tonight?
你想到今晚喝什么了吗？ G:Sprite,please.
W:I’ll bring them to you right away.我马上给你拿来。 3、Taking Orders点菜
Waiter(W):Good evening,madam and sir.Do you have a reservation? 晚上好，先生女士，请问你有预订吗？ Guest(G):Yes,I’m Mr.Johnson.我是Johnson.。
W:This way,please,Mr.Johnson.Here is your table.Is this all right? 这边请，Johnson.先生。这是你的座位，可以吗？ G:Thank you.It’s nice,indeed.谢谢，非常好。
W:My pleasure.Here’s the menu.(After a while)Are you ready to order now，madam and sir?
不客气，这是菜单。（一会儿后）你们准备点菜了吗？先生女士。 G:No,we are still looking at the menu.You see,this is our first trip to China.Will you recommend us some Chinese dishes?
还没，我们还在看菜单呢。你看，这是我们第一次来中国，你可以给我们推荐一些中国菜吗？
W:How much would you spend?你大概消费多少钱呢？
G:I don’t care about money.I’d like to have some good dishes of Chinese characteristics.
钱不是问题，我想要一些好的有中国特色的菜。
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W:Yes,sir.Would you like shrimps with tomato,fried prawns, Peking Duck ,sweet and sour boneless pork, red-cooked eggplant, Steamed mandarin fish and fish balls soup鱼丸汤?Six dishes and one soup,is that all right?
好的，先生，你想要茄汁虾仁、油焖大虾，北京片皮鸭，古老（咕噜）肉，红烧茄子、清蒸桂花鱼和鱼丸汤，六菜一汤，可以吗？ G:It sounds very nice,thank you.We’ll take them all. 听起来不错，谢谢。我们全要了。
W:Would you like something to drink?需要点些喝吗？ G:Yes,two beers and one orange squash,please. 要的，两听啤酒和一杯橙汁。 (After some time)过了一段时间
W:Is everything all right?菜肴还可口吗？ G:It’s delicious.非常美味
W:Would you like anything else?还要些别的吗？
G:Yes.I think we’ll have some dessert now.Could you tell us what you’ve got?
是的，我想我们现在要一些甜品，可以告诉我们你们都有哪些甜点吗？
W:We have pancake,pie,pudding,ice-cream,fruit… 我们有煎饼、派、布丁、冰淇淋、水果
G:Two apple pies and one hot cake.And what have you got in the way of
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ice-cream?
两个苹果派、煎薄饼、你们的冰淇淋都有什么口味的?
W:We have ice-cream of all flavors such as vanilla,double flavour,red bean and pineapple sundaes.
冰淇淋有香草味,复合口味,红豆味,波萝圣代.
G:Please bring us one vanilla ice-cream and two pineapple sundaes. 请给我们一个香草冰淇淋和两个菠萝圣代. W:Would you like some fruit?. 需要一些水果吗？
G:Have you got fresh lychees?你们有新鲜的荔枝吗？
W:I am sorry,but it is out of season now.May I suggest fresh pine-apples? 很抱歉，但现在过季了，我建议新鲜的菠萝可以吗？ G:No,thanks.不用，谢谢。
W:All right,I’ll be back soon.好的，马上就来。 4、Serving Dishes 上菜
Mr.Bell(B):Excuse me,sir.I ordered the hairy crab but you gave me the
green crab.
先生，我点的是毛蟹但是你们却给青蟹。
Waiter(W):I’m sorry,sir.I’ll get you the head-waiter.(Soon the head
waiter(HW)comes.)
对不起，我将反溃给领班。（一会儿领班来了）
HW:I’m awfully sorry.There must have been some mistake.I do apologise
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for giving you the wrong dish.I’ll change it immediately for you.The crab will take 15 minutes to prepare.Would you take some complimentary drink while waiting?
真的非常抱歉，中间肯定有出了什么错，对于上错菜，我向你道歉。
我马上帮你换，毛蟹需要15分钟的准备时间，需要些免费的饮料边喝边等吗？
B:I’m afraid I don’t have enough time to wait for the next crab.I have an
appointment at 7:00 in my room.Now it’s 6:45。我怕我没有时间等另一史蟹上来。7：00在我房间有个约会。现在6：45了。 HW：Oh,you are staying at our hotel.Mr….? 你是住在我们酒店的吗？?先生？ B:Bell,Hery Bell. HW:Room…?哪个房间？ B:Room 908.908房
HW:Oh,Mr.Bell.I shall ask the Room Service to serve you a snack at 9:30
tonight,and you’ll have your favorite hairy carb.It’s all on the house.And now try the green crab if you don’t mind.We’ll cross the green crab off the bill.
Bell先生，在9：30的宵夜我会送餐到你的房间这样你就可以吃到你
喜欢的毛蟹了。现在如果你不介意的话，可以试一下青蟹，青蟹我们不算在你账上的。
B:That’s good.Thank you.好的，谢谢。
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HW:Thank you for telling us,Mr.Bell.I assure you it won’t happen
again.Please take your time and enjoy yourself.And I hope you have a good time at our hotel.
谢谢你告诉我们，Bell先生。我保证下次不会再发生了。你请便。希
望你住店愉快。
5、At the Chinese Restaurant 在中餐馆 Waiter(W):Good afternoon,sir.Just the two of you? 下午好，先生，只有你们两位吗？ Li Ming(L):Yes.是的。
W:This way,please.Do you like this table?这边请，你喜欢这张桌子吗？ L:Ok,thank you.可以的，谢谢。 L:What will you have?你们想到什么呢？
Jack(J):This is my first trip to China.Will you recommend me some
Chinese dishes?
这是我第一次来中国，你可以推荐一些中国菜吗？
L:Of course.Would you like shrimps with tomato，fried prawns, Peking Duck ,sweet and sour boneless pork, red-cooked eggplant, Steamed mandarin fish and fish balls soup?Six dishes and one soup,is that all right?
好的，先生，你想要茄汁虾仁、油焖大虾，北京片皮鸭，古老（咕噜）肉，红烧茄子、清蒸桂花鱼和鱼丸汤，六菜一汤，可以吗？ J:It sounds very nice,we’ll take them all.听起来很不错，我全部都要。
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