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Language Points The expression anyone who is anyone means any really important person or someone with a well-known name. The sentence means he knew the reputation of the restaurant for its famous guests; its reputation was not for its food or live music (which included a jazz orchestra in which a famous film director sometimes played). The guests included politicians, diplomats, actors, journalists, writers, musicians and scientists – anyone who is well-known in Washington, a city in which many people are powerful or influential in the government. Language Points 翻译： 之前他没来过乔安妮餐厅，但对于它的鼎鼎大名却早有耳闻，倒不是因为这里的饭菜有多美味，其实这里的菜品屡遭恶评，也不是因为这里的爵士管弦乐队有一位知名电影导演客串吹小号，而是因为这里汇集了有头有脸的宾客，可以说是星光璀璨，他们中有政客、外交家、电影明星、载入名人堂的体育明星、记者、作家、摇滚明星、诺贝尔奖得主等等——总之，这里的每一位客人都是这座权力之城里的一个人物。 Inside, the restaurant was heaving with people. The expression heaving with people means crowds of people are pushing and pulling, moving up and down. Language Points 翻译： 餐厅里面人头攒动。 “Good evening Miss Bacall, good evening Mr Hanks,” and clicked his fingers to summon another waiter to show them to their table. Miss Bacall and Mr Hanks may be oblique references to film stars Lauren Bacall and Tom Hanks. Language Points 翻译： “晚上好，巴考尔小姐，晚上好，汉克斯先生。”接着他打了个响指招呼服务生带他们入座。 To click one’s fingers means to make a noise with one’s fingers as a signal to summon or call someone. The head waiter blinked, and swallowed hard. To blink means to close and open one’s eyes quickly. Here, this shows surprise. To swallow hard means to make a movement in the throat as if swallowing food. Here this shows embarrassment – Alberto realized he has made a mistake. Language Points 翻译： 领班慌得直眨眼，还咽了咽口水。 In a classless society, Rogers was the closest thing to aristocracy that America had. America has a reputation for being classless, ie it doesn’t have such social classes as European countries are supposed to have. This means that there are no people like aristocrats, but Senator Rogers was so distinguished that she seemed li