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1.Banquet service 宴会招待A：各位，晚上好，今天我们在此举办晚宴，招待各位亲爱的朋友和敬业 的专家，庆贺我们的会谈取得圆满的成功，我感到非常高兴。我特别感谢凯兰女士大驾光临。没有凯兰女士的最后努力，我还不知道会怎么样呢，恐怕我们还在谈判之中。Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. It gives me a great pleasure to host the banquet in honor of our dear friends and dedicated experts, and celebrate the successful conclusion of our talks. In particular, I’d like to thank Ms. Kelland for her coming. Without her last-minute effort, we would still be in the middle of nowhere, probably in the middle of negotiations, I am afraid.B:谢谢李总，你们都做得很好，我只是尽了自己的责任。可以说我们每个人都成功地使我们的使命得以完成。怎么样，女士们，先生们，难道我们在晚宴上还要谈判吗？Thank you, President Li. You all did very well. I just contributed my share. We all maneuvered successfully to get our job done, so to speak. Well, ladies and gentlemen, are we carrying out another round of talk over the dinner?A:今天不谈生意，我建议今晚我们只叙友情，当然，我们要尽情享受大自然赐予我们的食物。 No more business talks today. We’ve already put an end to it. I propose we limit our talk to friendship tonight. And of course, we’ll delight ourselves completely in the foods that Mother Nature grants us.B:太好了，可口的中国菜，我等不及了。今晚我们有什么好吃的？ That’s great, the delicious Chinese food! I can’t wait to enjoy your food. What are we expecting tonight?A:今晚我们准备了典型的上海餐，希望各位喜欢。 Tonight we have prepared a typical Shanghai meal. I hope you will like it.B:是的，在上海就应该吃上海人之所吃。不过，恕我直言，我只听说过名声显赫的粤菜、川菜和鲁菜，对上海菜不太了解。上海菜系有什么特点？ Yes, eat in Shanghai as Shanghai people eat. But, to be frank, I’ve heard of the famous Cantonese food, Sichuan food, Shandong food, but not that much of Shanghai food. What’s special about Shanghai cuisine?A:上海菜系是中国最年轻的地方菜系，通常被称为“本帮菜”，有着400多年的历史。同中国其他菜系一样，“本帮菜”具有“色、香、味”三大要素，特点是注重调料的使用、食物的质地,菜的原汁原味。 Shanghai cuisine, usually called Benbang cuisine, is the youngest among the major regional cuisines in China, with a history of more 400 years. Like all other Chinese regional cuisines, Benbang cuisine takes “color, aroma and taste” as its essential quality elements. It emphasizes in particular the expert use of seasonings, the selectio