Unit 12

Dining 用餐 （ dinner/ dining room ）

Vocabulary(1) client （ n ） 顧客 customer

someone who uses a person’s or a company’s professional （專業的） services

(2) menu （ n ） 菜單

a list of food

that you can eat in a restaurant

(3) accessible （ n ）可使用的

able to be reached （可以使用的）

(4) vegetarian （ n ）素食者

a person ， who does not eat meat （肉）

(5) allergy

（ n ）過敏 a condition （狀況） that makes you ill as a reaction （反應） to something you eat or touch

Vocabulary 2(6) attendance

（ n ）出席being present （出席）at an event （活動）

(7) appointment

（ n ）約定an arrangement （安排） to meet someone at a particular （特定的） time

(8) ensure （ v ） 確認 / 確保

to make certain （確認）that something happens or is done

(9) transaction

（ n ）交易the process （過程） of

buying or selling something

Planning a Business Dinner

（ 1 ） Choose a Restaurant -consider （ A ） price, （ B ） location, （ C ） menu -fit into your budget （預算） -nearby, easily accessible （可使用）

*It is important to find out if guests have any special preferences. eg. vegetarian or has food allergies

（素食者） （食物過敏）

Planning a Business Dinner 2（ 2 ） Make Reservation -Ask for a table in a quiet area, or even a private room -Work out （想出 / 解決） seating arrangements beforehand （之前）

（ 3 ） Send Out （寄出） Invitations -Ask guest to confirm （確認）

their attendance

Planning a Business Dinner 3 Careful planning of an important business dinner will

ensure （確保） that your guests feel comfortable.

In this environment （環境） , people can develop （發展） the close relationships （良好的關係）

that are the basis （基礎） of successful business

transactions （交易） .

P.187 Listening

Jun: Where should we take our guest for dinner on Friday?

Yuki: How about the Red Leopard （紅豹） ? They have a great menu, and I really like the atmosphere （氣氛） there.

Jun: Actually, I was thinking of something a bit more traditional （傳統） . It’s their first visit to Japan, so I’d like to offer them a taste （品嚐） of the local cuisine （當地料理） .

Yuki: Oh, well, then how about the Tokyo Grill （東京燒烤） ? It’s the best teppanyaki （鐵板燒） place in town.

Listening 2

Jun: Amy is a vegetarian, remember?

Yuki: Hm, you’re right. Let me think. Oh, I

know! The Takamura in

Roppongi. I haven’t been there

recently, but Jill went last week,

and she said the food is still

as tasty as ever （仍然非常好吃） .

Jun: Great. I’ll make reservations straight away.

P.188 Reading

Maracas Mexican Restaurant opened on Catalina Boulevard （大道） four years ago.

Since then, the owners （老闆） and their friendly staff （員工） have quietly made Maracas the best Mexican restaurant in town.

Reading 2 In addition to （除了） the tasty （好吃 / 美味的）

entrees （主餐） created by Chef Juan Bustillos,

Maracas is best known for its excellent appetizers （前菜 / 開胃菜） of shrimp, deep-fried （油炸） peppers, and homemade （家庭式的） tortilla chips with your choice of salsa: （ A ） mild （溫和 / 不辣） , （ B ） spicy, or （ C ） extra spicy .

Watch out （小心） , you may want to order a glass of cold water before trying the extra spicy!

Reading 3

Maracas is certainly worth a try （值得一試） ,

and the prices are lower than what you would expect （預計） from such a fine dining experience

（如此美好 / 高級的用餐經驗） .

Grammar（ 1 ） The writer of the novel （小說） was not happy wit

h the changes _____ the editor （總編） made.（ A ） that (B) where (C) whose (D) who

（ 2 ） She enjoys watching movies _____ make her cry. （ A ） whose (B) that (C) where (D) who（ 3 ） The whole city was surprised by the earthquake _____ occurred （發生） this morning. （ A ） which (B) where (C) whose (D) who（ 4 ） You are not the only one _____ is getting sick of his

rudeness （無理 / 粗俗） . （ A ） which (B) where (C) whose (D) who（ 5 ） That guy standing in front of the book store is the pe

rson _____ wallet was stolen in the train. (A) which (B) where (C) whose (D) who