Do you know what time it is?
Yes, it is 6:30.

What do you want to do?
Let’s go to a restaurant.

Okay.

Host﹕Hello, how are you today?
A﹕I’m fine.
B﹕I’m fine thank you.

Host﹕How many people are in your party?
A﹕ Two.

Host﹕ Do you want smoking or non-smoking?
B﹕ Non-smoking please. We don’t smoke.
Host﹕Okay, please follow me.

生詞

restaurant 餐館

People 人

party 同行者

in your party 這伙人

smoking 吸煙

Non-smoking 不吸煙

Table 桌子

Chair 椅子

Fork 叉子

Knife 刀

Spoon 勺

Chopsticks 筷子

Glass 玻璃杯

Plate 盤子

Bowl 碗

Napkin 餐巾紙

Menu 菜單

Waiter 男招待

Waitress 女招待

Bill 賬單

Check 賬單

在美國﹐你去餐館時﹐你一般不能喜歡坐哪就坐哪。 你進門的時候﹐門口會有一位領座的﹐英語叫 “host”或 “hostess”他會問你“幾位”﹐吸煙不吸煙。然後他會領你到你的座位上去。

How many people are in your party? How many 大家知道是多少的意思. People的意思是人﹐party 的意思是同行者﹐in your party 可以理解為你們這些人。

How many people are in your party? 怎麼翻呢﹖你們一共有多少人﹖

Do you want smoking or non-smoking? smoking 是吸煙的意思。Non-smoking 不吸煙。如你想問別人吸不吸煙﹐怎麼說﹖Do you smoke? 回答時說Yes, I do.或者No, I don’t. 不吸煙。please 在這裡表示禮貌。We don’t smoke. 我們不吸煙。

最後領位說 please follow me。請跟我來。

領位的先給一人一份菜單﹐然後招待員過來先問你想喝什麼﹐然後招待員把你點的飲料拿來﹐同時他會問你想吃什麼。他會 把你點的菜飯寫下來。然後呢﹐等了一會之後﹐他把你點的飯菜端給你。你吃飯時有時他還來問你怎麼樣了﹐吃得好嗎﹐等等。等你吃完了﹐他會來問你要不要甜點﹐象蛋糕了﹐冰激淋了﹐還會問你要不要咖啡或茶。

Waiter﹕Hello, my name is Mike. I will be your server this evening.

A﹕ Hello

B﹕Hello

Waiter﹕Can I get you something to drink?

B﹕I want a coke please.

A﹕ Do you have tea?

Waiter ﹕ Yes, we do.

A﹕ I want some tea please.

Waiter ﹕ Okay.

(waiter goes away- comes back with drinks)

Waiter﹕ What do you want to eat?

B﹕ I want the chicken sandwich.

A﹕ I want the Beef soup.

(waiter goes away –comes back with food)

Waiter﹕ Do you want anything else?

B﹕ No thank you. Please give us the check.

Waiter﹕ Here you are.

A=﹕Thank you. The food was delicious.

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