如何撰寫餐廳評論 —— 迷你英語課：英語精讀講義

We now review everything,

我們現在幾乎給所有東西寫評價，

restaurants,

餐廳、

bubble tea shops,

手搖飲店、

public toilets,

公共廁所、

benches.

長椅。

Being able to write a review on Google or TripAdvisor 文法

能夠在 Google 或 TripAdvisor 上寫評價

is a must-have skill. 片語搭配

是一項必備技能。

Not only is it a must-have skill, 文法

它不僅是一項必備技能，

but it's a fun and enjoyable way

還是一個充滿樂趣、令人愉悅的方式

to practice your English in the real world.

讓你在真實世界中練習英語。

In today's mini English lesson,

在今天的英語微課堂中，

I'm going to show you how to write a review. 表達脈絡

我將教你如何寫評價。

First, 表達脈絡

首先，

let's take a look at a recent experience

讓我們來看看我最近的經歷

that I had in a very fancy restaurant in London.

我在倫敦一家非常高級的餐廳裡。

I wasn't done with that. 語氣意圖

我還沒吃完呢。

Uh excuse me. 語氣意圖

呃，打擾一下。

Um this pasta has chicken in it

嗯，這道義大利麵裡有雞肉

and I ordered it without the chicken. 片語搭配

但我點的是不加雞肉的。

I'm a vegetarian.

我是個素食主義者。

Fine.

好吧。

Here's your food, madame.

您的餐點，女士。

Oh, come on. 語氣意圖

噢，拜託。

It's cold.

它是冷的。

Here's the bill.

您的帳單。

10 pounds for bread? 語氣意圖

麵包要十英鎊？

I didn't have any bread.

我根本沒吃麵包。

That was a terrible experience.

真是太糟糕的體驗了。

I'm going to write a review.

我要寫一條評價。

That was by far one of the worst restaurants 文法

那絕對是最糟糕的餐廳之一

I've ever been to.

我去過的。

The staff were rude.

員工態度粗魯。

The server messed up my order.

服務生搞砸了我的點單。

I ordered the pasta with no chicken in it

我點的是不加雞肉的義大利麵

and it came

結果端上來時

it had chicken in it

裡面卻有雞肉

and I'm a vegetarian.

而我是個素食主義者。

Do you see here

你們看這裡

I said

我說

the server messed up my order, 片語動詞

服務生搞砸了我的點單，

meaning he made a mistake with my order.

意思是他在我的訂單上犯了錯。

The pasta came with chicken in it 片語搭配

端上來的義大利麵裡有雞肉

and I'm a vegetarian,

而我是個素食主義者，

so that's not right.

所以這不對。

Now let's continue with the review. 表達脈絡

現在讓我們繼續看這條評價。

I sent it back 片語動詞

我把它退回去了

and when my pasta finally came,

當我的義大利麵終於端上來時，

it was cold just like the atmosphere. 慣用語

它是冷的，就像那裡的氣氛一樣。

That means

意思是

I didn't want the food I'd gotten.

我不想要那份食物。

I sent it back to the kitchen.

我把它退回了廚房。

The food and atmosphere were cold

食物和氣氛都是冷的

figuratively and literally. 用詞

無論是在比喻上還是在字面意義上。

Literally, the place was cold.

字面意思是，那個地方真的很冷。

It wasn't warm.

一點都不暖和。

And figuratively,

而比喻上，

we can describe something as being cold 片語搭配

我們可以形容某樣東西是「冷」的

when it's not welcoming.

當它不熱情好客時。

The restaurant was not welcoming.

那家餐廳讓人感覺不到熱情。

The whole experience left a lot to be desired. 慣用語

整個體驗差強人意。

That's a good line.

這句話用得很好。

This means there was a lot

它的意思是有很多

I wanted to get from the experience,

我想從這次體驗中得到的，

but I didn't.

但我沒得到。

And we can use this

我們可以用這句話

for all kinds of situations, 表達脈絡

來形容各種情況，

not just restaurants.

不僅僅是餐廳。

Now let's take a look

現在讓我們來看看

at a situation

另一個情況

that happened last time I visited Paris.

發生在我上次去巴黎的時候。

This is a very accurate reenactment.

這是一次非常精準的情境重現。

Oh, bonjour madame.

噢，女士，您好。

Welcome, welcome, three times welcome.

歡迎，歡迎，熱烈歡迎。

Can I have the pasta 語氣意圖

請問我可以點那道義大利麵嗎

but without the chicken, please?

但請不要加雞肉，謝謝。

Of course.

當然可以。

That's no problem at all, madame. 片語搭配

沒問題，女士。

Thank you.

謝謝。

Amazing, delicious, fantastic.

太棒了，真美味，太讚了。

Take all my money. 慣用語

拿走我所有的錢吧。

You deserve it.

你們值得。

That was by far one of the best restaurants

那絕對是我去過的最好的餐廳之一

I've ever been to.

我曾去過的。

The wait staff were friendly

服務生非常友好

and took really good care of me. 片語搭配

並且把我照顧得很好。

I asked for a modification on the menu. 用詞

我要求對菜單進行一些調整。

It was no problem at all

他們完全沒覺得是個問題

and when my food came,

當我的食物端上來時，

it was delicious.

味道非常棒。

The modification I'm talking about here

我這裡說的「調整」

is that I asked

是指我要求

for my pasta with no chicken in it.

我的義大利麵裡不加雞肉。

And you'd be surprised 語氣意圖

你會驚訝地發現

that as a vegetarian,

作為一個素食主義者，

it's really difficult to get what you want in some places.

在某些地方得到你想要的真的很難。

My mouth waters just thinking about it. 慣用語

光是想想就讓我流口水。

I literally mean

字面意思是

that when I think about this pasta,

當我想起這道義大利麵時，

my mouth starts producing saliva.

我的嘴巴就開始分泌唾液。

Oh, I can taste it now.

噢，我現在都能嚐到那個味道了。

The restaurant had a warm and casual atmosphere. 用詞

這家餐廳的氛圍溫暖而休閒。

A warm atmosphere means it's welcoming.

溫暖的氛圍意味著它熱情好客。

And a casual atmosphere

而休閒的氛圍

means it's informal and usually trendy.

意味著它不拘謹，且通常很時尚。

A must for any foodie in the area. 用詞

是當地吃貨的必去之地。

A must is something you have to

「A must」指的是你必須

or must try.

或一定要嘗試的東西。

You can use it to talk about events,

你可以用它來談論活動、

a cinema, a gallery, whatever you want.

電影院、畫廊，隨你喜歡。

And a foodie is someone who really enjoys

而「foodie」指的是那些非常享受

gastronomy,

美食、

having new food experiences,

體驗新食物、

and eating out. 片語動詞

並且喜歡外出用餐的人。

So, I've shown you the two different experiences,

好了，我已經向你展示了兩種不同的體驗、

my review,

我的評價，

and I've given you a little explanation

並給你稍微解釋了一下

of the vocabulary I used.

我用的詞彙。

Now, let me talk you through the structure 片語動詞

現在，讓我帶你梳理一下結構

for a review.

如何寫一篇評價。

Start off with a sentence 表達脈絡

開頭用一句話

that gives an overall opinion of the experience.

給出對整個體驗的總體評價。

I said this was by far one of the best

我說這絕對是我去過最好

or worst restaurants I've ever been to.

或最糟糕的餐廳之一。

Then hone in on the details. 片語動詞

然後重點關注細節。

I talked about the staff, the atmosphere, and the food.

我談到了員工、氛圍和食物。

Give an opinion on these

給出對這三個

three different categories separately.

不同類別的分別評價。

If it was for a cinema, 文法

如果是評價電影院，

you could talk about the cleanliness of the seats,

你可以談談座位的清潔度、

the staff, and the sound.

員工以及音響效果。

Having three categories 表達脈絡

擁有三個類別

will make your review succinct,

會讓你的評價簡潔明了，

but also give enough detail

同時又能提供足夠的細節

for the reader to understand your experience.

讓讀者了解你的體驗。

Finish off with a short sentence 表達脈絡

最後用一句簡短的話收尾

that gives a summary of your experience.

總結你的體驗。

Will you go there again?

你還會再去嗎？

Now I've shown you

現在我已經向你展示了

how simple and straightforward

寫一篇評價

it is to write a review.

有多簡單、多直接。

Why not try it for yourself? 語氣意圖

為什麼不自己試試呢？

You might be surprised 語氣意圖

你可能會驚訝地發現

by how easy it is

它居然這麼容易

and how it helps you to practice your English.

而且這有助於你練習英語。

Just remember to follow the formula 片語搭配

只要記住遵循公式

I gave you and be honest.

我給你的，並保持真實。

Bon appétit. 文化背景

祝你好胃口。