Dialogue 2
A: For our lunch meeting with the investors, do we have to make a reservation at the restaurant or do we just show up?
B: Usually for lunch, we don't have to reserve a table, they should allow walk-ins. But to be on the safe side, I'll order a table for half-past twelve. Will that suit your schedule?
A: I've arranged to meet them at the restaurant at twelve. Can you make the reservation a little earlier? If we start earlier, it will give us more time for a longer lunch.
B: Are you planning on treating the investors to a full-course meal?
A: Yes, we'll start with appetizers, follow with a soup and salad course, then main dishes of prime rib or cordon bleu chicken, and finish up with a delicious rich dessert of some sort.
B: That'll be pretty heavy for a mid-day meal, don't you think?
A: As along as we stay away from anything alcoholic, we should be okay.
B: With your prime rib and chicken choices, you'd better hope nobody's vegetarian.
A: We can make some special arrangement if we need to. After all, it's the company who is footing the bill.
句型讲解
Reservation: an arrangement for a seat on a plane or train, a room in a hotel, etc. to be kept for you 预定，预留
相关例句:
We have made reservations for three rooms at the hotel. 我们已在这个旅馆预订了三个房间。
Walk-in: not arranged in advance; where you do not need to arrange a time in advance 未经预约的，无需事先约定的
a walk-in clinic 无需预约的诊所
to be on the safe side: (spoken) to do something in order to be certain to avoid an unpleasant situation
谨慎为是，不冒险
foot the bill: to pay for something, especially something expensive that you do not want to pay for 负担费用
When we went to the restaurant last night, my father footed the bill as usual. 昨晚我们去餐馆吃饭,像往常一样,由我父亲付帐。
