快餐（a quick lunch /or meal、 a snack、 fast food ）指预先做好的能够迅速提供顾客食用的饭食，如汉堡包、盒饭等。港台一带或译作速食、即食、便当等。而消费者对快餐的理解是多种多样的，远不止外来语原意所能包容。但无外乎这么几点，即快餐一般由食品工厂生产或大中型餐饮企业加工的，大众化、节时、方便，可以充当主食。快餐最早出现于西方世界，英语称为“quickmeal”或“fastfood”；引入中国之后，中文名称就叫“快餐”，即烹饪好了的、能随时供应的饭食。那么，自助餐厅用英语怎么说呢？
[图片0] 1.排队 A:All the food smells tasty today and makes my mouth :今天所有的食物闻起来都很香，我都流口水了。B:Let's line up line seems a little :我们在这儿排队吧。这一队看起来短些。A:I think :我也这么认为。 2.不想排队 A:Bob,look at all those people standing in don't want to :鲍勃，这么多人在排队，我不想去了。B:Come on, in the line and get your meal card the line is moving fast! Ann,you forgot to take paper :哦，别走，安。进来排队吧，拿好就餐卡。队伍移动得很快嘛!安，你忘拿餐巾纸了。 3.菜单 A:What's on the menu today？A:今天的菜单上有什么？B:Fish，beef，pork，chicken，vegetables and staple food we have rice，steamed bread，stuffed buns and :有鱼、牛肉、猪肉、鸡肉、青菜和豆腐。主食有米饭、馒头、包子和面条。A:Oh，we're lucky today，aren't we？A:噢，今天我们很幸运，是吗？B::是的。A:I think I'll take fried fish，because fish is one of my :我想吃炸鱼，因为鱼是我最喜欢的。B:That's good，we can share what we :那太好了，我们可以一起分享这些菜。 4.馋死了 A:Wow,what a variety! It makes my mouth :哇，有这么多菜啊!我真馋死了。B:Tell the man behind the counter what you want,or just point to :告诉柜台后面的服务生你要什么，或者直接用手指也行。A: I don't know what they are! They all look so nice that I can't decide which to :好的，不过我不知道这都是些什么?看上去都很诱人的，我决定不了究竟要哪些。 5.点菜 A:Please,beef,fish,ham...and this for :请给我牛肉、鱼、火腿……，还有这个。B:I'm sorry,but you can have either a meat or a fish,and a vegetable,as the main :对不起，作为主菜你只能要一份肉或者鱼，另加一份蔬菜。A:Beef and asparagus for the we have more vegetable?A:那就牛肉和芦笋吧。给这位女士同样的东西。我们还可以要一些蔬菜吗?B: can get vegetable salads over there by yourselves,as well as milk,drinks,desserts :当然可以。你们可以到那边自己挑选各种蔬菜色拉，还有牛奶、饮料和甜点心等。A:Bob,what kind of salad do you suggest?A:鲍勃，你说哪种色拉好啊?C:Turkey 's my 're dressings of all flavors like the Italian flavored one,slightly sweet and :火鸡色拉，这是我最喜欢的。这里有各种口味的调味酱。我喜欢意大利口味的，酸酸甜甜的。 6.找座位 A:Here is a free 's sit down .Help yourself to some fish 't it delicious and appetizing？A:这里有一张空桌子。我们坐下吧，请吃鱼。难道不好吃？B:I'm sorry I don't like 's a little too :很抱歉我不喜欢。有点咸。A:I see you people from south prefer sweet，don't you？A:我知道你们南方人喜欢吃甜，是吗？B:Yes，I like the fish cooked in sweet and sour sauce some beef，:对，我喜欢吃糖醋鱼。请吃点牛肉吧。A:Thank 'm through with one steamed bread and I'd like a second :谢谢你。我已吃完一个馒头了，而且我还想吃一个。B:Your appetite is :你的胃口不错。 7.再去拿 A:You can take as many as you don't waste can get seconds :想喝多少就拿多少。不过别浪费。吃完了还可以再来拿嘛。B:I'd like to go for a dessert chocolate cake looks quite all right :我现在要去拿一份甜点心，今天的巧克力蛋糕看上去很不错。A:I'd prefer a strawberry pie with whipped cream on it,and a :我倒喜欢上面有奶油的草莓派，还要一个香蕉。B:You almost have everything in the cafeteria,Bob!B:餐厅里几乎所有的东西你都有了，鲍勃!A:I'm starving!A:我饿坏了!