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Conversation:

A: Excuse me, waiter?

不好意思，服务员先生？

B: Yes sir? What can I do for you?

您好，请问有什么可以帮您？

A: I've been sitting here for the past twenty minutes and no one has offered me a glass of water, brought any bread to the table and our appetizers haven't been served yet! You know, in this kind of establishment, I'd expect much better service.

我已经在这儿坐20分钟了，也没有人帮我倒杯水，没人给我们上点儿面包。我们点的餐到现在还没上。你知道吗？我原本还期待在这样的餐厅能得到好一些的服务。

B: I'm sorry, sir. I'll check on your order right away.

不好意思先生，我马上为您确认您的菜单。

C: Relax honey, the place is busy tonight, and I've heard the food is amazing. Anyway...

别生气，亲爱的。今晚人这么多，但是我听说这儿的东西很美味的。不管怎样...

B: Here you are, sir. The foie gras for the lady and a mushroom soup for you. 

先生您好，这是您点的餐。这是这位女士的鹅肝酱，这是您的蘑菇汤。

A: Waiter, I ordered a cream of mushroom soup with asparagus. This soup is obviously too runny and it's over-seasoned. It's completely inedible. 

服务员，我点的是芦笋奶油蘑菇汤，你给我上的分明是水，这是过期的，这完全不能入口。

B: Okay, I do apologize for that. Can I bring you another soup or would you like to order something else?

好的，真的很抱歉，我在给你换一份吗？或者您要点其他的？

A: Take this foie gras back as well. It's rubbery and completely overcooked. And look at the portion size. How can you charge twenty five dollars for a sliver of duck liver?

把这鹅肝酱也撤回去，跟橡胶似的，完全煮过头了。你再看看这分量，这一丁点儿鹅肝就要25美元？

B: Right away, sir...

先生，我马上帮您撤掉。

C: Honey, come on! The foie gras was fine, why are you making such a big deal? Are you trying to get our meal comped again?

亲爱的，好了。鹅肝酱挺好的，你为什么非要小题大做？你这是又想免费吃晚餐吗？

A: What do you mean? We're paying for this. If I'm shelling out my hard earned bucks, I expect value for money!

你什么意思？我们付了钱的。要是我付出我辛苦赚来的钱，我希望能够花得值。

C: Here you are, sir. I hope it is all right now. The chef has prepared it especially for you.

这是您的餐，先生。希望这次能让您满意，这是我们厨师特别为您准备的。

Pronunciation:

can I→naɪ

has offered→zɔː

brought any→de

glass of→sə

and our→naʊ

in this kind of→nɪ;də

check on→kɑː

right away→də

place is→sɪ

food is amazing→dɪzə

ordered a→də

cream of→mə

soup is obviously→pɪzɑ

I ordered a cream of→də;mə

with asparagus→ðə

This soup is obviously→pɪzɑː

and it's over-seasoned→nɪ;tsəʊ

do apologize→wə

bring you anothe→wə

would you→dʒu

take this→kɪ

back as well→kə

look at→kə

for a sliver of→rə;rə

come on→mɑː

such a→tʃə

get our→daʊ

comped again→də

it is all right→dɪzɔː

prepared it→dɪ