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1 1Susan和Harry去了一家Susan经常光顾的泰国菜餐馆。餐馆的主人Somsak为他们点餐。1 1 1Somsak: Ah! Miss Stewart! Welcome! How are you?1Susan: Fine, Somsak. And you?1Somsak: Fine, thank you.1Susan: This is my friend Harry Bennett.1Harry: Pleased to meet you.1Somsak: Very nice to meet you. Any friend of Miss Stewart's is welcome at Somsak's. Follow me, please.1Harry: I like it here.1Susan: I do, too. I come here often.1Somsak: A special place for special people.1Susan: Thank you, Somsak.1 1Harry: Well! Nice restaurant.1Somsak: Would you like something to drink?1Susan: Yes, I'd like a glass of ginger ale with ice. Harry, what would you like?1Harry: Do you have a dry white wine?1Somsak: How about a California chablis?1Harry: Chablis is fine.1Somsak: What would you like to eat?1Susan: I'd like the mee krob. Harry, would you like to see a menu?1Harry: No, it's OK. I'll have the mee krob also. What is it?1Susan: Crispy fried noodles. I love them.1Somsak: May I bring you a salad?1Susan: Oh yes. What do you recommend today?1Somsak: I recommend rose-petal salad. Special for new friends.1Susan: Rose-petal salad?1Harry: Why not?1Somsak: I'll take care of everything.1 1【语言点精讲】1 11. A special place for special people. 1special people 在这儿的意思是指身分高贵,品味不俗的客人。后文中还有一句"Special for new friends."这里的specia指平常不轻易供应,特别为某人烹调的。嘴这么甜!可见这位泰国老板Somsak还是很会作生意的嘛~~1 12. Would you like something to drink?1您想喝点什么?用来询问顾客要点什么饮料。1 13. I'd like a glass of ginger ale with ice.1我想要一杯带冰的姜味汽水。在点菜或饮料时可以说"I'd like..."(我想要..)。另外也可以讲"I'll have..."(我要……)或者"Do you have...?"(有……吗?)1ginger ale姜味汽水,是一种用姜汁制成的不含酒精的饮料。1 14. How about a California chablis?1在向别人推荐某种饮品或菜肴时,可以用"How about...?"(来点……好吗?)1chablis是一种干白葡萄酒。1 15. What would you like to eat?1您想吃点什么?用来询问顾客要点什么菜品。1Susan点的"mee krob",是泰国炒面,它是泰国的一种家常餐点。1 16. May I bring you a salad?1"May I bring you..."(要不要来点……呢?)是向顾客推荐菜肴的另一种讲法。1在美国餐馆里,点菜的顺序一般是这样的:饮料(drinks),汤(soup),色拉(salad),主菜(main dish; main course; entree),甜点(dessert)。1 17. What do you recommend?1你今天推荐什么?当在饭店里不确定要吃什么的时候,可以这样要求侍者来给一些建议。1 18. Why not? 1为什么不呢?表示自己赞同对方的建议。 1.
【走遍美国精讲笔记】第2课:介绍会面 ACT 2 - 1文章来源头牌英语[实用英语]