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你喜歡哪一國菜?
他們採取家庭聚會(Home Party)的方式,有時是Coffee time,大家喝咖啡、看公司錄影帶、試用產品,並互聊心得;有時是Potluck dinner,每人各帶一道菜,輪流至每位朋友家裡聚餐,可邀新人同往,邊吃邊聊,慢慢帶入話題,都有不錯的效果。
David帶了一道糖醋排骨(sweet and sour ribs),到Winnie家參加potluck dinner。
酸甜的糖醋排骨
Winnie:Dinner time. Everybody puts yours own dish on the table, please.
(晚餐時間,每位請將自己的食物放在桌上。)
Tony :Would you sit here, David? You over there, Mary. Guys, Wherever you sit.
(你坐在這裡,David. 你坐在那兒,Mary. 請大家各自取位。)
David:What a dish! They smell good.
(好棒的菜,聞起來好香。)
Winnie:What is your dish called, David?
(David你那一道菜叫啥?)
David:It's called sweet and sour ribs.
(它叫糖醋排骨。)
Winnie:Why?
(為什麼?)
David:Because it tastes sweet and sour.
(因為它嚐起來有點甜又有點酸。)
牛排幾分熟?
Winnie:Try this steak.
(試這道牛排。)
David:It's rare, medium, or well done?
(它是一分熟、五分熟還是全熟。)
Winnie:Medium
(五分熟。)
David:No, thanks. I like it well done.
(不,謝了,我喜歡全熟。)
你喜歡哪一國菜?
Winnie:Do you like American Food?
(你喜歡美國菜嗎?)
David:Yes, it's O.K. But I like Thai food more
(是的,還好,但我比較喜歡泰國菜。)
Winnie:Thai food ? What is it like?
(泰國菜,它的口味如何。)
David:Very hot, sour, and spicy
(辣辣、酸酸、口味很重。)
Winnie:It sounds all right. I think I like Chinese food a little more.
(聽起來還可以,但我想我比較喜歡中國菜多一點點。)
David:Oh, Really, Why?
(喔,真的嗎,為什麼?)
Winnie:Because it sounds not so hot. And we have many choices.
(因為它聽起來不太辣,而且我們還有多種選擇。)
David:Please, come to Taiwan. I will show you around.
(請到台灣來,我將帶你四處吃看看。)
Winnie:Great! I'd love to.
(太棒了,我愛死了。)
(出處/直銷世紀雜誌第97期,2001/01/1)
