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

忙 máng busy
抽空 chōukòng to find time
客气 kèqi to be polite
应该 yīnggāi should
菜单 càidān menu
累 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
完 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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