dish envy 邻桌嫉妒

Dish envy is the sudden, intense longing¹ and regret derived² from watching a particularly appetizing dish being delivered to a nearby table, and realizing that one has made an inferior menu selection.

 

“邻桌嫉妒”就是看到一盘特别美味的菜肴被服务员端到旁边一桌而无比垂涎，同时不无后悔地意识到自己并没有点到好菜。

 

When we go to a new restaurant we are not familiar with, we always choose to order food we are interested in instead of those that are more delicious, which more often are delivered to a nearby table. A better solution would be to study the restaurant before going to it, checking out the popular dishes in order to avoid “dish envy”.

 

来到一家不熟悉的新餐厅，我们一般会点自己感兴趣的菜，而不是那些最美味的菜，而这些美味常常在邻桌和你“相见恨晚”。较好的应对之道是，在去那家餐厅之前做足功课，看看哪些菜肴人气最高，这样就不会出现“邻桌嫉妒” 啦。

 

Example:

 

Hank was eagerly anticipating his scallops when the waiter brought the stuffed pork chops to the man at the table next to him. Unable to avert³ his gaze, Hank began to feel the anguish⁴ of dish envy.

汉克正焦急地等待着他的扇贝。这时服务员给邻桌端了一盘夹馅猪排让他久久移不开目光。汉克开始感到强烈的“邻桌嫉妒”。

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