《新概念英语》青少版第四册第21课:A meal at a self-service restaurant

Lesson 21 A meal at a self-service restaurant
第21课 在自助餐厅用餐

Gretel had lunch at a self-service restaurant yesterday.
格莱托昨天在自助餐厅吃午饭

She collected a tray and joined a queue.
她先拿个盘子然后排到队伍里

(People queue patiently in England!)
(英国人排队特耐心!)

There was plenty of food on display.
有好多食品陈列在那儿

There was some steak,but Gretel didn't take any of it.
有牛排,但格莱托没拿

Instead,she chose some fish and chips.
只是挑了些土豆片和鱼

Then she looked for a sweet.
然后她找甜食

She wanted some apple-pie,but there was none left,
她想吃苹果馅饼,可是全没了

so she helped herself to an ice-cream instead.
所以她就拿了块冰淇淋

After that,she took a cup of coffee and put it on her tray.
随后又拿了杯咖啡放在盘子上

She collected a fork,a knife and a spoon and paid at the cash-desk.
她取了刀叉后在账台付了款

Then Gretel carried her tray to a table and had her meal.
然后格莱托把盘子拿到一个桌子上去吃饭

There are plenty of self-service restaurants in London and the food is quite cheap.
伦敦有很多自助餐厅,那儿的东西很便宜

There aren't any waiters or waitresses,
那儿没有服务员

so you don't have to leave a tip.
因此不必付小费

Gretel has got used to English food,
虽然格莱托已习惯吃英国的食物

but she often misses good Viennese cooking!
可是她时常想念维也纳的饭菜