纯正地道美语(外教讲解)245：做早餐

　　A: Smells good! What’s for breakfast?
B: Well, since we are getting up so late, I decided¹ to make a big breakfast!
A: Nice! Brunch²!
B: Kind of, so I made scrambled³ and soft boiled eggs, some french toast and buttermilk pancakes!
A: Wow! You really went all out! Did you make any coffee?
B: Yeah, just the way you like it! I also put out some  cereal and muesli if you feel like having something  more light.
A: Looks good!  I’ll squeeze us some fresh orange juice.
B:  Get the jam and butter while you are in there! Oh!  And don’t forget the syrup⁴!
 

　　brunch n.早午餐（早餐和午餐放在一起吃）
kind of 有点，有几分
pancake n.煎饼
go all out全力以赴
jam n.果酱
拓展词汇】
oatmeal n. 燕麦粉, 燕麦片;
bacon n.熏猪肉; 咸猪肉
Cap’n Crunch⁵ 美国一种麦片品牌
waffles n.华夫饼
eggs benedict 火腿托荷包蛋松饼
 

　　A:闻起来真香。早餐做什么了？
B: 因为我们起得很晚，所以我决定做顿丰盛的早餐。
A：很棒！早午餐！
B: 有点像早午餐，我做了炒蛋和煮鸡蛋，一些法式吐司，还有酪乳煎饼。
A：哇！你真是全力以赴！你煮咖啡了吗？
B: 做了，俺你喜欢的那种方法做的。如果你想吃点什么，我还准备了麦片和牛奶什锦早餐
A：看起来不错。我去准备些新鲜的橘子汁。
B: 你顺便将果酱和黄油拿来。别忘了拿糖浆。
 

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 brunch   

n.早午餐

参考例句：

• They eat much the same thing for brunch every day.每天早午餐他们总是吃同样的东西。
• What did you have for your brunch?你早午饭都吃些什么？

3 scrambled   

v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞

参考例句：

• Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 syrup   

n.糖浆，糖水

参考例句：

• I skimmed the foam from the boiling syrup.我撇去了煮沸糖浆上的泡沫。
• Tinned fruit usually has a lot of syrup with it.罐头水果通常都有许多糖浆。

5 crunch   

n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声

参考例句：

• If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
• People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。