Name: 🎧 用Podcast學英文｜ EP025 訂晚餐預約 日常生活 (🎧 Learning English with Podcasts | Episode 025 Making A Dinner Reservation Daily life)
Uploaded: 2026-03-25T06:37:57.000Z
Duration: 11 min 3 s

Hello everyone, and welcome to English Pod.

現在進行式

My name is Catherine, and today, Marco, we're trying to make some plans.

我是 Catherine，Marco，我們今天要試著做一些計畫。

We're trying to go to a restaurant, correct?

but before we have to call them to make sure that there is a space or room available for us.

但在那之前，我們得打電話給他們，確認有沒有位子或空間給我們。

All right, so we're going to hear a conversation between a person at a restaurant who works there and a person who would like to go to that restaurant.

好的，所以我們要聽一段餐廳員工和想去那家餐廳的客人之間的對話。

Bruno Bistro，請問有什麼可以幫您的？

I would like to make a reservation, please.

I'm sorry, sir, but we are fully booked tonight until 8:00.

抱歉，先生，我們今晚七點到八點都滿位了。

Lastly, may I please know what name I should make the reservation under?

最後，請問我應該用什麼名字來預訂呢？

All right, we're back, so let's take a look at language takeaway.

好的，我們回來了，那我們來看看今天的語言重點。

So first up, Marco, we didn't hear the word "restaurant" in today's dialogue.

所以首先，Marco，我們在今天的對話中沒有聽到「restaurant」這個詞。

The name of the restaurant is actually Bruno Bistro.

這家餐廳的名字其實是 Bruno Bistro。

So this restaurant, the type of restaurant this is, it's actually a bistro.

所以這家餐廳，這種餐廳類型，它其實是一家小酒館。

So Bruno is a name, like Marco or Catherine, but, uh, bistro is actually a special kind of small restaurant,

所以 Bruno 是一個名字，就像 Marco 或 Catherine 一樣，但是，呃，bistro 其實是一種特別的小餐廳，

and I believe it comes from France, right?

而且我相信它來自法國，對吧？

So it's kind of small and intimate, maybe some candles and lots of wine,

所以它有點小巧精緻，可能有蠟燭和很多酒，

Which usually, I found, it means that it's more expensive for some reason.

我發現通常這意味著，不知道為什麼，它比較貴。

Because it's a bistro, it's automatically more expensive.

因為它是小酒館，所以自動就比較貴了。

I think maybe in America it's more expensive.

Maybe in France it's the cheap option, but, uh, bistro is the kind of place we're at,

也許在法國它是比較便宜的選擇，但，呃，我們現在就在小酒館，

and we'd like to go, so it's probably a popular place.

而且我們想去，所以這應該是個熱門的地方。

So as you see there, we have a verb there, "to make." We want to make a reservation.

所以你看，我們有個動詞「make」，我們要預訂。

So let's take a look at the noun, a reservation.

所以我們來看看名詞「reservation」。

So this word means to ask the restaurant to hold your seats.

所以這個詞的意思是請餐廳幫你保留座位。

So you say, "Listen, I would like to come to your restaurant tonight.

所以你就說，「聽著，我今晚想來你們餐廳。

I don't want to wait when I come, so I will call in advance.

我來的時候不想等，所以我會提早打電話。

I'll call early and ask them to save a table for us." That's right.

我會提早打電話請他們幫我們保留一張桌子。」沒錯。

You call to make a reservation, or you want to make a reservation.

你打電話去預訂，或是你想預訂。

So I could say, for example, "Hey, Marco, can you please make a reservation for dinner tonight?

所以我可以說，例如，「嘿，Marco，你今晚可以幫我預訂晚餐嗎？

I'm afraid there might not be any tables left if we wait." Okay, very good.

我怕我們再等下去可能就沒有位子了。」好的，很棒。

Now, we can use the verb "reserve" as well, right?

那，我們也可以用動詞 "reserve"，對吧？

So I can say, "Hey, Marco, can you please reserve a table for dinner tonight?" Okay, so we can say to make a reservation or reserve a table,

所以我可以說，「嘿，Marco，你今晚可以幫我預訂一張桌子吃晚餐嗎？」好的，所以我們可以說 make a reservation 或 reserve a table，

You can't say, "I would like to reserve, please." No, you have to reserve something.

你不能說，「我想預訂，拜託。」不行，你一定要預訂某樣東西。

So if I'm going to a concert, a music concert, I can say, "I'd like to reserve two seats for the concert." But if I'm going to dinner, obviously we sit at a table, so I'm going to reserve a table.

所以如果我要去看演唱會，一個音樂演唱會，我可以說，「我想預訂兩張演唱會的座位。」但如果我要去吃晚餐，很明顯我們會坐在桌子旁，所以我會預訂一張桌子。

Now, moving on to another verb, the waiter or the person in charge there asked us how many people will attend dinner tonight.

接下來，我們來看另一個動詞，服務生或那邊負責的人會問我們今晚有多少人要用餐。

要用餐的意思是「在場」或「來」。

So it's actually a nicer way of saying to come.

所以這其實是更客氣的說法，用來表達「來」。

Instead of him saying how many people will come tonight, he says, "How many people will attend?" All right, so that's a question for the person making the reservation.

與其問「今晚有多少人會來？」，他會說「有多少人要用餐？」好的，這是給預訂的人一個問題。

You could say, "Hey, Marco, how many people do you think will attend your birthday party next week?" That's right.

你可以說：「嘿，Marco，下週你的生日派對大概會有多少人參加？」沒錯。

So I can say, "Well, maybe 10 people will attend." 10 people will attend.

所以我就能說：「嗯，大概會有 10 個人參加。」10 個人會參加。

but just remember that it means to come or to be present at.

其實就是「參加」或「出席」的意思，

So let's take a look at our dialogue again,

那我們再來看一下我們的對話，

and then we'll be back in a bit with Fluency Builder.

Bruno 小酒館，請問有什麼需要幫忙的嗎？

不好意思，先生，我們今晚七點前都客滿了。

最後，請問要用什麼名字預訂呢？

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🎧 用Podcast學英文｜ EP025 訂晚餐預約 日常生活 (🎧 Learning English with Podcasts | Episode 025 Making A Dinner Reservation Daily life)

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present

situation

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🎧 用Podcast學英文｜ EP025 訂晚餐預約日常生活 (🎧 Learning English with Podcasts | Episode 025 Making A Dinner Reservation Daily life)