實用情景口語第4課:打電話預定餐廳位子
La Lanterna Restaurant: Good evening, La Lanterna. May I help you?
Shelly Jackson: Good evening. I’d like to make a dinner reservation for this Friday, the 8th.
La Lanterna Restaurant: Alright, just a moment please and I’ll check our reservations book.Okay, how many people are there in your party?
Shelly Jackson: There’ll be six, four adults and two children.
La Lanterna Restaurant: What time would you like the reservation for?
Shelly Jackson: 6:30,please.
La Lanterna Restaurant: Alright, and what is your name?
Shelly Jackson: It’s Shelly Jackson.
La Lanterna Restaurant: OK, Ms. Jackson. So, that’s a party reservation for six, Friday, the 8th at 6:30.
Shelly Jackson: Yes, that’s right. Thank you very much.
La Lanterna Restaurant: You’re welcome. See you this Friday.
1.I’d like to make a dinner reservation for this Friday, the 8th.我想要訂這個星期五，也就是8號的晚餐位子。
[口語拓展] I’d like to reserve a table for dinner for this Friday, the 8th.
I’d like to book a table for dinner for this Friday, the 8th.
我想要訂這個星期五， 8號的晚餐位子。
預定的動詞是reserve,所以reserve+某物品活着make a+某物品+reservation 都是表示預定的意思。例如：
reserve a hotel-room /make a hotel room reservation
預定旅館房間
reserve a concert ticket/make a concert ticket reservation
預定演唱會門票
2. Okay, how many people are there in your party? 沒問題，請問你們有幾位？
[語句功能] 這裏的party指的是你們這羣人的意思。
[口語拓展] how many people are there for the reservation? 請問預定幾位？
For how many people? 請問有幾位？
For how many? 請問有幾位？
3. Alright, and what is your name? 好的，請問您的名字是？
[語句功能] 一般正式一點的參訂還會要求預約的客人留下電話，以便在他們沒有在預訂時間出現時，口語先電話聯絡，再決定是否將預約卻小讓給別的客人。
[口語拓展] …and the reservation is under what name?
…and you’d like to book the table under what name?
請問要用誰的名字來預約呢？
4. See you this Friday.
期待您這個星期五的光臨。
[口語拓展] Look forward to seeing you this Friday.
Look forward to your visit this Friday.
期待您這個星期五的光臨。
參考譯文：
蘭登那餐廳服務人員：晚安，這裏是蘭登那餐廳，您需要什麼呢？
謝利•傑克遜：晚安，我想要訂位。這個禮拜五，也是就是8號的晚餐。
蘭登那餐廳服務人員：好的，請稍等一下，我查一下我們的預約薄。沒問題，請問你們有幾位？
謝利•傑克遜：六位，四個大人和兩個小孩。
蘭登那餐廳服務人員：請問你的訂位要從幾點開始呢？
謝利•傑克遜：六點半。
蘭登那餐廳服務人員：好的，請問您的姓名？
謝利•傑克遜：謝利•傑克遜。
蘭登那餐廳服務人員：好的，傑克遜小姐。爲您預訂了6位，8號，禮拜五，晚上6點半。
謝利•傑克遜：是的，非常感謝你。
蘭登那餐廳服務人員：不客氣，期待您禮拜五的光臨。
