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美联英语提供：餐馆不想让你知道的5个秘密 分享一个免费试听课，名额有限，碰碰运气吧/test/xingzuo.html?tid=16-73675-0 The restaurant business is a tough game - according to a study by Cornell University about 30% fail in their first year. So its not surprising that restaurants have certain tactics to keep costs down and diner numbers up. 餐馆业的竞争十分激烈--据康奈尔大学的一项研究显示：30%的餐馆在营业第一年就会倒闭。所以餐馆用一些策略降低成本、吸引更多的顾客，也就没有什么大惊小怪的了。 Here are some of the ways eateries ensure success, according to Imogen Edwards-Jones (and her anonymous insider), who wrote the book Restaurant Babylon, available from Amazon. Imogen Edwards-Jones（和她的匿名内部人士）写了一本叫做《巴比伦餐厅》的书，亚马逊网站上即可购买。据她所述，小饭馆有一些确保成功的方法。 DINERS WHO BOOK BY PHONE ARE PREFERRED… 打电话预订的顾客优先…… Apparently, people who book by email are less likely to show up so restaurants prefer customers who call to reserve a table. Email bookers also tend to be computer-literate and that may mean theyre a blogger or a reviewer - always a worry for restaurants. Theyre also harder to track down if they leave without paying. 很显然，用邮件预约的客人不太可能会来餐馆吃饭，所以电话预约的客人有优先权。用邮件预约的人也往往会使用电脑，所以他/她可能是位博客或评论员--对餐馆来说总是个担忧。如果他们吃完不付钱就走，也很难再找到他们。 …AND SO ARE PEOPLE WHO JUST WALK UP 直觉来餐馆的客人也同样优先 An increasing number of restaurants dont take bookings, or only offer a small number of reservations. This is, in part, because eateries can turn a table three times with walk-in diners, while customers who book tend to stick around for longer. This policy can work against restaurants, however - it can be harder to move diners on if theres no subsequent booking for their table. 越来越多的餐馆不接受提前预约，或者只提供少量的预约桌。部分是因为提前预约的客人往往会停留的更久一点，而同样的时间内，直接来吃的客人可能已经换了三批了。然而，这个策略可能也会不利于餐馆--如果没有人陆续预约，那么餐馆很难继续经营下去。 LUNCH DELIBERATELY TAKES LONGER 故意让午餐更久一点 Because everyone wants to eat lunch at the same time -restaurants are likely to stagger bookings, keep you waiting for your table, or get waiting staff to chat to you so the kitchen can take the strain. 因为所有人都想在同一时间吃午餐--餐馆很可能会交错安排预约，让你一直在等待，或者让工作人员与你聊天，这样厨房就可以不用那么热火朝天了。 VIPS AND PRETTY WOMEN GET BETTER S