We can have dinner on the lake at Houhai.

我们可以在后海的湖上就餐。

A I’ve got a suggestion. Why not have dinner at Houhai – on the lake?

A 我有一个提议。我们为什么不在后海就餐呢？在湖上？

B That sounds a great idea. A boat trip on the lake.

B 听起来是一个非常棒的主意。在湖上乘船游览。

A We could try it this evening. We could take a boat on the lake and have dinner.

A 今晚我们就可以去。我们可以在湖上泛舟，就餐。

B Dinner on the boat? I like that – let’s do it.

B 在船上就餐？我喜欢这个主意——就这么办了。

A OK – I’ll telephone and book it. I’ve got the number. How about 7 o’clock?

A 好——我现在就打电话预订。我有那里的电话号码。今晚7点怎么样？

B Perfect. I’m really looking forward to it.

B 好极了。我热切期待着今晚的到来。

Notes注释

1.If you want to suggest something, you can say I’ve got a suggestion / I’ve got a suggestion. You can also make a suggestion by saying Why not . . . ? / Why not . . .?

如果你想建议做某事，你可以说I’ve got a suggestion /我有一个提议。你还可以这样提出建议Why not . . . ? / 为什么不 . . .呢?

2.If you feel positive and want to do something, you can say Let’s do it! / Let’s do it!

如果你很确定想做某事，你可以说Let’s do it! /就这么办了！

Key phrases and sentences

I’ve got a suggestion. Why not have

dinner at Houhai – on the lake?

That sounds great.

A boat trip on the lake.

We could try it this evening.

We could take a boat on the lake and have dinner.

Dinner on the boat?

I like that – let’s do it.

OK – I’ll telephone and book it.

I’ve got the number.

How about 7 o’clock?

Perfect. I’m really looking forward to it.

我有一个提议。我们为什么不在后海就餐呢？在湖上？

听起来是一个非常棒的主意。

在湖上乘船游览。

今晚我们就可以去。

我们可以在湖上泛舟，就餐。

在船上就餐？

我喜欢这个主意——就这么办了。

好——我现在就打电话预订。

我有那里的电话号码。

今晚7点怎么样？

好极了。我热切期待着今晚的到来。