CRI English Unit 6:Restaurant English 餐馆英语

Part 2 Dining Out 在餐馆就餐 

Dialogue Script1 对话原文1

Waitress: Good evening. Do you have a reservation？
Wilson: Yes.The reservation is under Lin.
Waitress: Very good, Mr. Lin.Do you prefer smoking or non－smoking seating?
Wilson: Non－smoking, please.
Waitress: If you follow me, I will Show you to your table.
Wilson:Thank you.
Waitress: You're welcome.Your server will be with you right away to take your drink order.

讲解：

1. 这段对话发生在顾客刚刚进餐馆时。Reservation见是“预定、预约”的意思，在好一点的餐馆里吃饭一般都需要提前预约，而当你进入一家餐馆时，侍者首先就会问你是否有预约，Do you have a reservation？

2. 以谁的名字预定座位或是酒店房间一般用介词under，比如，I have made a reservation for a double room in the Hilton Hotel under Mr. Peterson.我用彼得森的名字在希尔顿饭店订了一个双人间。

3. 国外的餐馆里不一定允许吸烟，即使允许，一般也分为吸烟区和非吸烟区，即smoking area和non-smoking area，所以对话中的non－smoking seating就是非吸烟区的座位。

4. 当别人对你表示感谢时，你可以说“You're welcome.”意思是“不用谢；没什么” 。

5. take one's order在这里的意思是替顾客写单，记录客人需要的食物或酒水。

Dialogue Script2 对话原文2

Waiter: Awfully sorry, there are no vacancies left now. Would you like to wait for a moment？
Anne: How long a wait do you think there'll be?
Waiter: About eight minutes, I think.
Anne: OK, we will wait for a while.
(Ten minutes later)
Waiter: I'm sorry for making you wait for so long. Now there is a table available in non-smoking section. Please follow me.
Anne: Thank you.
Waiter: This is menu. Are you ready to oder now?
Anne: Sorry, we haven't decided yet. Could you please give us a little longer?
Waiter: No problem.

讲解：

1. 没有空位子或者空房间，我们可以说，There are no vacancies left now.

2. 无论是顾客还是侍者，在对话中都非常客气，显示了侍者受过很好的培训，而顾客则具有良好的修养。

Dialogue Script3 对话原文3

Waitress: Have you had time to look over the menu?
Wayne: Er, yes. Iwould like the beef steak.
Waitress: How would you like your meat cooked？
Wayne: Well done, Please.
Waitress: Would you like a side salade？
Wayne: No.
Waitress: Anything else to drink？
Wayne: Yes.A glass of your house wine.
Waitress: Very good.I will bring your appetizer immediately.

讲解：

1. 侍者对顾客要绝对的客气，所以当询问客人是否看完菜单并准备点菜时，要婉转地说，Have you had time to look over the menu? menu，菜单。

2. 在这里客人点了一份牛排。牛排，beef steak. 当询问客人牛排需要几成熟应该怎么说呢？对话中的原句是How would you like your meat cooked？这是一个很有用的句型。

3.客人回答Well done. 在一般情况下，well done的意思是“干得不错、干得漂亮”，而在对话中，它是“完全熟”的意思，希望大家注意。

4. side salad，意为“作为配菜的沙拉”；appetizer是开胃菜的意思。

Dialogue Script4 对话原文4

Richard: What do you recommend？
Waitress: We have a daily chef's special of fried chicken.
Richard: What side dish comes with the special?
Waitress: A side salad and your choice of a baked potato or steamed rice.
Richard: I will have the special with a salad and the potato.
Waitress: Anything else?
Rcihard: Yes, a glass oficed water.

讲解：

1. 这是一段关于客人就坐后进行点餐的对话。当你第一次到一家餐馆或者不知道该点什么菜时，通常可以让侍者为你推荐，在对话中，客人就是这样。一般在这种情况下，侍者往往会为你推荐那家餐馆的特色菜或者招牌菜。

2. daily chef's special，可以翻译为“每日大厨特别推荐”，也就是这家餐馆的大厨每天推出的一道特色菜。Special在这里做名词，意为特色菜。而当天的 daily chef's special就是 fried chicken，随后客人又问炸鸡特餐包含有什么配菜，What side dish comes with the special? side dish 就是正菜外的附加菜。