公务员口语47

At a Restaurant

Dialogue 1

-I'm Zhang Jing from Suzhou Personnel¹ Bureau.I've booked a table for four for 7 o'clock.

-Oh,that's right.Miss Zhang,this way,plese.Is this table OK?

-Yes,but shall we have a table near the window?

-I'm sorry you can't .All the other tables are not available now.

-So just this one.Director Zhang,please have a seat.

-Thnak you,Xiao Liu.Wei Fang,Zhang Jing,you three just take your seat.

-D,E:thank you.Director Zhang.

Dialogue 2

-It's a quite nice restaurant ,isn't it,Director Hu?

-Sure.I often have my lunch here.The food is tasty and they offer a big variety.

-The beefsteak is inviting².I'll have beefsteak.

-I'll hae some fish and vegetables.

-Where shall we seat?

-How about by the window?

-OK.You go first.

-Xiao Liu.Where do you have lunch during your work time?

-In the dining room of Education Bureau.What about you?

-I often have lunch at home.My house is near my working place.

Dialogue 3

-Excuse me.Are you ready to order now?

-Yes.

-Would you like some tea first?

-Very well.Have you decided³ for anything?

-What's your special?

-Seafood⁴.

-OK.Bring me a dish of seafood and a dish of cabbage.

-That's a dish of seafood and a dish of cabbage.Is that for here or go?

-For here .

-That comes to 30 yuan,please.

-Here you are.

-Here is your change and your order.Have a nice lunch.

-Thank you.

Dialogue 4

-Would you like something to drink before your meal,please?

-Yes,I'll have some orange juice.

-Anything to eat?

-I'd like some fish and rice.

-Anything else?

-Nothing right now.Thank you.

Dialogue 5

-Can I take your order now,sir?

-I'll take a full-course meal.

-All right.What about you,madam?

-May I have a pork?

-No problem.How would you like it ,rare,medium,or well done?

-Rare,please.And get me some green beans,please.

-OK.Wait for a moment ,please.

1 personnel   

n.[总称]人员，员工，人事部门

参考例句：

• The personnel are not happy to change these rules.全体工作人员对改变这些规定很不高兴。
• Personnel has lost my tax forms.人事部门把我的税收表格给弄丢了。

2 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 seafood   

n.海产食品，海味，海鲜

参考例句：

• There's an excellent seafood restaurant near here.离这儿不远有家非常不错的海鲜馆。
• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood.小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。