Waitress:
Do you have a reservation, sir?

请问您订位了吗?先生,太太?
Bruce:
No, I am afraid we don’t.

没有。
Waitress:
I’m sorry. The restaurant is full now. You have to wait for about half an hour. Would you care to have a drink at the lounge until a table is available?

很抱歉,餐厅已经满座了。约要等30 分钟才会有空桌。你们介意在休息室喝点东西直至有空桌吗?
Bruce:
No,thanks. We’ll come back later. May I reserve a table for two?

不用了,谢谢。我们等一会儿再来。请替我们预定一张二人桌,可以吗?
Waitress:
Yes, of course. May I have your name, sir?

当然可以。请问先生贵姓?
Bruce:
Bruce. By the way. Can we have a table by the window?

布鲁斯。顺便,我们可以要一张靠近窗口的桌子吗?
Waitress:
We’ll try to arrange it but I can’t guarantee, sir.

我们会尽量安排,但不能保证,先生。
Bruce:
That’s fine.(Half an hour later, the couple comes back.)

我们明白了。(半小时后,布鲁斯夫妇回来了。)
Waitress:
Your table is ready, sir. Please step this way.

你们的桌子已经准备好了,先生,太太。请往这边走。