【在生活中學習語言】Ordering a Beverage買飲料
Ordering a Beverage
買飲料
2008年07月14日蘋果日報
對話
Customer︰I'd like a large cold green tea.
顧客︰我要大杯冰綠茶。
Clerk:Would you like ice?
店員:您要加冰塊嗎?
Customer︰Yes, please. Could you also add less sugar than usual?
顧客︰要。另外,糖可以少一點嗎?
Clerk:Sure. Is half the regular amount alright?
店員:當然。半糖可以嗎?
Customer︰Yes. That would be perfect.
顧客︰好,那太棒了。
「句」細靡遺
◎Would you like ice? 您要加冰塊嗎?
◎Is half the regular amount alright? 半糖可以嗎?
在這個崇尚自由的時代,每個人對飲料的口味、甜度、冷熱冰溫要求各有不同。如果外國遊客也想入境隨俗來一杯清涼消暑的飲料時,我們該如何詢問對方以提供同樣高品質的服務呢?別怕別怕,特調飲料之秘笈問句來也:
.Is half the regular amount alright? (半糖∕5 分冰可以嗎?)
.Is a third of the regular amount alright? (3分微甜∕少冰可以嗎?)
有些顧客喜歡直接表明自己想要的飲料口味如何搭配,這時他們可能就會這麼說:
.Can you add half as much sugar as you usually do? (可以給我半糖就好嗎?)
.I want my tea with no ice or sugar. (我的茶要去冰去糖。)
字字珠璣
◎order vi.點(餐);n.訂購
例:May I take your order?(請問可以點餐了嗎?)
◎beverage n.(水以外的)飲料
beverage 一般分為兩類:
alcoholic beverage(含酒精)和 nonalcoholic beverage(不含酒精)。
◎add vt.增加,添加(常與介詞 to 並用)
*add A to B將A加至B
例:Would you like to add some honey to your coffee?(你想加些蜂蜜在咖啡裡嗎?)
◎regular a. 正常的,一般的;規律的
例:It is important to eat at least three regular meals a day.(一天至少要有 3 餐的規律飲食很重要。)
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