Dialogue 1
E for Emily R forRyan
E: I don't know about you, but I'm (famished). Are you
interested in getting a bite to eat?
R: That sounds great. I'm absolutely (starving)! What
kind of food are you in the mood for?
E: I'd love something spicy. Maybe we could get some
Sichuan Hotpot.
R: You're a woman after my own heart. I don't know
many people who can handle spicy food. Are you sure
you are up for hotpot.
E: Sure. If I could, I would eat hotpot every day!
R: Ok, you're really all eyes when it comes to talking
about food, aren't you?
E: Well, let's stop (dragging) our feet and find a
Sichuan Hotpot restaurant for dinner!
R: Let me think about it for a minute. Let's see... oh
the name of the restaurant is on the tip of my
(tongue)! Give me a second and it'll come to me.
E: Well...? Have you thought of it yet?
R: No...
E: Never mind. There's an (authentic) tasting hotpot
restaurant not far from the China World Trade Towers
on Chang An Street. Have you been there?
R: That's it! That's the one I was thinking of! I told
you I'd remember it!
E: You really have a bid head, don't you!
