情景会话
A: Good evening, sir. Welcome to our restaurant.
B: Good evening, could you find us a table for two, please?
A: I'm afraid all of our tables are taken,sir. Could you wait in line until a table is free, please?
B: Well, how long will it take?
A: about twenty minutes, sir.
B: That's too long.
A: Let me see. Would you mind sharing a table?
B: That's fine. I just want to save time.
A: This way please. I'll show you to your table.
A:晚上好，先生。欢迎光临本餐厅。
B:晚上好。请给我们安排一张两人的餐桌，好吗?
A:恐怕所有的位子都满了，先生。请排队等一会儿好吗?
B:好的，要等多长时间?
A:大约20分钟，先生。
B:那太久了。
A:让我看一下。那么您介意与别人拼桌吗?
B:没问题。我只想节约时间。
A:这边请。我带您人座。
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场景表述
Would you mind sharing a table?
那么您介意与别人拼桌吗?
还可以这样说:
O Do you mind sharing the table with that man?您愿意与那位先生拼桌吗?
O Would you mind sitting with him at the same table?您介意与他同桌吃饭吗?
That's fine. I just want to save time.
没问题。我只想节约时间。
对方还可能这样说:
O It can save a lot of time to do more significant things.
这样可以节约很多时间去做更重要的事情。
OWell, we'd rather wait. 呃，我们还是等一会儿吧。