走遍美国： A Piece of Cake ACT III

ACT III

Grandpa, Ellen, Philip, Robbie, you and me. 爷爷、Ellen、Philip、Robbie，你和我。
That's six steaks. 六份牛排。
Don't forget Susan. 别忘了Susan。
Seven steaks. 七份牛排。
Cooking dinner for the entire family is not so easy. 给全家人做饭真不是件容易的事。
The shopping: the salad: 购物单：色拉：
tomatoes, lettuce², cucumbers, and onions. 蕃茄、莴苣、黄瓜、洋葱。
The main course: steak and potatoes. 主菜：牛排和马铃薯。
Richard, how much broccoli³ do I need for seven people? Richard 七个人吃需要多少花椰？
Marilyn, I have to tell you something.   Marilyn，我得告诉你一件事。
At today's exercise class... 今天上健身课的时候……
Yes, Richard. 说吧，Richard。
Well, I didn't really exercise. 嗯，我没有真的上健身课。
I knew it! 我想也是！
I wanted to, but Jack⁴ Davis needed a photographer. 我真的想参加，但Jack Davis要我拍照。
I'm sorry, Marilyn. 对不起，Marilyn。
I don't understand. Did you exercise or not? 我搞不懂你到底作了健身操没有？
No. Instead of exercising, I photographed the class. 没有，我给他们拍照而没有锻练。
And you didn't exercise? 你没有参加健身操？
No. 没有。
There's another advanced class today at four o'clock. 今天下午四点钟还有一次高级班。
We'll go together. 我们一起去。
What about the bet? 那打赌的事呢？
Oh, the bet is still on, but you shop for the groceries. 打赌仍然有效，但你去买菜。
Remember, you win, and I cook dinner for the entire family. 记得吗，你要是赢了，我给全家做饭。
You win, and I cook dinner for the entire family.你赢了，我给全家做饭。
Including Susan. 包括Susan的。
Four o'clock at the advanced exercise class. With me. 四点钟去高级健身班，跟我一起。
Don't forget to breathe. 别忘了呼吸。
Skip, hop¹, front. 跳，蹦，向前。
Twist... again.... OK, now... scissors. 扭腰……再来…好，现在……张腿合腿。
This is fun. It's a piece of cake. 有意思，毫不费力。
Yeah. Just wait. 哦。等着瞧吧。
5, 6, 7, go right, 1, 2, back,    5，6，7，向右， 1，2， 向后，
2, 3 , 1, 2, 3, pony⁵, pony...    2，3，1，2，3， 小马步，小马步 ……
1, 2, 3, kick... 1, 2, 3, kick... pony. 1 ，2，3，踢 ……1，2，3，踢……小马步。
And twist, twist. 扭摆，扭摆。
OK. Let's pick up the pace. 好。把节奏加快一些。
How are you doing, Richard? 现在怎么样，Richard？
I can barely move. 我简直动不了。
2, 3, 4, front. Now we're going to run it off.   2，3，4 ，前踢。现在我们来快跑。
Front... knees up, knees up. 前踢，膝盖抬起，抬起。
OK. Finish off by jogging in place. 好，结束之前原地慢跑。
OK. Keep those knees up. 好，膝盖抬高。
All right. That's it for today. 行了。今天就这些。
Thank you, everyone. See you next week. 谢谢大家。下星期见。
Thank you, Jack, but no thank you. 谢谢你，Jack，但不该谢你。
The advanced exercise class is not so easy, huh? 高级健身班不是那么容易吧，对不对？
No, no, you were right. I was wrong. 确实不容易，我小瞧它了。
Come on, Richard. Get up. Let's go. 好啦，Richard。起来。走吧。
You have to cook dinner for the entire family. 你今晚得替全家做饭。
Marilyn, I'm exhausted⁶. I can't move. Marilyn，我太累了。简直动不了。
Oh, you'll do it. It's a piece of cake. 噢，你办得到。这不费吹灰之力。
Excuse me, Richard, Marilyn. 打扰一下，Richard Marilyn。
You are a terrific instructor⁷, Jack. 你真是个了不起的教练，Jack。
Thanks. But I have a question. 谢谢。但我想问一个问题。
Is this your very first advanced aerobics⁸ class? 这是你第一节有氧运动高级班吗？
Yes, it is. 是的。
You are in great shape, Richard. 你的身体状况好极了，Richard。
Very few people last in this class 很少人能够
for the full hour the very first time. 第一次撑完满一小时的课。
It's true. You are in great shape. 这是真的。你身体很好。
Thanks! 谢谢！
I think we'll cook dinner together. 我想我们还是一起做晚饭了。

We'll cook dinner together.
They're going to cook dinner.
Cook dinner together tonight.
For how many people?
Grandpa, Ellen, Philip, Robbie, you and me.
That's six.
Don't forget Susan.
That's seven.
You can count them so you ask how many.
How many? You can count them so you ask,
How many people?
What's for dinner?
Steak and potatoes.
Richard, how much broccoli do I need for seven people?
How much broccoli?
You can't count it.
So you ask how much. How much?
You can't count it so you ask, "How much broccoli?"
What's the dinner?
A salad. We need tomatoes, lettuce, cucmbers and onions.
Tomatoes, Hmmmmm.
You have tomatoes.
You can count them. How many?
You can count them.
So you ask, "How many tomatoes?"
Lettuce; hmmm.
You have lettuce. You can't count it. How much?
You can't count it so you ask "How much lettuce?"
Cucumbers, hmmm.
You have cucumbers.
You can count them. How many?
You can count them so you ask, "How many cucumbers?"
Onions, hmmm.

 

1 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？

2 lettuce   

n.莴苣；生菜

参考例句：

• Get some lettuce and tomatoes so I can make a salad.买些莴苣和西红柿，我好做色拉。
• The lettuce is crisp and cold.莴苣松脆爽口。

3 broccoli   

n.绿菜花，花椰菜

参考例句：

• She grew all the broccoli plants from seed.这些花椰菜都是她用种子培育出来的。
• They think broccoli is only green and cauliflower is only white.他们认为西兰花只有绿色的，而菜花都是白色的。

4 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

5 pony   

adj.小型的；n.小马

参考例句：

• His father gave him a pony as a Christmas present.他父亲给了他一匹小马驹作为圣诞礼物。
• They made him pony up the money he owed.他们逼他还债。

6 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

7 instructor   

n.指导者，教员，教练

参考例句：

• The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
• The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。

8 aerobics   

n.健身操，健美操，韵律操

参考例句：

• Doing aerobics is a good way to improve one's health.做有氧健身操是改善健康状况的一个好方法。
• Aren't you going to the aerobics class this morning?今天上午你不是去上有氧运动课吗？