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提起点菜，我们的脑海中就会不自觉地浮现出点菜的场景，但你知道如何用英语表达吗？大家可能只记得我们中学课本上学过的内容，那么今天我们来学习更丰富的英文表达，让你用英文点莱也能随心所遇。
1. May I take your order, sir? 先生，您要点菜吗？
类似表达：Are you ready to order, sir?
Could I take your order, sir?
Would you like to order, sir?
回答：Yes. May I see the menu? 是的。我可以看一下菜单吗？
No, maybe a few minutes later. I have to wait for someone now. She will come shortly. 不，也许过一会儿再点。我要等一个人，她很快就会来。
2. May I have the menu, please? 请问，我可以看一下菜单吗？
类似表达：I want to see the menu.
Give me the menu, please.
I need the menu.
Can I see the menu, please?
回答：Here you are. 给您。
Of course. 当然可以。
Here's the menu. 给您菜单。
3. What do you want to order? 你想点什么？
类似表达：What would you like to order?
Could you tell me what to order?
What do you prefer to order?
回答：I'd like to order a main course first. 我先点一个主菜。
A cup of coffee, please. 来杯咖啡。
I prefer the specialty first. 我先点一道特色菜。
I won't order until my friends arrive. 我等朋友们到了再点。
4. You can try our specialty for free today. 今天您可以免费品尝我们的特色菜。
类似表达：You can taste our specialty for free today.
You can have a taste of our specialty for free today.
5. What else would you like to order? 你还想点其他的吗？
类似表达：Anything else?
Do you want anything else?
What else do you want?
回答：That's all. Thanks. 就这些。谢谢。
No, thanks. 不需要了，谢谢。
Yeah, one more cup of coffee. 是的，再来杯咖啡。
I'd like something to drink. 我想要点喝的。
6. May I have the bill, please? 请把账单拿来好吗？
类似表达：Could you please bring me the bill?
How much should I pay?
I want the check.
Fetch me the bill, please.
回答：OK! 好的！
Wait a minute, please. 请稍等一下。
7. Let's go Dutch. 我们各付各的。
类似表达：It's better to pay separately.
It's a Dutch treat.
We pay our own bill.
We had better divide the cost.
回答：Good idea. 好主意。
I agree. 我同意。
Oh, no. It's my treat on this. 不行，这次我请客。
I will pay the bill this time. 这次我来付账。
It's on me. 我请客。
A: What would you like to order, madam?
A：您想点什么，女士？
B: I'd like to have a cup of coffee.
B：我想要一杯咖啡。
A: Anything else?
A：还要其他的吗？
B: Eh, please make it two. I almost forget to order one for my husband in advance.
B：呃，咖啡来双份。我差点忘记给我丈夫提前点一杯。
A: Good evening, sir. Can I help you?
A：晚上好，先生。我可以帮您吗？
B: Good evening. We have reserved a table for two.
B：晚上好。我们已经预订了一个两人桌。
A: This way, please. What would you like to order?
A：请这边走。您想点什么？
B: First, a main course. What main courses do you have?
B：先点一个主菜。你们这都有什么主菜？
A: Here is the menu. They are on the menu.
A：这是菜单。主菜都在上面。
A: May I have the bill, please?
A：请问，可以把账单拿给我吗？
B: OK! Here you are! 100 US dollars in all.Who will pay the bill?
B：可以！给您！总共100美元。谁来付账？
A: We go Dutch.
A：我们各付各的。
shortly [ˈʃɔ:tlɪ] adv. 很快，立刻，立即，马上
specialty [ˈspeʃəltɪ] n. 特色；特色菜；专长，专业；特点，特别事项；特性，特质； adj. 特色的；独立的；专门的
· make it two 来双份
make it two意思是将前文中提到的餐点点成双份。也可以说make it three、make it four。
· go Dutch 各付各的
go Dutch为固定用法，也可以用作go Dutch with sb，表示均摊费用，相当于share expenses with sb、it's a Dutch treat等。
现如今，越来越多的年轻人喜欢去酒吧消遣。在酒吧里，他们可以和朋友喝喝酒、聊聊天或搞庆祝活动等等。那么地道的酒吧英语该怎么说呢？让我们一起看一下吧。
1. Shall we go to the bar tonight? 今晚我们去酒吧怎么样？
类似表达：I want to go to the bar with you tonight.
Let's go to the bar tonight.
What / How about going to the bar tonight?
回答：OK! 好的！
Good idea. 好主意！
We hit upon the same idea. 我们想到一起去了。
What a coincidence! I'm also going to the bar. 真巧！我也打算去酒吧。
Why not? 为什么不呢？
Sorry, I can't. I have a very big deal at hand. 不好意思，我去不了。我手头上有非常重要的事情要做。
Unluckily! I have a stomachache. 真不凑巧！我胃不舒服。
2. May I buy you a drink tonight? 我今晚可以请你喝酒吗？
类似表达：May I offer you a drink tonight?
May I have the honor to buy you a drink?
I'd like to buy you a drink tonight.
回答：Of course! 当然可以！
Sure! 当然可以！
Certainly! 当然可以！
OK! Thanks! 好呀！谢谢！
Sorry, I have no time tonight. 抱歉，今晚我没时间。
How about making it tomorrow night? 明天晚上怎么样？
3. I want a glass of whisky. 我想来杯威士忌。
类似表达：A glass of whisky, please.
Bring me a glass of whisky, please.
Pour me a glass of whisky, please.
I'd like a glass of whisky.
I prefer a glass of whisky.
回答：OK! Wait a minute! 好的！稍等！
A few minutes. 稍等片刻！
It's been out of stock. 已经卖完了。
Sorry, no whisky. 不好意思，没有威士忌。
4. Cheers! 干杯！
类似表达：Bottoms up!
Propose a toast.
Take all of it.
5. Let's drink to the friendship! 为友谊干杯！
类似表达：Let's propose a toast to the friendship!
Let's drink a toast to the friendship!
Let's toast to the friendship!
Here's to the friendship!
Cheers for the friendship!
6. He was drunk last night. 他昨晚喝醉了。
类似表达：He got drunk last night.
He was tipsy last night.
He was not sober last night.
回答：He always drinks too much. 他总是喝多。
He is every inch a drunkard. 他就是一个彻头彻尾的酒鬼。
He is a small drinker. 他酒量小。
He always gets drunk easily. 他总是容易喝醉。
He always gets drunk quickly. 他总是很快就喝醉。
He must have drunk the heady wine. 他一定是喝了那种易使人醉的酒。
A: Hello, is that Jane speaking?
A：喂，是简吗？
B: Yes. What do you call me for?
B：是的。打电话有什么事？
A: I want to go to the bar tonight. Will you join me?
A：我今晚想去酒吧。你要跟我一起吗？
B: What a coincidence! We hit upon the same idea.
B：太巧了！我们想到一起了。
A: Hi, Mike. It's been a while.
A：嗨，迈克。好久不见。
B: Yeah. It's been five years. You've changed a lot.
B：是呀，五年了。你改变了很多。
A: We both changed. But our friendship doesn't change, right?
A：我们两个都变了。但是我们的友谊没变，不是吗？
B: I can't agree more.
B：完全同意你的说法。
A: Let's toast to the friendship.
A：让我们为友谊举杯。
B: Cheers!
B：干杯！
drunkard [ˈdrʌŋkəd] n. 酒鬼；醉汉，喝醉了的人
tipsy [ˈtɪpsɪ] adj. 喝醉的；微醉的，易醉的；歪斜的；不稳的
· hit upon the same idea 想到一块去了，想到了相同的主意
hit upon含有“偶然发现”之意，例如hit upon a solution“偶然想到一个解决办法”。
· be out of stock 卖完了的，无现货的
stock表示“（商店、超市等的）库存物”，可以用作可数名词或是不可数名词。be out of stock相当于be sold out，而be in stock则是表示相反的意义，即“有现货，有库存”。