Late for the Company Dinner
IntermediateRestaurant
Two coworkers arrive late to a company dinner and check with the restaurant host whether their reserved private room is still being held.
L
LinZ
ZhaoL
不好意思，我们来晚了，我们公司在这儿订了一个包间。
bù hǎo yìsi, wǒmen lái wǎn le, wǒmen gōngsī zài zhèr dìng le yí gè bāojiān.
Excuse me, we're late. Our company reserved a private room here.
Z
好的，请问是用哪位的名字订的？
hǎo de, qǐng wèn shì yòng nǎ wèi de míngzi dìng de?
Sure. May I ask under whose name the reservation was made?
L
是用我们经理王先生的名字订的，晚上七点。
shì yòng wǒmen jīnglǐ Wáng xiānsheng de míngzi dìng de, wǎnshang qī diǎn.
It was booked under our manager, Mr. Wang, for seven in the evening.
Z
我查一下……有了，王先生订的是三号包间，八位。
wǒ chá yíxià……yǒu le, Wáng xiānsheng dìng de shì sān hào bāojiān, bā wèi.
Let me check... Found it. Mr. Wang booked private room number three, for eight people.
L
太好了。那我们其他同事应该已经到了吧？
tài hǎo le. nà wǒmen qítā tóngshì yīnggāi yǐjīng dào le ba?
Great. So our other coworkers should have already arrived, right?
Z
不好意思，其实他们刚才打电话说，要晚一点才能到。
bù hǎo yìsi, qíshí tāmen gāngcái dǎ diànhuà shuō, yào wǎn yìdiǎn cái néng dào.
Sorry, actually they just called and said they'd only get here a bit late.
L
啊，这样啊。那这个包间你们还给我们留着吗？
a, zhèyàng a. nà zhège bāojiān nǐmen hái gěi wǒmen liú zhe ma?
Oh, I see. So are you still holding this private room for us?
Z
按我们的规定，超过二十分钟没到，包间就不保留了。
àn wǒmen de guīdìng, chāoguò èrshí fēnzhōng méi dào, bāojiān jiù bù bǎoliú le.
By our policy, if no one shows up within twenty minutes, the private room is no longer held.
L
可是我们两个已经到了，您能不能通融一下，帮我们再留半个小时？
kěshì wǒmen liǎng gè yǐjīng dào le, nín néng bu néng tōngróng yíxià, bāng wǒmen zài liú bàn gè xiǎoshí?
But the two of us are already here. Could you make an exception and hold it another half hour for us?
Z
既然你们人都到了，那我跟经理说一声，给你们保留到七点半，可以吗？
jìrán nǐmen rén dōu dào le, nà wǒ gēn jīnglǐ shuō yì shēng, gěi nǐmen bǎoliú dào qī diǎn bàn, kěyǐ ma?
Since you two are already here, I'll have a word with the manager and hold it for you until seven thirty. Is that okay?
L
那真是太谢谢您了！我们先进去坐着等他们，可以先点几个菜吗？
nà zhēn shì tài xièxie nín le! wǒmen xiān jìnqù zuò zhe děng tāmen, kěyǐ xiān diǎn jǐ gè cài ma?
Thank you so much! We'll go in and sit while we wait for them—may we order a few dishes first?
Z
当然可以，请跟我来，我带你们去三号包间，菜单就在桌上。
dāngrán kěyǐ, qǐng gēn wǒ lái, wǒ dài nǐmen qù sān hào bāojiān, càidān jiù zài zhuō shàng.
Of course. Please follow me, I'll take you to private room number three—the menu is right on the table.