到国外游玩，品尝当地美食是行程重头戏之一，然而，身为异乡人，自然无法知道每家餐厅口碑如何。此时，不妨向饭店中的服务人员询问，说出自己的喜好及需求，请对方做最佳建议。

是否可介绍一家附近口碑不错的餐厅?

Could you recommend a nice restaurant near here?

我想去一家价位合理的餐厅。

I want a restaurant with reasonable prices.

我想去一家不会吵杂的餐厅。

I'd like a quiet restaurant.

我想去一家气氛欢乐、活泼的餐厅。

I'd like a restaurant with cheerful atmosphere.

是否可建议这一类的餐厅?

Could you recommend that kind of restaurant?

此地餐厅多集中在那一区?

Where is the main area for restaurants?

这附近是否有中国餐厅?

Is there a Chinese restaurant around here?

这附近是否有价位不贵的餐厅?

Are there any inexpensive restaurants near here?

你知道现在那里还有餐厅是营业的吗?

Do you know of any restaurants open now?

我想尝试一下当地食物。

I'd like to have some local food.

One of the biggest problems is speed. Native speakers, especially business people, tend to speak very quickly on the telephone. Here are some practical tips to get native speakers of English to slow down!

主要的一个问题是语速。说母语的人，尤其是商务人士，打电话的时候说话语速都很快。下面是一些实用的小贴士可以让母语是英语的人放慢说话的速度。

-- Immediately ask the person to speak slowly.

-- 直接请这个人慢点说。

-- When taking note of a name or important information, repeat each piece of information as the person speaks.

-- 记录一个名字或者重要信息的时候，打电话的人说一句你就重复一句。

This is an especially effective tool. By repeating each important piece of information or each number or letter as the spell or give you a telephone number you automatically slow the speaker down.

这是一个很有效的策略。通过重复每一个重要的信息、每一个数字、每一个字母的时候都会让说话人的语速自动放慢。

-- Do not say you have understood if you have not. Ask the person to repeat until you have understood.

-- 如果没听懂就别说你懂了。让这个人重复一下直到你懂了。

Remember that the other person needs to make himself/herself understood and it is in his/her interest to make sure that you have understood. If you ask a person to explain more than twice they will usually slow down.

记住别人需要自己的话被听懂。确保你能听懂关系到他或她的利益。如果你请一个人解释两次以上，通常这个人会放慢语速。

-- If the person does not slow down begin speaking your own language!

-- 如果这个人还不放慢语速你就开始说你的母语。(这招狠！)