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　　第三章 餐厅用餐 第二节 点菜  35等待上菜

　　洗手间在哪儿？Where is the rest room?

　　请给我一些餐巾纸。Please give me some napkins。

　　我们的菜怎么还没来啊？Where are our dishes?

　　我们都要饿死了，能快点儿吗？

　　We are starving. Would you please hurry up?

　　你们忘了我点的菜了吧？Have you forgotten my order?

　　打扰一下，我半小时前点了金枪鱼沙拉，请问好了吗？

　　Excuse me, I ordered a tuna salad half an hour ago. Is it ready?

　　我已经等得不耐烦了。I’m impatient with being kept waiting。

　　十分钟之后能做好吗？Will it be ready in ten minutes?

　　我还要等多久？How much longer will I have to wait?

　　我的菜还没上。怎么这么长时间啊？

　　My order still hasn’t come. Why does it take so long?

　　Complaining about Having to Wait Too Long for Your

　　Linda：Excuse me。

　　Waiter：Yes, Miss. What can I do for you?

　　Linda： I ordered my dish about half an hour ago, but it hasn’t arrived yet。

　　Waiter：I’m sorry for that. I’m going to check with the chef right now。

　　(The waiter comes back from the kitchen。)

　　Waiter：Miss, I just checked with the kitchen and they said your order will be coming right up next. Oh, here it comes。

　　Linda：Thank you。

　　Waiter：Miss, I’m very sorry for the delay. Please enjoy this free glass of wine for the inconvenience. Again, I’m terribly sorry to make you wait so long。

　　Linda：It dosen’t matter。

　　第三章 餐厅用餐 12

　　第三节 用餐

　　36用餐中劝酒夹菜

　　我来给你倒啤酒。Let me pour the beer for you。

　　干杯¬！Cheers!

　　为你的升职干一杯。Here’s to your promotion。

　　让我们为前途干杯！Let’s drink to our future。

　　请随便吃。Help yourself to whatever you like, please。

　　听说这里的意大利面条不错。

　　It’s said the spaghetti here is very good。

　　你想来点这个吗？Would you like some of this?

　　要不要再来一杯¬啤酒？Would you like another beer?

　　尝尝这个。Try this。

　　我吃饱了。I’m full。

　　During Dinner

　　Paul：Please help yourself to whatever you like. Don’t be shy。

　　Linda：Yes, thank you. I’ve already been helping myself。

　　Paul：

　　This dish tastes terrific! Would you like to try a little? It is a little hot, but very good。

　　Linda：I like hot food, especially Sichuan cuisine。

　　Paul：Would you like another beer?

　　Linda：

　　I’ll have another cup if you insist. I know I don’t like to drink alone, especially if there’s someone sitting next to me。

　　Paul：

　　Come on, it’s the weekend. Let’s toast to an enjoyable meal. Cheers!

　　Linda：

　　Bottoms up! And you’re right. This meal is incredible. I wish I had known about this restaurant before. Thanks for bringing me here.  I know I’ll be back again soon。

　　第三章 餐厅用餐 第三节 用餐 37谈论饭菜

　　这真是一顿非常不错的午餐！This is a very nice lunch!

　　这里的饭菜果然名不虚传。The food here deserves its name。

　　这道菜合你的口味吗？Is this dish to your taste?

　　你觉得这里的饭菜怎么样？How do you like the food here?

　　味道很好。It’s delicious。

　　饭菜太难吃了！The food is terrible!

　　肉太肥了。The meat has too much fat。

　　真辣！It’s hot!

　　这种食物太难消化了。This food is too heavy on my stomach。

　　这道菜很鲜美。It has a very delicate taste。

　　Discussing Dishes

　　Brad：Are you satisfied with the dishes?

　　Jane：Great! The lamb stew tastes incredible!

　　Brad：I like it too. I like the fish, especially. It’s so fresh and the flavor is kind of light for a freshwater fish。

　　Jane：Yes. The food here deserves its reputation. Chinese food is one of my favorites。

　　Brad：If you’d like, I’ll take you to a new restaurant next time. I just heard about it from a friend and he was just raving about it. It serves great Sichuan cuisine. Would you like to try that?

　　Jane：Sure, I’d love to. I heard Sichuan cuisine is very hot. I think I’ll definitely love it。

　　Brad：Great! I love hot food too。

　　Jane：Well, let’s finish this great dinner first。

　　Brad：You said it!