餐廳用語、戴克先生 - 古德明
問：上餐廳吃飯，所點食物或飲料遲遲未到，向侍應查問，英文應怎麼說？
答：英文可以說：I have been waiting for more than half an hour, but my order has not come yet（我等了超過半小時，所點食物/飲料還未上）。此外，還可以說：（1）Could you please check on my order?（請看看我點的食物/飲料準備好了沒有？）（2）I am still waiting for my order（我還在等待所點的食物/飲料）。當然，還可以用一些類似說法，例如："I gave my order a long time ago, but my supper has not come yet." "I will see if it is up... I am sorry, but I am afraid your order has been lost. Could I have your order again?"（「我點菜至今很久了，晚餐卻還未上。」「我去看看煮好了沒有……對不起，你的點菜單不見了，再點一次好嗎？」）
問：以下兩句，是什麼意思？──His sportsmanship was Mr Daker's compensatory grace. That knickerbocker suit was no mere symbol of his revolt against the urban nature of his employment; it hid the hardened sinew of an athlete。
答：這兩句只須翻譯做中文，意思應該就很清楚：「戴克先生的運動員氣概，可補其風度之不足。而他穿的那套尼克博克服裝，顯示他不甘其職業之市廛味，也遮掩了一個運動員結實的筋肉。」Revolt除了解作「叛亂」，也可解作「厭惡」或「反感」，例如：The sight revolted him（眼前所見，令他感到厭惡）。
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