Dialogue 3

May I take you order now?

你们可以点菜了吗？

Yes,I think we're ready to order.Elizabeth,what would you like to have?

行，我想我们可以点菜了。伊丽莎白，你想来点什么？

I haven't made up my mind yet.You order first,Donald.

我还没决定呢。唐纳德，你先点吧。

All right.I'll start with chicken soup.Then I wnat a steak,medium rare.

好的。我先来个鸡汤，然后要一份牛排，嫩一点。

I'll have a baked potato,green beans and an egg salad.

要一份烤土豆片，青豆和一份鸡蛋色拉。

I'll order dessert later.

待会儿我再要点甜食。

Yes,sir.And you,miss?What would you like to have?

好的，先生。您呢，小姐？您想吃点什么？

I can't decide.I don't see anything I really like.

我拿不定主意。我没有看到什么我真正喜欢的菜。

There are over thirty dishes to select from,miss.

小姐，这儿有三十多种菜供您选择呢。

There ought to be something you like,Elizabeth.

伊丽莎白，这儿应该有你喜欢的。

Well,I guess so.But I only see food that I don't like.

大概有吧。可我看到的尽是些我不喜欢的菜。

I don't care for chicken and I can't stand fish.

我不喜欢吃鸡肉，鱼也不合我的口味。

Do you have any oysters?

有牡蛎吗？

No,miss.I'm afraid not.How about some other seafood?

没有，小姐。恐怕没有。别的海鲜怎么样？

Oysters are the only seafood I like.I dislike the rest.

海鲜中我只喜欢牡蛎，其它的都不喜欢。

I wish I could think of something for you.

真希望我能为你想出什么菜来。

May I suggest cream of tomato soup,steak with mushroom gravy,

我给您推荐几个菜吧:奶油西红柿汤，蘑菇汁牛排，

aspara-gus,and buttered cauliflower.

芦笋，黄油花椰菜。

For dessert-strawberry pie with icecream?

至于甜食，冰激凌草莓馅饼您看怎么样？