China Eric on the WaY

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I’m just looking around.

Could I have a look at ***, please?

How much is this?

I want to try it on.

Do you have this in a smaller size?

Can’t you make it cheaper?

Could you give me a discount [ 'diskaunt ]? / Can I have a reduction [ ri'dʌkʃən ]?

I’d buy it right away if it were cheaper.

That’s more than I wanted to pay.

Lower the price and I’ll consider it.

餐馆就餐常用表达

找餐馆

Would you tell me where the Chinese restaurant [ 'restərɔnt ] is？

请您告诉我中餐馆在哪里？

Do you know where I can get a quick snack [ snæk ]？您知道哪里有快餐吗？

-A: Would you like to join me for dinner tonight? 晚上想和我一起吃饭吗？

-B: That would be nice. 那太好了。

A: Where would you like to go for dinner? 今晚你想去哪里吃饭？

B: I suggest we go to KFC Restaurant. 我建议去肯德基餐馆。

-A: This restaurant serves real Sichuan Cuisine[kwi:'zi:n]. 这家餐馆的川菜很地道。

-B: So let’s eat here. 那咱们就在这儿吃吧。

A: When will a table be available [ ə'veiləbəl ]? 什么时候会有空位？

B: The tables will be available at 9. 9点钟的时候会有空位。

-A: I had a reservation [ ,rezə'veiʃən ]. 我预定了座位。

-B: May I have your name? 请问您的姓名？

A: Have you got a table for two? 你们有两人用餐的桌子吗？

B: Yes, this way, please. 有，请跟我来。

开始点菜

What’s your today’s special [ 'speʃəl ]？你这里今天有什么特色菜？

I would like to have something simple. 我想吃点简单的。

Waiter, show me the menu, please. 服务员，请把菜单拿给我。

Please bring me the menu. 请把菜单拿给我看看。

Could I have the menu, please？

What would you like? 你喜欢吃什么?

What would you like to have? 你想吃什么？

What’ll you have? 你要吃什么?

边吃边聊

A: Would you please server a little quicker? 上菜能快点吗？

B: We shall not keep you long. 我们不会让您就等的。

I have been waiting for half an hour. 我已经等了半小时了。

Why is our order so late？为什么我们的菜这么慢。

A: The foods here deserve [ di'zə:v ] its name. 这里的菜果然名不虚传。

B: My friend introduced me a right place. 我的朋友果然没介绍错。

Bottoms up！Cheers! 干杯！

It's very delicious [ di'liʃəs ]. 非常好吃。

It was a very enjoyable [ in'dʒɔiəb(ə)l ] dinner. 这是令人愉快的一餐。

Help yourself to anything you like. 喜欢什么请随便吃。

买单

Bill, please. = Check, please. 请结账。

It’s on me. = Let me get it. 我来付。

No, It's my treat. 不，我来请客。

This is my round. 轮到我来付钱了。

Let's me pay my share.=Let’s go Dutch. 我们各付各的。

Keep the change, please. 不必找了。

Could we have a doggie bag? 请打包。

I want to take this food with me, could you wrap this? 我想带走这些饭菜，请打包。

情景模拟对话：

Having A Dinner in A Restaurant 在餐馆就餐

Waiter: Good evening. Do you have a reservation [ ,rezə'veiʃən ]?

Tom: No, we don't.

Waiter: How many people are you together?

Tom: Just two persons.

Waiter: Would you like to sit in smoking section, non-smoking section or whatever comes open first?

Tom: We prefer non-smoking section.

Waiter: Awfully sorry, there are no vacancies [ 'veikənsiz ] left now. Would you like to wait for a moment?

Tom: How long a wait do you think there'll be?

Waiter: About eight minutes, I think.

Tom: OK, we will wait a while.

(Eight 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.

Tom: Thank you.

Waiter: This is menu. Are you ready to order now?

Tom: Sorry, we haven't decided yet. Could you please give us a little longer?

Waiter: No problem.

Tom: Well, I think I would like to have a shrimp [ ʃrimp ] cocktail and the tomato sausage [ 'sɔsidʒ ] soup first. How about you, Jones.

Jones: The same for me please.

Waiter: Yes, sir.

Jones: What main dish would you like, Tom?

Tom: Well, I'd like the sole, please.

Jones: I'll have the sirloin [ 'sə:lɔin ] steak.

Waiter: Yes. What would you like to drink?

Jones: Red wine for me. And you, Tom?

Tom: I think I'll have beer.

Jones: One goblet [ 'gɔblit ] of red wine and one bottle of beer, please.

Waiter: Would you like a dessert?

Jones: What special kind of desserts do you have?

Waiter: Lemon pie, hot cake in syrup [ 'sirəp ], chocolate sundae [ 'sʌndei, 'sʌndi ] and custard [ 'kʌstəd ] pudding.

Tom: Well, I think we'll order after we finish the main course.

Waiter: All right, I'll bring the soup right away.

侍者：晚上好。您约定座位了吗？

汤姆：没有。

侍者：你们一共多少人？

汤姆：就两位。

侍者：你们要抽烟区还是非抽烟区，或是有空位就行？

汤姆：我们要非抽烟区。

侍者：十分抱歉，现在在非抽烟区还暂时没有座位。您能稍等一会吗？

汤姆：我们要等多长时间？

侍者：大约八分钟，我想。

汤姆：好吧，那我们就等一会儿。

（八分钟之后）

侍者：非常抱歉让你们等了这么久。现在在非抽烟区有空位了。请跟我来。

汤姆：谢谢。

侍者：这是菜单。您现在可以点菜了吗？

汤姆：对不起，我们还没决定要点什么，你再等一下好吗？

侍者：没问题。

汤姆：我想先点一个虾仁杯和一个番茄红肠汤。你呢，琼斯？

琼斯：我也要同样的。

侍者：好的，先生。

琼斯：你喜欢什么主菜，汤姆？

汤姆：我想吃炸板鱼。

琼斯：请给我一份牛腰肉排。

侍者：是。那么喝些什么呢？

琼斯：我喝红葡萄酒，你呢？

汤姆：我喝啤酒。

琼斯：请拿一杯红葡萄酒和一瓶啤酒。

侍者：要不要甜食？

琼斯：你们有什么特色甜品？

侍者：柠檬派，糖油煎饼，巧克力圣代和奶油布丁。

汤姆：等我们吃过主菜再点吧。

侍者：好的，汤马上就会上来。