restaurant walk-in

Yī Cì Yúkuài de Wǎncān

Xiǎomíng hé Xiǎoměi gōngzuò le yì tiān, wǎnshàng qī diǎn, tāmen juéde dùzi hěn è, jiù xiǎng chūqù chī wǎnfàn. Xiǎoměi shuō: “Tīngshuō lóuxià xīn kāi le yì jiā fànguǎn, cài hěn hǎochī, wǒmen qù kànkan ba.” Xiǎomíng shuō: “Hǎo a, wǒ yě xiǎng cháng yi cháng.” Yúshì tāmen gāoxìng de zǒuchū bàngōngshì, yìqǐ qù nà jiā fànguǎn.

Dào le fànguǎn ménkǒu, Xiǎomíng kàn le kàn lǐmiàn, rén zhēn duō a! Fúwùyuán zǒu guòlái wèn: “Nǐmen hǎo, qǐngwèn liǎng wèi yǒu méiyǒu yùdìng?” Xiǎomíng shuō: “Duìbuqǐ, wǒmen hái méi yùdìng.” Fúwùyuán shuō: “Zhēn bù hǎoyìsi, xiànzài fànguǎn kèmǎn le, kěnéng yào děng bàn ge xiǎoshí.” Xiǎoměi yǒudiǎnr shīwàng, dànshì tā háishi shuō: “Méi guānxi, wǒmen kěyǐ děng.”

Fúwùyuán gàosu tāmen: “Nǐmen kěyǐ xiān qù pángbiān de kāfēitīng zuò yi zuò, hē bēi chá, yǒu wèizi de shíhou wǒ lái jiào nǐmen.” Xiǎomíng hé Xiǎoměi juéde zhège zhǔyi búcuò, jiù qù kāfēitīng xiūxi le yíhuìr. Tāmen yìbiān hē chá, yìbiān liáo jīntiān zài gōngsī fāshēng de shìqing, shíjiān guò de hěn kuài.

Dàyuē èrshíwǔ fēnzhōng yǐhòu, fúwùyuán dǎ diànhuà gàosu tāmen, fànguǎn yǒu wèizi le. Xiǎomíng hé Xiǎoměi mǎshàng huí dào fànguǎn, fúwùyuán dài tāmen dào yì zhāng kào chuāng de zhuōzi, nàlǐ kěyǐ kàndào wàimiàn de gōngyuán, fēngjǐng hěn měi. Xiǎoměi hěn gāoxìng de shuō: “Zhè zhāng zhuōzi zhēn búcuò, xièxiè nǐ!”

Zuòxià yǐhòu, tāmen diǎn le jǐ ge cài, yǒu yú, yǒu ròu, hái yǒu yí ge qīngcài. Cài hěn kuài jiù shàng lái le, wèidào fēicháng hǎo. Xiǎomíng shuō: “Xià cì wǒmen yīnggāi zǎo yìdiǎnr lái, zhèyàng jiù bú yòng děng zhème jiǔ le.” Xiǎoměi xiàozhe shuō: “Méi guānxi, děngdài yě shì hěn yǒu yìsi de, yīnwèi wǒmen kěyǐ duō liáo liáotiān.” Chī wán wǎnfàn, tāmen xīnqíng hěn hǎo, yìqǐ zǒulù huíjiā le.

A Pleasant Dinner

Xiaoming and Xiaomei had worked all day. At seven in the evening, they felt very hungry, so they wanted to go out for dinner. Xiaomei said, “I heard a new restaurant just opened downstairs, and the food is delicious. Let’s go take a look.” Xiaoming said, “Sure, I want to try it too.” So they happily walked out of the office and went to the restaurant together.

When they got to the entrance, Xiaoming looked inside — there were so many people! The waiter came over and asked, “Hello, do you two have a reservation?” Xiaoming said, “Sorry, we haven’t made a reservation.” The waiter said, “I’m really sorry, the restaurant is full right now — it might be about a half-hour wait.” Xiaomei was a little disappointed, but she still said, “That’s fine, we can wait.”

The waiter told them, “You can go sit at the café next door for a while and have a cup of tea. I’ll come get you when there’s a table.” Xiaoming and Xiaomei thought this was a good idea, so they went to the café to rest for a while. While drinking tea, they chatted about what happened at the company today, and time passed quickly.

About twenty-five minutes later, the waiter called to tell them a table was ready. Xiaoming and Xiaomei went back to the restaurant right away, and the waiter led them to a table by the window, where they could see the park outside — the view was beautiful. Xiaomei said happily, “This table is really nice, thank you!”

After sitting down, they ordered several dishes — fish, meat, and a vegetable dish. The food came out quickly, and it tasted really good. Xiaoming said, “Next time we should come a little earlier, so we won’t have to wait so long.” Xiaomei said with a smile, “It’s fine, waiting is fun too, because we get to chat more.” After finishing dinner, they were in a good mood and walked home together.

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