世博常用英語:餐館點菜
Dialogue Script 1 對話原文 1
Waitress: Have you had time to look over the menu?
Wayne: Er, yes. I would like the beef steak.
Waitress: How would you like your meat cooked?
Wayne: Well done, Please.
Waitress: Would you like a side salad?
Wayne: No.
Waitress: Anything else to drink?
Wayne: Yes. A glass of your house wine.
Waitress: Very good. I will bring your appetizer immediately.
講解：
1. 侍者對顧客要絕對的客氣，所以當詢問客人是否看完菜單並準備點菜時，要婉轉地說，Have you had time to look over the menu? menu，菜單。
2. 在這裏客人點了一份牛排。牛排，beef steak. 當詢問客人牛排需要幾成熟應該怎麼說呢？對話中的原句是How would you like your meat cooked? 這是一個很有用的句型。
3. 客人回答Well done. 在一般情況下，well done的意思是"幹得不錯、幹得漂亮"，而在對話中，它是"完全熟"的意思，希望大家注意。
4. side salad，意爲"作爲配菜的沙拉"；appetizer是開胃菜的意思。Dialogue Script 2 對話原文 2
Richard: What do you recommend?
Waitress: We have a daily chef's special of fried chicken.
Richard: What side dish comes with the special?
Waitress: A side salad and your choice of a baked potato or steamed rice.
Richard: I will have the special with a salad and the potato.
Waitress: Anything else?
Rcihard: Yes, a glass of iced water.講解：
1. 這是一段關於客人就坐後進行點餐的對話。當你第一次到一家餐館或者不知道該點什麼菜時，通常可以讓侍者爲你推薦，在對話中，客人就是這樣。一般在這種情況下，侍者往往會爲你推薦那家餐館的特色菜或者招牌菜。
2. daily chef's special，可以翻譯爲"每日大廚特別推薦"，也就是這家餐館的大廚每天推出的一道特色菜。Special在這裏做名詞，意爲特色菜。而當天的daily chef's special就是fried chicken隨後客人又問炸雞特餐包含有什麼配菜，What side dish comes with the special? side dish 就是正菜外的附加菜。
