旅游英语对话-Ordering Food and Drink(2)

A: I am getting thirsty and was wondering if I may order a drink.
B: Yes, I would be happy to take your drink order. We have coffee, tea, or soda¹ as well as bar drinks.
A: Do you charge for beverages³?
B: We offer nonalcoholic beverages for free. Our bar drinks are five dollars each.
A: Are we going to get fed on this flight?
B: You will get a small snack served with your beverage². We will be serving dinner about halfway⁴ through the flight.
A: Do we have a choice of what we get for dinner?
B: Tonight we have chicken, fish, or beef to choose from. You will get a chance to look at a menu a little before our mealtime.
A: Do you have vegetarian⁵ meals?
B: We serve many different meals for people with religious or dietary restrictions⁶. We do need to know about this at the time you book your flight.
 

1 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

2 beverage   

n.(水，酒等之外的)饮料

参考例句：

• The beverage is often colored with caramel.这种饮料常用焦糖染色。
• Beer is a beverage of the remotest time.啤酒是一种最古老的饮料。

3 beverages   

n.饮料( beverage的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• laws governing the sale of alcoholic beverages 控制酒类销售的法规
• regulations governing the sale of alcoholic beverages 含酒精饮料的销售管理条例

4 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

5 vegetarian   

n.素食者；adj.素食的

参考例句：

• She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
• I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。

6 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制