餐厅英语Excuse me, sir. Are you ready to order?

　　对不起，先生。您准备好点菜了吗?

　　Yes, I am. But there’re so many things on the menu that look fine. Could you recommend① me something special?

　　准备好了。只是菜单上有好些菜看起来都很好。能给我推荐些特色菜吗?

　　Yes, sir. We have a very nice vegetable today , wine flavored bamboo② shoots. It’s our chefs recommendation.

　　好的。今天我们有很好的蔬菜，酒醉冬笋是我们主厨的拿手菜。

　　The bamboo shoots is local, so it’s a little bit different from others. It’s delicious and worth a try.

　　冬笋是本地的，有些不同于其他的笋，味道好，值得一尝。

　　OK. I’ll take it, I know little about Chinese food. What do you mean by Luo Han Zhai?

　　好吧。我就要这个菜。对中国菜我所知甚少。你说罗汉斋是什么?

　　It’s typical Cantonese dish. In English it means mixed vegetable.

　　罗汉斋是一种典型的粤菜。在英语中它的意思是素什锦。

　　Hm, I’ll have it.嗯，我要这道菜。

　　What about jasmine with white Fungi?莱莉银耳怎么样?

　　What a nice name! I’d like this dish, too.

　　多好昕的菜名!我也点这个了。

　　Sir, you’d like wine flavored bamboo shoots, mixed vegetable and jasmine with white Fungi. Am I right?

　　先生，您点了酒醉冬笋、素什锦和莱莉银耳，对吗?

　　Yes, exactly.

　　对，没错。

　　Sir, your dishes will take about 15 minutes to prepare③.

　　先生，您的菜要15分钟才能做好。

　　While waiting, would you have something to drink?

　　等菜时，要喝点什么吗?好吧。

　　OK. I’ll have whiskey④.

　　喝点威士忌。

　　Thank you.

　　谢谢。

　　Smoking was also an act of rebellion against my parents f who prohibited the use of tobacco. While I lived at home，my smoking was kept secret. I concealed cigarette packs behind my books and hung out with other young “criminals” who smoked.