T:

Hello, everyone! Today is the opening day of my 888 restaurant. I’m the manager. You’re all welcome and I will give you discount, of course. Ha ha, here comes a foreigner. He will be my first customer. Hello, hello. Please come in. We have the best Chinese food.

大家好！今天是我888饭店开张。我是饭店经理。欢迎大家光临，当然，我会有优惠。哈哈，来了一个老外，他是我的第一个顾客。你好，你好，请进。我们这里有最好的中餐。

E:

Best Chinese food and you speak English! That’s wonderful. I haven’t eaten for two days just because I can’t speak Chinese and I couldn’t read the menu.

最好的中餐，你还说英语，太好了。我两天没吃饭了，就是因为我不会讲中文，我也读不懂菜单。

T:

Don’t worry. My menu is in both Chinese and English.

别担心，我的菜单是中英对照的。

E:

That’s even better!

这更棒了！

T:

Here’s the menu, sir.

先生，给您菜单。

E:

I want to have some real Chinese food. Maybe you can recommend some.

我要尝尝地道的中餐。也许你能推荐几种。

T:

Well, the Red Lion Head is pretty famous and it tastes great.

“红色的狮子脑袋（红烧狮子头）”很有名，味道非常好。

E:

What? Lion head? Are you kidding? That’s illegal.

什么？狮子的脑袋？你开什么玩笑，这可是违法的。

T:

Never mind. What do you like?

算了，您要点什么呢？

E:

Oh, I’m starving. Anything will be fine except lion head. Well, I like chicken. Let’s see what chicken dishes you have. What is this? Unmarried chicken?

我饿坏了。只要不是狮子的脑袋什么都行。我喜欢吃鸡。我看看你们有什么这类的菜。这是什么？“没有结婚的鸡（童子鸡）”？

T:

Oh come on. That’s obvious. It’s chicken that’s unmarried. Alright, forget it. Can you take spicy food?

噢，得了，这多显而易见呀，就是没有结婚的鸡嘛。别管它了。你能吃辣的吗？

E:

No problem.

没问题。

T:

Ok, how about this Sharp Chili Tiger Skin?

那这个“用老虎皮包着的尖辣椒（虎皮尖椒）”如何？

E:

What? Tiger Skin? You must be crazy? First lion and then tiger! Are you animal killers? I don’t want to be a criminal.

什么？老虎皮？你疯了吗？先是狮子，然后是老虎！你是动物杀手吗？我可不想当罪犯。

T:

What are you talking about? It’s just green pepper. Maybe some hungry frogs?

你说什么呢，这就是青椒。也许尝尝“饥饿的青蛙（馋嘴蛙）”？

E:

Hungry frogs? Am I going to eat them or are they going to eat me? Can I have something normal, please?

“饥饿的青蛙”？到底是我吃它们还是它们吃我呀？我们来点正常的菜行吗？

T:

OK, how about Four Glad Meatballs?

好吧，“四个高兴的肉丸子（四喜丸子）”如何？

E:

I don’t want to see meatballs with smiling faces on my dinner plate. I’ll skip the main dish. Just give me some dessert.

我可不想看到带着笑脸的肉丸子出现在我的餐盘上。我不吃主食了，给我来个甜品吧。

T:

Well, we have the typical Beijing snack, Rolling Donkey.

那我们有典型的北京小吃“翻滚着的驴（驴打滚）”。

E:

Oh dear, animal again! I’ve had enough. I don’t want to be arrested in your restaurant. I’d rather be starving. Bye-bye.

噢，又是动物！我受够了。我不想在你的餐厅里被抓起来。我宁可饿着。再见。