We should book a table at the restaurant.

我们应该在餐馆预订位子。

A Let’s go to the Cantonese restaurant in the hotel this evening.

A 咱们今晚去旅馆的广东餐厅去用餐。

B That’s a very good restaurant. Maybe we should book a table.

B 那是一家非常好的餐厅。也许我们应该先预定位子。

A Yes – it’s sometimes very busy and we can make sure we get a good table.

A 是的-那家餐厅有时非常拥挤，预订的话我们可以确保有个好的位子。

B OK, we’ll phone and reserve a table. Do you know the number?

B 好的，我们打电话预订位子。你知道电话号码吗？

A Yes. The phone number is 7966 7889.

A 是的，号码是7966 7889。

B Seven – nine – double six. Seven – double eight – nine.

B 7-9-两个6， 7-两个8-9。

Notes 注释

1 Maybe / maybe is the same as perhaps / perhaps.

Maybe /可能和perhaps /也许的意思一样。

2 For telephone numbers, you can say each number individually, eg:

seven – nine – double six / seven – nine – double six. Or, if a number is repeated, eg:

88, you can say double eight / double eight.

对于电话号码，你可以一个一个数字地说，例如seven – nine – double six /7-9-两个6。

或者，如果有双号的话，例如88,你可以说double eight /两个8

Key phrases and sentences

Let’s go to the Cantonese restaurant in the hotel this evening.

That’s a very good restaurant.

Maybe we should book a table.

Yes – it’s sometimes very busy

and we can make sure we get a

good table.

OK, we’ll phone and reserve a

table.

Do you know the number?

Yes. The phone number is 7966 7889.

Seven – nine – double six.

Seven – double eight – nine.

咱们今晚去旅馆的广东餐厅去用餐。

那是一家非常好的餐厅。

也许我们应该先预定位子。

是的-那家餐厅有时非常拥挤，预订的话我们可以确保有个好的位子。

好的，我们打电话预订位子。

你知道电话号码吗？

是的，号码是7966 7889..

7-9-两个6，

7-两个8-9。