1. Cream or sugar?
要奶精还是糖?
如果你去买杯咖啡, 或是在飞机上用餐时点咖啡, 别人就可能会问你 Cream or sugar? 以我们的习惯通常是二个都要, 这时就回答 both 就好了. 还有我也听过老美回答 please. 这二种说法都可以, 但 Please 的用法更广, 比如说人家问你 Do you like a glass of water? 你回答 please 就等于 yes. 而且感觉上更礼貌些. 再补充一点, 如果你要的咖啡是不要奶精的, 那么你可以说 I want it black. Black coffee 就是不加奶精的咖啡.
如果你是去快餐店点咖啡, 有时候你答 both 之后, 店员还会问你, How many? 因为他们的糖和奶精都是一包一包或一盒一盒的, 一般我都是各要二包. Two sugars and two cream.
2. Let's grab something to eat!
我们随便找点东西里腹吧!
Grab something to eat 就是指这一餐随便解决, 可能就是到快餐店买个 whopper, coke 吃吃. 如果到餐厅去吃饭就不能说 grab something to eat. Grab 是说去拿个东西, 不一定是拿食物, 例如你可以说, Let's get back to grab my camera! 但是一般而言, 应用最广的还是 grab something to eat.
　
老美还教过我一个用法, Let's go get some grub. 这个意思和 grab something to eat 是一样的, 只不过 grub 是比较俚语的用法.
3. Yuck!
好难吃!
吃到很难吃的东西, 第一个反应就是 yuck! 或是 It's yucky. 记得说这个 yuck 要拖的长长的, 让它读起来像是 yuuuuuuuck 听起来才会像. 另外跟 yucky 很像的一个字叫 icky 这个字也是难吃的意思. 所以下次再吃到什么恶心的东西时, 不妨大声地说, yuuuuuuuuuck! 或是 iiiiiiiiicky!
4. Yum.
真好吃.
跟 yuck 正好相反的就是 yum 这个字了. 好吃的东西一入口, 你就可以说, Yum! 记得在国内时看过某一个广告里面就有 yummy yummy 这样的台词, 当时一直不明所以然, 后来到了美国才知道原来 yummy yummy 就是好吃的意思. 所以那个广告说的就是他们的东西很好吃啦!
5. One pitcher, cheap stuff.
给我一壶最便宜的.
有一次我跟老美去喝啤酒, 我跟服务生说 I want a can of beer, 结果人家是一头雾水, 因为美国的啤酒种类繁多, 如 Bud light, Guinness, Budweiser 等, 点啤酒时一定要说清楚, 不然别人不知道你到底要什么. 一般我看老美在点啤酒就直接说品牌的名称, 例如 Bud Light.
如果你要点便宜的就好, 并不在意什么样的啤酒, 就可以学他们这么说 cheap stuff, 相当于中文里的, 给我最便宜的那种吧. 另外, one pitcher 是指一壶, 这个字也蛮常用的, 尤其是人多点饮料时常会用到.
6. Have you finished or still working on it?
用完了吗? 还是要继续用?
在餐厅吃饭, 侍者要收盘子时通常会问这一句, Have you finished or still working on it 或是简单的, Can I take your plate? 千万不要像我一样, 第一次去一家美国蛮有名的餐厅 Cheesecake Factory 吃饭, 侍者走到我桌旁, 跟说 Have you finished or still working on it? 因为我不懂他的意思, 所以我猜他是要我买单了, 我就当场就把钱掏出来, 人家还以为我要给他小费说! 真的是蛮糗的. 不过这件事发生在我刚到美国还不到一星期的时间, 所以也不能怪我啦.
7. I need a tad of salt please.
我需要一点点的盐.
一般高级一点的餐厅桌上都会有所谓的 table salt. 如果觉得食物不够咸的话可以自己加. 但在美国尤其是中国餐馆食物都非常咸, 不知道为什么. A tad of 这样的用法跟 a little bit of 的用法是很像的, 唯一不同的是, a tad of 这个词组是专门用在调味料上, 不能用在其它的场合.
8. How much do you put in?
你出多少钱.
比如说大家一起去吃饭, 总共是十六元, 大家各付各的, 我出十元, 他出六元, 这个"出"就可以用 put in. 我可以说 I put in ten dollars. 就是我出十元. 也有人把 put in 说成 plug in. 但是似乎以 put in 较为常见.
9. I am up to my ears
吃的太饱, 满到耳朵了.
一般情况下如果只要说吃饱了, 可以说 I am stuffed, 或是 I am full. 但是有时候为了强调真的太饱了, 就可以跟别人说, I am up to my ears. 就是说吃下去的食物都已经满到耳朵了. 通常老美说这句话的时候, 还会加上动作, 就是用手在耳朵旁划一条线, 表示已经满到这里了. 同样的, 这句也可以说成 I am up to my throat. 一样的意思.
10. I am eating my midnight snack.
我正在吃宵夜
在美国 p.m7-12 点都可以称为 midnight, 所以在晚餐之后吃的点心, 就叫midnight snack. 不过美国似乎不太流行吃宵夜, 只有少数几家 24 小时营业的餐厅 (如 Waffle House, IHOP) 有在卖宵夜, 不然就是要到中国餐厅了!
最近有一部电是在讲蝙蝠的, 他的宣传短片里就有这样一句: You will become their midnight snack. 这句话真是让我印象深刻. 注意到了没? 它也是用 midnight snack 喔!

西餐名称中英文对照表

西式自助餐 Western buffet
肉杂拌汤 mixed meat soup
牛尾汤 ox-tail soup牛肉丸子汤 beef balls soup
牛肉蔬菜汤 beef soup with vegetables
牛肉茶 beef tea
冷牛肉茶 cold beef tea
鸡汤 chicken soup
口蘑鸡汤 chicken soup with mushrooms
番茄鸡汤 chicken soup with tomato
鸡腿蔬菜汤 chicken leg soup with vegetables
咖哩鸡丁汤 curry chicken cubes soup
鸡块汤 chicken chips soup
鸡块面条汤 noodles soup with chicken chips
鸡块大米汤 rice soup with chicken chips
高加索鸡块汤 chicken soup a la Caucasus
鸡球蔬菜汤 chicken meatballs soup with vegetables
鸡杂汤 chicken giblets soup
鸡杂菠菜汤 chicken giblets soup with spinach
鱼汤 fish soup
家常鱼汤 fish soup in home style
红鱼汤 fish soup with tomato
红菜汤 borsch
蔬菜汤 vegetables soup; soup with vegetables
丸子蔬菜汤 meat balls soup with vegetables
酸菜汤 sour cabbage soup
龙须菜汤 soup with asparagus
葱头汤 onion soup
洋葱汤 onion soup
西红柿汤 tomato soup
番茄汤 tomato soup
白豆汤 white beam soup
豌豆汤 pea soup
豌豆泥汤 mashed pea soup
清汤肉饼 consomme with meat pie
面球汤 dumplings soup
通心粉汤 soup with macaroni
通心粉清汤 consomme with macaroni
番茄通心粉汤 tomato soup with macaroni
清汤卧果 consomme with poached eggs
　
4.鱼虾 fish and prawn
炸桂鱼 fried mandarin fish
土豆炸桂鱼 fried mandarin fish with potatoes
番茄汁炸鱼 fried fish with tomato sauce
奶油汁炸鱼 fried fish with cream sauce
鞑靼式炸鱼 fried fish with Tartar sauce
鞑靼汁炸鱼 fried fish with Tartar sauce
清煎鲤鱼 fried carp
火腿汁煎鱼 fried fish with ham sauce
俄式煎鱼 fish a la Russia
罐焖鱼 fish a la Duchesse
罐焖桂鱼 mandarin fish a la Duchesse
火锅鱼片 fish podjarka
火锅鱼虾 fish and prawns podjarka
火锅大虾 prawns podjarka
炭烧鱼串 fish shashlik
炭烧鱼段 fish chips shashlik
铁扒桂鱼 grilled mandarin fish
铁扒比目鱼 grilled turbot
奶油汁烤鱼 baked fish with cream sauce
鱼排 fish steak
奶油口蘑烤桂鱼 mandarin fish au gratin
奶酪口蘑烤鱼虾 fish and prawns au gratin
白汁蒸鱼 steamed fish with white
白酒汁蒸鱼 steamed fish with white wine
红酒蒸鱼 steamed fish with red wine
番茄汁蒸鱼 steamed fish tomato sauce
柠檬汁蒸鱼 steamed fish with lemon sauce
鸡蛋汁蒸鱼 steamed fish with egg sauce
口蘑汁蒸鱼 steamed fish with mushroom sauce
红汁蘑菇蒸鱼 steamed fish with mushrooms and brown sauce
番茄汁蘑菇蒸鱼 steamed fish with mushrooms and tomato sauce
波兰式蒸鱼 steamed fish a la Poland
土豆煮鱼 boiled fish with potatoes
黄油汁土豆煮鱼 boiled fish and potato with butter sauce
炸大虾 fried prawns
炸明虾 fried prawns
软煎大虾 soft-fried prawns
黄油汁煎大虾 fried prawns with butter sauce
罐焖大虾 prawns a la Duchesse
奶酪口蘑烤大虾 prawns au gratin
火腿奶酪炸大虾 fried prawns with ham and cheese
铁扒大虾 grilled prawns
大虾蛋奶酥 prawn souffle
5.素菜 vegetable dish
奶酪口蘑烤蔬菜 vegetables au gratin
黄油菜花 cauliflower with butter
黄油杂拌蔬菜 mixed vegetables with butter
菠菜卧果 spinach with poached egg
奶油汁烤口蘑 baked mushrooms with cream sauce
黄油炒口蘑 fried mushrooms with butter
黄油炒菠菜 fried spinach with butter
黄油炒豌豆 fried peas with butter
黄油炒青豆 fried green peas with butter
炒茄泥 fried mashed egg plants
炸茄子片 fried egg-plant slices
炸番茄 fried tomato
清煎土豆饼 fried potato cake
酿馅西葫芦 stuffed bottle gourd
焖洋白菜卷 braised cabbage rolls
家常焖洋白菜卷 braised cabbage rolls
烩茄子 stewed egg plants
奶油汁烩豌豆 stewed peas with cream sauce
扁豆炒蛋 omelette/omelet with green beans
咖哩素菜 curry vegetables
6.鸡鸭 chicken and duck
烤鸡 roast chicken
烤油鸡 roast chicken
素菜烤鸡 roast chicken with vegetables
棒棒鸡 bon bon chicken
煎鸡 fried chicken
炸笋鸡 fried spring chicken
炸鸡 deep-fried chicken
炸鸡肉串 fried chicken shashlik
鸡肝串 chicken liver shashlik
通心粉煮鸡 boiled chicken with macaroni
奶汁煮鸡 boiled chicken with cream sauce
铁扒笋鸡 grilled spring chicken
焖鸡 braised chicken
家常焖鸡 braised chicken in home style
黄油焖鸡 braised chicken with butter
黄油焖笋鸡 braised spring chicken with butter
黄油焖鸡腿 braised chicken legs with butter
红焖鸡块 braised chicken chips
火锅鸡 podjarka chicken
罐焖鸡 chicken a la Duchesse
罐焖笋鸡 spring chicken a la Duchesse
高加索焖鸡 chicken a la Caucasus
比利时烩鸡 Belgian stewed chicken
奶油烩鸡片 stewed chicken slices with cream
米饭烩鸡鸭 stewed chicken and duck with rice
奶油烩鸡饭 stewed chicken and rice with cream
咖哩鸡饭 curry chicken with rice
细面条白汁鸡腿 chicken legs with spaghet
西式冷餐 Western buffet
冷餐 buffet
1.冷菜 cold dish
1)沙拉 salad
沙拉 salad
色拉 salad
火腿沙拉 ham salad
鸡沙拉 chicken salad
鸡脯沙拉 chicken-breast salad
鸡丝沙拉 shredded chicken salad
鸡蛋沙拉 egg salad
鱼片沙拉 fish salad
虾仁沙拉 shrimp salad
大虾沙拉 prawn salad
蟹肉沙拉 crab salad
素沙拉 vegetable salad
蔬菜沙拉 vegetable salad
鲜蔬菜沙拉 fresh vegetable salad
黄瓜沙拉 cucumber salad
鲜黄瓜沙拉 fresh cucumber salad
奶油黄瓜沙拉 cucumber salad with cream
西红柿黄瓜沙拉 cucumber salad with tomato
西红柿沙拉 tomato salad
甜菜沙拉 beetroot salad
红菜头沙拉 beetroot salad
沙拉油 salad dressing; mayonnaise
沙拉酱 salad dressing; mayonnaise
2)肉 meat
冷杂拌肉 cold mixed meat
冷什锦肉 cold mixed meat
冷肉拼香肠 cold meat and sausage
冷火腿蔬菜 cold ham with vegetables
什锦肉冻 mixed meat jelly
肝泥 mashed liver; live paste
牛肝泥 mashed ox liver; ox liver paste
牛脑泥 mashed ox brain; ox brain paste
冷烤牛肉 cold roast beef
冷烤里脊 cold roast fillet
冷烤羔羊腿 cold roast lamb leg
冷烤猪肉 cold roast pork
冷烩茶肠 cold stewed sausage
冷茶肠 cold sausage
奶酪 cheese
3)鱼 fish
红烩鱼片 stewed fish slices with brown sauce
茄汁烩鱼片 stewed fish slices with tomato sauce
鸡蛋鲱鱼泥子 minced herring with eggs
鸡蛋托鲱鱼 herring on eggs
熏鲱鱼 smoked herring
熏鲤鱼 smoked carp
沙丁油鱼 sardines
鱼肉冻 fish jelly
酿馅鱼 stuffed fish
红鱼子酱 red caviar
黑鱼子酱 black caviar
大虾泥 minced prawns
蟹肉泥 minced crab meat
4)家禽 poultry
鸡肉冻 chicken jelly; chicken in aspic
水晶鸡 chicken in aspic
鸡肉泥 minced chicken meat; chicken paste
鸡肝泥 minced chicken liver; chicken liver paste
鸭肝泥 minced duck liver; duck liver paste
酿馅鸡蛋 stuffed eggs
奶酪酿馅鸡蛋 stuffed eggs with cheese
酿馅鸡 stuffed chicken
冷烤油鸡蔬菜 cold roast chicken with vegetables
冷烤火鸡 cold roast turkey
冷烤山鸡 cold roast pheasant
冷烤野鸡 cold roast pheasant
冷烤鸭 cold roast duck
冷烤野鸭 cold roast wild duck
烤鸭冻粉 roast duck jelly
冷烤鹅 cold roast goose
冷烤野鹅 cold roast wild goose
5)素菜 vegetable dish
什锦蔬菜 assorted vegetables
红烩茄子 stewed egg-plant brown sauce
酿青椒 stuffed green pepper
酿西红柿 stuffed tomato
酸蘑菇 sour mushrooms
酸黄瓜 sour cucumbers; pickled cucumbers
泡菜 pickled cabbage; sour and sweet cabbage
2.热小菜 appetizers
奶油烩香肠 stewed sausage with cream
红烩灌肠 stewed sausage with brown sauce
红酒汁烩腰花 stewed kidney with red wine； kidney with red wine
奶油烩腰花 stewed kidney with cream; kidney with cream
芥末煎火腿豌豆 fried ham and peas with mustard
奶油煎火腿豌豆 fried ham and peas with cream
奶油汁煎牛肝 fried liver with cream sauce; liver with cream sauce
鸡蛋汁煎鲱鱼 fried herring with egg sauce
奶酪口蘑烤鱼 fish au gratin
奶酪口蘑烤蟹肉 crab meat au gratin
奶油奶酪口蘑烤蟹肉 crab meat au gratin with cream
清煎鸡蛋 fried eggs
火腿煎蛋 fried eggs with ham; ham and eggs
火腿蛋 fried eggs with ham; ham and eggs
咸肉煎蛋 fried eggs with bacon; bacon and eggs
香肠煎蛋 fried eggs with sausage; sausage and eggs
清炒鸡蛋 omelette/omelet
香肠炒蛋 sausage omelette/omelet
火腿炒蛋 ham omeletter/omelet
番茄炒蛋 tomato omelette/omelet
菜花沙蛋 cauliflower omelette/omelet
豌豆炒蛋 green peas omelette/omelet; omelette/omelet with green peas
鲜蘑炒蛋 mushroom omelette/omelet; omelette/omelet with mushrooms
果酱炒蛋 jam omelette/omelet; omelette/omelet with jam
3.汤 soup
清汤 light soup; clear soup; consomme
浓汤 thick soup; potage
肉汤 broth
奶油火腿汤 creamed ham soup; ham soup with cream
奶油鸡茸汤 creamed mashed chicken soup; mashed chicken soup with cream
奶油蟹肉汤 creamed crab meat soup; crab meat soup with cream
奶油口蘑解肉汤 creamed mushroom soup with crab meat
奶油大虾汤 creamed prawn soup; prawn soup with cream
奶油鲍鱼汤 creamed abalone soup; abalone soup with cream
奶油龙须菜汤 creamed asparagus soup; asparagus soup with cream
奶油芦笋汤 creamed asparagus soup; asparagus soup with cream
奶油菜花汤 creamed cauliflower soup; cauliflower soup with cream
奶油口蘑汤 creamed mushroom soup; mushroom soup with cream
奶油口蘑菜花汤 creamed mushroom soup with cauliflower
奶油西红柿汤 creamed tomato soup; tomato soup with cream
奶油蕃茄汤 creamed tomato soup; tomato soup with cream
奶油菠菜汤 creamed spinach soup; spinach soup with cream
奶油菠菜泥汤 creamed mashed spinach soup; mashed spinach soup with cream
奶油豌豆汤 creamed peas soup; peas soup with cream
奶油豌豆泥汤 creamed mashed peas soup; mashed peas soup with cream