1. Talking over a Menu Receptionist( 接待員 ): Good afternoon. May I help you? Guest: Yes, Do you serve( 供應 ) Western( 西式的 ) food in the restaurant? Receptionist: Yes, sir. Here is the newest menu. Guest: Gee! The menu is really extensive( 廣泛的 ). Receptionist: Isn’t it? It includes( 包括 ) various( 各式式樣的 ) steaks( 牛排 ) and chops. Guest: Do you cook( 烹煮 ) steaks like American styles( 形式 )? Receptionist: Yes, we do. They are garnished( 配以添加物 ) with carrots( 紅蘿蔔 ), parsley( 香菜 ), and potatoes ( 馬鈴薯 ). Guest: How about salads( 沙拉 )? Eating in the Hotel’s Restaurant (1)

2. Receptionist: We serve a good selection( 精選 ) of salads like Caesar( 凱薩 ) salad, chicken salad, fruit salad and so on( 等等 ). Guest: Oh, great! Besides( 除了 … 之外 ) Taiwan beers, do you serve imported( 進口的 ) beers? Receptionist: Yes, sir. We serve Asahi, Beck’s, Budweiser, Heineken… Guest: Well, I reserve( 預訂 ) a table for two at 7 p.m. Could I request( 要求 ) a table by the window? 靠窗的桌 Receptionist: No problem, sir. Your name and room number, please? Guest: Joe Bush in 702.

3. Eating in the Hotel’s Chinese Restaurant Receptionist: Good evening. For how many? Guest: Three. Receptionist: This table, please. Just a moment. A waiter will be at your service( 供您差遣 ; 為您服務 ). (After a minute) PS. service  服務 (n.) Waiter: Good evening. May I help you? Guest: Yes, please. I don’t know what’s “Yum Cha”, cause(= because) it’s my first experience( 經驗 ). Waiter: O.K. “Yum Cha” means “having tea”. Besides( 此外 ), we serve a variety of( 各種各樣的 ) dim sum( 點心 ) Guest: Please show us menus. Eating in the Hotel’s Restaurant (2)

4. Waiter: Sorry, we don’t offer( 提供 ) menus. Guest: Then how can we order( 點菜 ) dim sum and tea? Waiter: All right. We have two kinds of tea, Jasmine( 茉莉 ) and Iron Buddha( 鐵觀音 ). You may order here. But if you’d like dim sum, you may order from the waitress( 女服務生 ). PS. Buddha: 佛陀 Guest: O.K. A pot( 壺 ) of Jasmine. And please call me one of the carts( 推車 ). Waiter: Here comes a cart. Enjoy your meal. Guest: Thank you very much. Waiter: You’re welcome. Eating in the Hotel’s Restaurant (2)

5. Waitress: Good evening. Allow( 允許 ) me to recommend( 推薦 ) some dishes( 菜餚 ) to you. Guest: Go ahead, please. Waitress: How about “Xia-Jiao”( 蝦餃 ), “Feng-Zhua”( 鳳爪 ) and “Cha-Shao-Bao”( 叉燒包 )? Guest: What’s “Feng-Zhua”? Waitress: It’s steamed( 蒸的 ) chicken feet and called “braised( 以文火煮 ) Chicken Paw” in English. Guest: Oh, I don’t eat chicken feet. Give me “Xia-Jiao”( 蝦餃 ), and “Cha-Shao-Bao”( 叉燒包 )? Waitress: O.K. Here you are. 您要的東西來了 ! Eating in the Hotel’s Restaurant (2)

6. Eating in the Hotel’s Japanese Restaurant Waitress: Good afternoon. May I help you? Guest: Yes, please. We’d like to try authentic( 道地的 ) Japanese food. Waitress: Here are menus. Guest: Oh, I don’t know how to order Japanese food. Could you recommend( 推薦 ) some dishes( 菜餚 ) for us? Waitress: All right. Do you eat raw( 生的 ) fish called sashimi? Guest: No, we don’t eat raw fish. Eating in the Hotel’s Restaurant (3)

7. Waitress: Well, maybe nigiri sushi( 握壽司 ) is not suitable( 適合的 ) for you. Guest: Why? Waitress: Because it is a kind of sushi made with raw fish laid( 鋪 ) onto small clumps( 團 ; 塊 ) of vinegared( 加醋的 ) rice. Would you like tempura( 天婦羅 )? It’s assorted( 什錦的 ) vegetables dipped( 沾 ) in batter( 牛奶加蛋加麵粉調 製的糊狀物 ) and then deep fried( 油炸 ). Guest: How is it served? 這道菜怎麼吃 ? Eating in the Hotel’s Restaurant (3)

8. Waitress: You may put grated( 磨碎的 ) radish( 白蘿蔔 ) in the sauce first, and then dip the tempura in it before taking( 食用 ) it. Guest: OK. We’ll have some of that. Waitress: How about Japanese noodles( 麵 )? We serve wheat( 小麥 ) noodles called “ramen”, buckwheat( 蕎麥 ) noodles called “soba” and thick, chewy( 有咬勁的 ) noodles called “udon”( 烏龍 ). Guest: I’d like udon and my wife would like soba. Waitress: Will there be anything else? Guest: Oh, no. I think they are enough for us. Eating in the Hotel’s Restaurant (3)

9. Waitress: OK. Let me confirm( 確認 ) your order. A portion of( 一份 ) tempura, one udon, and soba, right? Guest: Correct( 正確的 ). By the way, give us a small bottle of sake( 清酒 ). Waitress: All right. Eating in the Hotel’s Restaurant (3)