對話 Dialogue
馬克：你好！我想訂位。
Make: Nǐ hǎo! Wǒ xiǎng dìngwèi.
餐廳服務生：好，請問您有幾位？訂什麼時候？
Cāntīng fúwùshēng: Hǎo, qǐngwèn nín yǒu jǐ wèi? Dìng shénme shíhòu?
馬克：我們有五個人，我要訂五月十四號的中午十二點半。
Make: Wǒmen yǒu wǔ ge rén, wǒ yào dìng wǔ yuè shísì hào de zhōngwǔ shí’èr diǎn bàn.
餐廳服務生：好的，請問您怎麼稱呼？
Cāntīng fúwùshēng: Hǎo de, qǐngwèn nín zěnme chēnghū?
馬克：我叫馬克，馬鈴薯的馬、巧克力的克。
Make: Wǒ jiào Mǎkè, mǎlíngshǔ de “mǎ”, qiǎokèlì de “kè”.
餐廳服務生：好的，馬克先生，方便留下您的聯絡電話嗎？
Cāntīng fúwùshēng: Hǎo de, Mǎkè xiānshēng, fāngbiàn liú xià nín de liánluò diànhuà ma?
馬克：我的電話是2538-1111。
Make: Wǒ de diànhuà shì 2538-1111.
餐廳服務生：好的，這樣就可以了！五月十四號見。
Cāntīng fúwùshēng: Hǎo de, zhèyàng jiù kěyǐ le! Wǔ yuè shísì hào jiàn.
翻譯 Translation
Mark: Hello! I want to make a reservation.
Waitress: OK, for how many? And what time would you like to reserve?
Mark: There are five of us, and I want to make an appointment for 12:30 on May 14.
Waitress: OK, what’s your name (what should I call you)?
Mark: My name is M?ke (Mark), “m?” as the character in m?lingsh? (potato), and “ke” as the character in qi?okeli (chocolate).
Operator: OK, Mr. Mark. Could you please leave your contact number?
Mark: My phone number is 2538-1111.
Operator: OK, that’s fine. See you on May 14.
單字片語 Vocabulary
1. 訂位 (dìngwèi) to book, to make a reservation
2 . 半 (bàn) half
3. 稱呼 (chēnghū) to call, to address
4 . 馬鈴薯 (mǎlíngshǔ) potato
5. 留下 (liú xià) to leave
6 . 聯絡電話 (liánluò diànhuà) contact number
7 . 這樣 (zhèyàng) like this
教材音檔 Audio Files
教材影片 Video Files:
https://www.instagram.com/celc.nou_tw/guide/_/17999106352646292/
實踐大學華語中心提供
By Shih Chien University Chinese Language Center: https://chineseusc.com/
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