酒店英语口语就该这么说 第129期:免费赠菜 承诺调查

 　　免费赠菜

　　当然是免费的？

　　A：Please accept my apology. Do you wish to try something else, sir? It would be on the house, of course.

　　请接受我的道歉。你愿意尝试其他菜式吗？当然是免费的。

　　B：No, I have enough. Just give me the bill.

　　不用，我已经受够了，给我结账吧。

　　同类问句：

　　I'm sorry, sir. Do you wish to try something else? That would be on the house, of course

　　先生，实在抱歉。要不尝一下别的什么菜？这当然由我们宾馆买单。

　　I'm terribly sorry. I can offer you something else if you'd like. That’ll be on the house, of course.

　　非常抱歉。如果您愿意，我们可以给您上点儿别的菜，这当然算是本店免费招待的。

　　I can offer you some... compliments of the chef.

　　我给您上点儿……，作为我们厨师对您的敬意。

　　承诺调查

　　我立刻去调查。

　　A：I'm sorry to hear that. That's unusual. I'll look into the matter at once.

　　很抱歉，这很不寻常，我立刻去调查

　　B: Anyway, I've lost my confidence in your hotel. Please cross the crab¹ off my bill and I'll leave now?

　　无论如何，我已对你们老师失去信心。请在账单内剔除这个菜，然后给我结账。

　　同类问句：

　　Please be assured that we will look into the matter. Our chef is very particular.

　　我可以向您保证我们一定会追查此事的。我们的厨子很不错的。

1 crab   

n.螃蟹，偏航，脾气乖戾的人，酸苹果；vi.捕蟹，偏航，发牢骚；vt.使偏航，发脾气

参考例句：

• I can't remember when I last had crab.我不记得上次吃蟹是什么时候了。
• The skin on my face felt as hard as a crab's back.我脸上的皮仿佛僵硬了，就象螃蟹的壳似的。