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A：What did you think of the food?
你觉得菜怎么样？
B：It was delicious. I especially liked the garlic mashed potatoes.
味道太好了，我特别喜欢蒜味土豆泥。
A：You’re right, those were fantastic.
你太对了，味道好极了。
B：Did you like your food?
你喜欢这些菜吗。
A：I was a bit disappointed in my main course, actually. The sauce was too rich.
事实上，我对我的主菜有点失望，调味汁放得太多了？
B：How about the dessert?
那甜点怎么样。
A：That was the best chocolate mousse I’d ever eaten! I might go back there just for that next time!
那是我吃过最好吃得巧克力奶油冻了，下次我可能还特意到这来吃它。
B：The service was pretty good, too, wasn’t it?
服务态度也很好，不是吗？
A：Yes, they were very attentive. My glass was always full.
是的，他们的服务很体贴。我的杯子一空，他们就给添满。
B：I liked the atmosphere. It was nice to eat in a quiet restaurant.
我喜欢这里的气氛。在安静的饭店用餐真是太好了。
A：What did you think of the jazz ensemble that was there?
你觉得那边的爵士乐团怎么样？
B：You know, I think they were the same ones who play at Aria on Friday nights.
你知道吗，我觉得他们就是每周五晚上在Aria 演出的那个乐团。
A：I think you’re right. I really like the female singer. She has such a mesmerizing voice.
我想你是对的。我真的很喜欢那位女歌手。她有让人如此入迷的嗓音。
B：Not as mesmerizing as yours!
没有你的迷人哦！
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4. 大体上,基本上：in the interim* 同时,在此期间 | in the main 大体上,基本上 | in the open 在露天,在户外,在野外;
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