What do you recommend? (有什么菜可以推荐的吗?)

The seafood is good here. (我们店的海鲜很可口。)

Do you have any local specialties? *local “这一地区的”，specialty “特色，特产”。 您这儿有什么地方风味吗?

我要一份牛排。

I'd like a steak.

How would you like it?要几成熟的? 或者说How would you like it done?

Well-done, please. 烤熟点。

rare“三成熟(中嫩的)”，medium rare 四成熟

medium “五成熟的，半成熟”，medium well 七成熟

well-done “全熟的，八成熟”。

请做得清淡些。

Can you make it mild?

套餐里包括咖啡吗?

Is coffee included with this meal?

请给我来一杯咖啡。

I'd like a cup of coffee, please.

您喝什么样的咖啡?

How do you like your coffee? *这样询问是表示“咖啡里要加糖和牛奶吗?”

Black will be fine.清咖，谢谢

Just sugar, please.只加糖

Just cream, please.只加奶

With cream and sugar, please. (放牛奶和糖的。)

How Would you like the egg? 鸡蛋您要怎么样的？

蛋的回答方法是 1. Scramble 炒蛋 2. Sunny side up 只煎一面的荷包蛋, (这句话很有意思, 因为荷包蛋像太阳, 所以用 sunny side 来形容) 3, Sunny side down 二面都煎或是 ease over.

白煮蛋的话也分二种, 一种叫 soft boil 一种叫 hard boil. 所谓的 soft boil 是指让蛋黄的部份还有点液体状, 而 hard boil 则是指整个的蛋黄都煮成固体状的。

表示埋怨

这咖啡不够热。

This coffee is not hot enough.

This coffee is lukewarm.

面包没烤透。

This bread is soggy. *soggy “面包等没有烤透的”状态。

这土豆片变味了。

These potato chips are stale. *stale也可用来表示面包等“不新鲜”、“走味”、“有霉味的”。

These potato chips are soft.

这牛奶酸了。

This milk is sour.

This milk is sour. (这牛奶酸了。)

I'll buy more today. (今天我再买点吧。)

这咖啡太苦了。

This coffee tastes bitter.

This coffee is bitter.

这肉太老。

This meat is tough.

This meat is tender. (这肉挺嫩。)

味很重。

This has a strong flavor.

This has a weak flavor. (味道淡。)

太咸了。

It's too salty.

太油腻。

It's too greasy.

It's too oily.

太烫了。

It's too hot. *语气上是“太烫了”。

It's too cold. (太凉了。)

我的嘴都麻了。

My mouth is burning. *吃了辣椒或芥末等辛辣的东西时。burn除了“燃烧”、“烧焦”以外，还有“嘴和舌头都麻木了”的意思。