小屁孩日記

星期天Sunday

每次在外面吃飯，我們基本都去一家叫老麥家常菜的館子。這家館子有個規矩，進來用餐的人都不準打領帶。我們第一次去的時候，老爸就吃了苦頭，從此就學乖了。When we go out to dinner,we usually end up at this place called Corny’s Family-style Restaurant.They have a rule at Corny’s that you’re not allowed to wear a tie,and the first time w e w ent there,Dad found that out the hard way.

老麥家常菜館分幾個不同座位區，不過因為我們每次都帶著曼尼，所以我們一般被安排在“兒童區”。There are a few different seating sections at Corny’s,but since w e alw ays ave

Manny with us,they put our family in the section called“Children’s Alley”.

在兒童區里，上一家吃完飯走后，店里連清理都懶得清理，就直接讓下一家上座。所以你坐下來的時候，總能在地上發現用過的餐巾紙團，在座位上找到吃了一半的薯條。In Children’s Alley,I don’t think they even bother cleaning up when one family leaves and a new one comes in.So when you get to your table,there’s always crumpled-up napkins on the floor and half-eaten french fries on the seats.

第一次去老麥家常菜館的時候，我沒看座位就直接坐下了，結果正好坐在一個掀開的花生醬和果醬三明治上。The first time w e went to Corny’s,I didn’t check my seat,and Iended up sitting on an open-faced peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

我討厭兒童區的另一個原因是它的位置正對洗手間，洗手間的門又總是開來開去，你吃飯的時候能直接看到廁所里面。Another ting I hate about Children’s Alley is that you’re right next to the bathrooms,and the doors are always sw inging open,so you can see in there when you’re trying to eat.

而且，老麥家的服務真是糟透了，所以我們一般都點自助餐，寧愿自己動手。食物都是放在金屬盤子里，總有一些盤子里的菜跟別的菜混在一起。Also,the service is TERRIBLE at Corny’s,so w e always just get the buffet and serve ourselves.The food is in these metal trays,and there’s always stuff from one tray mixed in with the others.