美国留学新生落地,又没时间又没经验自己做饭,免不了吃快餐对付一阵子,有的人还要对付好一阵子甚至几年。这里简要介绍常见快餐和部分吃饭相关的英语。
吃饭相关英语
For here or to go堂吃还是外卖
Do you have drinks to go withthat赙赠饮料
Is that all/Anything else– Nothat’s it.
Here/there you go. 递东西给对方。
You are all set. 在找钱完毕后可能别人这样说,然后你可以收好东西在一边等你的外卖了。
How are you going to pay/Chargeor debit/Credit or debit
drive through/drive by 开车在窗口order和取东西。
Have you finished or are you stillworking on it侍者上来准备收盘子的时候问,回答是I’m done. 或I’m still working on it.
I need a tad of salt please. 就要一点点盐。
饿了 I’m hungry/starving/starved
吃饱了 I am full/stuffed/up to my throat/up to my ears加比划
钱的说法: Penny= 1 cent,Nickel = 5 cents,Dime = 10 cents,Quarter= 25 cents,Sliver dollar = 1 dollar/buck,ten thousand = ten grand = ten large
Cream or sugar
Both / Please./I want it black./Two sugars andtwo cream.
Let's grab something to eat!快餐Let's go get some grub.
难吃 Yuck/icky/ew/ vs. 好吃 Yum/yummy/delicious
One pitcher,cheap stuff. 给我一壶最便宜的(啤酒)。其他点啤酒直接叫牌子:Bud light,Guinness,Budweiser。
Taco bell 一些东西的读法:西班牙语的食物读法跟英语很不一样,最好查字典。J 一般是h 的音,l不发音,重音位置也不一样。
Taco,burrito(重音在i),tortilla(ll不发音),nachos,Mexicon pizza,fajita(j读h),chipotle(重音在o,结尾的le读ley),gordita(重音i),quesadillas(kah-se-dia,重音i,t不发音),chalupa(重音lu),tortada,pinto品脱豆,enchilada(重音la)
fish & chips
这里的chips是跟frenchfries一样的炸土豆条。商店塑料包装袋里面的chips是脆的零食,有土豆的,也有面粉的,玉米粉的,蔬菜片等。
早餐鸡蛋:scrambled(炒散),煮boiled,光说fried是不行的,要说sunny-side-up(煎一面),over(两面煎),"over-easy/easy-over"(两面煎,但蛋黄仍然呈流体状).
Hash browns 是切细碎的土豆丝煎炒。
Biscuit 国内从前翻译成饼干,但是其实是种干干软软的饼,切开后里面加黄油或者其他东西。
如果有left over 可以要一个doggy bag,或者说Can I have these to go please.
餐馆里结帐可以说
(May I have the)check please