishing man told them what he had heard one by one. Hearing those, the villagers all sighed and felt pity very much. The others repeatedly invited him to their house and offered him with wine and other cooked food. After several days, when the fishing man took leave the village, the people in the village said to him: “There is no need to tell the situation here to the external people.''

既出，得其船，便扶向路，处处志之。及郡下，诣太守，说如此。太守即遣人随其往，寻向所志，遂迷，不复得路

Having gone out from the village, the fishing man got his boat. Along the incoming road, where he marked some symbols to every important location. Turning back into the Wuling County, he called on the prefecture chief and spoke out all that he saw and heard. The prefecture chief dispatched men going along with him to search the symbols which he had marked; unexpectedly they had lost the way and couldn't find the place that the fishing man found.

南阳刘子骥，高尚士也，闻之，欣然亲往，未果，寻病终。后遂无问津者。

Liu Ziji in Nanyang was a respectable scholar. Hearing this information, he went to search the end of peach forest with pleasure by himself, but no result was obtained. Before long，he died of illness. Later there was nobody to make inquire into this event.

Ways to feel goodRealize that you are pulling the strings

In ‘Man’s Search for Meaning,’ Viktor Frankl writes ‘between stimulus and response there is a gap, and in this gap lies all our freedom.’ Frankl came to this insight after spending several years in Nazi concentration camps, during which time he discovered that those who believed they had some control over their lives were more likely to survive.

Of course, we do not experience such extreme conditions, but the message that we are in control of our own thoughts and how we respond to situations is a vital one to internalize. Happiness is a choice. Operating from this knowledge, we have a surprisingly powerful locus of influence in the world.

Consciously direct your thoughts

This is not easy for most of us, since we have been conditioned to believe that our thoughts and feelings reflect our own inner world. In fact, our thoughts come first, and our experience follows. Consciously changing our thoughts is an amazing way to change our feelings and, inevitably, our experience of life.

For example, suppose you feel unwell. Most people will dwell on this bad feeling and start to run through a mental routine of negative thinking. But if you start to play a new tape in your head, you will be surprised at the change in the way you feel. Replace your negative thoughts with something like, ‘I feel good and good things are coming into my life.’ Repeat it over and over again. Within a short time, you’ll start to feel better.

It’s not easy at first, but this is a skill which, like any other, can be practiced. If you are diligent, you will improve and positive thoughts will become second nature.

Be an optimist

Studies have shown that people with a happy, optimistic outlook live longer and healthier lives. Did you know, for example, that …

… optimistic heart-bypass patients are half as likely as pessimists to be re-hospitalized?

… happy people have lower blood pressure?

… the most pessimistic men are more than twice as likely to develop heart disease compared with the most optimistic?

Being optimistic is not about being a Pollyanna and ignoring problems. It’s about believing that solutions can be found, living with enthusiasm, being creative and always open to new possibilities.

Nobody knows the future. The only thing we can be fairly sure about is that things never turn out the way we expect. So why worry about worst case scenarios? Things can be seen in a good light or a bad light – problems can be opportunities; failures can be learning experiences; pain can lead to growth. Where you put your focus is a choice you must make.

Take a walk

The health benefits of walking are undisputed, but there are also psychological benefits. Studies have shown, for example, that walking can help alleviate the symptoms of depression. A long walk will put some emotional distance between yourself and whatever problem you’re experiencing, and it will help to clear your head.

I especially recommend taking a walk at the end of the day. Instead of collapsing on the couch, watching TV, going to a bar or whatever else you do to unwind after work, go for a walk instead. You’ll be getting some good exercise, it will help with your digestion and you’ll be able to sleep better. Try it. Walking can contribute to your happiness.

Feeling good is so important – in a sense, it’s the whole point of being alive. So don’t waste time on negativity. Take control!

Beer is usually made from barley, hops, water and yeast. Low-carb versions are watered down or extra-fermented to remove sugars. The following chart shows average contents. Many imported beers and ales exceed these averages.

Can you be a carbohydrate-counter and a beer-drinker, too? The new “low-carb” beers seem to promise just that. But saving a few carbohydrates doesn’t make beer a health food, says Devayani Modak, registered dietitian at Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network. “Drinking too much beer—even if it’s low-carb or light—is still bad for your health,” she says. Why?

The calories—Beer in any form is not that high in carbohydrates. “It’s the calories you need to watch,” Modak says. “Even the lightest beer has close to 100 calories, and they add up when you’re having more than one.”

Beer drinking also tends to go hand in hand with snacks loaded with empty carbohydrates (not to mention salt and fat). After a few beers, your willpower to resist these treats is likely to weaken.

If you’re a carb-counter, don’t even think about drinking beer instead of eating more nutritious carbohydrates (such as whole grains and fresh produce). It’s not a healthy way to control your diet.

The alcohol—Alcohol content in low-carb and light beer is close to that of regular beer (see below). Consider any 12-ounce beer the equal of a 4-ounce glass of wine or 1.5-ounce serving of spirits (80-proof whiskey, gin or vodka).

“Drinking more than one or two beers a day puts you at a higher risk for heart disease, high blood pressure and some cancers,” says Diana Heckman, executive director of the ALERT Partnership.* It also raises your risk for accidents. Use the same caution with beer as with any alcohol, she says—don’t drive, operate machinery or participate in activities that could be affected by impaired reflexes and decision-making.

If you have diabetes, remember that any form of alcohol lowers your blood sugar and can cause serious health effects if your diabetes is not well-controlled.

You might be right.

New research from Germany shows that people who had heart attacks were three times more likely than not to have been sitting in traffic an hour before their symptoms began.

The risk was even higher for women, older men, the unemployed and those with a history of agina, or chest pain, according to Annette Peters, the researcher who led the study of some 1,454 heart attack patients.

And while cars were the primary traffic source for the heart attack patients she studied, risk also tripled for people who used public transportation or rode bicycles.

“Driving or riding in heavy traffic poses an additional risk of eliciting a heart attack in persons already at elevated risk,” said Peters, who heads the research unit at the Institute of Epidemiology of Helmholtz Zentrum München, the German Research Center for Environmental Health.

Air pollution? Stress?

Exactly why sitting in traffic appears to trigger heart attacks isn’t clear, either from this study or from a previous similar study. There’s a good chance, however, that air pollution may be a key culprit, with a bit of road rage contributing as well.

“One potential factor could be the exhaust and air pollution coming from other cars,” Peters said. “But we can’t exclude the synergy between stress and air pollution that could tip the balance.”

That echoes a growing body of research aimed at determining outside influences on heart attacks, said Dan Greenbaum, president of the Health Effects Institute in Boston, an independent, nonprofit research group.

“It could be air pollution, it could be stress, it could be noise,” he said.

Doctors have long known that anger and stress contribute to long- and short-term heart problems. Stress narrows arteries, boosts blood pressure and even alters the electrical rhythm of the heart.

Air pollution has traditionally been linked to respiratory troubles and lung disease. But scientists have found an increasingly strong association between air pollution and the development of heart disease, including problems that lead to early death.

“Additional evidence has accumulated that short-term and long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with coronary heart disease events,” Peters said. “I consider that the link between air pollution and cardiovascular disease is most likely causal.”

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Ultrafine particles contained in the pollution are the problem. Scientists believe that the tiny particles get sucked into the lungs, then passed to the blood and to the heart, Greenbaum said. Or the particulates may cause enough inflammation in the lungs to interfere with electrical signals in the body, disrupting the heart.

“But there is nothing as strong as this direct relationship between traffic and heart attacks,” he said.

Peters’ research confirmed a 2004 study she published in the New England Journal of Medicine. For the latest study, she focused on heart attack victims logged in a German registry between February 1999 and December 2003 who survived at least 24 hours after the incidents. The average age was 60 and about 25 percent of the patients were women.

Peters asked the patients to answer questions about their activities in the four days preceding the heart attacks, including their exposure to traffic. Previous studies showed that strenuous activity such as snow shoveling or painting a ceiling raised the risk of heart attack by five or six times.

In this study, about 8 percent of the heart attacks were attributable to traffic, Peters said. “It’s just one factor, but it’s not a negligible number.”

It’s still not clear why women’s risk of heart attack was five times higher within an hour of being in traffic, Peters said. Future studies will have to seek a higher number of female patients to find out.

Who can avoid traffic?

In the meantime, the  new research raises an obvious question:  What are people worried about suffering traffic-triggered heart attacks supposed to do? Stay home?

Of course not, said Peters and Greenbaum.  First, they note that the study focused only on heart attack patients, not the general public, who may not be as prone to the problem.

“The risk also applies to the general population.  But in a healthy person, the risk of a heart attack for any particular hour is very low,” Peters noted. “Multiplying a low number by three is not really relevant.”

According to their study, published in the Journal of Consumer Research, it doesn't take much to push us into the realm of abstract thinking instead of getting hung up on the small stuff. Thinking abstractly, in turn, can lead to better decisions as we focus on the things that really matter, rising above the trivia that could otherwise bury us.

A better mood makes us focus on why, not how, according to Aparna Labroo of the University of Chicago and Vanessa Patrick of the University of Georgia.

"We argue that by signaling that a situation is benign (think happy face,) a positive mood allows people to distance themselves psychologically from the situation," their study concludes. "Psychological distancing results in taking a broader perspective, or seeing the big picture," leading to "higher level thinking."

"A good mood allows you to step back and say, 'OK, maybe I have a moment of respite and I can step back and reconsider what's going on,'" Labroo said in a telephone interview. A foul mood, by contrast, is likely to force you to "focus very concretely on a specific problem" and make a short-sighted decision because you are so preoccupied with that single issue.

The researchers cite the example of "the pictures of your children smiling on your refrigerator door." That picture, they suggest, may be enough to focus your attention on the grander issues of life, so instead of handing the kids a sugar-coated treat, you give them a healthy carrot. The kids might not be too happy, but it's the right thing to do.

Labroo said they took on this project because both were interested in the issue of happiness, and how it affects judgment, and they were intrigued by the symbols of happiness that people tend to surround themselves with, like "pictures of puppies, or pictures of penguins, or people smiling." So they conducted a series of five experiments at the two campuses, all involving college students, to see how much of a role happiness can play in the decision-making process.

hey found that asking a participant to recall the happiest time in his or her life resulted in a higher level of abstract thinking than recalling a sad period. Even a happy face preceding a statement helped the participants focus on the big picture.

"Of course, this is a temporary level, and it might die out after some time," but it works for a little while, Labroo said.

The study is consistent with a lot of other research indicating that happiness can have a significant effect on everything from decision-making to blood pressure.

A review of 225 studies, involving 275,000 people, published in the Psychological Bulletin three years ago concluded that happy individuals are more likely to tackle new goals than unhappy people.

"Chronically happy people are, in general, more successful across many life domains than less happy people, and their happiness is, in large part, a consequence of their positive emotions, rather than vice versa," according to that study.

Our review provides strong support that happiness, in many cases, leads to successful outcomes, rather than merely following from them," author Sonja Lyubomirsky of the University of California, Riverside, said in releasing that study.

A number of studies have linked happiness with good health, although it is less clear which comes first there. Health is one issue that can have a major impact on personal happiness, but many people seem happy even when confronted with a crippling or life-threatening disease. How can that be?

Some studies insist that happiness is largely independent of our status in life. Australian psychologists studied 900 twin pairs and said earlier this year that they had identified common genes that resulted in distinct personality traits and a predisposition for happiness. Thus, happiness has its roots in our genes, if this study is right, although the various predicaments we find ourselves in can also contribute significantly. It's hard to keep smiling if you're broke, lonely and sick, for example, even if you have the right genes.

And there is some evidence that our level of happiness does not remain constant throughout our lives. We get happier as we get older, according to a University of Chicago study published last April in the American Sociological Review. That study was based on interviews with at least 1,500 people from 1972 to 2004 by the General Social Survey of the National Opinion Research Center, supported by the National Science Foundation.

That study found that the happiest people in the country are in their late 80s. Honest.

The happiest people on the planet, however, appear to be in Denmark, which has ranked first among 178 nations for 30 years in life satisfaction surveys. The University of Leicester has produced a "world map of happiness" showing that Switzerland, Austria, Iceland and the Bahamas follow, in that order, after Denmark. The United States ranks 23rd, and the strife-torn East African country of Burundi is at the bottom of the list.

Why are those Danes so dang happy? The study suggests that Danes have low and realistic expectations for the coming year, so they are not likely to be disappointed.

But can something as simple as a happy face have much of an impact? Maybe, if it helps us concentrate on the Big Picture.

"By seeing the big picture," the new study says, you "should be better able to perceive the benefits of engaging in activities that provide long-term rewards, consider future activities more important than immediate ones, and adopt whichever abstract goal is accessible." It might not last long, but it probably doesn't hurt to try.

By inputting 'Chen Xiao's online store of remaining life' on taobao.com, potential customers are greeted with impressive shots of beautiful Chen Xiao. Beneath the photos are price tags covering the range of prices: eight minutes, one hour and one day with the prices of 8 yuan, 20 yuan and 100 yuan respectively.
在淘宝上搜索“陈潇的剩余人生店”，就能看到陈潇一张张漂亮的照片。在照片下面是根据时间长短定下的价格：8分钟卖8元，一小时卖20元，一天卖100元。

The advertisement on the online store features a promise from Chen Xiao telling buyers that she will serve any purpose except for those involving crime, violence or pornography.
陈潇在店铺广告中写到，可以帮助买家达成任何愿望，犯罪、暴力、色情除外。

Though it only opened two months ago, the online store has attracted many customers, who battled at auction to win her time and assigned various tasks to her, such as attending friends' birthday parties, offering coffee to clients, buying railway tickets and so on.
尽管开店只有两个月，陈潇的店铺却吸引了很多顾客，他们竞相拍下陈潇的时间，要她去完成不同的任务。有的叫她帮朋友过生日，有的叫她给客人倒咖啡，有的叫她去买火车票，等等。

Up to now, more than 100 people have bought her time, generating a net income of 3,000 yuan for her.
至今为止，已有100多人购买过陈潇的时间，她因此获得3000元的收入。

On the recent Valentine's Day, a gentleman spent 500 yuan buying her time for a whole day. She was later asked to come up with an innovative design idea for a gift and deliver it to his girlfriend on February 14th.
在刚刚过去的情人节里，一名男子花500元购买了她的一整天，请她帮忙出谋划策，为他的女朋友挑选一个有新意的情人节礼物。

A mother buyer wanted Chen Xiao to call in on her young daughter disguised as a panda, and encourage her to study harder, after becoming concerned by her failure of an exam.
一名母亲买下陈潇的时间，要她扮成熊猫打电话安慰考试失利的女儿。

Currently, there are around 30 online stores similar to Chen Xiao's. The owners come from across the country and even the U.S. and Australia, most of whom say they have learnt of Chen Xiao's idea and decided to use it to increase the popularity of their own online stores.
近来网上出现了30名类似的卖家。他们来自中国各地甚至美国、澳大利亚，大多数称听说了陈潇的创意，想用在自己的店铺上。

Chen Xiao's move has triggered controversy among netizens.
陈潇的行为引起了网友的热议。

A netizen called 'xiao han' said that life belonged to oneself, so a person would become lost by putting it up for sale. Another netizen disagreed, saying this was a sort of creative industry and was merely a different type of start-up for the young.
网友笑寒评价说，人生是自己的，用来出售只能迷失自我。也有人反驳称这属于创意产业的一种，是年轻人创业的新思路。

A marketing teacher with University of International Business and Economy said by selling time as a stunt, Chen Xiao had actually stirred up the public's curiosity and then provided them with any services within her ability.
对外经济贸易大学市场营销学的一位老师分析说，出售时间只是噱头，陈潇实际上是在调动了网民的好奇心之后，然后提供各种力所能及的服务。

Xia Xueluan, a sociology professor with Peking University, said in the shrinking job market, Chen Xiao's act deserved promotion. He added that Chen Xiao took the advantage of the low-cost internet to start her own service business.
北京大学社会学教授夏学銮认为，在目前严峻的就业形势下，陈潇的这种做法是值得学习和借鉴的。他觉得陈潇实际也是在做一种服务性的工作，只不过是借助了网络这个平台。

1** We must polish the Polish furniture.
    我们必须擦亮波兰家具。（我们必须波兰，波兰家具）

2** He could lead if he would get the lead out.
    要是他加快点，就会领先的。（他可能会导致他是否会取得领先了）

3** The farm was used to produce produce.
    这个农场用来生产农产品。（该农场被用来制造生产）

4** The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
    这个垃圾堆已经满了，不能再装更多垃圾了。（转储非常充分，它已拒绝更多的垃圾）

5** The soldier decided to desert in the desert.
    这名士兵决定在沙漠里开小差溜掉。（士兵决定在沙漠中的沙漠）

6** This was a good time to present the present.
    现在是展示礼物的好时候。（这是一个好时机，目前本）

7** A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
    低音鼓面上绘着一只鲈鱼。（一个低音画头部的低音鼓）

8** When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
    一声枪响，鸽子一头钻进了灌木丛。（当枪击，鸽跳入灌木丛）

9** I did not object to the object.
    我不反对这个目标。（我不反对对象）

10** The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
    这项保险对残疾人是无效的。（保险是无效的无效）

11** The bandage was wound around the wound.
    绷带缠绕在伤口周围。（绷带是伤口在伤口周围）

12** There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
    划手们就如何划船起了争执。（有一个排的oarsmen如何行）

13** They were too close to the door to close it.
    他们离门太近，以至于无法把门关上。（他们太接近了大门关闭）

14** The buck does funny things when the does are present.
    当母鹿在场时，公鹿总是表现得滑稽。（并不奇怪的事情降压时不在场）

15** They sent a sewer down to stitch the tear in the sewer line.
    他们吩咐一名裁缝来把下水管道上的裂缝缝好。（他们发出了一个下水道，以缝合泪在下水道线）

16** To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
    为了帮他种植，这个农夫教他的母猪播种。（为了帮助种植，农民传授给他的母猪母猪）

17** The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
    风太大了，没法卷起船帆。（风太强大风力西贡）

18** After a number of injections my jaw got number.
    经过多次注射，我的下巴都麻木了。（经过多次注射了一些我的下巴）

19** Upon seeing the tear in my clothes I shed a tear.
    看到衣服上的裂缝，我流下泪来。（见状泪在我的衣服余棚泪）

20** I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
    我不得不对研究对象进行了一系列测试。（我不得不受这一主题进行了一系列试验）

21** This singer had to record the record.
    这名歌手不得不录制唱片。（这名歌手录制唱片）

22** Will you be able to live through a live concert?
     你能熬得住一场现场音乐会吗？（您将可以通过现场直播音乐会

　　1. Throughout life, we rely on small groups of people for love, admiration, respect, moral support and help.
　　整个一生， 我们都有赖于从一些人群中获得友爱、赏识、尊重、道义支持和帮助。－Ralph Waldo Emerson（美国思想家爱默生）
　　
　　2. He that will not allow his friend to share the prize must not expect him to share the danger.
　　不肯让朋友共享果实的人，不要指望朋友与他共患难。－Aesop（古希腊寓言作家伊索）
　　
　　3. No man is the whole of himself; his friends are the rest of him.
　　任何人自己都不是完整的；他的朋友是他的其余部分。－Harry Emerson Fosdick（美国牧师福斯迪克）

　　4. A man is called selfish, not pursuing his own good, but neglecting his neighbour’s.
　　追求自身的利益，不是自私；只有忽视他人的利益，才是自私。－Richard Whately (美国牧师惠特利)

　　5. People need to know one another to be at their honest best.
　　人们需要相互了解才能达到最诚实的境界。－(Robbins Staca（英国作家斯达卡）
　　
　　6. Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.
　　要私下告诫朋友，但是要公开夸奖朋友。－Publius Syrus（叙利亚作家西拉丁）
　　　
　　7. Friendship is both a source of pleasure and a component of good health.
　　友谊既是快乐之源泉，又是健康之要素。－Ralph Waldo Emerson（美国思想家爱默生）
　　　　
　　8. It takes a lot of thought and effort and downright determination to be agreeable.
　　要做到与人融洽相处，需要仔细地思考，认真地努力和痛下决心。－Ralph Waldo Emerson（美国思想家爱默生）
　　
　　9. The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.
　　衡量一个人真正的品质，要看他在知道永远也不会被人发现的情况下做些什么。－Thomas Bobington Macaulay（英国历史学家麦考莱）

　　10. When you want knowledge like you want air under water then you will get it.
　　当你需要知识就像你在水底需要空气时，你准能得到它。－Socrates（古希腊哲学家苏格拉底）
　　
　　11. There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize.
　　有的东西比才能稀罕得多，珍贵得多，这就是识别的能力。－Robert Half（英国作家哈夫）

　　12. Love is ever the beginning of knowledge as fire is of light.
　　知识总是从爱好开始，犹如光总是从火开始一样。－Thomas Carlyle（英国历史学家卡莱尔）

Potluck 指的是美国一种经常举行的聚会形式，也就是在某一个人或几个人的提议下举行一个午餐会或晚餐会，但是参加聚会的每个人都要带一个菜或者带一种饭后甜食。主人除了为聚会提供场地外，也只要准备一个菜，或买一些饮料就行了。这就叫做： Potluck lunch or potluck supper。
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可以想象，举行potluck的时候，大家能够尝到许多不同的食品。可是，要是你运气不好，好几个人带的东西你都不爱吃的话，那你就只好回家吃点儿什么了。

Potluck还有另外一层意思，那就是：有什么就要什么。用在吃的方面就成了：有什么吃什么的意思。 Come into the house and take potluck with me. 就是说“来同我吃顿便饭吧”。

比如，一个人碰到了好几年没见面的老朋友，他说：

Say, Charley, if you don't have plans for tonight, why don't you come out to our house and have a potluck with us? Helen won't have time to cook anything special, but she can put an extra plate on the table for you. 喂，查理，你要是晚上没事就上我家来吃便饭。有什么吃什么。我太太不一定有什么时间做什么菜，但是多加一双筷子是绝对没有问题的。