情景对话 —— Dialogue 1

A:

What can I do for you, sir?

先生，您要来点什么？
B:

What have you got this morning?

今天早上你们这儿有什么？
A:

Fruit juice, cakes and refreshments, and everything.

水果汁、糕点、各种茶点等等，应有尽有。
B:

I’d like to have a glass of tomato juice, please.

请给我来一杯西红柿汁。
A:

Any cereal, sir?

要来点谷类食品吗，先生？
B:

Yes, a dish of cream of wheat.

好的，来一份麦片粥。
A:

And eggs?

还要来点鸡蛋什么的吗？
B:

Year, bacon and eggs with buttered toast. I like my bacon very crisp.

要，再来一份熏猪肉和鸡蛋，我喜欢熏猪肉松脆一点。
A:

How do you want your eggs?

您喜欢鸡蛋怎么做？
Ｂ:

Fried, please.

煎的。
A:

Anything more, sir?

还要什么别的东西吗，先生？
B:

No, that’s enough. Thank you.

不要了，足够了。谢谢。

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(A couple waiting to be seated in a crowded restaurant)

（一对夫妇在拥挤的餐厅外等待就座）
A:

Do you have a reservation, sir?

请问您订位了吗？先生，太太？
B:

No, I am afraid we don’t.

没有。
A:

I’m sorry. The restaurant is full now. You have to wait for about half an hour. Would you care to have a drink at the lounge until a table is available?

很抱歉，餐厅已经满座了。约要等30分钟才会有空桌。你们介意在休息室喝点东西直至有空桌吗？
B:

No，thanks. We’ll come back later. May I reserve a table for two?

不用了，谢谢。我们等一会儿再来。请替我们预定一张二人桌，可以吗？
A:

Yes, of course. May I have your name, sir?

当然可以。请问先生贵姓？
B:

Bruce. By the way. Can we have a table by the window?

布鲁斯。顺便，我们可以要一张靠近窗口的桌子吗？
A:

We’ll try to arrange it but I can’t guarantee, sir.

我们会尽量安排，但不能保证，先生。
B:

That’s fine.

我们明白了。
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(Half an hour later, the couple comes back.)

半小时后，布鲁斯夫妇回来了。
A:

Your table is ready, sir. Please step this way.

你们的桌子已经准备好了，先生，太太。请往这边走。

A:

Waiter, a table for two, please.

服务生，请给我一张两人的桌子。
B:

Yes, this way please.

好的，请跟我来。
A:

Can we see the menu, please？

能让我们看一看菜单吗？
B:

Here you are.

给您。
A:

What’s good today?

今天有什么好吃的？
B:

I recommand crispy and fried duck.

我推荐香酥鸭。
A:

We don’t want that. Well, perhaps we’ll begin with mushroom soup, and follow by some seafood and chips.

我们不想吃香酥鸭。或许我们可以先吃蘑菇汤，然后再要点海鲜和土豆片。
B:

Do you want any dessert?

要甜品吗？
C:

No dessert, thanks. Just coffee.

不，谢谢。咖啡就行了。
:

(After a few minutes.)

过了一会儿。
A:

I can have the check, please.

结帐。
C:

George. Let’s split this.

乔治，我们各自付帐吧。
A:

No, it’s my treat tonight.

不，今天我请客。
B:

Cash or charge, sir?

现金还是记帐？
A:

Charge, please. Put it on my American Express.

记帐。请记入我的“美国运通信用卡”帐号。

A:

Good morning. Can I help you?

早上好。有什么能效劳的吗？
B:

I want an American breakfast with fried eggs, sunny side up.

我想要一份美式早餐，要单面煎的鸡蛋。
A:

What kind of juice do you prefer, sir?

您想要哪种果汁呢？
B:

Grapefruit juice and please make my coffee very strong.

西柚汁，还有，我要杯很浓的咖啡。
A:

Yes, sir. American breakfast with fried eggs, sunny side up, grapefruit juice and a black coffee. Am I correct, sir?

好的，一份美式早餐，要单面煎的鸡蛋、西柚汁及一杯清咖啡，对吗？
B:

Yes, that’s right.

是的。
A:

Is there any thing else, sir?

还有什么吗，先生？
B:

No, that’s all.

没有了，谢谢。
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(Later)

稍后
A:

Good morning, sir. I’ve brought the breakfast you ordered.

早上好，先生。您要的早餐送上来了。
B:

Just put it on the table, please.

请放在桌上。
A:

Do you need anything else, sir?

先生，还有其他需要吗？
B:

No thanks. Ah, yes! Can I have some more juice for the minibar?

没有，谢谢。啊！可否多放一些果汁在冰箱里？
A:

What kind of juice would you like, sir?

哪种果汁呢，先生？
B:

Tomato, orange and apple juice, please.

番茄汁、橙汁及苹果汁。
A:

Yes, sir. I’ll get them for you right away. Would you please sign this bill first? Thank you, sir.

好的，我立刻去取。麻烦您先签了这张帐单。

A:

Oh, I’m starving. I’d like to try some real Chinese cuisine. What would you recommend, waiter?

啊，我快饿死啦。我想吃点真正的中国菜。您给我推荐什么呢，服务生？
B:

Well, it depends. You see, there are eight famous Chinese cuisines:for instance, the Sichuan cuisine, and the Hunan cuisine.

那要看情况了。您知道，中国主要有八大菜系。比方说，川菜、湘菜。
A:

They are both spicy hot, I’ve heard.

我听说这两种都很辣。
B:

That’s right. If you like hot dishes, you can try some.

对。您要是爱吃辣的，可以试试。
A:

They might be too hot for me.

对我来说可能太辣了点。
B:

Then there’s the Cantonese cuisine and the Jiangsu cuisine. Most southerners like them.

再有是粤菜和江苏菜。大多南方人都爱吃。
A:

What about any special Beijing dishes?

有什么特别的北京风味菜吗？
B:

There’s the Beijing roast duck.

有北京烤鸭啊。
A:

Oh, yes. I’ve heard a lot about it. I’d like very much to try it. Where can I find it?

啊，对了，听过多次了。我很想试一试。在哪儿能吃到呢？
B:

You can find it in most restaurants, but the best place is certainly Quanjude Restaurant.

大多数饭店都有烤鸭，可是最好的当然还是全聚德烤鸭店。
A:

Is it near here?

离这儿近吗？
B:

Not too near but not too far either. A taxi will take you there in 15 minutes, if the traffic is not too bad, I mean.

不太近也不算远。乘出租车15分钟能到。我是说，要是堵车不厉害的话。
A:

Well, thank you for your information. But what is the name of that restaurant again?

好，多谢您的指点。请您再说一下那个饭馆的名字好吗？
B:

Let me write it down on this slip of paper for you. You can show it to the taxi-driver.

我来给您写在这张纸片上。您好拿给出租车司机看。
A:

That’s very kind of you. Thanks a lot.

您真是太好了！多谢多谢。
B:

You’re welcome.

不客气。

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