{"id":896,"date":"2012-09-19T18:12:07","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T08:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carlgene.com\/blog\/?p=896"},"modified":"2020-12-24T15:11:55","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T04:11:55","slug":"mandarin-english-dialogue-29-catering-booking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carlgene.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/mandarin-english-dialogue-29-catering-booking\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandarin-English Dialogue #29 \u2013 Catering Booking"},"content":{"rendered":"

Briefing<\/h3>\n

An English-speaking Personal Assistant (PA<\/strong>) of a multinational company has rung Viva Catering Services (VCS<\/strong>) to make a booking for the catering of an upcoming Annual General Meeting. The catering receptionist is a Mandarin-speaking woman.<\/p>\n

Listen to Dialogue<\/h3>\n

Mandarin-English Dialogue #29 \u2013 Catering Booking<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Transcript and reference translation<\/h3>\n

VCS:<\/strong> \u7ef4\u54c7\u9910\u996e\u670d\u52a1\u3002\u6211\u6709\u4ec0\u4e48\u80fd\u5e2e\u5230\u60a8\u7684\u5417\uff1f[Viva Catering Services. How may I help you?]<\/em><\/p>\n

PA:<\/strong> Good afternoon. I\u2019m calling on behalf of TRT Logistics Company. We require catering for the AGM we are holding at our headquarters in Hong Kong on May 3rd. There will be around 100 guests attending. (\u4e0b\u5348\u597d\u3002\u6211\u662f\u4ee3\u8868 TRT \u7269\u6d41\u516c\u53f8\u548c\u60a8\u901a\u8bdd\u3002\u5728\u4e94\u6708\u4e09\u53f7\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u5728\u9999\u6e2f\u7684\u603b\u90e8\u8981\u4e3e\u529e\u5e74\u5ea6\u80a1\u4e1c\u5927\u4f1a\uff0c\u9700\u8981\u9910\u996e\u670d\u52a1\u3002\u5927\u7ea6\u4f1a\u6709100\u4e2a\u5ba2\u4eba\u3002)<\/p>\n

VCS:<\/strong> \u660e\u767d\u4e86\u3002\u60a8\u5b9a\u597d\u573a\u5730\u4e86\u5417\uff1f[I see. Did you already have a venue booked?]<\/em><\/p>\n

PA:<\/strong> Yes. We\u2019ve booked out the entire floor of an office building on the night of the third. The floor will have more than enough seats for the occasion. Now, the CEO has given me some very specific instructions about the catering and I was wondering if you could provide me with a quotation. (\u662f\u7684\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u5df2\u7ecf\u5305\u4e0b\u4e86\u4e09\u53f7\u665a\u4e0a\u4e00\u5ea7\u529e\u516c\u697c\u7684\u6574\u5c42\u3002\u90a3\u513f\u6709\u8db3\u591f\u7684\u5ea7\u4f4d\u3002\u6211\u4eec\u7684\u9996\u5e2d\u6267\u884c\u5b98\u7ed9\u4e86\u6211\u4e00\u4e9b\u5173\u4e8e\u9910\u996e\u7684\u4e13\u95e8\u7684\u6307\u793a\u3002\u60a8\u80fd\u62a5\u4e2a\u4ef7\u5417\uff1f)<\/p>\n

VCS:<\/strong> \u5f53\u7136\u3002\u6211\u4eec\u5728\u516c\u53f8\u5bb4\u4f1a\u65b9\u9762\u7ecf\u9a8c\u4e30\u5bcc\uff0c\u6211\u786e\u4fe1\u53ef\u4ee5\u6ee1\u8db3\u4f60\u4eec\u7684\u8981\u6c42\u3002[Certainly. We have extensive experience in corporate functions and I\u2019m sure we will be able to meet your requirements.]<\/em><\/p>\n

PA:<\/strong> OK. Let\u2019s start with food. The CEO said he would like to provide the guests with an all-you-can-eat buffet, including hors d’oeuvres. Just keep in mind that some of the people in the company don\u2019t eat meat so we\u2019re gonna have to provide some vegetarian dishes as well. (\u9996\u5148\u8c08\u4e00\u4e0b\u98df\u7269\u3002\u6211\u4eec\u7684\u9996\u5e2d\u6267\u884c\u5b98\u5e0c\u671b\u53ef\u4ee5\u63d0\u4f9b\u81ea\u52a9\u9910\uff0c\u5305\u62ec\u524d\u83dc\u3002\u8bf7\u6ce8\u610f\uff0c\u6709\u4e9b\u516c\u53f8\u91cc\u6709\u4e9b\u4eba\u4e0d\u5403\u8089\uff0c\u6240\u4ee5\u4e5f\u9700\u8981\u63d0\u4f9b\u7d20\u83dc\u3002)<\/p>\n

VCS: <\/strong>\u60a8\u503e\u5411\u4e8e\u6211\u4eec\u63d0\u4f9b\u4e2d\u9910\u8fd8\u662f\u897f\u9910\u5462\uff1f\u4e2d\u9910\u7684\u81ea\u52a9\u4e3b\u8981\u6709\u5404\u5f0f\u70b9\u5fc3\u3001\u7092\u83dc\u3001\u6c64\uff0c\u6700\u7279\u522b\u7684\u662f\u6211\u4eec\u4f1a\u63d0\u4f9b\u6b63\u5b97\u7684\u5317\u4eac\u70e4\u9e2d\u3002\u897f\u9910\u65b9\u9762\u6709\u725b\u6392\u3001\u610f\u5927\u5229\u9762\u53ca\u5404\u79cd\u6d77\u9c9c\uff0c\u5982\u751f\u869d\u3001\u9f99\u867e\u7b49\u3002[Would you prefer Chinese or Western dishes? A Chinese buffet would include dumplings, stir-fry and soups. Our most special dish is our authentic Beijing duck. Our Western offerings include steak, pasta and many types of seafood such as oysters, lobster, etc.]<\/em><\/p>\n

PA: <\/strong>Well perhaps we could do a fusion of the two so guests could pick and match. That way both the Chinese and Western attendees would be happy. (\u6216\u8bb8\u4e24\u79cd\u6df7\u5408\u6bd4\u8f83\u597d\uff0c\u8fd9\u6837\u5ba2\u4eba\u5c31\u53ef\u4ee5\u81ea\u5df1\u9009\u62e9\u4e86\u3002\u4e2d\u56fd\u7684\u5ba2\u4eba\u548c\u5916\u56fd\u5ba2\u4eba\u90fd\u4f1a\u6ee1\u610f\u7684\u3002)<\/p>\n

VCS: <\/strong>\u6ca1\u95ee\u9898\u7684\u3002\u6211\u4eec\u4f1a\u6309\u7167\u60a8\u7684\u8981\u6c42\u63d0\u4f9b\u7d20\u98df\u7684\u3002\u4f60\u5e0c\u671b\u63d0\u4f9b\u4ec0\u4e48\u6837\u7684\u996e\u6599\u5462\uff1f[No problem. We\u2019ll include plenty of vegetarian dishes as well<\/em> according to your requirements. What kind of beverages do you wish to provide?]<\/em><\/p>\n

PA: <\/strong>A full bar, including beer, wine, spirits and soft drinks. Forget about cocktails though. My boss said he\u2019d also like to create a nice ambience by ordering in some flowers to place around the venue. (\u8981\u4e00\u4e2a\u4ec0\u4e48\u996e\u6599\u90fd\u63d0\u4f9b\u7684\u5427\u53f0\uff0c\u5564\u9152\u3001\u8461\u8404\u9152\u3001\u70c8\u9152\u3001\u8f6f\u6027\u996e\u6599\u90fd\u8981\u6709\u3002\u9e21\u5c3e\u9152\u5c31\u4e0d\u8981\u4e86\u3002\u6211\u8001\u677f\u8bf4\u60f3\u8981\u521b\u9020\u4e00\u4e2a\u53cb\u597d\u7684\u6c1b\u56f4\uff0c\u4e70\u4e00\u4e9b\u82b1\u88c5\u9970\u5728\u573a\u5730\u56db\u5468\u3002)<\/p>\n

VCS: <\/strong>\u5c31\u60a8\u7ed9\u6211\u7684\u4eba\u6570\u6765\u770b\uff0c\u4e00\u4e2a\u5168\u5957\u7684\u996e\u6599\u5957\u9910\u4e00\u665a\u4e0a\u4e0b\u6765\u89811000\u6fb3\u5143\u3002\u81f3\u4e8e\u82b1\u561b\uff0c\u6211\u53ef\u4ee5\u5e2e\u60a8\u8054\u7cfb\u4e00\u4e2a\u5356\u82b1\u7684\uff0c\u4ed6\u4f1a\u7ed9\u60a8\u5b89\u6392\u597d\u3002[A full bar drinks package for the participant numbers you\u2019ve given me will come to $1,000 for the night. As for the flowers, I can get you in touch with a florist who can arrange that for you.]<\/em><\/p>\n

PA: <\/strong>We will also need a PA as they\u2019ll be a number of speeches throughout the night. Oh, I just remembered one more thing. The dress code will be formal. With that in mind, what kind of music could you provide us? (\u6211\u4eec\u8fd8\u9700\u8981\u97f3\u54cd\u8bbe\u5907\uff0c\u56e0\u4e3a\u4f1a\u6709\u51e0\u573a\u6f14\u8bb2\u8d2f\u7a7f\u6574\u665a\u3002\u6211\u53c8\u60f3\u8d77\u6765\u4e00\u4ef6\u4e8b\u3002\u7740\u88c5\u8981\u6c42\u662f\u5fc5\u987b\u7a7f\u6b63\u88c5\u3002\u636e\u6b64\uff0c\u60a8\u80fd\u63d0\u4f9b\u4ec0\u4e48\u6837\u7684\u97f3\u4e50\uff1f)<\/p>\n

VCS: <\/strong>\u6211\u4eec\u53ef\u4ee5\u63d0\u4f9b\u4e00\u7cfb\u5217\u4e0d\u540c\u7684\u97f3\u4e50\u9009\u62e9\u3002\u6211\u60f3\u4e00\u4e2a\u7235\u58eb\u4e50\u961f\u4f1a\u6bd4\u8f83\u5408\u9002\uff0c\u4f46\u662f\u6bd4\u8f83\u8d35\u3002\u6216\u8005\uff0c\u60a8\u53ef\u4ee5\u5b9a\u4e00\u4e2a\u672c\u5730\u7684DJ\u3002[We can provide a range of different music options. I think something like a jazz band would be suitable, though they\u2019re not cheap. Alternatively you could book a local DJ.]<\/em><\/p>\n

PA: <\/strong>Money won\u2019t be a problem. We are a multinational company and we have a considerable budget set aside for this event. Anyway, please email me a list of different options about the music and I\u2019ll ask my boss to make a decision. (\u94b1\u4e0d\u662f\u95ee\u9898\u3002\u6211\u4eec\u662f\u4e00\u5bb6\u56fd\u9645\u6027\u516c\u53f8\uff0c\u9884\u7b97\u5145\u8db3\u3002\u8bf7\u628a\u53ef\u4f9b\u9009\u62e9\u7684\u97f3\u4e50\u7c7b\u578b\u7535\u90ae\u7ed9\u6211\u3002\u6211\u4f1a\u8bf7\u8001\u677f\u505a\u51b3\u5b9a\u3002)<\/p>\n

VCS: <\/strong>\u597d\u3002\u6211\u4f1a\u6309\u7167\u60a8\u7ed9\u6211\u7684\u8981\u6c42\u628a\u62a5\u4ef7\u53d1\u8fc7\u53bb\u3002\u6211\u80fd\u544a\u8bc9\u60a8\u7684\u662f\uff0c\u82b1\u8d39\u4f1a\u5927\u6982\u57282500-2700\u4e4b\u95f4\uff0c\u5305\u62ec\u4e86\u98df\u7269\u3001\u996e\u6599\u3001\u8bbe\u5907\u548c\u4eba\u5de5\u3002\u79df\u4e50\u961f\u9700\u8981\u989d\u5916\u82b1\u94b1\u3002[OK. I\u2019ll also send through a quotation based on the requirements you\u2019ve given me. I can tell you the cost will be somewhere in the region of $2,500-$2,700, including food and beverages and equipment and labour costs. Band hire will be extra.]<\/em><\/p>\n

PA:<\/strong> OK, great. I\u2019ll email you all the extra information about the event now, including the guests list, seating plan and the MC\u2019s name and phone number. Thank you so much for your help. (\u597d\u7684\u3002\u6211\u4f1a\u628a\u5176\u4ed6\u4fe1\u606f\u901a\u8fc7\u7535\u5b50\u90ae\u4ef6\u53d1\u9001\u7ed9\u60a8\uff0c\u5305\u62ec\u5ba2\u4eba\u540d\u5355\uff0c\u5ea7\u4f4d\u5b89\u6392\uff0c\u53f8\u4eea\u7684\u59d3\u540d\u548c\u7535\u8bdd\u53f7\u7801\u3002\u975e\u5e38\u611f\u8c22\u3002)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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