办公室英语口语第118期:A delayed lunch order 迟来的午

A delayed² lunch order
A: Hello! We’ve been waiting for our lunch order for over an hour. Did you forget our order?
B: I’m sorry, sir. Could you tell me your name and order again, please? I’ll check on the delay¹.
A: The name’s Stanley Morris and the order was for two chef’s salads.
B: Thank you, Mr. Morris. Please wait one moment and let me check on the order. Would you like anything to drink, sir? On the house.

迟来的午餐
A：喂！我们等午饭等了一个多小时了。你们是不是忘了我们的订餐了？
B：对不起，先生。您能再告诉我一遍您的姓名以及您订的东西吗？我在订单上查一下。
A：姓名是斯坦得·摩瑞斯先生，我们订的是两份名厨沙拉。
B：谢谢您，摩瑞斯先生。请稍候，我这就查一下订单。您想来点饮料吗，先生？本店免费赠送。
 

1 delay   

v./ n.拖延，延误，延迟，延期；耽搁

参考例句：

• The strike caused a great delay in the delivery of the mail.这次罢工严重地延误了邮件的投递。
• I couldn't judge whether the delay was good or bad.我不能断定这样延迟是好还是坏。

2 delayed   

adj.延时的，定时的v.（使）耽搁，延误( delay的过去式和过去分词 )；推迟；使延期；使延迟

参考例句：

• Deliveries of mail could be delayed because of cost-cutting. 由于削减成本，邮件的递送可能会延迟。
• The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed. 最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。