Order Dishes
点菜
A: Mr. Martin, you must be hungry after having visited the company long time. Do you?
马丁先生，参观公司这么长时间您一定饿了吧，是吗?
B: Yes, I'm very hungry. And you?
是的，我饿，你呢?
A: Me too. Now let's go to have lunch.
我也是。我们一起去吃午饭吧。
B: So, what are we going to eat?
我们吃点什么?
A: You're the guest, so you can have anything you like. Here's the menu.
您是客人，您可以点您喜欢吃的东西。这是菜单。
B: That's very kind of you, but I am not able to read Chinese, so you'll have to help me.
非常感谢，但是我不认识汉字，所以您必须得帮助我。
A: OK then. What would you like to drink?
那么好吧。您想喝点什么?
B: I'd like a glass of beer.
我想喝杯咖啡。
A: How about Qingdao beer? It's one of the most famous beer in China.
青岛啤酒怎么样?它是中国最著名的啤酒之一了。
B: Oh, I have heard it long before. Let me have a try.
哦，我很久以前就听说过了。让我试一试。
A: What would you like to have?
您想吃点什么?
B: I'd like Chinese food.
我喜欢中国菜。
A: OK.
What food concretely?
具体什么菜呢?
B: I'm not familiar to the name of the food. I'm at your disposal.
我对菜的名字不是很熟悉。我听从你的安排。
A: OK. Let me order the food. Are there any types of food you really don't like?
好吧，我来点菜。您有什么忌口的吗?
B: Well, I'm allergic to silkworm, so that's definitely out. And I'm not too keen on hot peppers or garlic.
哦，我对蚕过敏，所以一定不要点。我不太爱吃辣椒和大蒜。
A: Right, and which kinds of meat do you like?
好的，那您喜欢吃什么肉?
B: Anything is OK, just nothing too exotic!
什么都可以，就是别太怪。
A: So, no chicken feet or silkworms for you!
那么就不给您点鸡爪和蚕蛹了!
B: Ha! No, I'd rather not, thank you very much!
哈!是的，我宁愿不点，多谢!
A: OK, how about a roast duck?
好吧。我们先来个烤鸭怎么样?
B: That sounds fine.
听起来不错。
A: And why don't we have some crispy fried pork as well?
我们在来点儿锅爆肉吧?
B: Why not?
为什么不呢?
A: Let me see... What else are there? Have you tried a Chinese salad before?
让我瞧瞧……再点些什么呢?您以前吃过中国色拉吗?
B: I don't think so. What's it like?
我想没有，那是什么东西?
A: Well, it's a cold dish with lots of thin strips of dried tofu, Chinese vermicelli, bean sprouts and pork with a vinegar dressing.
噢，那是用干豆腐丝、粉丝、豆芽和猪肉拌上醋做的凉菜。
B: It sounds interesting. Let's have some.
听起来很有趣，我们点一个吧。
A: Good. And would you like anything else?
好的。您还点儿其他的东西吗?
B: No. That's enough. In America our lunch is usually fast food. It won't last more than one hour.
不，这些足够了。在美国我们的午餐一般吃快餐。通常不会超过一个小时。
A: But in China we have a saying "business is concluded on the table". But don't worry. Please make yourself comfortable.
但是在中国我们有一个说法是“生意是在饭桌上谈出来的”。但是您别担心，请不要拘束。
B:Thank you.
谢谢。
