B1-45 / CEFR B1 / EPISODE 45

Restaurant Review

Describing an experience in a review

SceneA few days after their week off social media, Frank and Tina have dinner out. They're now writing a review on Tina's phone.

The friends looking at a phone outside a restaurant.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

A few days after their week off social media, Frank and Tina have dinner out. They're now writing a review on Tina's phone.

SNSを一週間休んだあと、数日たってフランクとティナは外食する。食事を終えた二人は、ティナのスマホでレビューを書いている。

Tina01

What should we write about the food?

料理について、何て書こうか?

Frank02

The duck had crispy skin, and the meat was juicy.

鴨は皮がパリッとしていて、肉はジューシーだったね。

Tina03

And the sauce! What was in it again?

ソースもよかった!何が入ってたんだっけ?

Frank04

Orange and honey. I wouldn't have expected that combination with duck.

オレンジと蜂蜜。鴨にその組み合わせは思いつかなかったな。

Tina05

The waiter explained all the ingredients, didn't he?

ウェイターさんが材料を全部説明してくれたのよね。

Frank06

Yes. He even asked the chef how the duck was roasted.

うん。鴨の焼き方までシェフに聞いてくれたよ。

Tina07

You did ask a lot of questions.

あなた、ずいぶん質問してたものね。

Frank08

I wanted to describe it accurately.

正確に説明したかったんだ。

Tina09

How about "Delicious duck with orange sauce"?

「オレンジソースの鴨がおいしかった」はどう?

Frank10

Add "patient staff." He answered every question.

「根気よく対応してくれるスタッフ」も入れて。全部の質問に答えてくれたから。

Tina11

Done. How many stars?

書いたわ。星はいくつ?

Frank12

Five. Now, should we describe the sauce in more detail?

五つ。じゃあ、ソースについてもう少し詳しく書こうか?

Tina13

Frank, it's a review, not a research paper.

フランク、これはレビューよ。研究論文じゃないの。