Conversation:

A: Excuse me, waiter?

不好意思，服務員先生？

B: Yes sir? What can I do for you?

您好，請問有什么可以幫您？

A: I've been sitting here for the past twenty minutes and no one has offered me a glass of water, brought any bread to the table and our appetizers haven't been served yet! You know, in this kind of establishment, I'd expect much better service.

我已經在這兒坐20分鐘了，也沒有人幫我倒杯水，沒人給我們上點兒面包。我們點的餐到現在還沒上。你知道嗎？我原本還期待在這樣的餐廳能得到好一些的服務。

B: I'm sorry, sir. I'll check on your order right away.

不好意思先生，我馬上為您確認您的菜單。

C: Relax honey, the place is busy tonight, and I've heard the food is amazing. Anyway...

別生氣，親愛的。今晚人這么多，但是我聽說這兒的東西很美味的。不管怎樣...

B: Here you are, sir. The foie gras for the lady and a mushroom soup for you.

先生您好，這是您點的餐。這是這位女士的鵝肝醬，這是您的蘑菇湯。

A: Waiter, I ordered a cream of mushroom soup with asparagus. This soup is obviously too runny and it's over-seasoned. It's completely inedible.

服務員，我點的是蘆筍奶油蘑菇湯，你給我上的分明是水，這是過期的，這完全不能入口。

B: Okay, I do apologize for that. Can I bring you another soup or would you like to order something else?

好的，真的很抱歉，我在給你換一份嗎？或者您要點其他的？

A: Take this foie gras back as well. It's rubbery and completely overcooked. And look at the portion size. How can you charge twenty five dollars for a sliver of duck liver?

把這鵝肝醬也撤回去，跟橡膠似的，完全煮過頭了。你再看看這分量，這一丁點兒鵝肝就要25美元？

B: Right away, sir...

先生，我馬上幫您撤掉。

C: Honey, come on! The foie gras was fine, why are you making such a big deal? Are you trying to get our meal comped again?

親愛的，好了。鵝肝醬挺好的，你為什么非要小題大做？你這是又想免費吃晚餐嗎？

A: What do you mean? We're paying for this. If I'm shelling out my hard earned bucks, I expect value for money!

你什么意思？我們付了錢的。要是我付出我辛苦賺來的錢，我希望能夠花得值。

C: Here you are, sir. I hope it is all right now. The chef has prepared it especially for you.

這是您的餐，先生。希望這次能讓您滿意，這是我們廚師特別為您準備的。

offer

提供；主動提出

off sb sth=offer sth to sb

給某人提供...

offer to do

主動要求做

例句：

Can I offer you a drink?

你要一杯飲料嗎？

I feel bad that I didn't offer them any food or drinks.

我感覺很難過，我沒有給他們提供任何事物和水。

He offered to wash the dishes after lunch.

他主動提出午飯后洗碗。

bring

帶來

bring sth

bring sb sth=bring sth to sb

例句：

Don't forget to bring me a tall iced latte on the way.

別忘了在路上給我帶一杯中杯冰拿鐵。

You can bring a friend of yours to the party.

你可以帶一個你的朋友來參加聚會。

establishment

商業；企業；機構

foie gras

鵝肝

Asparagus

蘆筍

runny

過稀的；（鼻，眼）流出液體的

runny eyes/nose

眼睛/鼻子里流液體

例句：

I have a runny nose.

我流鼻涕。

The soup is too runny, it's like water.

湯太稀了，就像水一樣。

season

給...調味

例句：

I'm going to season the meat with salt,pepper and garlic.

我要給肉加鹽，胡椒粉，蒜進行調味。

inedible

不可食用的

例句：

The apple is mouldy and inedible.

蘋果發霉了，不能吃。

Rubbery

橡膠似的；嚼不動的

The meat is overcooked and rubbery.

這肉煮的太老了，嚼不動。

overcook

烹調過度

I've been very careful not to overcook the meat, but it was the opposite.

我一直很小心不要把肉煮過頭了，但是事實卻相反。

charge

向...收費/要價

例句：

They charge me ten dollars for the book.

他們向我要價10美元以此獲得這本書。

make a big deal

小題大做

make a fuss

例句：

Don't make a big deal out of it.

不要小題大做。

Don't make a fuss.

不要小題大做。

pay for

付....錢；賠償；付出代價

例句：

I work really hard to pay for the rent.

我努力工作付房租。

One day you'll pay for what you said.

總有一天你會為你說的話付出代價。

shell out

付...花一大筆錢

例句：

I had a car accident on the road, now I have to shell out for repairs.

我在路上遇上了交通事故，現在不得不花一大筆錢修車。

I can't believe Mary shelled out eight hundred bucks for the ticket.

我不敢相信瑪麗花了八百大洋買了票。

Next week will be my girlfriend's birthday, I have to shell out for presents.

下周是我女朋友的生日，我得花錢買禮物。

especially for you

特別為你

例句：

This necklace is designed especially for you.

這個項鏈是特別為你設計的。