侍者：好的。先生，能留下您的姓名吗？
garner: my name is garner kant.
加纳：我的名字是加纳·康德。
waiter: what time will you be arriving?
侍者：您几点能到呢？
garner: at 7:00 p.m.
加纳：晚上7点。
waiter: okay, we have reserved a private dinning room for you at 7:00 p.m. thanks for your calling.
侍者：好的。我已经为您预订了一间7点钟的私人包间。感谢您打电话订餐。
notes
1. make a reservation 预订
2. reserve [ri#039z?:v] v. 保留；预订；延期；n. 候补；预备品；贮存
小贴士
1. i#039d like to reserve a table for two at 7:00 this evening.
我想订一张今晚7点的两人餐位。
2. could i have a table close to the band?
我能不能订张离乐队近点儿的桌子？
3. i#039m sorry. we#039re all booked up tonight.
对不起，今天晚上都订满了。
也可以这样说：
i#039m sorry. we are quite full tonight.
i#039m sorry. all the tables are booked tonight.
4. how long do we have to wait?
要等多长时间？
5. please book it under the name of tony.
请以托尼的名义订下。
6. i#039m sorry, but i have to cancel my reservation.
对不起，我想取消预订。
7. we need a large table, please.
我们需要一张大餐桌。
餐厅吃饭真热闹
dialogue
it#039s time to get off work. all members of the department come to the hitton hotel for dinner.
下班后，部门的所有同事都到希尔顿饭店就餐。
susan: thanks to our reservation ahead of time. did you see the long lines behind us?
苏珊：幸亏我们提前订了包间。你们看到我们后面排的那条长队了吗？
julia: yeah, i#039m glad that we booked the room. i#039m starving!
朱莉亚：是呀，很高兴我们订了这个房间。我快要饿死了。
manager: let#039s take a look at the menu so we can order. what about choosing an appetizer for us to share?
经理：咱们先看看菜单吧，这样才好点菜。你们想不想选个开胃菜一起吃？
susan: good idea.
苏珊：好主意。
manager: what would you rather have,samosas or poppadoms?
经理：你们想吃哪个？咖喱角还是印度薄饼？
susan: i heard that one of their speciaies is the samosa.
苏珊：我听说他们的招牌菜之一是咖喱角。
manager: well, let#039s get a plate of that then. what are you going to have for the main course?
经理：哦，那咱们点份咖喱角好了。你们主菜想点什么？
susan: i think i might have a dahl. it#039s got chickpeas and vegetables in a spicy curry sauce with rice.
苏珊：我想要一份蔬菜咖喱。就是用咖喱辣酱煮的鹰嘴豆和一些蔬菜，再配上一份米饭。
julia: that sounds nice. do you want to share some kebabs as well?
朱莉亚：听起来很好吃。再来些烤肉串怎么样？
manager: ok. do you want to have some wine or beer?
经理：好的。你们想不想喝点葡萄酒或者啤酒？
julia: i think i#039ll have some beer. how about the others?
朱莉亚：我要啤酒好了。其他同事呢？
susan: the same as you.
苏珊：和你一样。
notes
1. appetizer [#039?pitaiz?] n. 开胃食品，开胃菜
2. samosa [s?#039m?us?] n. 萨莫萨饼；咖喱角
3. poppadom [#039p?p?d?m] n.（通常夹着咖哩吃的）一种印度薄饼
4. main course 主菜
5. dahl [dɑ:l] n. 用各种豆做的菜
6. chickpea [#039t?ikpi:] n. 鹰嘴豆
7. kebab [k?#039b?b] n. 烤肉串
小贴士
请客点菜的学问大
点菜也是一门学问，讲究时令、风味、价格、原料以及组合等。在选择饭店就餐时，首先要确定饭店的主题风味，最好不要选择号称什么都有的无派类。点菜时你还得考虑菜肴相互搭配及数量的问题。
step 1: read the entire menu（仔细阅读菜单）
once you arrive, reading the entire menu carefully, including the descriptions.
到了店里要仔细阅读整个菜单，包括里面的简介。
step 2: skip the basics（跳过每个饭店都会有的那些家常菜）
step 3: skip the fancy entrees（跳过那些写得过于好的菜）
beware of entrees that sound too good to be true. they probably are.
对于有些写的过于好的，也要留心会不会不真实，虽然他们有可能是真的。
step 4: stick with the restaurant#039s genre（遵循饭店的特色）
餐毕结账说拜拜
dialogue
all the colleagues have had enough wine and food. the manager calls the waitress to pay the bill.
所有的同事都酒足饭饱了。经理招呼服务员结账。
waitress: are you through with your meal?
服务员：您吃完了吗？
manager: yes, may i have the check,please?
经理：是的，可以结账了吗？
waitress: certainly. i#039ll be right back with that. here is your check. that will be 698 yuan in all.
服务员：当然。我马上就来给您结账。这是您的账单，一共698元。
manager: do you accept cheque?
经理：你们收支票吗？
waitress: no, i#039m sorry we don#039t. we only accept credit card and cash.
服务员：很抱歉，我们不收。我们只收信用卡和现金。
manager: ok, i#039d like to take credit card.here is my card. can you give me a receipt?
经理：好的，那我就用信用卡付账。这是我的卡，能给我开张发票吗？
waitress: of course. please wait for a few minutes. here is your card and the receipt.
服务员：当然可以。请稍等。这是您的卡和发票。
manager: thanks.
经理：谢谢。
waitress: my pleasure. welcome to our restaurant next time.
服务员：不用谢。欢迎您再次光临。
notes
1. credit card 信用卡
2. receipt [ri#039si:t] n. 收据，发票；收到；v. 出收据
小贴士
结账时常用到的8句话：
1. bill, please.
请结账。
2. i would like to have the check, please.
我要买单。
3. can i have the bill, please?
请给我账单，好吗？
4. how much should i pay?
我该付多少钱？
5. i#039ll pay for drinks.
我来付酒水的钱。
6. separate bills, please.
请把账单分开。
也可以这样说：
we#039d like to pay separately.
well, go dutch.
7. let#039s go fifty-fifty.
咱们平分吧。
8. can i use a credit card to pay the bill?
我可不可以用信用卡付账？