If you invite someone to join you for dinner in a restaurant, phone the restaurant first to find out if you need a reservation in order to avoid a long wait for a table.

如果你请别人去餐馆吃饭，应先给餐馆打个电话询问是否需要预定，以防到时为个餐位等候半天。预定时，只需要说出你的名字、进餐人数和时间即可。

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If not, you risk having to wait for a long time for a table.

否则你就要冒上苦等桌位的风险。

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How long do you think we'll have to wait for a table?

你认为我们要等多久才会有桌位呢？

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As usual, there was a long wait for a table.

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The palace's State Dining Room, where we wait for the president, is a grand, lavish affair, complete with chandeliers and a long hardwood table that can seat 50.

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