书城外语日常生活英语900句“袋”着走
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第5章 生活口语(5)

The buffet is over there. Please help yourself.

自助餐在那边。请自便。

This is a cafeteria. We have to serve ourselves.

这是自助餐馆。我们得自己动手。

What a variety!

品种真多呀!

Useful Dialogue 实用对话

Buffet

Waiter: How is everything here?

Customer: Great. We’re really enjoying the buffet.

Waiter: Are you finished with these plates? Customer: Yes, except for this one.1I’m still working on it.

Waiter: Would you mind if I took the rest of these plates away?

Buffet 在自助餐厅

★ plate [pleit]

n. 盘子 ★ rest [rest] a. 剩下的 ★ notice [.n.utis] v. 注意 ★ slice [slais]

n. 薄片

① Yes, except for this one. 是的,除了这个。

except for:除了……以外。和同样表示“除了……外”的 except 不同的是:与 except 连用的整体词和 except 所跟的词常常是同类的,是指整体除去一部分;而与 except for连用的整体词与except for 所跟的词往往不是同类的,是指整体中除去一个细节。例如: Except for an old lady, the bus was empty.除了有一个老太太以外,这辆公共汽车是空的。

At a Western Restaurant 在西餐厅

At a Western

021 Restaurant

在西餐厅

Classic Sentences 经典句子

201 | I’ll try the cream of cauliflower.

★ cauliflower [.k..liflau.] n. 花椰菜

我想尝一尝奶油菜花汤。

202 | Hush browns, please.

请给我土豆饼。

203 | Would you care for soup or salad to start with?

先来点汤还是沙拉?

204 | What kind of dressing would you like?

您想要哪种色拉酱?

205 | What’s in the chef’s salad?

★ chef [.ef] n. 主厨

主厨沙拉里有什么?

206 | Bring me a side of French fries, please.

请另外给我一份薯条。

207 | We want a large pizza.

我们要一个大的比萨饼。

208 | I’d also like a side order of coleslaw.

我要一份甘蓝沙拉。

209 | How big is the hamburger?

汉堡有多大?

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210 | A large coke, please.

请给我一大杯可乐。

* Extra Sentences

Can I have some more bread?

能再多给我点面包吗?

What would you like for dessert?

要什么甜食呢?

What’s your soup of the day?

你们今天的汤是什么?

I like vegetable beef soup.

我喜欢蔬菜牛肉汤。

It’s our chef’s recommendation.

这是我们的主厨推荐菜。

Useful Dialogue 实用会话

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 fowl and the one on

the far right is the fish knife.

At a Western Restaurant在西餐厅

★ item [.aitem,.ait.m]

一件商品(或物

品)

★ napkin [.n.pkin] n. 餐巾

★ fowl [faul]

n. 家禽

★ acceptable [.k.sept.bl] a. 可接受的

★ goblet [.ɡ.blit] n. 高脚杯

★ champagne [..m.pein] n. 香槟酒

① It all depends on. 一切根据情况定。 it depends 也可说成 it all depends, it just depends, that (all, just) depends等,有时甚至只说 depends。主要用于表示某事或某情况还

At a Western Restaurant在西餐厅

没有决定,得看情况而定,通常译为“这很难说”、“那要看情况”等。例如: —What do you want to do next?.接下来你想做什么? —It all depends on..看情况。

AttheFastFood

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Restaurant在快餐店

Classic Sentences 经典句子

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211 | What can I get for you today? 请问您要点什么?

212 | I’d like two hamburgers. 我要两个汉堡。

213 | You French fries will be ready in a minute.

你的薯条马上就好。

214 | I don’t care for French fries.我不喜欢炸薯条。

215 | I want a small order of French fries and a medium coke.

我要一小份薯条和一个中杯可乐。

216 | I’d like a hamburger with ketchup.

我要一个加番茄酱的汉堡。

217 | I think I’ll try their bacon cheeseburger. 我想尝尝他们的腊肉奶酪汉堡包。

218 | I’m interested in the hamburger.

我喜欢吃汉堡包。

219 | Would you like something to drink?

要点什么喝的吗?

220 | Fast food restaurants are popular now. 现在快餐店很受欢迎。

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★ else [els]

adj. 别的,其他的 ★ wait [weit] v. 等待,等 ★ ready [.redi]

adj. 准备好的

At the Fast Food Restaurant 在快餐店

① What would you like? 您想要点什么?这个句子用于询问对方需要什么。在商店、餐馆、咖啡馆等场合多是服务人员用来询问顾客需要什么东西,这是非常客气的说法。例如: —What would you like, sir?.先生,您需要点什么? —I’d like some cake..我想要些蛋糕。

② Your hot dogs will be ready soon.你要的热狗很快就好。be ready表示“准备好,做好”,常用的表达有be ready for sth.(为某事做好准备)和be ready to do sth.(为做某事做好准备)。例如:

We are getting ready for the exam..

我们为这次考试做好了准备。

We are ready to have a birthday party for

her..

我们为她的生日派对做好了准备。

Making a Reservation

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预订餐馆

Classic Sentences 经典句子

221 | I’d like to reserve a table for three.

我想订一个三个人的餐桌。

222 | I’m sorry. We’re all booked up tonight.

☆ booked up或booked 订满了

对不起。今天晚上都订满了。

223 | How long do we have to wait?

要等多长时间?

224 | How do I get there?

我怎么才能到那儿?

225 | I’m sorry, but I have to cancel my reservation. 对不起,我想取消订位。

226 | How many in your group?

请问您几位?

227 | We need a large table, please.

我们需要一张大桌子。

228 | How late are you open?

你们一直营业到几点?

229 | Do you have a dress code?

餐厅是否有服装上的规定?

230 | Do you take credit cards?

可以用信用卡吗?

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Seating

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Classic Sentences 经典句子

231 | Where would you like to sit?

您想坐哪里?

232 | How about this table?

这张桌子怎么样?

233 | The floor is slippery.

★ slippery [.slip.ri] a. 滑的

小心地滑。

234 | Be careful where you walk.

小心脚下。

235 | Please come and follow me.

请跟我来。

236 | Would you like to be seated now?

现在要就座吗?