Waiter: Good evening. Do you have a reservation?
Tom: No, we don‘t.
Waiter: How many people are you together?
Tom: Just two persons.
Waiter: Would you like to sit in smoking section, non-smoking section or whatever comes open first?
Tom: We prefer non-smoking section.
Waiter: Awfully sorry, there are no vacancies left now. Would you like to wait for a moment?
Tom: How long a wait do you think there‘ll be?
Waiter: About eight minutes, I think.
Tom: OK, we will wait a while.
(Ten minutes later)
Waiter: I‘m sorry for making you wait for so long. Now there is a table available in non-smoking section. Please follow me.
Tom: Thank you.
Waiter: This is menu. Are you ready to order now?
Tom: Sorry, we haven‘t decided yet. Could you please give us a little longer?
Waiter: No problem.
Tom: Well, I think I would like to have a shrimp cocktail and the tomato sausage soup first. How about you, Jones.
Jones: The same for me, please.
Waiter: Yes, sir.
Jones: What main dish would you like, Tom?
Tom: Well, I‘d like the sole, please.
Jones: I‘ll have the sirloin steak.
Waiter: Yes. What would you like to drink?
Jones: Red wine for me. And you, Tom?
Tom: I think I‘ll have beer.
Jones: One goblet of red wine and one bottle of beer, please.
Waiter: Would you like a dessert?
Jones: What special kind of desserts do you have?
Waiter: Lemon pie, hot cake in syrup, chocolate sundae and custard pudding.
Tom: Well, I think we‘ll order after we finish the main course.
Waiter: All right, I‘ll bring the soup right away.
饭店用餐
侍者：晚上好。您约定座位了吗？
汤姆：没有。
侍者：你们一共多少人？
汤姆：就两位。
侍者：你们要抽烟区还是非抽烟区，或是有空位就行？
汤姆：我们要非抽烟区。
侍者：十分抱歉，现在在非抽烟区还暂时没有座位。您能稍等一会吗？
汤姆：我们要等多长时间？
侍者：大约八分钟，我想。
汤姆：好吧，那我们就等一会儿。
（八分钟之后）
侍者：非常抱歉让你们等了这么久。现在在非抽烟区有空位了。请跟我来。
汤姆：谢谢。
侍者：这是菜单。您现在可以点菜了吗？
汤姆：对不起，我们还没决定要点什么，你再等一下好吗？
侍者：没问题。
汤姆：我想先点一个虾仁杯和一个番茄红肠汤。你呢，琼斯？
琼斯：我也要同样的。
侍者：好的，先生。
琼斯：你喜欢什么主菜，汤姆？
汤姆：我想吃炸板鱼。
琼斯：请给我一客牛腰肉排。
侍者：是。那么喝些什么呢？
琼斯：我喝红葡萄酒，你呢？
汤姆：我喝啤酒。
琼斯：请拿一杯红葡萄酒和一瓶啤酒。
侍者：要不要甜食？
琼斯：你们有什么特色甜品？
侍者：柠檬派，糖油煎饼，巧克力圣代和奶油布丁。
汤姆：等我们吃过主菜再点吧。
侍者：好的，汤马上就会上来。