等待; <非正> 注意; <非正>推迟（用餐）直到（某人）到达; 观望形势后再作决定
用餐结帐
A：Are you through with your meal?
你们吃完了吗？
B：Yes, we are. Could we have the check, please?
吃完了。请拿帐单来。
A：Here is your check, 86 dollars in all. I can take care of it here when you're ready.
给您，一共86元。如果你们要付帐，我可以帮你们拿去结帐。
B：Do you accept cheque?
你们收支票吗？
A：No, I'm sorry we don't. We accept credit cards and cash.
对不起，我们不收。我们只收信用卡和现金。
B：Well, I don't have any cash with me. So I'll have to put in on credit.
我没带现金。我必须用信用卡结帐了。
A：Thank you, I will be right back.
谢谢你，我马上就回来。
B：Oh, please wait for a minute. I want to go with the food left.
请稍等一会。我想把剩下的食物带走。
A：I see. I will bring some to-go boxes for you.
我明白。我会为您拿一个打包盒。
B：Thank you.
谢谢。
在邮局
A：Next, please! Hello, may I help you, sir?
下一位，您好！先生，能为您做什么吗？
B：Yes, I want to send a registered airmail letter to France.
是的，我想往法国寄一封航空挂号信。
A：O.K. That comes to four dollars twenty cents.
好的，总共要4 美元20 分。
B：Here is five dollars.
给您5 美元。
A：Here is your change. Please wait for your receipt of the registered mail.
这是您的零钱，请等一下您的挂号收据。
B：I also want to pick up my package. This is the notice.
我还想取包裹，这是通知单。
A：Let me see…Hmm…Just a minute. Here it is. We need your signature on this note.
让我看一看……嗯……等一会儿，给您，我们需要您在这张票据上签名。
B：Oh, one more thing. Where can I mail this letter?
哦，还有一件事，我在哪儿投这封信？
A：Drop it in the mail box marked “Out of town” at that corner.
把它扔进那个角落里标有“外埠”的邮箱。
B：Thank you very much.
非常感谢。
A：You’re welcome.
很愿意为您服务。
在餐厅
A：Do you have a reservation, sir?
请问您订位了吗？先生，太太？
B：No, I am afraid we don’t.
没有。
A：I’m sorry. The restaurant is full now. You have to wait for about half an hour. Would you care to have a drink at the lounge until a table is available?
很抱歉，餐厅已经满座了。约要等30 分钟才会有空桌。你们介意在休息室喝点东西直至有空桌吗？
B：No，thanks. We’ll come back later. May I reserve a table for two?
不用了，谢谢。我们等一会儿再来。请替我们预定一张二人桌，可以吗？
A：Yes, of course. May I have your name, sir?
当然可以。请问先生贵姓？
B：Bruce. By the way. Can we have a table by the window?
布鲁斯。顺便，我们可以要一张靠近窗口的桌子吗？
A：We’ll try to arrange it but I can’t guarantee, sir.
我们会尽量安排，但不能保证，先生。
B：That’s fine.
我们明白了。
A：Your table is ready, sir. Please step this way.
你们的桌子已经准备好了，先生，太太。请往这边走。
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2. 等候,等待：used to do sth. 过去常常 | wait for 等候,等待 | wake up 醒来
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4. 等待某人：34.get off 下车 | 35.wait for 等待某人 | 36.show sb.round 带领某人参观某地
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1. Students wait for interviews during a job fair at the University of International Business and Economics in March.
2. We were standing along the road where illegal drivers wait for business.
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10. Many European passengers remained in Beijing to wait for extra flights out of the capital.