旅游英语

Lesson Eight

中译英部分：

1.Because there are so many to feed, the restaurant and catering busin ess is one of the largest and fastest-growing industries in the world .

正是因为有这么多的外出就餐者，餐饮业是世界上最大的发展最快的产业之一。

2.T he reasons for business failure is always very similar:lack of experience, poor loca tion, too much competition, poor merchandising.

让生意失败的原因总是很相似：缺乏经验、位置欠佳、竞争激烈、管理不善

3.The front of the house is at once an operating system , a business place, and a social stage setting

前台不仅是一个运行系统，做生意的地方，也是一个社交舞台

4.Every dollar spent by consumers in restaurants generates an additional $2 spent in ot her industries allied with the restaurant industry.

消费者花在餐饮上的每一元会在其他相关产业产生额外的2元花费

5.T he restaurant business appeals to those who want the risks and satisfactions of self-employment.

餐饮生意对于喜欢冒险并满足于自我雇佣的人而言是很有吸引力的。

6.Eating is a deeply engrained source of satisfaction and the restaur ant customer wants an eating experience which combines food,service, decor, and an indefinable extra.

餐饮消费者想要的是一种包含了食物、服务、装潢以及其他一些不可言喻的内在的经历。

7.There are two basic approaches to increasing profit.One is to increase sales, while th

e other is to reduce costs.

有两钟提高利润的方法。一是增加销售额，另一种是减少开销。

8．A dollar saved in cost, after all, is a dollar more profit.

成本上节约的一元最终会成为利润的

9.Moreover, the third stakeholder, the owners, like all of us, need some reward for the ir effort and risk.

另外，第三类利益相关者，即所有者需要为他们的努力和冒险得到回报。

10.The cashier’s main duty is taking money from guests and giving change when the check is paid

收银的主要职责是在结账时向客人收钱并找零。

英译中部分：

1. Millions of people are away from their homes every day either by necessity or by c hoice. The restaurant and catering business has developed to feed this huge number of people.

每天数百万人无论是需要或通过选择远离家园，餐饮业已经发展到足以养活大量的人。

2. Restaurant industry sales are projected to reach a record $511 billion in 2006, up 5.

1 percent over 2005, and equal 4% of the U.S. gross domestic product according to N ational Restaurant Association.

2006年，餐饮业销售额预计将达到创纪录的$ 511 亿美元，比2005年增长5.1个百分点，根据全国餐饮协会的报告显示这等于美国国内生产总值4％。

3. A key point is that managers act as a team to give direction to the unit, to maintain standards (quality and cost), and to secure the best possible experience for their guests .

关键的一点是，管理人员起着一个向团队发出指令的作用，以维持标准（质量和成本），并确保为客人提供最好的体验

4. The catering business is a mobile one providing food service either for special occa sions or for places where meals are usually not prepared

饮食业是一个移动的在特殊场合或通常不准备食物的地方提供膳食服务的

5. The key responsibility of the front of the house is guest satisfaction, with particular emphasis on personal service

前台的主要职责是使客人满意，并特别强调个性化服务

6. It is emphasis on speed and economy, the guest expect a friendly greeting, accuracy in order filling, and a cheerful willingness to handle any problems that occur

着重强调速度和经济，客人希望友好的问候，准确地填写订单，以及开朗的意愿来处理出现的任何问题

7. Service is the most obvious job of the front of the house, those who work there shar

e in the responsibility for a quality food product

前台最显而易见的工作就是服务，在那里工作的人承担了对食品质量的责任8. The front of the house supervision is ideally exercised by the senior manager on dut y. Most managers should be expected to devote the majority of their time to the front of the house during meal hours to see to that guests are served well.

前台的监督工作由值班的高级经理理想的行使，在吃饭时间很多经理预计将投入大部分时间到前台，以使客人们都得到很好的照顾。

9. In addition to supervising service, managers in the front of the house have responsi bility for supervising cleaning staff, cashiers, and for opening and closing procedures i n the restaurant(sometimes discharged by a lead employee).

除了前台监管服务，前台经理还有监督清洁人员，收银员，开始和结束餐厅程序的责任（有时率先解除雇员）。

10. Labor cost control is an important element in planning ware washing. Because det ergent is a commodity that restaurants use in large quantity, costs of supplies are a sig nificant concern

劳动力成本控制规划中的一个重要组成部分是洗涤用品。因为清洁剂是一种在餐馆大量使用的商品，，供应成本是个重大问题

Lesson Nine