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自助餐越来越盛行，尤其是对年轻人而言。在自助餐厅，你可以自己选菜，想吃什么就拿什么，吃多少取多少，绝对是吃货的天堂。那么在自助餐厅里，很多用语怎么用英文来表达呢？下面我们来一起学习一下。
1. It's a good choice to go to the buffet. 去自助餐厅是一个很不错的选择。
类似表达：It's better to go to the buffet.
How about going to the buffet?
What about going to the buffet?
Will you join me to go to the buffet?
I'd like to go to the buffet.
回答：Good idea! 好主意！
Let's go together! 我们一起去吧！
Why not? 为什么不去？
I don't think so. 我不这样认为。
Such a terrible idea! 糟糕的主意！
2. Don't take too much meat and I am on a diet. 不要拿太多肉，我在节食。
类似表达：Don't take too much meat and I want to lose weight.
Don't fetch too much meat and I don't want to gain weight.
Don't take too much meat and I don't want to gain weight.
Don't fetch too much meat and I don't want to put on weight.
3. You should stand in queue to take food. 你应该排队拿取食物。
类似表达：You should queue for food.
You ought to be lined up for food.
You ought to stand in line for food.
You have to fall in line for food.
4. What kind of food would you like? 你喜欢什么食物？
类似表达：What kind of food do you prefer?
What kind of food would you like to have?
What do you want to eat?
What kind of food do you eat?
回答：Anything. 什么都可以。
Whatever. 无论什么都行。
I like pizza. 我喜欢比萨。
I prefer bacon. 我喜欢培根。
I have a sweet tooth, so I like cakes. 我喜欢吃甜食，所以我喜欢吃蛋糕。
I have no appetite, so I don't want eat anything. 我没胃口，什么都不想吃。
5. How does the steak taste? 牛排尝起来怎么样？
类似表达：What does the steak taste like?
How do you think of the steak?
What do you think of the steak like?
回答：It tastes delicious. 尝起来很好吃。
It tastes nice. 尝起来不错。
It tastes good. 尝起来不错。
It's quite tasty. 很可口。
It's highly palatable. 超级好吃。
So-so. 一般般。
It tastes terrible. 太难吃了。
It tastes horrible. 超级难吃。
It's yucky. 不好吃。
A little salty. 有点咸。
6. Don't waste food. 不要浪费食物。
类似表达：Stop wasting food.
You shouldn't waste food.
It's not good to waste food.
Never waste food.
回答：Sorry! I won't do that any more. 抱歉！我再也不会了。
I'm so sorry that I have taken too much. 不好意思，我拿的太多了。
OK! 好的！
A: I'm really happy that you buy me dinner—the buffet. Thank you so much!
A：你请我吃自助晚餐，我真的很开心。非常感谢你！
B: Don't mention it. I have promised it to you before. What would you like to have?
B：不用谢。我之前答应过你的。你想吃什么？
A: You know that I have a sweet tooth.
A：你知道的，我喜欢吃甜食。
A: What happened? What made you fly into a rage?
A：怎么了？什么事儿让你大发雷霆？
B: The man cut in the line to take the bacon. I'm really irritated.
B：那个人插队拿培根。我真的被激怒了。
A: Cool down! Forget it. Let's eat. Eh,what does the bacon taste like?
A：消消气！不提那事儿了。我们开吃吧。呃，培根尝起来怎么样？
B: A little salty. How does your steak taste?
B：有点咸。你的牛排味道怎么样？
A: Tasty. You can also fetch some steak over there.
A：很好吃。你也可以到那边取一些。
B: Thank you!
B：谢谢！
palatable [ˈpælətəbl] adj. 美味的，可口的；可接受的；宜人的
appetite [ˈæpɪtaɪt] n. 胃口，食欲；欲望；嗜好，爱好
· have a sweet tooth 喜欢吃甜食
have a sweet tooth为固定搭配，从字面意义上来看，是“有一颗甜的牙齿”，引申义为“喜欢吃甜食”。如果想表达“非常喜欢吃甜食”，就可以说“have a big sweet tooth”。
· fly into a rage 勃然大怒，暴跳如雷，大发脾气
fly into a rage表示生气的过程，be in a rage表示生气的状态。与rage相关的名词词组是a gust of rage，也表示“勃然大怒”。