We can have dinner on the lake at Houhai.
我们可以在后海的湖上就餐。
A I’ve got a suggestion. Why not have dinner at Houhai – on the lake?
A 我有一个提议。我们为什么不在后海就餐呢？在湖上？
B That sounds a great idea. A boat trip on the lake.
B 听起来是一个非常棒的主意。在湖上乘船游览。
A We could try it this evening. We could take a boat on the lake and have dinner.
A 今晚我们就可以去。我们可以在湖上泛舟，就餐。
B Dinner on the boat? I like that – let’s do it.
B 在船上就餐？我喜欢这个主意——就这么办了。
A OK – I’ll telephone and book it. I’ve got the number. How about 7 o’clock?
A 好——我现在就打电话预订。我有那里的电话号码。今晚7点怎么样？
B Perfect. I’m really looking forward to it.
B 好极了。我热切期待着今晚的到来。

Notes注释
1.If you want to suggest something, you can say I’ve got a suggestion / I’ve got a suggestion. You can also make a suggestion by saying Why not . . . ? / Why not . . .?
如果你想建议做某事，你可以说I’ve got a suggestion /我有一个提议。你还可以这样提出建议Why not . . . ? / 为什么不 . . .呢?
2.If you feel positive and want to do something, you can say Let’s do it! / Let’s do it!
如果你很确定想做某事，你可以说Let’s do it! /就这么办了！

Key phrases and sentences
I’ve got a suggestion. Why not have
dinner at Houhai – on the lake?
That sounds great.
A boat trip on the lake.
We could try it this evening.
We could take a boat on the lake and have dinner.
Dinner on the boat?
I like that – let’s do it.
OK – I’ll telephone and book it.
I’ve got the number.
How about 7 o’clock?
Perfect. I’m really looking forward to it.

我有一个提议。我们为什么不在后海就餐呢？在湖上？
听起来是一个非常棒的主意。
在湖上乘船游览。
今晚我们就可以去。
我们可以在湖上泛舟，就餐。
在船上就餐？
我喜欢这个主意——就这么办了。
好——我现在就打电话预订。
我有那里的电话号码。
今晚7点怎么样？
好极了。我热切期待着今晚的到来。