外贸口语一点通第227期:商业宴请之邀请

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　　A: Hello, Mr. Bolt¹. Do you have plans this evening?

　　您好，波尔特先生。您今晚有什么安排吗？

　　B: Not yet for the moment.

　　暂时还没有呢。

　　A: May I invite you to a dinner at a Chinese restaurant? I know a restaurant here where delicious Chinese food is served.

　　那我们可以请您一起去吃中国菜吗？我知道这有一家中国餐馆，菜品很不错。

　　B: Thank you. I am delighted to go with you. I have had Chinese food before in New York, but till now I have been not good at using chopsticks.

　　谢谢。我很高兴前往。我以前在纽约时吃过中国菜，但是但现在为止我还是不怎么会用筷子。

　　A: It does not matter. I will help you.

　　不要紧，我会帮助您的。

　　B: Thank you very much. What kind does Chinese food include?

　　多谢。中国菜都有什么种类呢？

　　A: It's very abundant². There are 4 types of most famous Chinese foods in our country. They are Sichuan Food, Cantonese Food, Jiangsu Food and Shangdong Food.

　　非常丰富。在我们国家有四大名菜系，川菜、粤菜、苏菜和鲁菜。

　　B: Oh, it is very interesting. If I can I want to try them all. This food is out of this world!

　　哦，真有意思。如果可能的话，我都想尝试一下。这些食物只有天上才有。

　　A: Sure! You have the chance. You can try one kind this time, and another the next time.

　　当然可以。您有机会的。您这次可以品尝一种，等下次再尝试另外一种。

　　B: How do you eat Chinese food? How do you start?

　　你们是怎么吃中国菜的，怎么开始的？

　　A: Remember one sentence, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do". When we start, the host will take the chopsticks first, then the others.

　　记住一句话就可以了，“入乡随俗”。当我们开席之后，主人先动筷子，然后其他人再动。

　　B: What about drinks?

　　那喝酒呢？

　　A: The host will usually take the wine firstly³ and all the people will stand up, then the host will have a toast, then they will say "cheers⁴" all together. The host usually bottoms up and the guests will follow. But if you can't drink, you can sip⁵ a little.

　　主人会先端起酒杯然后其他人都会跟着站起来，接着主人说一些祝福的话，随后大家一起说“干杯”。主人通常会一饮而尽，客人也是如此。但是如果你不能喝酒，你可以抿一点。

　　B: It's very interesting. I have learnt a lot about Chinese food from you today. Thank you very much.

　　真是有趣。今天从你那学到了很多有关中国菜的知识。非常感谢。

　　A: It's very kind of you for saying so.

　　您这么说太客气了。

　　1. “be delighted to+v.”或be delighted at(by, with)+n.意思是“高兴的，喜悦的，感兴趣的”

　　eg. We'll be delighted to come.

　　我们很高兴来。

　　eg. I'm delighted at your success.

　　对于你的成功，我感到很高兴。

　　eg. He was delighted by the good news.

　　他听到那好消息感到高兴。

　　2. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do. ”这是一句谚语，意思是“入乡随俗”。

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