“下馆子”必须明白的四件事(双语)

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    2010年07月05日 14:23   国际在线
   
“下馆子”必须明白的四件事(图)
　　At a lot of restaurants, the special is whatever they need to sell before it goes bad. Especially watch out for the soup of the day. If it contains fish or if it’s some kind of "gumbo," it's probably the stuff they're trying to get rid of。

　　在很多餐馆里，他们着急要卖掉要坏掉的食物。所以要特别注意当天的汤，如果里面有鱼或者秋葵，那可能就是他们想立马处理掉。

　　never ask for lemon in a drink. Everybody touches them. Nobody washes them. They just peel the stickers off, cut them up, and throw them in your iced tea。

　　绝对不要在饮料里加柠檬，因为每个人都摸过这些柠檬，却没人清洗过。他们只是剥下来然后切成片，就扔到了你的冰茶里。

　　If a server doesn’t like you, he might try to embarrass you in front of your business associate or date by bringing your credit card back and saying, "Do you have another card? This one didn’t go through."

　　如果一个服务生讨厌你的话，他会想办法在你同伴面前羞辱你，他会把你的信用卡拿回来说：“你还有其他的卡吗，这个不能用。”

　　People think that just because your food took a long time, it's the server's fault. Nine times out of ten, it's the kitchen。

　　人们总是以为你的菜上的慢是因为做起来费时间，其实是服务的原因。十有八九是厨房怠慢的原因。