What are the most essential English phrases for travelers?

I'm sorry, under what name? I didn't quite catch that.

抱歉，什么名字？我没听清。

💡 听不懂是完全正常的! 即使母语者之间也经常 'Sorry, what?' 。不要因为需要对方重复而尴尬。

C-H-E-N, got it. And how many guests tonight?

C-H-E-N，明白了。今晚几位？

Sorry, did you say four or five? It's a bit hard to hear over the phone.

不好意思，你说的是四个还是五个？电话里有点听不清。

Perfect, four guests. And yes, I can seat you near the window! Let me also note the birthday. What time were you thinking?

好的，四位客人。可以安排靠窗的位子！我也备注一下生日。你想几点来？

7 PM works perfectly. And absolutely — we have several vegetarian dishes. I'll let the kitchen know. You're all set, Mr. Chen — four guests, 7 PM, window table, birthday celebration. See you tonight!

晚上 7 点没问题。当然——我们有好几道素菜。我会通知厨房。都安排好了，Chen 先生——四位客人，7 点，靠窗桌，生日庆祝。今晚见！

So yeah, the whole project went sideways last week. The client basically threw us under the bus in the meeting and now we're back to square one.

是啊，整个项目上周完全偏离了。客户在会上基本把我们给卖了，现在我们又回到原点了。

💡 这三个都是常见美式俚语。'threw under the bus' 意思是把责任推给别人。'square one' 就是从头开始。

Oh, it means they blamed us for the problems — like, in front of everyone. They basically said it was all our fault even though they changed the requirements three times.

哦，意思是他们把问题怪在我们头上——而且是当着所有人的面。他们说全是我们的错，虽然他们自己改了三次需求。

Well, not completely from scratch, but pretty close. We need to redo the proposal and basically start the timeline over. It's a real bummer.

不完全是从零开始，但差不多。我们得重做提案，基本上重新排时间线。真是太扫兴了。

Ha, no worries! A bummer just means something disappointing or unfortunate. Like, 'It rained on my birthday — total bummer.' It's pretty casual.

哈，没事！bummer 就是指令人失望或不幸的事。比如 '我生日那天下雨了——太扫兴了。' 很口语化的说法。

Haha, you got it! Your English is really good, by the way. Don't hesitate to ask if there's anything you don't understand — I use way too much slang.

哈哈，没错！顺便说一句，你英语真的很好。有什么不懂的随时问——我用太多俚语了。

Let's grab coffee and hash it out. I've got some ideas. Oh, and 'hash it out' just means 'discuss it in detail.' I'm teaching you slang now, haha!

我们去喝杯咖啡详细聊聊吧。我有些想法。哦，'hash it out' 就是'详细讨论'的意思。我现在在教你俚语了，哈哈！