La Lanterna Restaurant: Good evening, La Lanterna. May I help you?
Shelly Jackson: Good evening. I’d like to make a dinner reservation for this Friday, the 8th.
La Lanterna Restaurant: Alright, just a moment please and I’ll check our reservations book.Okay, how many people are there in your party?
Shelly Jackson: There’ll be six, four adults and two children.
La Lanterna Restaurant: What time would you like the reservation for?
Shelly Jackson: 6:30,please.
La Lanterna Restaurant: Alright, and what is your name?
Shelly Jackson: It’s Shelly Jackson.
La Lanterna Restaurant: OK, Ms. Jackson. So, that’s a party reservation for six, Friday, the 8th at 6:30.
Shelly Jackson: Yes, that’s right. Thank you very much.
La Lanterna Restaurant: You’re welcome. See you this Friday.
口语点津
1.I’d like to make a dinner reservation for this Friday, the 8th.我想要订这个星期五，也就是8号的晚餐位子。
[口语拓展] I’d like to reserve a table for dinner for this Friday, the 8th.
I’d like to book a table for dinner for this Friday, the 8th.
我想要订这个星期五， 8号的晚餐位子。
预定的动词是reserve,所以reserve+某物品活着make a+某物品+reservation 都是表示预定的意思。例如：
reserve a hotel-room /make a hotel room reservation
预定旅馆房间
reserve a concert ticket/make a concert ticket reservation
预定演唱会门票
2. Okay, how many people are there in your party? 没问题，请问你们有几位？
[语句功能] 这里的party指的是你们这群人的意思。
[口语拓展] how many people are there for the reservation? 请问预定几位？
For how many people? 请问有几位？
For how many? 请问有几位？
3. Alright, and what is your name? 好的，请问您的名字是？
[语句功能] 一般正式一点的参订还会要求预约的客人留下电话，以便在他们没有在预订时间出现时，口语先电话联络，再决定是否将预约却小让给别的客人。
[口语拓展] …and the reservation is under what name?
…and you’d like to book the table under what name?
请问要用谁的名字来预约呢？
4. See you this Friday.
期待您这个星期五的光临。
[口语拓展] Look forward to seeing you this Friday.
Look forward to your visit this Friday.
期待您这个星期五的光临。
参考译文
参考译文：
兰登那餐厅服务人员：晚安，这里是兰登那餐厅，您需要什么呢？
谢利•杰克逊：晚安，我想要订位。这个礼拜五，也是就是8号的晚餐。
兰登那餐厅服务人员：好的，请稍等一下，我查一下我们的预约薄。没问题，请问你们有几位？
谢利•杰克逊：六位，四个大人和两个小孩。
兰登那餐厅服务人员：请问你的订位要从几点开始呢？
谢利•杰克逊：六点半。
兰登那餐厅服务人员：好的，请问您的姓名？
谢利•杰克逊：谢利•杰克逊。
兰登那餐厅服务人员：好的，杰克逊小姐。为您预订了6位，8号，礼拜五，晚上6点半。
谢利•杰克逊：是的，非常感谢你。
兰登那餐厅服务人员：不客气，期待您礼拜五的光临。
