22-1 Serving Chinese Banquet

Scene: A group of eight guests are seatedat the table in a private room.

C: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. All the guests are here?

G: Yes, the banquet may start.

C: OK. These are the cold dishes you ordered: Jellyfish with Cucumber, French Green Beans with 

Ginger Sauce, Sliced Boiled Chicken and Beef Sautéed with Hot Pepper.

G1: They look so nice and they must tastegood as well.

C: And this is the Wu Liang Ye you ordered.Please let me pour it for you all.

G1: Thank you. Now, on behalf of thecompany manager and all the staff, I propose a toast to our good

cooperation and great success. Cheers!

(All the guests cheer.)

G2: The French Green Beans with GingerSauce is very piquant. Please try it.

C: Here come the hot dishes. This is Grilled Chicken. It’s very tender because the chicken is only three

months young.

G3: It really tastes well.

C: And here is Cabbage Hearts withMushrooms and Millet in Cream Sauce.  Help yourselves, please.

G4: The mushrooms are delicious.

C: This is Fried Yellow Croaker in SquirrelShape. They are all for the hot dishes, sir.

G1: Thank you. I heard your restaurant isfamous for the dim sums.

C: Yes, you are right, sir. Today we haveDeep-fried Green Onion Pancakes and Spring Rolls. They will

 be ready in a fewminutes.

(After a while.)

Here are the dim sums. And the SeasonalFruits Platter is offered by our boss, it is free. Please enjoy it.

G1: Thank you very much. We had a wonderfulevening here.