酒店英语口语就该这么说 第135期:解释账单 账单出错

 　　解释账单

　　第一项是附加费。

　　A: Excuse me, what are items 1 and 5?

　　这第一和第五项是什么，能给解释解释吗？

　　B: The first item is the cover charge. You know that the main course was $ 7.8 not $ 6.8. so item 5 is the difference.

　　可以，第一项是附加费。主菜是7.8美元，不是6.8美元，因此第五项是差价。

　　同类问句：

　　Oh, I see. But how could I be expected to know that?

　　哦，明白了。不过，怎么能让我看懂呢？

　　Sometimes it is a bit hard to follow. I am afraid.

　　有时还真不易看懂。

　　Could you kindly¹ explain this to me? What is item 6?

　　请给我解释一下，第六项是什么？

　　The first item is the cover charge. Number 2 is the beer. Then your starts vegetables. The main course was 5 not 4, so item 6 is the difference.

　　第一顶是附加费；第二项是啤酒钱，接着是第一道菜、主菜、和蔬菜钱， 主菜是5而不是4，故第六项是补差价。

　　账单出错

　　这90元是什么？

　　A：900 Yuan. Why so much? (Checks the bill carefully) What's this 90 Yuan for?

　　怎么这么多？（仔细查看账单）这90元是什么？

　　B：That's for shrimp² with fresh mushrooms.

　　是蘑菇虾仁。

　　同类问句：

　　We didn't have shrimp with fresh mushrooms. Do you remember back?

　　我们没要蘑菇虾仁，您不记得我让您把它撤走了吗？

　　I'm awfully³ sorry, sir. There must be some mistake. I'll have it changed right away… Sorry to have kept you waiting sir. Would you mind checking it again?

　　我十分抱歉，先生。一定是出锗了。我马上去改一下……对不起，让 您久等了，先生，您再核对一下好吗？

1 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

2 shrimp   

n.虾，小虾；矮小的人

参考例句：

• When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream.一旦养虾场建起来，将会截断这条河流。
• When it comes to seafood,I like shrimp the best.说到海鲜，我最喜欢虾。

3 awfully   

adv.可怕地，非常地，极端地

参考例句：

• Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
• I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。