商务晚宴英语对话

　　情景对话

　　A: Mr. Brown, please sit here. This is our traditional seat for the guest of honor(贵宾).

　　B: It's my honor to be given so much attention. Thank you very much for preparing sucha square dinner(丰盛的晚宴)for me.

　　A: Don't mention it. Do you like to use the chopsticks or the fork and knife?

　　B: I'd like to take the chopsticks.

　　A: Well, what would you like for a drink?

　　B: Could you make a few suggestions?

　　A: How about Mao-tai, the best liquor in China?

　　B: That's great. I've heard a lot about it. It's so famous in the world. It's quite strong, amI right?

　　A: Yes, rather. But it doesn't go to the head as most liquors do.

　　B: All right. I'd like to have a try.

　　A: OK, let's begin. To our friendship!

　　B: Bottoms up!

　　A:布朗先生，请坐在这儿。这是我们招待贵宾的传统座位。

　　B:受此殊荣我十分荣幸。谢谢你为我准备了如此丰盛的晚宴。

　　A:别客气。你喜欢用筷子还是刀叉?

　　B:我想用筷子。

　　A:好的，你想喝点什么?

　　B:你可以给我些建议吗?

　　A:茅台酒怎么样?它是中国比较好的白酒。

　　B:那太好了。我早就听说了，它闻名于世。它的酒性很烈，我说得对吗?

　　A:是的，挺烈的。但是它不像大多数的白酒那么容易上头。

　　B:好吧。我想尝一下。

　　A:好的。我们开始吧。为我们的友谊干杯!

　　B:干杯!

　　单词

　　honor  荣誉

　　chopstick  筷子

　　fork  餐叉

　　liquor  酒;烈酒

　　语言贴士

　　(1) It's one's honor to do sth.做某事是某人的荣幸如:It is my great honor tomeet you here.能在这里见到你是我莫大的荣幸。

　　(2) bottoms up里的bottom指的是“(酒杯的)底部”，那么杯底朝上就是“一口喝完”

　　的意思，喝酒干杯的时候肯定不是一个人在喝酒，所以要用复数。那么有bottom up这样的说法吗?回答是肯定的，虽然bottom up比bottoms up只比少一个s，但是两个短语的意思却相距甚远。bottom up表示“底翻天”，如果说漏嘴了，就会闹笑话。实际上“cheers”在英国表示“干杯”的意思，在美国则表示“随意”的意思;在美国“bottoms up”才是“干杯”之意。