英文原版对话1000个:1095 French Restaurant

 　　Danny: So, we've been talking a lot about food. Do you have a favorite restaurant?

 

　　Alex:Yeah, I do. I haven't been there for years, but it's still my favorite. It's called The Little Snail¹

 

　　Danny: The Little Snail.

 

　　Alex: And it's a French restaurant, and it's in this small coastal² fishing village down the coast. It's kind of funny because it's a great restaurant and you kind of expect it to be in a big city. It has really good French food, but it's in the middle of nowhere.

 

　　Danny: So, what's the decoration like then? What does it look like?

 

　　Alex: It's cute. It's very cute. I haven't been in many restaurants in France but it's kind of what I imagine a French restaurant would look like, you know like , there's just a few things hanging on the walls and very simple decor, and it's just kind of cozy³ like a country town.

 

　　Danny: Cozy! Sounds nice. But how's the service?

 

　　Alex: Oh, it's okay. You won't starve. They don't have lots of staff, so it can get quite busy and you're gonna have to wait awhile, but you know, when the food arrives, it is so good that you do not care.

 

　　Danny: Really? What's the food like then?

 

　　Alex: Ah, well, I just love French food. It's my favorite cuisine⁴ and I usually can't afford to eat it however, but if do you like traditional French food, it is great.

 

　　Danny: Traditional French food? What's that like?

 

　　Alex: Well, usually I get some kind of meat dish, maybe a quail⁵ or kind of another bird or something, and there's usually a really delicious sauce⁶ that might be made from wine or cream and herbs⁷ and that sort of thing.

 

　　Danny: Sounds really nice.

 

　　Alex: It is really good. It's delicious.

 

　　Danny: So you said you can't really afford to eat French food. What are the prices like ?

 

　　Alex:Well, the Little Snail is good compared to a French restaurant that you get in a big city.

 

　　Danny: Really?

 

　　Alex: Two people could eat there and have a really fantastic French meal for maybe about eight dollars, which is as I said, really good French restaurant.

 

　　Danny: Really?

 

　　Alex: That's for two.

 

　　Danny: For two?

 

　　Alex: Yeah.

 

　　Danny: So is there anything special with the place?

 

　　Alex: Actually we used to go there when I was working.We would go on these business trips and my boss would take me and my other coworker there on the Friday night as a kind of thanks-for-working-hard reward⁸. And we always used to have, I think it's called ------ I've forgotten. My French is terrible, but it's this amazing dessert, which is kind of made with pastry⁹, and has a sweet kind of custard creme inside.

 

　　Danny: Everyone loves custard. Sound delicious

 

　　Alex: It's really good. I can't wait to get back there.

1 snail   

n.蜗牛

参考例句：

• Snail is a small plant-eating creature with a soft body.蜗牛是一种软体草食动物。
• Time moved at a snail's pace before the holidays.放假前的时间过得很慢。

2 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

3 cozy   

adj.亲如手足的，密切的，暖和舒服的

参考例句：

• I like blankets because they are cozy.我喜欢毛毯，因为他们是舒适的。
• We spent a cozy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。

4 cuisine   

n.烹调，烹饪法

参考例句：

• This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
• This restaurant is renowned for its cuisine.这家餐馆以其精美的饭菜而闻名。

5 quail   

n.鹌鹑；vi.畏惧，颤抖

参考例句：

• Cowards always quail before the enemy.在敌人面前，胆小鬼们总是畏缩不前的。
• Quail eggs are very high in cholesterol.鹌鹑蛋胆固醇含量高。

6 sauce   

n.酱油，酱汁；调味汁

参考例句：

• Some cream will enrich the sauce.在调味汁里加一些奶油会使其味道更加丰富。
• This sauce is too thick-- add some milk.调味汁太稠，再加点奶.

7 herbs   

草本植物( herb的名词复数 )； 药草，香草

参考例句：

• the curative properties of herbs 药草治病的功效
• the therapeutic properties of herbs 草药的医疗效用

8 reward   

n.报酬，酬谢，赏金；vt.奖赏，酬谢，报应

参考例句：

• He will expect some reward after working so hard.他工作很努力，会得到报偿的。
• I didn't do it for reward;I did it for love.我做这件事不是为了报酬，而是出于爱好。

9 pastry   

n.油酥面团，酥皮糕点

参考例句：

• The cook pricked a few holes in the pastry.厨师在馅饼上戳了几个洞。
• The pastry crust was always underdone.馅饼的壳皮常常烤得不透。