星期日, 7月 29, 2007

餐廳中的談話

1. 推薦餐點──主人

• The n.p. is very good here.  
這裡的……很好吃。
例 The steak is very good here. 
   這裡的牛排很好吃。

   The seafood is very good here. 
   這裡的海鮮很好吃。

• You should try the n.p.  
你應該試試……。
例 You should try the sweet and sour pork. 
   你應該試試糖醋排骨。

   You should try the meatloaf. 
   你應該試試烤肉條。

• You might want to try the n.p. It’s a local delicacy.  
你也許會想試試……。它是當地美食。
例 You might want to try the crab soup. It’s a local delicacy. 
   你也許會想要試試螃蟹湯。它是當地的美食。

   You might want to try the steamed trout. It’s a local delicacy. 
   你也許會想要試試清蒸鱒魚。它是當地的美食。

   • Would you like me to order for you? 
   你想要我幫你點菜嗎?

   • It sounds horrible, but it’s actually really good. 
   它聽起來有點恐怖,不過真的好吃極了。

• It might be too adj. for you.  
它對你來說可能太……了。
例 It might be too salty for you. 
   它對你來說可能太鹹了。

   It might be too strange for you. 
   它對你來說可能太奇特了。

教父小叮嚀
.如果你覺得客人可能會誤點他不喜歡的餐,你可以說:It’s a little …. 或 It might be too … for you. 來提醒對方。


2. 點餐

• I’ll have the n.p.  
我要……。
例 I’ll have the fish. 
   我要魚。

   I’ll have the beef stew. 
   我要燉牛肉。

• For my main course, I’d like the n.p.  
我要……當主菜。
例 For my main course, I’d like the steak. 
   我要牛排當主菜。

   For my main course, I’d like the spaghetti. 
   我要義大利肉醬麵當主菜。

• That’s it..  
就這樣。

教父小叮嚀
.點餐完畢,就可對服務生說:That’s it.、That’ll do it. 或 That’ll do it for us. Thank you.。

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