趣味晚餐（2 / 3）

徐晨一行人安顿好后，熙熙也订好了晚上吃饭的包厢，因为今晚吃饭的人比较多，熙熙最后只好订了这家酒店最大的一个包厢，才将将坐满他们所有人。作为贵宾的美国著名音乐人Daniel和他的经纪团队，自然是和徐晨坐在一桌的。因为造型师Kevin不是专业的音乐人，专业问题插不上嘴的他，今晚只能陪着旭东他们坐在另一桌插科打诨，Tony和熙熙则很幸运地坐在徐晨这一桌，陪着Daniel他们谈天说地…

服务员上完几道菜后，徐晨一边给Daniel倒红酒，一边笑着奉承他：“Daniel, long time no see, you look more handsome and gentle than two years ago, welcome to my place！”

随后，Daniel若有所思地晃动着杯中的红酒，不好意思地回应到：“Wow, Chen, nice to meet you in Beijing,but you flatter me a lot…I'm afraid I'll become more arrogant than before.”

Daniel的言外之意，徐晨当然听得出来…他一边向好友敬酒，一边谦虚地说到：“Daniel, my old dog, are you kidding？One day…I will show off some achievements only if I can touch your height！I believe you know what I mean.”

Daniel抿了一口红酒，又开始夸赞起徐晨来：“Xu Chen, I have to say, you are the most excellent and dynamic singer and star I've seen, it is my honor to be your bosom friend！”

徐晨点了点头，一边和Daniel说话，一边招呼大家吃饭：“So do I. Excuse me,Daniel, you see, it's time to have dinner,our team members look like a little bit hungry, let's talk it over during the forthcoming dinner, ok？”

“All right, Chen, I know Beijing is your home field, but I'm so mouthwatering for Chinese food, thanks for your invitation again！”虽然Daniel是土生土长的美国人，但自从和徐晨成为朋友后，他对中国的饮食文化也更感兴趣了。

这时候，吃货熙熙似乎也听懂了他们交流的内容，为了给Daniel留一个好印象，英文不太好的她竟然也自告奋勇地跟Daniel交谈起来：“Daniel, can you tell me what kind of Chinese food you love？If you're not busy these days, I can lead you eat delicious Chinese food around here.”

熙熙的热情好客，瞬间就感染了一旁吃饭的Daniel：“Wonderful！Instant-boiled mutton and snow beef roll are my favorite Chinese dishes, this beautiful lady,do you know some famous hot pot restaurants in Beijing？”

然而，英文词汇量不够的熙熙，这会是真的跟不上Daniel说话的语速：“啊？What is hot pot restaurant？额…I…I…I’m sorry…I don't know…”

为了尽快结束这尴尬的场面，坐在熙熙身边的Tony只好小声提醒她：“熙熙，Daniel是问你…知不知道北京有什么著名的火锅店，他最喜欢吃北京的涮羊肉和雪花肥牛，你告诉他，北京人气比较高的火锅店有东来顺、老诚一锅和海底捞，这你总你知道咋说吧？

“我去…Tony，你竟然听懂了Daniel说的那几个单词，我连hot pot都没听明白是什么意思…东来顺、老诚一锅这些咋说啊？这些词我真没背过…哎呀，我现在算是明白了，什么叫书到用时方恨少。”即使学了一段时间的商务英语，但部分日常英文词汇，熙熙掌握得并不好，所以这会她才会这么抓狂。

Tony看了看熙熙，很无语地小声说到：“熙姐，东来顺、海底捞这些中文店名哪有什么英文翻译啊，你直接跟人家说中文吧…你就说北京人气最旺的火锅店有海底捞、东来顺、老诚一锅，后面加个hot pot restaurant就行了，Daniel那么聪明的人，肯定能听懂的，你赶紧的吧…这一桌人都看着你呢！”

这时候，Daniel团队的几个老外见熙熙和Tony嘀嘀咕咕地说个不停，似乎也有点莫名其妙…感觉到用餐气氛比较微妙的徐晨，只好笑着拍了拍Daniel的肩膀，又开始出言解释：“Sorry, Daniel, my agent just learned Business English courses about one month, maybe her spoken English still need more excise…Anyway, I promise, I'll take you to HaiDiLao hot pot restaurant, to enjoy your favorite mutton and beef slices on this Friday afternoon, all right？”

面对徐晨的热情邀约，Daniel别提多高兴了：“Wow！Excellent！Chen, I couldn't agree more your arrangement！In order to show my gratitude, I'm certainly trying my best to finish your task!”

徐晨点了点头，继续奉承着Daniel：“Thank you, Daniel, I'm sure that you can create a grand surprise for me, your promise makes me believe that…my second concert will achieve unprecedented success！ ”

Daniel示意团队的其他人吃饭，然后又开始跟徐晨聊了起来：“Chen, take it easy, you're a professional singer, this concert just a piece of cake！By the way, after tomorrow's hot pot lunch, just you and me？Is your sweetheart Amy available？”

听到这里，徐晨半开玩笑地问到：“Uh-huh, Daniel, I don't know what's your mean…can you explain more clearly？”

“Don't you let me see your beautiful assistant and girlfriend Amy？I haven't seen her for a long time, have you proposed to her？”两年前和徐晨的那次见面，Daniel就对Amy印象深刻，因为Amy和徐晨走得很近，以至于他一直误以为…Amy就是徐晨的女朋友…

听到这里，徐晨差点没反应过来，因为不希望Daniel继续误会下去，他只好慢慢解释到：“Well…Daniel, I think I have to make a formal explanation to you, Amy, she is just my assistant, not my girlfriend, understand？”

徐晨的一番解释，Daniel听了竟然有些惋惜：“Oh, that's sound bad…Chen, you've missed a perfect girl…that's sound too bad…so bad…”