实用生活英语:时尚吃喝美语之"得来速"篇
The U.S. is a huge country, almost everyone drives on weekdays, except for those who live in the east coast area which is samll but densely populated, like the New York city, therefore, "drive-thru" culture becomes particularly welcome.
美国由于幅员广大，除了东岸如纽约市等地窄人稠的都市外，大家平日都开车，因此"drive-thru"的饮食文化也格外地受欢迎。
literally speaking, "drive-thru" is "drive-through", in Chinese it means "开过去", "thru" is an informal form of the word "through", its Chinese version is "得来速".
从字义上来看，"drive-thru"即为"drive-through"，意指“开过去”，thru为through的口语非正式拼法，中译为“得来速”。
"drive-thru" means you can place an order through menu board and Window intercom; "queue" is used to describe the long line of cars waiting.
整个词指无须下车就可以透过menu board和窗口对讲机点餐的服务，而在等待点餐的长长车龙，我们则称为queue。
The whole procesure can be divided into three steps, and served by three windows: Order — Pay — Pick Up
整个流程分为三个步骤, 三个窗口: 点餐 —— 结账 —— 领取食物
Step 1: Order
（点餐）
Waiter: Hi, how are you doing?
窗口人员：嗨, 你好吗？
Jas: Hi, good. Can I get a hamburger?
贾斯：可以给我一个汉堡吗？
Waiter: With onions?
窗口人员：需要洋葱吗？
Jas: No.
贾斯：不需要。
Waiter: Any fries?
窗口人员：要薯条吗？
Jas: No, that's it.
贾斯：不需要, 这样就够了。
Waiter: Do you eat in the car?
窗口人员：在车上吃吗？
Jas: Yeah, in the car.
贾斯：是的, 在车上吃。（若回答在车上吃, 他们会将餐点放在一个无盖盒子内，让你方便拿。若不在车上吃，餐点则会放在纸袋里，方便收藏）
Waiter: Nothing to drink?
窗口人员：不需要配什么软饮料吗？
Jas: No, no.
贾斯：不, 不需要。
Waiter: Alright. That will be $2.01.
窗口人员：好的, 这里是2.01美元。
Jas: Thank you.
贾斯：谢谢。
Step 2: Pay
（结账）
Waiter: Hi, how are you?
窗口人员：嗨, 你好吗？
Jas: Hi, good.
贾斯：嗨, 很好。
Waiter: That's a hamburger with no onions, correct?
窗口人员：你点了一个汉堡, 不要洋葱，对吗？
Jas: Yep.
贾斯：是的。
Waiter: $2.01, please.
窗口人员：2.01美元, 谢谢。
Waiter: Here's your receipt, have a nice day.
窗口人员：这是你的收据，祝你有个愉快的一天。
Jas: Thank you.
贾斯：谢谢。
Step 3: Pick Up
（领取食物）
Waiter: Hi, how are you? Hamburger with no onions?
窗口人员：嗨, 你好吗？你点了一个汉堡，不要洋葱，对吗？
Jas: Yeah.
贾斯：是的。
Waiter: Hi, would you like ketchup? Just the chilies, rite?
窗口人员：嗨，你要番茄酱吗？只要辣酱，对吗？
Jas: Yeah, just the chilies.
贾斯：只要辣酱。
Waiter: Here you are.
窗口人员：这是你的食物。
Jas: Thank you.
贾斯：谢谢。
Vocabulary
menu board: 菜单看板
queue: 长队, 行列。形容队伍很长。
ketchup: 又称 tomato sauce, 即为“番茄酱”，源自马来文的“kĕchap”，后来变成英语里的ketchup。
chilies: 单数chili，指红辣椒。这里的chilies为chili sauce的简称，意为“红番椒辣酱”。
