熱愛美食嗎?那你怎么可以不學“美食英語”!用餐是每天必不可少的活動,與家人吃飯可以很隨意;和老外一起吃飯呢?在異國他鄉用餐呢?
我們擔心 menu (菜單)看不懂,不知在餐廳場景里說點什么?更擔心因不了解 table manner (餐桌禮儀)而鬧出洋相。也許你的腦子里只有諸如 “delicious, tasty, yummy” 幾個詞,也許你只會埋頭悶吃而不敢言。
01
外出用餐 Eating out
首先
當你厭倦了每日的工作餐和家常菜
想和朋友eating out換換口味時
你會怎么說呢?
TouchStone的Speaking Strategy
為你準備了以下五大高頻建議句型
Shall we go out for dinner?
What about having Thai food?
We could try that for a change.
I’ve got an idea.
Let’s try that then.
02
討論餐點 Talking about a meal
接下來
當你還沉醉在昨晚的法式大餐時
你會興致勃勃地和同事描述些什么呢?
TouchStone巧妙地以聽力和口語的交叉練習模式
教會你How to talk about a meal
其實,在談及所享大餐時
老外經常遵照如下的邏輯線
1
去餐廳的時間
When did you last go to a restaurant?
2
餐廳類型
What type of restaurant was it?
3
菜品
Did you have a starter/ main course/ dessert? What was it?
開胃菜,主菜,甜品分別點了什么?
在這個層次上,你可以沿用這個句型:
For a starter I had… For a main course I had… For dessert I had…
4
菜的食材
What’s it made with?
5
你對菜的評價
Did you enjoy it?
你可以說:
Last night I went to an Italian restaurant. For a main course, I had spaghetti Bolognese. It was very good. It’s made with beef and tomatoes.
昨晚我去了意大利餐廳。主菜我選了意大利肉醬面。非常好吃。看起來這道美味是用牛肉和番茄做的。
Last week I went to a French restaurant. For dessert, I had crème brulee. It was really sweet. It’s made with vanilla and cream.
上周我去了家法國料理餐廳。我選了法式焦糖燉蛋作甜品。里面有香草和奶油,真的非常甜哦!