书城外语从Hello到玩转英语
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第28章 想聊就聊(21)

实用情景对话

Restaurant:Good morning. Can I help you?

Lillian:Yes, I'd Iike to reserve a table for dinner.

Restaurant:What time would you Iike your table,madam?

Lillian:I'm not sure, about 7:00 p. m.

Restaurant:OK. How many in your party?

Lillian:A party of four.

Restaurant:Then I'll reserve a table for four at 7:00 p. m.,madam.May I have your name, please?

Lillian:Yes, Lillian Smith.

Restaurant:Thanks. Goodbye.

餐厅:早上好。能为您效劳吗?

莉莲:是的,我想预订一个晚餐餐桌。

餐厅:请问什么时候,女士?

莉莲:我也不确定,大约是下午7点钟。

餐厅:好的。你们几位?

莉莲:一共4位。

餐厅:那么我就给您订一个下午7点钟的4人座位,女士。能告诉我您的名字吗?

莉莲:可以,莉莲·史密斯。

餐厅:谢谢,再见。

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Table Manners:餐巾的使用

As soon as you are seated, remove the napkin from your place setting, unfold it, and put it in your lap. Don't shake it open.At some very formal restaurants, the waiters may do this for the diners, but it is not inappropriate to place your own napkin in your lap, even when this is the case.

当你坐好,从你的座位的地方拿起餐巾,不要展开它,然后放在你的膝盖上。在正规的餐厅,侍者也许会为你做好这件事。把餐巾放膝上没什么不妥的。

If you excuse yourself from the table, loosely unfold your napkin and place it to the left or right of your plate. Don not refold your napkin or wad it up on the table either.Never place your napkin on the chair.

如果中途你要离开餐桌,把你的餐巾展开放在你盘子的左边或右边,不要折你的餐巾,或把它弄成一团,不要把它挂在凳子上。

At a private dinner party the meal begins when the host or hostess unfolds his or her napkin. This is your signal to do the same.Place your napkin on your lap, completely unfold if it is a small luncheon napkin or in half, lengthwise, if it is a large dinner napkin.Do not shake it open.

在进餐时,在主人或女主人打开餐巾时,你可以打开餐巾。把餐巾放在你的膝盖上,如果是小的午餐餐巾,你可以完全打开它,也可以不完全打开它,如果餐巾很大,你也不能把它抖开。

The napkin rests on the lap till the end of the meal.

在进餐过程中,餐巾要一直放在你的膝盖上。

The host will signal the end of the meal by placing his or her napkin on the table.

在最后,主人会把他的餐巾放在桌上以此来结束进餐。

Once the meal is over, you too should place your napkin neatly on the table to the left of your dinner plate.

你也要把你的餐巾放在你盘子的左边。

读书笔记

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4.品味西餐 Enjoying Western Food

西餐的主要特点是主料突出,形色美观,口味鲜美,营养丰富,供应方便等。西餐大致可分为法式、英式、意式、俄式、美式,地中海等多种不同风格的菜肴。

交流应急句

1.I'll try the cream of cauliflower.

我想尝一尝奶油菜花汤。

2.Hash browns, please.

请给我土豆饼。

3.Would you care for soup or salad to start with?

先来点汤还是沙拉?

4.What kind of dressing would you Iike?

您想要哪种色拉酱?

5.What's in the chef's salad?

主厨沙拉里有什么?

6.Bring me a side of French fries, please.

请另外给我一份薯条。

7.We want a Iarge pizza.

我们要一个大的比萨饼。

8.I'd also Iike a side order of coleslaw.

我要一份卷心菜沙拉。

9.How big is the hamburger?

汉堡有多大?

10.A Iarge Coke, please.

请给我一大杯可乐。

11.Can I have some more bread?

能再多给我点面包吗?

12.What would you Iike for dessert?

要什么甜食呢?

13.What's your soup of the day?

你们今天的汤是什么?

14.I Iike vegetable beef soup.

我喜欢蔬菜牛肉汤。

15.It's our chef's recommendation.

这是我们大厨的拿手菜。

实用情景对话

At a Western Restaurant

Jack:Is this your first time to eat at this kind of restaurant?

Joan:Yes. But I'm confused with so many items on the table.

Jack:They're quite different from those on a Chinese table.

Joan:Yes. This is napkin, the big plate I know.What about those knives?

Jack:The big one, right next to the dinner plate, is the meat knife, and the fork is on the other side. The middle one is for fowI and the one on the far right is the fish knife.

Joan:Can I use one for everything?

Jack:Yes, but they don't do that.

Joan:Is that acceptable?

Jack:No.

Joan:What about these glasses?

Jack:The biggest one is for water, called goblet. And the second biggest is for champagne;the two in size are for wine;and the smallest one is sherry glass.There are sometimes not so many glasses.It all depends on.

Joan:I know wine is popular in the West.

Jack:The spoon, you know is for soup. They don't drink from the bowI directly.Those are condiments.

在西餐厅

杰克:你这是第一次吃西餐吗?

琼:对。但我被桌子上这么多的东西搞糊涂了。

杰克:这和中餐桌子上的东西很不一样。

琼:就是。这是餐巾,那个大盘子我知道,那么多的刀子是干什么的?

杰克:那个大的,紧挨着盘子的那个,是切肉刀;叉子在另一侧,中间的那个是切禽肉的刀;最右边的那个是切鱼刀。

琼:我能用一个刀切所有的菜吗?

杰克:可以,但是他们不那么做。

琼:别人能接受吗?

杰克:不能。

琼:那这些杯子呢?

杰克:最大的那个是水杯,叫goblet;第二大的那个是香槟酒杯;那两个一样大的是葡萄酒杯;最小的那个是雪莉酒杯。有时没这么多杯子。一切根据情况定。

琼:我知道葡萄酒在西方很流行。

杰克:这个汤匙,你知道是喝汤用的。他们不直接端起碗喝汤。那些是调味品。

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美式地道用餐口语

我们来谈谈一些在餐厅内会用到的句子,以及一些跟吃饭有关的单字片语。学会地道的美语表达,相信从此以后到美国餐厅用餐不再是件难事。

1.Do you Iike to go outeating?想不想出去吃呢?有次我问老美出去吃东西怎么说,他回答说一般出去吃饭,他们只说go to eat, go outeating或是eat out而不会说go to dinner, go for Iunch,也就是不需特地说中餐或是晚餐。所以后来老美问我刚去哪了,我应该要说的I just went out eating,而不会说I just went to dinner.如果要强调是去吃午餐或晚餐的话,一般就直接说Iunch或是dinner。例如人家问你,“Where did you go?”你就可答说“Iunch.”

2.There is a Deliover there, do you Iike it?那里有一家Deli(餐厅),你喜不喜欢呢?美国的餐厅可分很多种,Restaurant是一般的通称,另外常用到的有Deli:供应三明治,沙拉这种现成的,不需再经过烹调的餐厅,例如SUBWAY就可以算是Deli。另外还有Grill也随处可见,翻译成烤肉餐厅,多半是提供牛排,汉堡热食类的食物。Deli这个字是delicatessen的简写,可是现今在美国一般只会听到deli而很少听到delicatessen了!

3.What do you Iike to drink?想要喝什么?美国餐厅的习惯,吃饭时都会点一大杯饮料,所以侍者一定会先问你What do you Iike to drink.也有人会这么说,Can I get you something to drink?一般餐厅都会提供的有Coke, DietCoke, Sprite, Iced Tea,以及Lemonade等。如果什么都不要,就说Just water。值得注意的是,在一般的速食店提到drink都是指soft drink而言。但是一般人说到have a drink时,他们多半指的是alcoholic,也就是含酒精的饮料。所以如果有人问你,“Come on, have a drink with us.”他绝不是要你跟他们一起喝可乐的意思,而是要你跟他们一起喝酒。

4.Are you ready to order or just a minute?你们准备好了吗?还是要再等一会?通常饮料上桌之后,大伙都还要花点时间研究一下菜单,如果侍者看你们大概都差不多了,他就会过来问你们,Are you ready to order or just a minute?如果是已经准备好要点餐了,就直接跟她说你想吃什么,如果大家还要再研究研究,则可以跟侍者说Just a minute。或是Wait a few more minutes。请他等一下,他会说OK.I’ll be back.(好,那我等下再来。)

5.Do you want to separate check?你们要不要分开付账?比如说两对夫妻出去吃饭,大家想各自付自己的,则你们可以主动跟侍者说的We want to separate check。有时他们也会主动问你,Do you want to separate check?或是Do you want separate checks?这样的话账单就会有两张。但有些餐厅separate check会多收服务费,最好先问清楚。如果是要一起付,则简单地说,together或是one check就可以了。

5.安排就坐 Taking a Seat

在欧美,女士入座后通常会直接把手提包放在脚边的地板上,把手提包放置桌上是很失礼的行为。值得注意的是,在国外进入餐厅时不能看到空位就入座,那很可能是已经有人预订过的,要跟着领位人员来入座。

交流应急句

1.Good evening.Do you have a reservation?

晚上好,您有预订吗?

2.How many in your party?

你们几位?

3.We can seat you very soon.

我们会很快安排您入座。