零起点美语-First Dutch Treat

First Dutch Treat

第一餐各付各的
Kathy and Evan go out for lunch.
K:I hope the hostel owner doesn't mind our going out for meals.
E:Who? Mrs. Van Helsing? She doesn't mind at all. In fact, she suggested we have lunch at a cafe near here.
K:That sounds sweet of her. Say, look at all the trees and flowers! It seems everyone grows flowers in Holland.
E:Well, Holland is famous for its tulips and windmills.
K:This is a cute restaurant. Let's go in here.
E:This is the place she suggested! The menu outside the door has lots of good dishes. Notice that almost everything is in Dutch and English?
K:Yeah. Why is that?
E:Mrs. Van Helsing was telling me that kids here learn English from primary school. Oh, by the way, you're paying for your lunch and I'm paying for mine. After all, while we're in the Netherlands, we should be going Dutch!
凯西和艾凡外出吃午餐。
凯西：我希望旅社的老板不介意我们外出用餐。
艾凡：谁？凡‧赫尔辛太太？她一点也不介意。实际上，她建议我们在这附近的一家小餐馆用餐。
凯西：听起来她人不错。啊！看看这些树木花草！在荷兰似乎每个人都种植花卉。
艾凡：嗯，荷兰以郁金香和风车为人所熟知。
凯西：这家餐馆很漂亮，咱们进去吧。
艾凡：这就是旅社老板建议的餐馆。在门外的菜单上有许多好吃的菜色。你有没有注意到几乎每道菜都用荷文和英文写的？
凯西：有。为什么？
艾凡：凡‧赫尔辛太太告诉过我这里的小孩从小学就学英文。哦，对了，你付你的午餐钱，我付我的。毕竟，我们身在荷兰，就应该各付各的！