2021年商务英语听力第十期

1、商务英语听力第十期 A) a Sri Lankan vegetable curry B) a Sri Lankan fish curry C) a Sri Lankan vegetarian curry A) chickpeas, fruit and spi _s B) green peas, fruit and spi _s C) chicken, fruit and spi _s A) a sweet, red wine B) a sparkling, white wine C) a dry, white wine Roberto: Yes, sir, you wanted to spea

2、k to me. What can I do for you? Male diner: Yeah, Ive been _ing the waitress here that I find it unaeptable that you distribute a menu with dishes which are not actually available. Why put it on the menu if you dont serve it? I was really looking forward to eating the Thai chicken curry. It isnt ver

3、y professional, in fact it seems ridiculous. Roberto: Well I _ you what I find ridiculous is customers who Naomi: Whowho havent been told about the other choi _s in the menu, yes, Im sorry chef, itsits totally my fault. I should of course have explained that we have a delicious Sri Lankan vegetarian

4、 curry instead of the chicken one. Male diner: Oh, a Sri Lankan vegetarian curry, eh? Well, yes, that sounds more like it. Naomi: Yes, our chef has created a spicy, tangy Sri Lankan vegetarian curry with a mixture of chickpeas, oh a very healthy option, sir - fruit, and several exotic spi _s. Im sur

5、e an experien _d diner like yourself would be able to work out which ones Male diner: Oh, well, yes, I I do have a good palate. Hmm, yes, okay, Ill go for the vegetarian curry then. Thank you. Naomi: Great, er, thank you so much chef for helping, I can finish the order now. So sir, for the starter y

6、ou wanted the, er Roberto: (in background) If the experien _d diner is finished, I have some work to doin my unprofessional kitchen. Naomi: So for the starter - the seafood platter, and for your _in course - the Sri Lankan vegetarian curry. Would you like some wine with that? Male diner: Yes, indeed

7、. Now you seem to know your stuff, what do you suggest? Naomi: Well, with a seafood starter I would suggest a dry white wine and with the curry, perhaps something a little more robust Male diner: No, no no, I dont want to order two bottles of wine thank you! Naomi: Oh, no sir, we have wines availabl

8、e by the glass or by the s _ll carafe as well as by the bottle. Why dont you have a glass of our house dry white wine with the seafood and then a s _ll carafe of our house Shiraz red with the _in course? Male diner: Is there any other choi _ apart from the Shiraz. Im not too keen on Shiraz these day

9、s. Naomi: Well, we have an ex _llent Argentinian Malbec sir Male diner: Done ! Ill have that. A glass of dry white wine with the starter and a s _ll carafe of the Malbec with the _in course. Oh and some still mineral water please. Well done, young lady! Im looking forward to my meal after all now! p

10、rofessional (adj.) - if you say something is professional, you approve of it because it is of very high standard 具有专门知识的; 表现专门技能的; 内行的 Many of the performers were of professional standard. 许多表演者都具有专业水平. He was plimented on a very professional pie _ of work. 他由於一件表现出精湛技艺的作品而受到赞扬. spicy (adj.) - havin

11、g strong flavours or fragran _ of spi _s 辛辣的，香辣的 tangy (adj.) - a flavour which is pleasantly strong and sharp 浓郁的，强烈的 exotic (adj.) - something is exotic when it is unusual and seems to be introdu _d from a distant country异国情调的;奇特的 exotic _ells 奇特的味道 We saw pictures of exotic birds from the jungle

12、of Brazil. 我们看到了于巴西热带雨林的各种奇异鸟类的照片。 spi _ (n.) - a powder or substan _ _de from a plant and is used to season or flavour food香料（从植物中提取而得, 尤指粉状的） Ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper and cloves are mon spi _s. 姜 肉豆蔻 肉桂 胡椒 丁香都是常用的香料. palate (n.) - the ability of a person to judge good food or drink味觉; 品味的能

13、力: a refined palate 精于品味 starter (n.) - a s _ll quantity of food that is served as the first part of a meal 第一道菜 What would you like as a starter? 您第一道菜想来点什麽? know your stuff - (infor _l) have good knowledge in a particular subject 对某一领域很精通 robust (adj.) - if you describe a wine or beverage as robust, it is rich in texture 浓烈的, 醇厚的 carafe (n.) - a tall glass container which is used to serve water or wine in a resta