【English Pod】001 Difficult Customer

A: Good evening. My name is Fabio. I'll be your waiter for tonight. May I take your order?

B: No, I'm still working on it. This menu is not even in English. What's good here?

A: For you sir, I would recommend spaghetti and meatballs.

B: Does it come with coke and fries?

A: It comes with either soup or salad and a complimentary glass of wine, Sir.

B: I'll go with the spaghetti and meatballs, salad and the wine.

A: Excellent choice, your order will be ready soon.

B: How soon is soon?

A: Twenty minutes?

B: You know what? I'll just go grab a burger across the street.

be still working on

[phrase] not yet completed, need more time

    A -- Do you finish reading the magazine?

       -- I'm still working on it. (= I still need more time.)

    B -- Did you fix my car?

        -- I'm still working on it.

    C -- Have you decided what to do tonight?

        -- I'm still working on it.

would recommend

[verb] to suggest

coke and fries

[phrase] a short way of saying "Coca-Cola and French fries"

    America's fast food: Burger, coke and fries.

complimentary

[adjective] free

go with

[phrase] to choose, pick, take

grab

[verb] to get quickly

    On your way home can you grab some milk?

    Wait for me please. I need to grab my coat.

    Let's grab a cup of coffee.

    Let's grab some beers after work.

go grab

to go get quickly

waitress

[noun] female server at a restaurant or bar

impatient

[adjective] uncomfortable waiting, waiting to go

fancy

[adjective] nice, expensive, upscale

casual

[adjective] relaxed, not dressy

fast food

[phrase] food prepared and served quickly

beer

[noun, uncountable, countable] 啤酒

    a barrel/bottle/glass of beer 一桶/瓶/杯啤酒

    beer brewed in Germany 德国酿造的啤酒

    a beer glass 啤酒杯

    Are you a beer drinker? 你经常喝啤酒吗？

[noun, countable] a glass, bottle or can of beer 一杯/瓶/罐啤酒

    Shall we have a beer? 我们来杯啤酒吧？