白领口语应急80主题 职场交往57 请客吃饭

57．请客吃饭

常用应急场景

范例一：Invite you hotpot

I am thinking about inviting¹ you to a dinner. When would you have time? And what kind of food do you fancy?

That would be great. I am really in the mood for a spicy² hotpot. Any special reason for the invitation?

To thank you for helping³ me at work last week. If you would not have been so kind, I would not have been able to pick my parents from the airport. You really did me a big favor. Thank you so much.

It was my pleasure. How about this evening? I feel very hungry now.

Fine, I know a good hotpot place in the downtown area, food there is pretty spicy too. Shall we try that one?

Ok with me. You are the boss. I will meet you downstairs after work.

范例二：There is restaurants

Have you noticed the Mexican restaurant on the other side of this street?

You mean the one with the yellow bricks? But last time I saw it, it wasn’t really in business yet. I saw some people inside furnishing the rooms. Is it open now?

Yes, someone give me a pamphlet introducing the restaurant and its business hours when I passed by this morning.

So, let’s have a try. My treat.

Great, I like the idea of trying some new food.

Good for you. Today we have more chances to try some new food because there are now many new form restaurants in our city coming from places all over the world.

Also some traditional Chinese food, like noodles and dumpling are marketed in modern ways with improved food quality. I heard this year, the government has imposed very stringent⁴ inspection⁵ on the hi-gene conditions restaurants and suppliers of food are also under tighter control.

For sure all the customers will benefit from this.

1 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

2 spicy   

adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的

参考例句：

• The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
• Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 stringent   

adj.严厉的；令人信服的；银根紧的

参考例句：

• Financiers are calling for a relaxation of these stringent measures.金融家呼吁对这些严厉的措施予以放宽。
• Some of the conditions in the contract are too stringent.合同中有几项条件太苛刻。

5 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。