Waiter: Good evening. Do you have a reservation?
Tom: No, we don't.
Waiter: How many people are you together?
Tom: Just two persons.
Waiter: Would you like to sit in smoking section, non-smoking section or whatever comes open first?
Tom: We prefer non-smoking section.
Waiter: Awfully sorry, there are no vacancies left now. Would you like to wait for a moment?
Tom: How long a wait do you think there'll be?
Waiter: About eight minutes, I think.
Tom: OK, we will wait a while.
(Ten minutes later)
Waiter: I'm sorry for making you wait for so long. Now there is a table available in non-smoking section. Please follow me.
Tom: Thank you.
Waiter: This is menu. Are you ready to order now?
Tom: Sorry, we haven't decided yet. Could you please give us a little longer?
Waiter: No problem.
Tom: Well, I think I would like to have a shrimp cocktail and the tomato sausage soup first. How about you, Jones.
Jones: The same for me, please.
Waiter: Yes, sir.
Jones: What main dish would you like, Tom?
Tom: Well, I'd like the sole, please.
Jones: I'll have the sirloin steak.
Waiter: Yes. What would you like to drink?
Jones: Red wine for me. And you, Tom?
Tom: I think I'll have beer.
Jones: One goblet of red wine and one bottle of beer, please.
Waiter: Would you like a dessert?
Jones: What special kind of desserts do you have?
Waiter: Lemon pie, hot cake in syrup, chocolate sundae and custard pudding.
Tom: Well, I think we'll order after we finish the main course.
Waiter: All right, I'll bring the soup right away.

飯店用餐

侍者：晚上好。您約定座位了嗎？
湯姆：沒有。
侍者：你們一共多少人？
湯姆：就兩位。
侍者：你們要抽煙區還是非抽煙區，或是有空位就行？
湯姆：我們要非抽煙區。
侍者：十分抱歉，現在在非抽煙區還暫時沒有座位。您能稍等一會嗎？
湯姆：我們要等多長時間？
侍者：大約八分鐘，我想。
湯姆：好吧，那我們就等一會兒。
（八分鐘之后）
侍者：非常抱歉讓你們等了這么久。現在在非抽煙區有空位了。請跟我來。
湯姆：謝謝。
侍者：這是菜單。您現在可以點菜了嗎？
湯姆：對不起，我們還沒決定要點什么，你再等一下好嗎？
侍者：沒問題。
湯姆：我想先點一個蝦仁杯和一個番茄紅腸湯。你呢，瓊斯？
瓊斯：我也要同樣的。
侍者：好的，先生。
瓊斯：你喜歡什么主菜，湯姆？
湯姆：我想吃炸板魚。
瓊斯：請給我一客牛腰肉排。
侍者：是。那么喝些什么呢？
瓊斯：我喝紅葡萄酒，你呢？
湯姆：我喝啤酒。
瓊斯：請拿一杯紅葡萄酒和一瓶啤酒。
侍者：要不要甜食？
瓊斯：你們有什么特色甜品？
侍者：檸檬派，糖油煎餅，巧克力圣代和奶油布丁。
湯姆：等我們吃過主菜再點吧。
侍者：好的，湯馬上就會上來。