情景会话
　　A: Good evening, sir. Welcome to our restaurant. 　　B: Good evening, could you find us a table for two, please? 　　A: I'm afraid all of our tables are taken,sir. Could you wait in line until a table is free, please? 　　B: Well, how long will it take? 　　A: about twenty minutes, sir. 　　B: That's too long. 　　A: Let me see. Would you mind sharing a table? 　　B: That's fine. I just want to save time. 　　A: This way please. I'll show you to your table.
　　A:晚上好，先生。欢迎光临本餐厅。 　　B:晚上好。请给我们安排一张两人的餐桌，好吗? 　　A:恐怕所有的位子都满了，先生。请排队等一会儿好吗? 　　B:好的，要等多长时间? 　　A:大约20分钟，先生。 　　B:那太久了。 　　A:让我看一下。那么您介意与别人拼桌吗? 　　B:没问题。我只想节约时间。 　　A:这边请。我带您人座。
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　　Would you mind sharing a table? 　　那么您介意与别人拼桌吗?
　　还可以这样说: 　　O Do you mind sharing the table with that man?您愿意与那位先生拼桌吗? 　　O Would you mind sitting with him at the same table?您介意与他同桌吃饭吗?
　　That's fine. I just want to save time. 　　没问题。我只想节约时间。
　　对方还可能这样说: 　　O It can save a lot of time to do more significant things. 　　这样可以节约很多时间去做更重要的事情。
　　OWell, we'd rather wait. 呃，我们还是等一会儿吧。