H = Host P = Patron
H: Good evening, ma'am. Table for one?
領臺員:晚安,小姐,您一個人嗎?
P: Yes, please.
顧 客:是啊。
H: Will this table be all right?
領臺員:坐在這張桌子好嗎?
P: Actually, I'd like a booth by the window if that's possible.
顧 客:其實,如果可以的話我喜歡坐在窗邊的桌子。
H: Certainly. How about this one?
領臺員:當然可以。坐在這張桌子怎么樣?
P: This will be fine, thanks.
顧 客:可以,謝謝你。
H: (Handing her a menu) Your waiter will be here in a minute to take your order.
領臺員:(遞給她菜單)服務生馬上過來為您點菜。
P: Thank you. (to be continued)
顧 客:謝謝。(待續(xù))
智慧補給站
1.host n. (戲院、餐廳等的)領臺/位員
2.ma' am n. 小姐;女士
3.Table for one? (您)一個人嗎?
注意:
" Table for + 數目(one, two, ...)" 是餐廳服務人員詢問上門的顧客用語,表示“一個/兩個……客人嗎”。
4.Parton n. 顧客
5.actually adv. 實際上,事實上,其實
6.I'd like... 我想……
=I would like...
例:I'd like a cup of coffee, please.
(請給我一杯咖啡。)
7.booth n. (餐廳中)有矮墻分隔的座位
8.How about...? ……怎么樣/好嗎?
例:How about this tie?
(這條領帶怎么樣?)
9.hand vt. 遞給
例:Mary handed her husband a broom and told him to sweep the floor.
(瑪麗拿了一把掃帚給她丈夫并叫他打掃地板。)
10.menu n. 菜單
11.in a minute 立刻,馬上
=in a moment
=in a second
=in a sec (second的縮寫)
例:Wait here. I'll be back in a minute.
(在這兒等我。我馬上就回來。)