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点菜（1）
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 the 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 beers 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 like Chinese food.
我喜欢中国菜。
A:What's 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 dishes. 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 we have 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 is 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。
