Peter: What would you like to eat?
Xiao Wei: What would you think of having the buffet(n.自助餐)?
Peter: I’m on a diet.  I’ll eat too much if I have the buffet.  I guess I should just have a salad.
Xiao Wei: I’ll have steak and eggs.
Waiter: How would you like your steak cooked?
Xiao Wei: I want it well done.
Waiter: And your eggs?
Xiao Wei: I’d like them sunny side up(只煎一面).  Oh, may I have some catchup(番茄酱), please?
Waiter: Certainly.  Anything else?
Xiao Wei: Can I have some more water, please?

Xiao Wei: Are you good at cooking?
Peter: No, but I’m pretty good eating!
Xiao Wei: Do you prefer Chinese food or Western food?
Peter: To be honest with you, Chinese food is really different from western food.
Xiao Wei: Have you tried some local Chinese food, such as dumpling, babaofan, etc?
Peter: Yes, but they are quite difficult to eat with chopsticks(n.筷子).
Xiao Wei: Yes, it is not easy for foreigners to use chopsticks skillfully. If you do, you’ll give your Chinese friends quite an impression.
Peter: Would you like to introduce some Chinese dishes to me?
Xiao Wei：What kind of Chinese food? Hunan, Cantonese, Szechuan..?
Peter: Oh, there are so many kinds? What are they like?
Xiao Wei: Hunan cuisine is hot, and Cantonese food is usually sweet. I can also teach you how to cook some Chinese food if you have the interest.
Peter: It’s so kind of you. I really want to taste real Chinese food, not just the food that foreigners like to eat!

彼得：你想吃点什么？
小伟：吃自助餐，你觉得如何？
彼得：我正在减肥。如果吃自助餐，我怕我会吃多了。我想我要一个色拉就可以了。
小伟：我要牛排加蛋。
服务员：你要几分熟的牛排？
小伟：我要全熟的。
服务员：那么你的鸡蛋呢？
小伟：我要只煎一面。可以给我一点番茄酱吗？
服务员：当然。还要其他的吗？
小伟：请给我再加点水吧。

小伟：你擅长烹饪吗？
彼得：不太擅长，但我却很热衷于吃。
小伟：那你更喜欢中餐还是西餐？
彼得：实话说，中餐和西餐太不一样了。
小伟：你吃过中国的一些地方小吃吗，比如饺子，八宝饭等等？
彼得：吃过，但是用筷子吃东西很困难。
小伟：是的，对外国人来说熟练使用筷子并不是一桩简单的事。如果你能做到，你能让你的中国朋友留下深刻的印象。
彼得：你能介绍一点中国菜给我吗？
小伟：哪一种中国菜？湘菜、粤菜、川菜……？
彼得：有这么多种？它们口味如何？
小伟：湘菜挺辣的，广东菜一般是甜甜的。如果你有兴致，我还可以教你如何亲手做中国菜呢。
彼得：太好了。我想品尝地道的中国菜，而不是外国人所喜欢的那种。