ACT 3-2 “二位，可以点菜了吗？”

【故事梗概】

Robbie和Alexandra告别了Linda。离开动物收容所之后，他们去了一家饭馆吃东西。Alexandra还在担心着小狗Gemma。

Robbie: Thanks again. Bye.
Alexandra: Maybe the real owners will come to claim her.
Robbie: Her eyes look so sad. She must really miss them.
Linda: I see you're both animal lovers.
Robbie: We are.
Alexandra: Good-bye, Miss Aborn. We'll call in a couple of days.
Linda: Good-bye, and thanks for bringing Gemma in.
Robbie: Bye.

Alexandra: I keep thinking about the dog - about Gemma, alone in the animal shelter.
Robbie: I know. But I promise you, Alexandra, the dog is just fine. They're very kind to the animals.
Alexandra: I know they are. I mean about her being alone. Even if they are kind to Gemma, she's still alone, without her family.
Waiter: Ready, folks?
Robbie: Are you ready, Alexandra?
Alexandra: Yes, I'm ready. I'll have the chef's salad, please.
Robbie: I will have a cheeseburger, medium rare, with raw onion, and French fries, please.
Waiter: Anything to drink?
Alexandra: A diet cola, please.
Robbie: Ginger ale with lots of ice for me, thank you.
Waiter: I've got it. Thanks.
Robbie: Aren't you surprised that the animal shelter is so careful about finding homes for the animals?
Alexandra: No, I'm not.

【语言点精讲】

1. Even if they are kind to Gemma, she's still alone, without her family.
即使他们对Gemma很好，她还是孤零零的，没有亲人。
even if: 即使；虽然。
be kind to sb.: 对某人很好，很友善。

2. Ready, folks?
二位，可以点菜了吗？
folks: 伙伴，朋友，诸位。这是在非正式场合，表示友好的称呼，很口语化。在本语境中，因为侍者与Robbie和Alexandra是同龄人，都是年轻人，这样称呼显得亲切，要是随便称有身份的人或年长者为folks，就不礼貌了。

3. I'll have the chef's salad, please.
chef's salad: 主厨色拉，配料常包含莴苣、西红柿、火鸡、火腿和奶酪。

4. I will have a cheeseburger, medium rare, with raw onion, and french fries, please.
我要一个干酪汉堡包，偏嫩一些的，加上生葱头和炸土豆条。
I will have…: 我要…。这是点菜的常用说法。
medium rare: 偏嫩一些，五分熟的。raw: 生的，未煮的。
其他的表示食物烹调熟度的表达方式还有：well done（很熟的），medium well（偏老，偏烂一些），medium（适中），rare（颇生的）。

5. A diet cola, please.
diet cola: 不含糖的可乐饮料

6. I've got it. Thanks.
明白了，谢谢。
I've got it.: 我明白了，我懂了。