Part One At Dinner Time
Part Two A Buffet Breakfast
Part Three A Continental Breakfast
Part Four Part Four An American Breakfast
Words and Expressions
Exercises
Part One At Dinner Time
C： Good evening， sir and madam. Welcome to the Coffee Shop.
G： Good evening.
C： How many of you， please？
G： Two of us.
C： How about the table at the corner？ It's quiet there.
G： That's fine.
C： Follow me， please. Here we are.
Your iced water， please
G： Thank you.
C： Would you like to take dinner a la carte or table d'hote？
G： I'd like to order by myself. Please get me a can of Carlsberg first， please.
C： Yes， sir， one Carlsberg. And you， madam？ What would you like to drink before you order？
G： Yoghurt for my wife， please.
C： 0ne Carlsberg and one yoghurt. I'll bring them right away. Here's your yoghurt， madam. And your Carlsberg， sir. Are you ready to order now？
G： Yes， French Onion Soup and Black Pepper Steak for my wife.
C： Yes， sir. How would you like your beef done？
G： Medium well.
C： Yes. Medium well. Would you like some red wine please？
G： No， I take one fruit. What fruit do you have today？
C： Today we have water melon， pineapple， banana， madarin orange， grape， strawberry and kiwifruit.
G： 0ne strawberry， please.
C： So French Onion Soup， Black Pepper Steak， medium well， and one strawberry. Thank you. What about yourself， sir？
G： I'll start with Minestrone Soup followed by Spaghetti Bologness. For dessert， I'll take ice cream.
C： What kind of ice cream would you like？ We have strawberry， chocolate and vanilla.
G： Vanilla， please. And two Irish coffee.
C： So， Minestrone Soup， Spaghetti Bologness and vanilla ice cream and two Irish coffee. One moment， please.
Part Two A Buffet Breakfast
C1： Good morning， sir and madam. A table for three？
G1： Yes.
C1： I'll show you to your table. Come this way， please. We serve buffet here. Our buffet price is 50 yuan for each cover.
G1： We like it.
C1： Please help yourselves to the buffet.
G1： Look at the buffet table！ It's well decorated and well organized.
G2： And there is an array of fancy dishes.
C2： Thank you for your compliments. The buffet here is an international one which caters to the taste of diners both from home and abroad. Allow me to introduce you our buffet here. In the middle is a set of chafing dishes which include noodle， congee， smoked fish， bacon， ham， sausage and pancake. Near the window are cold dishes， that is， salad， pickles， fresh vegetables and so on. Next to the window is the bread table including croissant， Danish bread， French toast and rolls. Around the column are chilled and hot drinks such as hot and cold milk， coffee， black tea， chilled juices and soybean milk.
G1： Thank you. We'll be sure to have a good breakfast here.
C2： I hope you will.
Part Three A Continental Breakfast
C： Good morning， madam. A table for two？
G： No， she's not with me.
C： This way， please.
G： Thank you.
C： You are welcome. Here's the menu madam， please.
G： I'd like to have continental breakfast.
C： Yes， madam. Coffee or tea please？
G： Coffee. For bread， I'd like soft roll.
C： Yes， madam. Would you like marmalade， strawberry or assorted jam？
G： Assorted one， please.
C： Orange， pineapple， grapefruit or tomato juice？
G： Orange juice， please.
C： So you'd like to have coffee， soft roll， with assorted jam and orange juice. Thank you for your order， madam. One moment， please.
Part Four An American Breakfast
C： Good morning， sir. Welcome to the Coffee House.
G： Thank you.
C： How many of you， please， sir？
G： Just two. My wife is coming.
C： Yes， sir. This way， please. What do you think of this table？
G： Fine.
C： Here's the menu， sir. May I take your order now？
G： A full breakfast for both of us.
C： Certainly， sir. Coffee or tea please？
G： Two coffees.
C： Orange juice， pineapple juice， grapefruit juice or tomato juice？
G： 0ne tomato juice for me and one pineapple juice for my wife.
C： Yes， sir. One tomato juice and one pineapple juice. For bread， would you like soft roll， toast， croissant or Danish bread？
G： Both my wife and I would take toast. And two oatmeals.
C： Yes， sir， two toast， two oatmeals. How about eggs？
G： My wife likes mushroom omelet and I want fried eggs， sunny side up.
C： Served with bacon， ham or sausage？
G： With bacon， please.
C： Yes， sir. I'll bring them to you right away.
Words and Expressions
a la carte
点菜
table d'hote
套餐
yog（h）urt
n. 酸奶
black pepper
黑胡椒
rare
a. 偏生的（三成熟） medium rare
适中偏生的（四成熟）
medium
a. 适中的（五成熟）
medium well
适中偏熟（七八成熟）
well done
全熟（九十成熟）
pineapple
n. 菠萝
mandarin orange
n. 柑橘
strawberry
n. 草莓
kiwifruit
n. 猕猴桃
dessert
n. 甜品
minestrone
n. 意大利浓菜汤
Spaghetti Bolognaise
肉酱意大利面
vanilla
n. 香草
buffet
n. 自助餐
decorate
v. 装饰
array
n. 一排，一行
compliment
n. 恭维的话
chafing
n. 暖锅，火锅
congee
n. 粥
pancake
n. 薄饼
pickle
n. 酱菜
bakery
n. 面包（总称）
croissant
n. 羊（牛）角包
soybean
n. 黄豆
soybean milk
豆浆
to cater to （for）
迎合…
marmalade
n. 橘子酱，果酱
grapefruit
n. 葡萄柚，西柚
oatmeal
n. 燕麦片，燕麦粥
sunny side up
蛋黄面朝上，单面煎
