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English · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 19

At the restaurant 在餐厅

餐点和在餐厅点餐。这里的重点是冠词——a、an、the——许多语言(如韩语)没有。辅音前用 A(a coffee),元音前用 AN(an hour),特定或已知的用 THE(the menu,the waiter)。别省略!礼貌点餐:I'd like a coffee。Can I have the menu, please? 新词:food、breakfast、lunch、dinner、restaurant、menu、order、waiter、coffee、tea。

menu or the menu? — menu 还是 the menu?

  1. Emma Minsu, what do you want? 民秀,你想要什么?
  2. Minsu Can I have menu? 可以给我菜单吗?(口误:英语需要冠词——应说 "the menu")
  3. Emma You need "the": Can I have the menu? 要加 "the":Can I have the menu?
  4. Minsu Oh, can I have the menu and a coffee? 哦,可以给我菜单和一杯咖啡吗?

Ready to order — 准备点餐

  1. Waiter Good afternoon. Are you ready to order? 下午好。您准备好点餐了吗?
  2. Emma Yes. I'd like the lunch and a tea, please. 好。我想要午餐和一杯茶,谢谢。
  3. Waiter Of course. Here's the menu. 当然。这是菜单。
  4. Emma Thank you. 谢谢。
food

noun 食物

breakfast

noun 早餐

lunch

noun 午餐

dinner

noun 晚餐

restaurant

noun 餐厅

menu

noun 菜单

order

verb 点(餐)

waiter

noun 服务员

coffee

noun 咖啡

tea

noun

冠词:a / an / the

Explanation

英语几乎总在单数可数名词前放一个小词——冠词。辅音音前用 A:a coffee,a menu,a waiter。元音音前用 AN:an hour,an apple(看的是发音,所以 "an hour" 因为 "h" 不发音)。双方都知道是哪一个时用 THE:Can I have the menu?(这桌上的那份),The waiter is here。许多语言(如韩语)没有冠词,所以学习者会省略——但在英语里 "I'd like a coffee" 才是自然说法。点餐:I'd like a coffee, please。

Examples

  • I'd like a coffee, please. 我想要一杯咖啡,谢谢。
  • Can I have the menu, please? 可以给我菜单吗?
  • I study for an hour and then I eat lunch. 我学习一个小时,然后吃午餐。
  • The waiter brings the food. 服务员端来食物。

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