Mini-Forum: The Disappointing Date

Mini-Forum: The Disappointing 1 Date

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Martin: How do you like it?
Lee: It’s nice.
Martin: Have you been here before?
Lee: No, I haven’t.
Martin: Neither have I, but it’s supposed to be good.
Lee: Well, it looks nice.
Martin: You can dance here and there’s a 1)cabaret.
Lee: Yes, I saw but no dancing or cabaret tonight.
Martin: Why not tonight?
Lee: That’s only on Fridays and Saturdays.
Martin: How do you know?
Lee: It says on the door, dancing and cabaret Fridays and Saturdays.
Martin: Damn 4!
Lee: Never mind, it’s still a nice restaurant.
Martin: Yes, but I wanted to dance.
Lee: Well, perhaps they’ll let you if you really want to dance.
Waiter: Are you ready to order now, sir, madam?
Lee: Oh, I haven’t looked at the menu yet.
Martin: Just a moment we’re not quite ready.
Waiter: All right, I’ll come back in a minute.
Martin: Ah, let’s see what have they got.
Lee: Hmm, fresh tomato soup sounds nice, 2)Salad Nicoise.
Martin: Don’t you want something warm?
Lee: The soup should be warm.
Martin: Yes it should be.
Lee: What are you having?
Martin: I was thinking 5 of game, perhaps 3)pheasant or something.
Lee: Where’s that?
Martin: Page five on the right.
Lee: Ooh, yes, looks good.
Martin: Quite hungry I wonder if there’s enough.
Lee: Have a soup as well.
Martin: Yes, I will but you know these expensive restaurants.
Lee: What about them?
Martin: Well, they cook everything very nicely but they don’t give you very much. You get a very big plate with two very small potatoes on it.
Lee: Ask them for extra 6 potatoes.
Martin: I will.
Waiter: Are you ready to order now?
Martin: Yes please.
Waiter: Yes.
Lee: I’ll have the tomato soup and then a Salad Nicoise.
Waiter: Certainly, madam, and for you sir?
Martin: Tell me are the 4)portions here big ones?
Waiter: Beg 8 your pardon.
Martin: I’m quite hungry I want quite a lot to eat.
Waiter: Well if it’s not enough you can always have an extra portion 7.
Martin: OK, well, I’ll have the pheasant with extra potatoes.
Waiter: Oh, I’m sorry. I’m afraid there’s no pheasant today it isn’t the season, um perhaps something else? The 5)venison is very good.
Martin: Where?
Waiter: Uh, there, it’s very good or the lamb 9 6)cutlets...

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Lee: Well, thank you very much for a very nice evening Martin.
Martin: Not at all.
Lee: The restaurant was very good and that little bar 3 was nice too.
Martin: Isn’t there somewhere else you’d like to go? There’s another nice bar around here.
Lee: No, uh, I think it’s time to go home.
Martin: Are you sure?
Lee: I want to feel fresh tomorrow.
Martin: OK then.
Lee: I’m sorry you didn’t have a dance.
Martin: Well it’s not serious.
Lee: And that you didn’t have enough to eat.
Martin: Well having those chips in the bar helped, I’m not so hungry now.
Lee: Good, well, goodnight and thanks.
Martin: Are you gonna invite me inside for a coffee?
Lee: No.
Martin: No?
Lee: No, I don’t think it’s a good idea.
Martin: Just for a coffee?
Lee: No, I think not, not this time.
Martin: Well that’s not very friendly.
Lee: I’m sorry, thanks for a very nice evening.
Martin: Well if you insist 10...
Lee: I’m not trying to be unfriendly.
Martin: What about tomorrow night, what about going out somewhere tomorrow night?
Lee: Maybe, we’ll see.
Martin: OK.
Lee: I’ll see you in the office in the morning.
Martin: OK, see you then.
Lee: Goodnight and thanks.
Martin: Goodnight.

注释:
1) cabaret [5kAbErei] n.（餐厅或夜总会的）歌舞表演
2) Salad Nicoise 尼斯色拉，法式色拉的一种
3) pheasant [5fezEnt] n. 野鸡
4) portion [5pC:FEn] n. 一份，一部分
5) venison [5venizn] n. 野味， 鹿肉
6) cutlet [5kQtlit] n. 炸肉排

小小论坛: 不是每个约会都有美满的结局

场景一:
马丁：你觉得怎么样？
李：不错。
马丁：你以前来过这里吗？
李：不，我没来过。
马丁：我也没来过，不过应该挺好吧。
李：哦，它看起来不错。
马丁：你可以在这跳舞，这里还有歌舞表演。
李：是的，我看到了，不过今晚没有。
马丁：为什么今晚没有？
李：只是星期五和星期六有。
马丁：你怎么知道的？
李：大门上贴着的：星期五和星期六可以跳舞并有歌舞表演。
马丁：见鬼！
李：不要紧，这仍然是一家很好的餐厅。
马丁：对，但我想跳舞啊。
李：噢，如果你真的想跳的话，说不定他们会让你跳的。
侍应：现在可以点菜了吗，先生、小姐？
李：噢，我还没看菜单呢。
马丁：等一会儿吧，我们还没准备好。
侍应：好的，我一会再过来。
马丁：噢，让我们看看他们有什么吃的。
李：嗯，鲜番茄汤看起来不错，还有尼斯色拉。
马丁：你不想点一些热的东西吗？
李：汤应该是热的。
马丁：对，应该是的。
李：你想点什么？
马丁：我想点野味，可能野鸡或者什么的。
李：在哪有？
马丁：第五页，在右边。
李：哦，对，看起来不错。
马丁：我挺饿的，不知道够不够我吃。
李：再点个汤吧。
马丁：对，我会的，但你知道这些昂贵的餐厅。
李：昂贵的餐厅怎么了？
马丁：噢，它们的东西煮得好但就是只给你一点点。一个大碟子却只有两个小土豆在上面。
李：向他们要多点土豆就是了。
马丁：我会的。
侍应：你们现在可以点菜了吗？
马丁：是的，可以了。
侍应：好的。
李：我要番茄汤和尼斯色拉。
侍应：好的，小姐，你呢，先生？
马丁：告诉我这里的菜的分量多不多？
侍应：对不起，麻烦再说一遍。
马丁：我很饿，想多吃点。
侍应：哦，如果不够的话，你可以要求加量的。
马丁：好，我要份加量土豆的野鸡。
侍应：噢，对不起，恐怕今天没有野鸡。现在不是野鸡的季节，呃，或者其它的吧?鹿肉很不错哩。
马丁：在哪？
侍应：呃，那，鹿肉味道很美，或者烤羊排吧……

场景二:
李：哦，谢谢你陪我过了一个很美的夜晚，马丁。
马丁：别客气。
李：餐厅很不错，那小酒吧也是。
马丁：你还有想去的地方吗？这附近还有一间不错的酒吧。
李：不了，呃，我想是回家的时候了。
马丁：真的？
李：我希望明天精神一点。
马丁：那么好吧。
李：你跳不成舞，真遗憾。
马丁：哦，没什么大不了的。
李：而且你还吃不饱。
马丁：哦，在酒吧吃的薯条填了一下肚子，现在不怎么饿了。
李：好，那么，晚安，谢谢。
马丁：你不请我进去喝杯咖啡吗？
李：不请。
马丁：不请？
李：不，我想这样不大好。
马丁：只是喝杯咖啡？
李：不，我觉得不好，不是时候。
马丁：噢，那不大友好。
李：对不起，谢谢你陪我过了一个很美的夜晚。
马丁：哦，要是你坚持的话。
李：我不是想不友好。
马丁：明天晚上怎样，明晚去其它地方好不好？
李：可能吧，看看再说。
马丁：好。
李：明早办公室见。
马丁：好的，再见。
李：晚安，谢谢。
马丁：晚安。