Elementary ‐ Difficult Customer (B0001)
A: Good evening. My name is Fabio. I’ll be your
waiter for tonight. May I take your order?
晚上好。我的名字是法比奥。今晚我做你的服务员。我可以为您点餐了吗？
B: No, I’m still working on it. This menu isn’t even in English. What’s good here?
不，我还在研究菜单。这菜单甚至都不是英文的。有什么好吃的？
A: For you sir, I would recommend spaghetti and meatballs.
先生，我推荐意大利面和肉丸。
B: Does it come with coke and fries?
有可乐和薯条吗？
A: It comes with either soup or salad and a complimentary glass of wine, sir.
有汤或沙拉，还有一杯免费的葡萄酒，先生。
B: I’ll go with the spaghetti and meatballs, salad and the wine.
我要配意大利面条、肉丸、沙拉和葡萄酒。
A: Excellent choice. Your order will be ready soon.
很好的选择。你的订单很快就会准备好。
B: How soon is soon?
很快是多久？
A: Twenty minutes?
20分钟吧
B: You know what? I’ll just go grab a burger across the street.
你知道吗？我直接去街对面买个汉堡算了。
Key Vocabulary
| 单词或短语 | 性质 | 解释 |
|---|---|---|
| grab 快速的获取 | principle verb, present simple | get quickly |
| go with 选择 | phrase | to choose, pick |
| would recommend 建议，推荐。用了would表示语气的委婉和客气，该词为礼貌用语。 | suggest | |
| complimentary 赠送的，免费的 | Adjective | free |
| still working on | phrase | not yet completed, need more time |
1、grab
Go grab：go and grab
I'll just go grab a burger across the street.
我直接去街对面买个汉堡算了。
"go grab" means go get quickly 迅速拿取
Eg: On your way home, can you grab some milk?
回家路上，能顺带些牛奶回来吗？
Wait for me please，I need to grab my coat.
等我一下，我要拿下外套。
grab暗含了时间紧张的意思。
一般我们买东西会精挑细选，用了grab就表示没功夫慢慢挑，慢慢选。
拿外套那句，我们甚至可以脑补出为了赶时间，抓起衣服就走的场景。
2、May I take your order?
为餐厅服务员的常用语，询问客人是否可以点餐。
3、Work on
忙于某事，正在做某事。文中客人仍然在看菜单，还没有决定吃什么。
例句：
Did you fix my car？
I am still working on it.
work ：最常用的意思是工作，大家都非常熟悉。但是work还有很重要的意思是“起作用，运转，奏效。
例句：Coffee doesn’t work for me, I am still sleepy.
4、 What’s good here?
客人询问有什么可以推荐的？相当于问餐厅的特色菜是什么。
Supplementary Vocabulary
| 单词或短语 | 性质 | 解释 |
|---|---|---|
| impatient | uncomfortable waiting, wanting to go | |
| fast food | phrase | food prepared and served quickly |
| waitress | common noun, singular | female server at a restaurant or bar |
| fancy | Adjective | nice, expensive, upscale |
| casual | Adjective | relaxed, not dressy |
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部分词汇短语讲解参考：
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