Eating out 去餐馆吃饭

• eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant 在一家餐馆吃（午/晚）饭/进餐/碰面
• go (out)/take sb (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal 去/带某人去（外面）吃午饭/吃晚饭/用餐
• have a meal with sb 与某人一起吃饭
• make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada) （以山田的名字）预订座位
• reserve/ (especially BrE) book a table for six 预订一张坐六人的桌子
• ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window 要一张两人桌/靠窗的桌子

In the restaurant 在餐馆

• wait to be seated 等待就座
• show sb to their table 把某人引到桌旁
• sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter 坐在角落/窗边/吧台边/柜台边
• hand sb/give sb the menu/wine list 把菜单/酒水单递给某人
• open/read/study/peruse the menu 打开/看/仔细看菜单
• the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children's menu/an extensive wine list 这餐馆有一个三道菜的套餐/儿童菜单/丰富的酒水单
• taste/sample/try the wine 品尝葡萄酒
• the waiter takes your order 服务生帮你点餐
• order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (BrE) speciality/ (especially NAmE) specialty 点当日例汤/一道特色菜/餐馆特色菜
• serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee 端上/吃完第一道菜/开胃菜/主菜/甜点；端上/喝完咖啡
• complain about the food/the service/your meal 抱怨食物/服务/饭菜不好
• enjoy your meal 享用饭菜

Paying 结账

• pay/ask for (especially BrE) the bill/ (NAmE) the check 付账；要求结账
• pay for/treat sb to dinner/lunch/the meal 付晚饭/午饭/饭钱；请某人吃晚饭/午饭/饭
• service is (not) included 不含服务费
• give sb/leave (sb) a tip 给某人小费

• People use the words dinner, lunch, supper and tea in different ways depending on which English-speaking country they come from. In Britain it may also depend on which part of the country or which social class a person comes from. 来自不同英语国家的人使用 dinner、lunch、supper 和 tea 的方式各不相同。在英国，这些词的用法按某人来自的地区和社会阶层而有所区别。
• A meal eaten in the middle of the day is usually called lunch. If it is the main meal of the day it may also be called dinner in BrE, especially in the north of the country. 午餐通常叫作 lunch，但在英式英语中，尤其在英国北部，如果是一天的主餐，亦可叫作 dinner。
• A main meal eaten in the evening is usually called dinner, especially if it is a formal meal. Supper is also an evening meal, but more informal than dinner and usually eaten at home. It can also be a late meal or something to eat and drink before going to bed. 晚上的主餐，尤其是正式用餐，通常叫作 dinner。supper 亦为晚餐，但不如 dinner 正式，而且一般在家里吃，亦可指较晚的晚餐或睡前夜宵。
• In BrE, tea is a light meal in the afternoon with sandwiches, cakes, etc. and a cup of tea. 在英式英语中，tea 指下午的茶点，包括三明治、糕点等和一杯茶：◆a cream tea 奶油茶点 It can also be a main meal eaten early in the evening, especially by children. * tea 亦可指傍晚主餐，尤指孩子傍晚食用的：◆What time do the kids have their tea? 孩子们什么时候用傍晚主餐？
• As a general rule, if dinner is the word someone uses for the meal in the middle of the day, they probably call the meal in the evening tea or supper. If they call the meal in the middle of the day lunch, they probably call the meal in the evening dinner. 一般说来，若午餐叫 dinner，晚餐则大多叫 tea 或 supper。如果午餐叫 lunch，晚餐则大多叫 dinner。
• Brunch, a combination of breakfast and lunch, is becoming more common, especially as a meal where your guests serve themselves. * brunch 是早餐和午餐合二为一的早午餐，如今日趋普遍，尤为自助餐形式。