WOMAN: I’ve been meaning to ask you for some advice about restaurants.

女人：我一直想请你推荐一下餐厅。

WOMAN: I need to book somewhere to celebrate my sister’s 30th birthday and I liked the sound of that place you went to for your mum’s 50th.

女人：我需要预订一个地方庆祝我姐姐的30岁生日，我喜欢你为你母亲庆祝50岁生日的那个地方。

MAN: The Junction? Yeah, I’d definitely recommend that for a special occasion. We had a great time there. Everyone really enjoyed it.

男人：The Junction？是的，我绝对推荐那里作为特别的场合。我们在那里度过了一段美好的时光。每个人都非常享受。

WOMAN: Where is it again? I can’t remember.

女人：那地方在哪儿来着？我记不清了。

MAN: It’s on Greyson Street, only about a two minute walk from the station.

男人：在Greyson街，离车站大约只有两分钟的步行路程。

WOMAN: Oh, that’s good. I’d prefer not to have to drive anywhere. But I don’t want to have to walk too far either.

女人：哦，那很好。我更喜欢不用开车的地方。但我也不想走太远。

MAN: Yes, the location’s perfect but that’s not necessarily why I’d recommend it.

男人：是的，位置很完美，但这并不是我推荐它的唯一原因。

MAN: The food’s amazing. If you like fish it’s probably the best restaurant in town for that.

男人：那里的食物很棒。如果你喜欢吃鱼，那可能是镇上最好的餐厅。

MAN: It’s always really fresh and there are lots of interesting dishes to choose from. But all the food is good there.

男人：食材总是非常新鲜，还有很多有趣的菜肴可供选择。当然所有的食物都很不错。

WOMAN: Is it really expensive?

女人：那会很贵吗？

MAN: It’s certainly not cheap but for a special occasion I think it’s fine.

男人：当然不便宜，但对于特别的场合，我觉得还是值得的。

MAN: It’s got a great atmosphere and before dinner you can go up on the roof and have a drink.

男人：那里的气氛很好，晚餐前你可以上到屋顶喝一杯。

MAN: It’s really nice up there but you need to book. It’s very popular as the views are spectacular.

男人：那里非常好，但你需要预订。因为景色超棒，所以很受欢迎。

WOMAN: Sounds good. So that’s definitely a possibility then. Is there anywhere else you can think of?

女人：听起来不错。所以那肯定是一个可能的选择。你还能想到别的地方吗？

MAN: If you want somewhere a bit less formal then you could try Paloma.

男人：如果你想找个不那么正式的地方，可以试试Paloma。

WOMAN: Where’s that? I haven’t heard of it.

女人：那在哪儿？我没听说过。

MAN: No, it’s quite new. It’s only been open a few months but it’s got a great reputation already. It’s in a really beautiful old building on Bow Street.

男人：不，那是个新地方。只开业了几个月，但已经有了很好的声誉。开在一栋非常漂亮的老建筑里，就在Bow街上。

WOMAN: Oh, I think I know where you mean – right beside the cinema?

女人：哦，我想我知道你说的地方——就在电影院旁边？

MAN: Yes, that’s it. I’ve only been there a couple of times but I was really impressed.

男人：是的，就是那里。我只去过几次，印象很深。

MAN: The chef used to work at Don Felipe’s, apparently. I was really sorry when that closed down.

男人：厨师以前在Don Felipe's工作，听说过吗？那家餐厅关门我还觉得挺遗憾。

WOMAN: So is all the food they serve Spanish, then?

女人：所以他们的食物都是西班牙菜吗？

MAN: Yeah. You can get lots of small dishes to share – which always works really well if you’re in a group.

男人：对。你可以点很多小菜一起分享——如果你们是一群人，这种方式很不错。

WOMAN: Mmm. Worth thinking about.

女人：嗯，值得考虑。

MAN: Yeah. There’s a lively atmosphere and the waiters are really friendly. The only thing is that you need to pay a £50 deposit to book a table.

男人：是的。那里的气氛很活跃，服务员也非常友好。唯一的问题是你需要支付50英镑的押金来定位。

WOMAN: A lot of restaurants are doing that these days.

女人：现在很多餐厅都这样做。

WOMAN: I should have a look at the menu to check there’s a good choice of vegetarian dishes. A couple of my friends have stopped eating meat.

女人：我应该看看菜单，确保有很多素食选项。我的几个朋友已经不吃肉了。

MAN: Not sure. I’d say the selection of those would be quite limited.

男人：我不太确定。我觉得那些选项可能会比较有限。

MAN: I’ve just thought of another idea. Have you been to The Audley?

男人：我刚想到另一个主意。你去过The Audley吗？

WOMAN: No, don’t think I’ve heard of it. How’s it spelt?

女人：没有，我想我没听说过。怎么拼的？

MAN: A-U-D-L-E-Y. You must have heard of it – there’s been a lot about it in the press.

男人：A-U-D-L-E-Y。你一定听说过——媒体上有很多关于它的报道。

WOMAN: I don’t tend to pay much attention to that kind of thing. So where is it exactly?

女人：我不太关注那类事情。那到底在哪儿？

MAN: It’s in that hotel near Baxter Bridge – on the top floor.

男人：在Baxter桥附近的那家酒店的顶楼。

WOMAN: Oh, the views would be incredible from up there.

女人：哦，从那里看风景一定很棒。

MAN: Yeah. I’d love to go. I can’t think of the chef’s name but she was a judge on that TV cookery show recently. And she’s written a couple of cookery books.

男人：是的。我很想去。我记不起厨师的名字，但她最近在那个电视烹饪节目中当评委，还写了几本烹饪书。

WOMAN: Oh, Angela Frayn.

女人：哦，Angela Frayn。

MAN: That’s the one. Anyway, it’s had excellent reviews from all the newspapers.

男人：就是她。总之，各大媒体都给了它很高的评价。

WOMAN: That would be a memorable place for a celebration.

女人：那会是一个难忘的庆祝。

MAN: Definitely. Obviously it’s worth going there just for the view but the food is supposed to be really special.

男人：绝对的。显然那里值得一去不仅仅是为了风景，食物也很特别。

WOMAN: She only likes cooking with local products, doesn’t she?

女人：她只喜欢用本地的食材，不是吗？

MAN: Yes. Everything at the restaurant has to be sourced within a short distance and absolutely nothing flown in from abroad.

男人：是的。餐厅里的所有东西都必须在很短的距离内采购，绝对没有从国外空运来的。

WOMAN: I imagine it’s really expensive though.

女人：我想那会非常贵。

MAN: Well, you could go for the set lunch. That’s quite reasonable for a top class restaurant: £30 a head. In the evening I think it’d be more like £50.

男人：嗯，你可以选择套餐午餐。对于一家顶级餐厅来说，这个价格相当合理：每人30英镑。晚上我想大概是50英镑左右。

WOMAN: At least that, I should think. But I’m sure everyone would enjoy it. It’s not the kind of place you leave feeling hungry though, is it? With tiny portions?

女人：至少是这个价钱，我想。但我敢肯定每个人都会喜欢的。应该不至于吃完出来还饿着吧？份量会很小吗？

MAN: No, the reviews I’ve read didn’t mention that. I imagine they’d be average.

男人：不，我读过的评论没有提到这一点。我想它们的份量是正常的。

WOMAN: Well, that’s all great, thanks …

女人：嗯，这些都很好，谢谢……