Out to Dinner

John and Marie have been dating for weeks.  John decided to splurge and invite Marie to dinner at Vetri Cucina, a very expensive Italian restaurant in the city.  John picked Marie up at 30th Street Station, and drove to the restaurant, which is on Spruce Street.

2020-08-22 · Charlie Samra ·

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Out to Dinner

John and Marie have been dating for weeks.  John decided to splurge and invite Marie to dinner at Vetri Cucina, a very expensive Italian restaurant in the city.  John picked Marie up at 30th Street Station, and drove to the restaurant, which is on Spruce Street.

Marie: John, this is a really nice restaurant, but it is very expensive. I saw the menu online and it is not cheap!  Maybe we should go Dutch.

John: Go Dutch?  What are you, a baby boomer? Nobody says that anymore.  Anyway, don't worry about the bill.  This is my treat.  

They arrive at the restaurant in John's car, and hand the keys over to the parking valet.  They are seated by a lady at the reception desk, and are given menus.

John: Nice place.  Man, I am starving. I could eat a horse.

Marie: Fortunately horse is not on the menu.  The surf and turf one looks good.  Let's start with a salad.

John: Sure, whatever you want. I'll have the prime rib.  

After ordering, John has some news to share...

John:  Marie, the reason I wanted to come to a fancy place like this tonight is because I have a little announcement to make.

Marie: Oh really.  What is it?

John: Well.... I got the job!  And a big raise!  So no worries about the tab tonight - I have it covered.  

Marie:  Awesome!  You should have told me before we ordered.  I would have ordered something more expensive.

John: Sorry.   John laughs...

Marie: So, you're going to be a manager.  It should be interesting for you.  I hope you don't have any jerks on your team.  I know that one bad apple can cause havoc for a manager.

John: Actually, I do have one woman who has a reputation for being difficult.  I have not had the pleasure of working with her, but I hear she can be a handful.  I am going to try to talk to Elaine about her before she leaves.

Marie: Sounds like a good idea.  Anyway, I hope it works out.  I know letting people go is not fun.

John: Speaking of which, my boss told me the other day that there will be a re-org in a couple of months.  I hope I can keep my team intact.

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splurge 贅沢(ぜいたく)する B2 · 中上級 まれ
  1. I splurged on a new set of golf clubs. They are the most expensive set I have ever bought.
    私(わたし)は新(あたら)しいゴルフクラブのセットに大金(たいきん)を払(はら)いました。それらは私(わたし)が今(いま)まで買(か)った中(なか)で最(もっと)も高価(こうか)なセットです。
go Dutch 割(わ)り勘(かん)にする B2 · 中上級 ときどき
  1. I know you don't have a lot of money. We can go Dutch. It's ok.
    お金(かね)があまりないのはわかっています。オランダに行(い)ける。大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)です。
baby boomer 団塊(だんかい)の世代(せだい) B2 · 中上級 ときどき
  1. My dad is a baby boomer so he used to watch that old tv show.
    私(わたし)のお父(とう)さんは団塊(だんかい)の世代(せだい)なので、昔(むかし)のそのテレビ番組(ばんぐみ)を見(み)ていました。
I could eat a horse 私(わたし)はとってもお腹(なか)が空(あ)いています。 B1 · 中級 よく使う
  1. Man, I am so hungry I could eat a horse. What's for dinner?
    ああ、私(わたし)はとってもお腹(なか)が空(あ)いています。夕食(ゆうしょく)は何(なに)?
surf and turf シーフードとステーキ C1 · 上級 ときどき
  1. I am going to splurge and have the surf and turf. I haven't had lobster in ages!
    私(わたし)は贅沢(ぜいたく)してシーフードとステーキにします。私(わたし)は長(なが)い間(ま)ロブスターを食(た)べていませんでした!
prime rib プライムリブ C1 · 上級 ときどき
  1. I like my prime rib very rare and bloody.
    私(わたし)はプライムリブがとても珍(めずら)しくて血(ち)が好(す)きです。
jerk 嫌(いや)な奴(やつ) B1 · 中級 よく使う
  1. His sister is really nice, but his brother is a real jerk.
    彼(かれ)の妹(いもうと)は本当(ほんとう)にいい人(ひと)です、しかし彼(かれ)の兄(あに)は本当(ほんとう)に嫌(いや)な奴(やっこ)です。
bad apple 悪玉(あくだま) B2 · 中上級 よく使う
  1. You should stay away from him. He's been to prison - a real bad apple.
    あなたは彼(かれ)から離(はな)れているべきです。彼(かれ)は刑務所(けいむしょ)にいたことがあります-本当(ほんとう)に悪玉(あくだま)です。
havoc 大(だい)混乱(こんらん) B2 · 中上級 ときどき
  1. The hurricane wreaked havoc on the entire coastline.
    ハリケーンは海岸(かいがん)線(せん)全体(ぜんたい)に大(だい)混乱(こんらん)をもたらしました。
reputation 評判(ひょうばん) B1 · 中級 よく使う
  1. But his reputation and career were shattered when he failed a drug test.
    しかし、彼(かれ)が薬物(やくぶつ)検査(けんさ)で落(お)ちたたとき、彼(かれ)の評判(ひょうばん)とキャリアは打(う)ち砕(くだ)かれました。
difficult 気難(きむずか)しい B2 · 中上級 よく使う
  1. You don't want to understand. You're just being difficult.
    あなたは理解(りかい)したくありません。あなたはただ難(むずか)しいだけです。
handful 厄介(やっかい)者(しゃ) B2 · 中上級 ときどき
  1. Man, working with Jane is tough. She is a handful indeed.
    全(まった)く、ジェーンと一緒(いっしょ)に働(はたら)くのは大変(たいへん)です。彼女(かのじょ)は確(たし)かに厄介(やっかい)者(しゃ)です。
letting people go 解雇(かいこ)する B2 · 中上級 よく使う
  1. We are going to have a re-org, which means I will have to let some of my people go.
    再(さい)編成(へんせい)を行(おこな)う予定(よてい)です。つまり、私(わたし)の部署(ぶしょ)の一部(いちぶ)の人(ひと)を手放(てばな)す必要(ひつよう)があります。
re-org 再(さい)編成(へんせい) C1 · 上級 まれ
  1. There will be a re-org next month, so I have to get my resume updated.
    来月(らいげつ)は再(さい)編成(へんせい)があるので、私(わたし)jひの履歴(りれき)書(しょ)を更新(こうしん)する必要(ひつよう)があります。
intact そのままで A2 · 初中級 ときどき
  1. The church was almost in ruins but its tower remained intact.
    教会(きょうかい)はほとんど廃墟(はいきょ)でしたが、その塔(とう)は無償(むしょう)のままで残(のこ)りました。

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