【大家说英语】早餐时间到了

Lesson 13 Food

 

第十三课 食物

September 29

9月29日

Rise and Shine：It's Breakfast Time!

吃早餐啦！

Read it!

读读看！

It's time for breakfast!

早餐时间到了！

Jim, Susie and Rob¹ are eating in the Jungle Cafe.

吉姆、苏希和罗柏都在丛林咖啡馆吃早餐。

But one of them is not a morning person.

不过其中一个人不喜欢早起，

Rise and shine, Susie!

苏希，快醒过来！

What's on the menu?

菜单上有什么呢？

Rob wants some strawberry waffles.

罗柏要草莓格子松饼；

Jim wants ham, eggs and fried² potatoes.

吉姆要火腿、蛋和煎马铃薯块；

Susie wants something with eggs, too.

苏希也希望点个早餐加蛋，

How does she like them?

她喜欢什么蛋呢？

Scrambled³, with bacon⁴ on toast!

炒蛋，加培根，放在吐司上！

Conversation A

 

会话A

Morning, Rob!

罗柏，早！

Hi, Jim! Are you ready for some breakfast?

嗨，吉姆！你准备好要吃早餐了吗？

Oh, yes. The food is good here.

喔，当然。这里的食物很好吃，

I really like their breakfasts.

我很喜欢他们的早餐。

I do, too. Meeting here this morning was a great idea.

我也是。 今早在这里碰面是个很棒的主意，

Who thought of it?

是谁想到的？

It was Susie's idea.

是苏希的主意，

She should be here soon.

她应该就快到了。

Well, let's look at the menu.

那我们先看菜单。

What do you want to eat?

你想要吃什么？

早餐时间到了

 

Conversation B

 

会话B

There she is!

她来了！

Rise and shine, Susie.

苏希，快醒醒吧。

Sorry, I usually don't get to work this early.

抱歉，我通常不这么早来上班的。

Whose idea was this?

这是谁的主意啊？

Yours, remember?

你的啊，记得吗？

Aren't you a morning person?

你不是喜欢早起的人吗？

I'm not a morning person until after breakfast.

我在吃早餐之前都不是个爱早起的人。

Then let's get some!

那我们就来吃点早餐！

I want the strawberry waffles.

我想要草莓格子松饼。

That sounds good.

那听起来不错。

I'm going to have the ham and eggs with fried potatoes!

我要火腿蛋加炒马铃薯块！

What about you, Susie?

苏希，那你呢？

Conversation C

 

会话C

I'm still looking at the menu.

我还在看菜单。

Something with eggs sounds good, though.

不过，某个东西配蛋听起来不错。

How do you like your eggs?

你喜欢什么样子的蛋？

When you order, tell them.

点餐时，告诉他们。

That's right. There are many ways to make eggs.

是啊。 蛋有很多不同的作法，

Many people eat them fried.

很多人吃煎蛋。

That's how I will order mine.

这也是我要点蛋的方式，

But I like them any way. I love eggs!

不过任何作法我都喜欢， 我爱吃蛋！

Well, I like them scrambled with bacon on toast.

嗯，我喜欢培根炒蛋，放在烤面包上。

Let's order!

我们来点餐吧！

1 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

2 fried   

adj.油煎的；油炒的

参考例句：

• I ate everything fried.所有油炸的我都吃。
• I prefer fried peanuts.我选择炸花生。

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 bacon   

n.咸肉，熏肉

参考例句：

• He is frying the bacon.他在煎咸肉。
• This bacon is too salty for me.这块熏咸猪肉我觉得太咸了。