餐廳的服務人員欲向用餐的客人點菜時, 通常有下列說法:

May I take your order now? (order是名詞)

我可以接受您的點菜了嗎？

Are you ready to order now, sir/ma'am? (order是動詞)

先生/女士, 您現在準備要點菜了嗎？

Would you like to order now, sir/ma'am? (order是動詞)

先生/女士, 您現在想要點菜了嗎？

How would you like it?　　您的牛排要幾分熟？

= How would you like your steak?

本句中的it為代名詞, 代替上一句中已提過的名詞steak。我們想詢問某人的食物要如何調理時, 可使用下列句型:

How would you like your + 食物名稱？　　您的……(食物) 要如何調理？

例: A: How would you like your steak?

　 B: I'd like it well-done/medium/medium rare/rare.

　 (甲：你的牛排要幾分熟？)

　 (乙：我要全熟／五分熟／四、五分熟／三分熟。)

＊medium a. (牛排) 煎成中等嫩度的

rare a. (肉) 半熟的, 未完全煮熟的

A: How would you like your coffee?

B: Black, please.　

Just sugar, please.

Cream and no sugar, please.

With sugar and cream, please.

(甲：你的咖啡要怎麼泡？)

(乙：麻煩什麼都不加 (即純咖啡)／只加糖／加奶精不要加糖／糖與奶精都要。) 

當有人詢問你需不需什麼東西或任何幫忙、服務時, 表『要』與『不要』通常用下列說法來表示:

表『(需) 要』時:

Yes, please.　　是的/好, 麻煩你。

表『不 (需) 要』時:

No, thank you. 不用了, 謝謝。

　　thanks. 

例: A: Would you like some coffee?

　 B: Yes, please./No, thank you.

　 (甲：你要來點咖啡嗎？)

　 (乙：好，麻煩你。／不用了，謝謝。)

　 A: Would you want me to carry your bags?

　 B: Yes, please./No, thanks.

　 (甲：要我幫你拿袋子嗎？)

　 (乙：好啊，麻煩你了。／不用了，多謝。)

= Would you like something to drink?

a. How about + 名詞？　　要不要來點……呢？

　= Would you like + 名詞？

　How about + 動名詞？　　要不要……呢/……怎麼樣呢？

　= Would you like to + 原形動詞？

例: How about a cup of tea?

　 = Would you like a cup of tea?

　　(要不要來杯茶呢？)

　How about going to a movie tonight?

　 = Would you like to go to a movie tonight?

　　(今晚要不要去看場電影呀？)

b. 在上一課中, 我們已提過something, anything及nothing等三個代名詞與形容詞並用時,形容詞要放在這三個代名詞之後; 但something、anything及nothing之後亦可接不定詞片語 (to + 原形動詞), 此時該不定詞片語也作形容詞用, 修飾其前的something、anything或nothing。

例: I am hungry. I need something to eat.

　　(我餓了。我需要吃點東西。)

　＊to eat修飾something。

　Don't you have anything to do?

　(你難道沒什麼事好做嗎？)

＊to do修飾anything。

　I have nothing to tell you.

　(我沒什麼事要告訴你。)

＊to tell you修飾nothing。