Dinner will be a cold buffet, not a sit-down meal.

主餐是自助冷食，不是坐着等服务员送来的那种。

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Because then my mother always insists on us having a proper sit-down meal.

因为在假期我妈总是要让我们坐下来好好吃早饭。

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Three years ago a survey of 2000 families found that 20 per cent never have a sit-down meal while 75 per cent of the rest eat while watching television.

三年前针对2000个家庭的一项调查发现，20%的的家庭从来没吃过商务正餐，而其余75%的家庭则边看电视边吃饭。

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Walsh said they also discussed cooking Sauer, basted in olive oil, over an open fire and using her severed head as a centerpiece for a sit-down meal.

WSJ: Agent describes grisly cannibal talk at NY trial

The Clintons played host to at least 19 gatherings that year, spanning private parties in the White House living quarters to formal black-tie dinners with a sit-down meal and dancing.

BBC: Christmas at the White House: What do you say to Obama?

Globalisation is important enough to deserve a sit-down meal.

ECONOMIST: Economic globalisation