A Good afternoon. Lotus Catering Company. Lilian speaking. May I help you?

下午好。荷花餐饮公司。我是丽莲。能帮忙吗？

B Good afternoon. Lilian. This is Tom Baker over at Beck’s Trading company. We need to arrange a banquet for next Wednesday afternoon.

下午好，丽莲。我是伯克贸易公司的汤姆·贝克。我们要订一个下周三下午的宴会。

A I see, Mr. Baker. How many people are you planning to invite and how much would you like to spend per person?

好的，贝克先生。你们计划邀请多少人参加，每人多少钱的消费标准？

B Well. We’re expecting about twenty-five people and we’d like to spend no more than $20 a head.

嗯，我们预计要来25人左右，每人不超过20美元。