外企白领口语第9课:共进午餐

共进午餐 Having Lunch Together
午餐时间 lunch break
A: Will there be time given to eat something at noon?
B: Yes.We have an hour lunch break.
该吃午饭了。It's time for lunch.=It's lunch time.
A: It's time for lunch.Let's go.
B: OK,I'm hungry.
吃午饭时谈 discuss/talk it over lunch
A: We need to talk about the plans for next year.
B: Let's discuss it over lunch.
食堂 canteen/cafeteria
A: Let's go for lunch right now,there's a meeting 30 minutes from now.
B: All right,we've no choice but to the canteen.
出去吃午饭 go out for lunch
A: Where do you want to go for lunch? I'm bored of the Cafeteria.
B: How about going out for lunch?
推荐 recommend
A: Where shall we have lunch?
B: I'd like to recommend a place to go.
点菜 order/place an order
A: Are you ready to order?
B: I'd like something fast.Any recommendations?
随便 Anything is OK/fine/will do.
A: Here is the menu.What would you like?
B: Anything is OK.
便餐/清淡的 light meal
A: What are you in the mood for?
B: I want to have a light meal.
餐具 dishware
A: Excuse me,where can I get some dishware?
B: Right by the checkout desk.
餐巾纸 napkin
A: Could you get us some napkins?
B: Sure.I will be right with you.
午休时还工作 work through lunch break
A: Excuse me,Tom.I hate to bother you,but I do need your help. Can you brief me on the selling today?
B: I would like to help.But I am really busy today.
The only time I can manage to squeeze you in is the lunch break.
A: I hate to make you work through your lunch break.
B: It's ok,I have got used to that.
我请客。It will be my treat.
A: How about this...We make it a working lunch this afternoon.It will be my treat.
B: I like pizza.Let's make it a date for pizza and the selling account at 12:00.
订外卖 order some take-away food/food for delivery
A: Everyone,it's time for a break.You have been busy for the whole day,thank you.
B: It doesn't matter.We are used to it recently, we've been burying our heads in work since getting here.
A: I know you have been working very hard these days.We really had too much of a burden.
Well,I will order some food for delivery,it will be my treat.
留出更多时间吃午饭 leave/give sb.more time for a longer lunch
A: For our lunch meeting with the investors, do we have to make a reservation at the restaurant or do we just show up?
B: To be on the safe side,I will order a table for 12 o'clock. Will that suit your schedule?
A: Can you make the reservation a little earlier? If we start earlier,it will give us more time for a longer lunch.
丰盛的午餐 a full course/rich meal
A: Are you planning to treat the investors to a fullcourse meal?
B: Yes,we'll start with appetizers,follow with a soup and salad course, then main dishes of prime rib or chicken cordon bleu, and finish up with a delicious rich dessert of some sort.
地道的美味 It's really delicious!
A: The dish is called the sweet and sour fish.How do you like it?
B: It's really delicious!Better than that of the other restaurants.
别扯远了。Let's not get carried away/too far.
A: I believe the new look will make the customers notice them more,
and the high quality will keep them satisfied.
B: Maybe the ads company will also give us some surprise.
A: That will be great,but let's not get carried away.We'd better finish the dishes.
为合作干杯 (Let's drink) to our cooperation!
A: That's something rather special.I would like to have some more.
B: I'm glad you like it.Let's drink to our cooperation.
有意义的午餐 a productive/meaningful lunch
A: Well,that was a wonderful meal,thank you so much.
B: We're delighted that you joined us.It was a very productive lunch.
很高兴您能赏光。I'm really glad you could come.
A: Thank you very much.Lunch was delicious.
B: Don't mention it.I am really glad you could come.