【餐館場景】
order 點菜
serve 上菜
change 零錢
Keep the change! 不用找零錢了!
tip 小費
treat 請客 (This is my treat! 我請客!)
go Dutch AA制 (Let’s go fifty fifty. )
steak 牛排
cheese奶酪
sandwich 三明治
bacon 腌肉
soup 湯
plain water 自來水(西餐中洗手用的)
doughnut 多納圈
appetizer 開胃物
dessert甜品,水果(作為正餐的最后一道)
go out for dinner / dinner out 出去吃飯
snack bar 小吃街;大排擋
hamburger 漢堡包
coke 可口可樂
French fries 炸薯條
dining hall ;coffee shop ;restaurant ;cafeteria ;canteen; buffet 自助餐
【郵局場景】
stamp envelope package / parcel 包裹
overweight 超重
extra postage 額外郵資
send / post / deliver a letter / mail 寄 /發(fā)信
express mail 快件
airmail 航空信件
surface mail 陸地郵寄
open an account 開一個帳戶
【圖書館場景】
science fiction科幻小說;
magazine; periodical期刊;
reference book; librarian 圖書管理員
pay a fine 交罰款
【醫(yī)院及健康場景】
aspirin 阿司匹林
regular doctor 私人醫(yī)生
emergence department 急診室
ICU (= intensive care unit)特護病房
treatment 治療手段
take one’s temperature / blood pressure 測量體溫/血壓
medicine: pills / tablets藥丸/藥片
heart attack 心臟病
What’s up? (多用于男生之間)How is it going? How are you? 回答:I’m fine. / I feel good/terrific. / I couldn’t be better. / Nothing is very wrong with me. 好。 I am not feeling good. / I feel terrible/horrible/awful. / I am not myself these days. 不好。 (注意聽語氣:身體好的時候,語調上揚,語氣非常歡快; 身體不好的時候,降調,語氣非常郁悶。)
【電話場景】
operator 接線員
Extension six two two six, please. 請轉6226。
The line is bad/ busy / engaged. It kept a busy line. 電話占線。
long distance call 長途電話
collect call 對方付費的電話
put through 接通電話 hold on / up Hold the line, please. Hello! This is …speaking. Who’s speaking? / who is this? call/ telephone/ ring/ phone sb. ;give sb. a call/ ring I’ll call back later / again. I’ll ring him / her up again. I couldn’t get through. Sorry, I’m afraid you have the wrong number.
【酒店場景】
make a reservation 預定房間
reception desk 接待處
check in 入住
check out 結帳
single room 單間
suite套間
Do you have a reservation Sir? Have you got any vacant room? (= Is there any room available here?)有空房間嗎?
All the room are occupied. 房間已滿。
Can I have a suite please? How much do you charge for that? Smoking or no smoking? Meals included. 包括飲食。Can I show you your room? / Can I carry your luggage?