学习英文-学以致用。
场景说明
我们来看下如何用英文表达请客吃饭。
场景对话
请客
DaLiang: Would you like to have something to eat? 你想吃东西吗?
Friend: I’d like to treat you to lunch today. Let’s go for lunch. My treat. 我请客, There’s a new vegetarian restaurant that just opened.素食餐厅
DaLiang: I’d like to check it out. 走,去瞧瞧。
Friend: How often do you eat out? 多长时间你会出去吃?
DaLiang: About once every two weeks. 两周一次。
DaLiang: I bring my lunch to work,I cook it ahead of time.我带午餐去上班,提前烧好
Friend: What do you want to eat? 你想吃什么?
DaLiang: I’m not that hungry.Maybe later.现在不饿, 等会儿吧
Tips
在美国社交场景中,大部分的场合都需要各付各的。吃完饭之后,大家都会拿出手机计算器开始算每个人多少钱,这在美国人聚餐中是再普通不过的场景。一般的聚餐,不论人数多少,大家在吃饭之前需要询问每一个人的看法,在食物、价格和位置等基本问题上达成一致。在这个商讨的过程中,大家也就默认了这顿饭实行AA,也就是各付各的。
在英语里,如果非要请客,有以下几种表达方式:
My treat!
It’s on me!
I will buy you dinner!