Intermediate - Eating Dinner with a Client (C2433)

A: 陈总,谢谢你百忙中抽空请我吃饭。
Chén zǒng, xièxienǐ bǎimángzhōng chōukòng qǐng wǒ chīfàn.
Director Chen, thank you for making time in your busy schedule to treat me to dinner.
B: 别客气,应该的。你看一下菜单,想吃什么?
bié kèqi, yīnggāi de. nǐ kàn yīxià càidān, xiǎng chī shénme?
Don't be polite. It's something I should do. Have a look at the menu. What would you like to eat?
A: 都可以。你点吧。
dōu kěyǐ. nǐ diǎn ba.
Anything. You order.
B: 好。你什么时候到上海的?
hǎo. nǐ shénmeshíhou dào Shànghǎi de?
Okay. When did you arrive in Shanghai?
A: 昨天晚上。
zuótiān wǎnshang.
Last night.
B: 哦,那现在很累吧。
ò, nà xiànzài hěn lèi ba.
Oh, then you must be tired now.
A: 经常出差,习惯了。我把计划书给你看一下。
jīngcháng chūchāi, xíguàn le. wǒ bǎ jìhuàshū gěi nǐ kàn yīxià.
I often go on business trips, so I'm used to it. I'll give you the proposal to look at.
B: 不着急,我们先吃饭,吃完再谈。
bù zháojí, wǒmen xiān chīfàn, chī wán zài tán.
There's no rush. We can eat first and talk when we're finished.
A: 好的。
hǎode.
Okay.
B: 服务员,点菜。
fúwùyuán, diǎn cài.
Waiter. We'd like to order.

Key Vocabulary

máng busy
抽空 chōukòng to find time
客气 kèqi to be polite
应该 yīnggāi should
菜单 càidān menu
lèi tired
经常 jīngcháng often
出差 chūchāi to go on a business trip
习惯 xíguàn to be used to
着急 zháojí to feel anxious
wán complete, finished

Supplementary Vocabulary

总经理 zǒngjīnglǐ general manager
结构 jiégòu structure
客户 kèhù client
外国人 wàiguórén foreigner
主人 zhǔrén host
客人 kèrén guest
买单 mǎidān bill, check (in a restaurant)
礼物 lǐwù present, gift

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