白领英语口语速查 第18期:共进午餐(2)

　　我请客。
It will be my treat.
A: How about this...We make it a working lunch this afternoon.It will be my treat.
B: I like pizza.Let's make it a date for pizza and the selling account at 12:00.
订外卖
order some take'away food/food for delivery
A: Everyone,it's time for a break.You have been busy for the whole day,thank you.
B: It doesn't matter.We are used to it recently, we've been burying our heads in work since getting here.
A: I know you have been working very hard these days.We really had too much of a burden.
Well,I will order some food for delivery,it will be my treat.
留出更多时间吃午饭
leave/give sb.more time for a longer lunch
A: For our lunch meeting with the investors¹,
do we have to make a reservation at the restaurant or do we just show up?
B: To be on the safe side,I will order a table for 12 o'clock.
Will that suit your schedule?
A: Can you make the reservation a little earlier?
If we start earlier,it will give us more time for a longer lunch.
丰盛的午餐
a full'course/rich meal
A: Are you planning to treat the investors to a full'course meal?
B: Yes,we'll start with appetizers,follow with a soup and salad course,
then main dishes of prime rib² or chicken cordon³ bleu,
and finish up with a delicious rich dessert of some sort.
地道的美味
It's really delicious!
A: The dish is called the sweet and sour fish.How do you like it?
B: It's really delicious!Better than that of the other restaurants.
别扯远了。
Let's not get carried away/too far
A: I believe the new look will make the customers notice them more,
and the high quality will keep them satisfied.
B: Maybe the ads company will also give us some surprise.
A: That will be great,but let's not get carried away.We'd better finish the dishes.
为合作干杯
(Let's drink) to our cooperation!
A: That's something rather special.I would like to have some more.
B: I'm glad you like it.Let's drink to our cooperation.
有意义的午餐
a productive⁴/meaningful lunch
A: Well,that was a wonderful meal,thank you so much.
B: We're delighted that you joined us.It was a very productive lunch.
很高兴您能赏光。
I'm really glad you could come.
A: Thank you very much.Lunch was delicious.
B: Don't mention it.I am really glad you could come.

1 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

2 rib   

n.肋骨，肋状物

参考例句：

• He broke a rib when he fell off his horse.他从马上摔下来折断了一根肋骨。
• He has broken a rib and the doctor has strapped it up.他断了一根肋骨，医生已包扎好了。

3 cordon   

n.警戒线，哨兵线

参考例句：

• Police officers threw a cordon around his car to protect him.警察在他汽车周围设置了防卫圈以保护他。
• There is a tight security cordon around the area.这一地区周围设有严密的安全警戒圈。

4 productive   

adj.能生产的，有生产价值的，多产的

参考例句：

• We had a productive meeting that solved some problems.我们开了一个富有成效的会议，解决了一些问题。
• Science and technology are part of the productive forces.科学技术是生产力。