服务员:请看一下菜单。现在是我们一周年店庆活动,特色菜品一律半价。两位可以考虑一下。 乐乐:哪些是特色菜? 服务员:菜单的前三页都是我们的特色菜。 乐乐:你们的特色菜都很贵啊! 服务员:菜单上是原价,现在都是半价。 乐乐:半价也够贵的。 汉生:没关系,想吃就点,别管价钱,今天我请客。 乐乐:你是大款吗? 汉生:我不是大款,不过既然要请客,总得让你吃好啊,而且咱们俩也吃不了多少。 服务员:其实现在点特色菜最合适了,打折之后都不算贵,挺合算的。 乐乐:我们先看一下,点的时候再叫你吧。 汉生:别看了,想吃什么赶紧点吧,我都饿了。我看那个龙井虾仁就不错,你喜欢吃吗? 乐乐:行,我挺爱吃虾的。 汉生:你喜欢吃什么肉?牛肉还是鸡肉? 乐乐:都行。你看着点吧。 汉生:那来一个杭椒牛柳。再来一个鸡肉...... 乐乐:点个素菜吧!都是肉! 汉生:我只喜欢吃肉,不擅长点素菜。还是你来吧。 乐乐:西芹百合不错,就这个吧。 汉生:好。再来一个...... 乐乐:行了,已经不少了。点多了吃不了,浪费。 汉生:还没点汤呢! 乐乐:汤就算了吧。请问有免费茶水吗? 服务员:有。白水可以吗? 乐乐:可以。白水是最健康的饮料。 汉生:呵呵,你呀,可别想着给我省钱啊,难得我请客,过了这个村可就没这个店了! 乐乐:我是为我的健康着想。放心吧,以后请客的机会多着呢! 服务员:两位需要什么酒水吗? 乐乐:不需要。我们都不喝酒。谢谢。 服务员:那两位吃什么主食? 汉生:我要米饭。你呢? 乐乐:我不太想吃米饭。来一份南瓜饼吧。 服务员:好的。两位点了龙井虾仁、杭椒牛柳、西芹百合,一碗米饭、一份南瓜饼。还需要别的吗? 乐乐:不需要了。谢谢。 服务员:请问有什么忌口吗? 汉生:我没什么忌口。你呢? 乐乐:麻烦这些菜都别放香菜。 服务员:好的。那就给您下单了。 汉生:好。谢谢! 乐乐:汉生,今天让你破费了!改天我回请你。 汉生:咱们俩就别客气了!正好我的饭卡丢了,这周就跟着你蹭饭吧。 乐乐:什么?!那我也太亏了!刚才应该多点几个菜! Waiter: Please have a look at the menu. We're celebrating our
anniversary with our
characteristic dishes at half price without exception.
Lele: Which special dishes?
W: We've the special dishes in the first three pages of the menu list.
L: All your special dishes are very expensive!
W: The dishes on the menu are at original price, they're now at half price.
L: At half price they're still
expensive enough.
Hansheng: That's all right, just what you want. Don't mind the price, today you're my guest.
L: You're a fat cat?
H: I'm not wealthy, but since I want to treat, I must let you eat well; besides, we two can't finish that much.
W: Really now is the approriate time to order special dishes, after
discount it's not at all that expensive, very worthwhile.
L: We'll have a look first, then call you to order.
H:Nevrr mind,
hasten to order
whatever you want to eat, I'm so hungry, I think that shelled fresh
lobster is not bad, would you like to eat it?
L: Yes, I quite love to eat lobster.
H: What meat do you like to eat? Beef or pork?
L: Either one. You go order.
H: Bring one beef tenderloin with pepper, the a chicken......
L: Order a
vegetable dish! All this meat!
H: I like meat only, not good at ordering
vegetable dish, this is yours to order.
L: Celery and artichoke not bad, that's it.
H: Then you order it.
L: All right. Already there's quite a lot. We ordered that much, we won't be able to finish, what a waste.
H: We still didn't order soup!
L: Forget it. Do you have free tea water?
W: Yes. Would you want plain boiled water?
L: OK. Plain boiled water is the best
healthy drink.
H: Ho-ho! Oh man! You could not imagine a better way for me to save money. I've a rare treat, we passed this village where we could not have expected to find such a restaurant!
L: I was
considering my health. Don't worry. There'll be lots of opportunities to treat later.
W: What
alcohol drink do you want?
L: No need. We don't drink. Thank you.
W: What main dish do you want?
H: I want rice and you?
L: I really don't want rice. Bring a
portion of
pumpkin pie.
W: Ok. You ordered shelled fresh lobster, beef tenderloin with pepper,
celery and artichoke, a bowl of rice, a
portion of
pumpkin pie. Anything else?
L: Nothing else.Thank you.
W: Are you on a diet?
H: No, are you?
L: Sorry to
bother you, don't add any coriander.
W: Ok. Here's the menu.
H: Ok. Thanks.
L: Hansheng, today you should not have spent all this money. I'll treat you another day.
H: Don't mention it! As it happens, I lost my food card. This week I am freeloading with you.
L: What? I lost too! Why did I have to order more extra dishes just now?
Lesson Summary:
Today, Hansheng finally invited Lele to dinner. We're going to study how to
communicate with waiters in a Chinese
restaurant and how to order dishes. Lesson Content: Waiter: Please have a look at the menu. We're celebrating our
anniversary with our
characteristic dishes at half price without exception.
Lele: Which special dishes?
W: We've the special dishes in the first three pages of the menu list.
L: All your special dishes are very expensive!
W: The dishes on the menu are at original price, they're now at half price.
L: At half price they're still
expensive enough.
Hansheng: That's all right, just what you want. Don't mind the price, today you're my guest.
L: You're a fat cat?
H: I'm not wealthy, but since I want to treat, I must let you eat well; besides, we two can't finish that much.
W: Really now is the approriate time to order special dishes, after
discount it's not at all that expensive, very worthwhile.
L: We'll have a look first, then call you to order.
H:Nevrr mind,
hasten to order
whatever you want to eat, I'm so hungry, I think that shelled fresh
lobster is not bad, would you like to eat it?
L: Yes, I quite love to eat lobster.
H: What meat do you like to eat? Beef or pork?
L: Either one. You go order.
H: Bring one beef tenderloin with pepper, the a chicken......
L: Order a
vegetable dish! All this meat!
H: I like meat only, not good at ordering
vegetable dish, this is yours to order.
L: Celery and artichoke not bad, that's it.
H: Then you order it.
L: All right. Already there's quite a lot. We ordered that much, we won't be able to finish, what a waste.
H: We still didn't order soup!
L: Forget it. Do you have free tea water?
W: Yes. Would you want plain boiled water?
L: OK. Plain boiled water is the best
healthy drink.
H: Ho-ho! Oh man! You could not imagine a better way for me to save money. I've a rare treat, we passed this village where we could not have expected to find such a restaurant!
L: I was
considering my health. Don't worry. There'll be lots of opportunities to treat later.
W: What
alcohol drink do you want?
L: No need. We don't drink. Thank you.
W: What main dish do you want?
H: I want rice and you?
L: I really don't want rice. Bring a
portion of
pumpkin pie.
W: Ok. You ordered shelled fresh lobster, beef tenderloin with pepper,
celery and artichoke, a bowl of rice, a
portion of
pumpkin pie. Anything else?
L: Nothing else.Thank you.
W: Are you on a diet?
H: No, are you?
L: Sorry to
bother you, don't add any coriander.
W: Ok. Here's the menu.
H: Ok. Thanks.
L: Hansheng, today you should not have spent all this money. I'll treat you another day.
H: Don't mention it! As it happens, I lost my food card. This week I am freeloading with you.
L: What? I lost too! Why did I have to order more extra dishes just now?