Server
Good evening! Welcome to Shanghai Kitchen. Table for three? [gestures to a booth] Please, have a seat. Here are your menus.
晚上好！欢迎光临上海小厨。三位吗？[指向雅座] 请坐。这是您的菜单。
Dad
Thank you. Aiden, do you want to try ordering in English today? Just tell the server what we talked about.
谢谢。Aiden，今天想尝试用英语点餐吗？就把我们刚才谈好的告诉服务员。
Aiden
I'll try! [clears throat] Excuse me, we are ready to order. First, could we get the Crispy Pork Belly/ˈkrɪspi pɔːrk ˈbeli/脆皮五花肉 and the Xiao Long Bao? We’ve heard they are famous/ˈfeɪməs/有名的 here.
我试试！[清嗓子] 打扰一下，我们准备好点餐了。首先，可以给我们一份脆皮五花肉和小笼包吗？听说这里的这两道菜很有名。
Server
Excellent choice. Our soup dumplings/suːp ˈdʌmplɪŋz/小笼包/汤包 are handmade daily. Anything else for your main course/meɪn kɔːrs/主菜?
明智的选择。我们的小笼包每天都是手工制作的。主菜还需要点别的吗？
Aiden
Yes, please. We’d also like the Shao Mai, the Hunan Beef, and the Dry-Fried string beans/strɪŋ biːnz/豆角/四季豆. Oh, and don't forget the Steamed Chicken Feet.
好的。我们还要烧卖、湖南牛肉和干煸豆角。噢，别忘了蒸鸡爪。
Server
Got it. One Hunan Beef—that one is a bit spicy, is that okay?
没问题。一份湖南牛肉——这个有点辣，可以吗？
Aiden
That’s fine, we like a little heat! And could we have two bowls of steamed rice to go with the dishes?
没关系，我们喜欢带点辣味！另外能给我们两碗米饭配菜吗？
Server
Certainly. Crispy pork, soup dumplings, siao mai, spicy beef, beans, chicken feet, and two rices. I'll bring your tea shortly.
当然可以。脆皮猪肉、小笼包、烧卖、辣牛肉、豆角、鸡爪和两碗米饭。我马上为您上茶。
Mom
Everything looks delicious. How is the Hunan Beef, Aiden?
每样菜看起来都很好吃。湖南牛肉怎么样，Aiden？
Aiden
It’s really good! The spice is just right. But honestly? The Xiao Long Bao is the best part of the meal. The soup inside is so flavorful.
真的很好吃！辣度刚刚好。但老实说？小笼包是这顿饭最好吃的部分。里面的汤汁太鲜美了。
Dad
I agree. This "Shanghai Kitchen" was a good pick for Greenbelt. The string beans are very authentic/ɔːˈθentɪk/
地道的/正宗的 too.
我同意。在 Greenbelt 选这家“上海小厨”选对了。干煸豆角也很地道。
Aiden
I’m glad we came here. I’m definitely ordering an extra basket of soup dumplings next time!
很高兴我们来了这里。我下次一定要多点一笼小笼包！