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Sir, can I help you?
先生.需要点什么吗
Your wife just texted you,possibly her contractions have started.
你妻子刚给你发了短信,可能是宫缩已经开始了
Excuse me, sir.
借过.先生
Oh, sir, I am so, so sorry.Er, please, let me just go to the kitchen and dry that off for you.
先生.真是太抱歉了,请让我拿去厨房帮您弄干
Finished with that, sir? Allow me to take it for you.
用完了吗.先生.我来帮您收一下
Madam, can I suggest you look at this menu,It's completely identical.
女士.请您改看这份菜单.内容完全是一样的
Can I help you with anything, sir?
要来点什么吗.先生
Hi, yeah, I'm looking for a bottle of champagne. A good one.
是的.我想要一瓶好香槟
Hmm, well, these are all excellent vintages, sir.
这些都是陈年佳酿.先生
Oh, it's not really my area, what do you suggest?
我对这方面不大了解.你有什么推荐的吗
Well, you cannot possibly go wrong,but if you'd like my personal recommendation...
选哪个都没问题,不过您要我推荐一种的话
This last one on the list is a favourite of mine.
最末这款是我的最爱
It is, you might in fact say, like a face from the past.
这款酒的滋味宛如往事
Great. I'll have that one please.
好.那我就点这种了
It is familiar, but with the quality of surprise!
口味熟悉.却暗含着惊喜
Well, surprise me.
那就给我个惊喜吧
I'm certainly endeavouring to, sir.
我正在努力呢.先生

妙语佳句

Reservation
n.保留；预订，预约；保留地，专用地

After three days, the strikers' demands were met almost without reservation.
3天以后，罢工人员的要求几乎全部得到了满足。
Accommodation is restricted so a reservation is essential.
铺位有限，所以有必要进行预订。
Seventeen thousand Indians live in Arizona on a reservation.
1。7万印第安人生活在亚利桑那州的保留地。

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Hospitality
n.殷勤好客；招待，款待；（气候，环境等的）宜人，适宜

Every visitor to Georgia is overwhelmed by the kindness, charm and hospitality of the people.
来到佐治亚州的每位游客都被当地人的善良、可爱和热情好客所深深打动。
A few of us in the press were there, goggle-eyed at the lavish hospitality.
我们几位记者当时在那里，眼馋地看着丰盛的茶点。

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Enlist (pp. & pt. enlisted)
vt.征募；赢得…的支持或合作；赞助
vi.应募，入伍；积极参与

He enlisted as a private in the Mexican War...
在墨西哥战争中他参军成为一名二等兵。
I had to cut down a tree and enlist the help of seven neighbours to get it out of the garden!...
我不得不砍掉一棵树，并叫来7位邻居帮忙把树抬出花园！


剧情百科

回来伦敦第一件事当然去找许久未见得基友John啦！抱着小心思，特意现场的着装打扮准备忽悠John，却没想到John一直专注他的菜单。话说John到如此浪漫的餐厅想干点什么呢？

考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.

1.Our _____ is 'Plan for the worst and hope for the best'.
我们的格言是“做最坏的打算，抱最大的希望”。

2.Supporting _____ monitoring ability and improving business performance
支持有目的的监督能力并且提高商业业绩

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：

1.The ecb must prevent an overall slide into deflation.
欧洲中央银行必须防止欧盟国家总体滑入通货紧缩的状态。
2,The terror attacks motivated steven to enlist.
这些恐怖袭击成为斯蒂芬应征入伍的动机。