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8.4: Ordering Food and Paying the Bill (模块四- 点菜和结账)

8.4: Ordering Food and Paying the Bill (模块四- 点菜和结账)

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Module IV: Ordering Food and Paying the Bill

模块四：点菜和结账

Scenario 4.1: Li Ming and his friends order food in a roast duck restaurant.

LM:

QY:

LM:

你们好，可以点菜了吗？

可以，我们要一只烤鸭，

三十张饼，每人一份葱和酱料。你们还想点什么？

再来一个干煸四季豆。

主食吃什么？

米饭。

喝什么？

一大瓶可乐。

点

diǎn

to order

烤鸭

kǎoyā

roast duck

饼

bǐng

pan cake

每

měi

each

份

fèn

[M] set

葱

cōng

green onion

酱料

jiàngliào

dipping sauce

再

zài

in addition

来

lái

to come

干煸

四季豆

gānbiān
sìjìdòu

pan fried green bean

主食

zhǔshí

carbohydrate food

米饭

mǐfàn

white rice

喝

hē

to drink

瓶

píng

bottle

可乐

kělè

cola

Note:

点 in this context means “to order” food in a restaurant.

份a measure word, is often used for a “set” of items, like a lunch combo, or a newspaper of several section.

Popular Chinese Dishes:

黑椒牛肉	hēi jiāo niúròu	black pepper beef
宫保鸡丁	gōngbǎo jī dīng	kong pau chicken
粉蒸肉	fěn zhēng ròu	steamed pork with rice powder
糖醋鱼块	tángcù yúkuài	sweet and sour fish fillet
火锅	huǒguō	hotpot
家常凉菜	jiācháng liángcài	house-made salad

Scenario 4.2: Li Ming asks the server to bring the bill.
LM: R: LM: QY: LM:	服务员，结账。一共279元，现金还是刷卡？刷卡吧。李明，我们AA制吧。不，不，这次我请客。	服务员	fúwùyuán	server
		结账	jiézhàng	to pay a bill
		一共	yígòng	in total
		现金	xiànjīn	cash
		还是	háishì	or
		刷卡	shuākǎ	by card
		AA制	AA zhì	to go Dutch
		次	cì	[M] time
		请客	qǐngkè	to host dinner
Note: 刷卡 lit. “swipe card,” refers to paying by credit card. 请客 Inviting others for a meal is the common way in China to show welcome and appreciation; it is also the most common social activity. Usually people take turns paying the bills, and you rarely see Chinese people splitting the check in a restaurant.