【大家说英语】早餐时间到了(2)

September 30

 

9月30日

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Mark is not doing well today.

马克今天不舒服。

He slept fine, but he forgot an important part of his diet¹ ─ breakfast!

他睡得还好，但是他忘记饮食里面很重要的一部分──早餐！

Now he's hungry.

现在他饿了，

Rob² gives him a granola bar³.

罗柏给他一个燕麦营养棒。

Next time, he can stop at a convenience⁴ store to get doughnuts or a sandwich.

下次他可以在便利商店买个甜甜圈或是三明治。

Or he could buy a fruit smoothie.

或者可以买杯蔬果昔。

Carol⁵ keeps fruit in her freezer and makes smoothies herself.

卡萝会放些水果在她的冷冻库里，然后自己做水果冰沙。

Conversation A

 

会话A

Hi, Mark! How are you today?

嗨，马克！你今天好吗？

To be honest, I'm not doing so well.

老实说，我不太好。

I'm feeling pretty tired.

我觉得挺累的。

Oh, I'm sorry.

喔，很抱歉听你这么说。

Didn't you sleep well?

你没睡好吗？

I slept fine!

我睡得还好！

I got eight hours of sleep.

我睡了八小时。

What did you have for breakfast?

那你早餐吃什么？

I don't eat breakfast. I don't have time.

我不吃早餐， 我没有时间吃。

Mark! Breakfast is an important part of your diet.

马克！早餐是你饮食中很重要的一部分。

You're right.

你说得对。

Now I'll be hungry until lunch!

现在我得一直饿到午餐了！

早餐时间到了

 

Conversation B

 

会话B

Mark, I heard you didn't have breakfast, so here's a granola bar.

马克，我听说你没吃早餐，所以这条燕麦营养棒给你。

Thanks, Rob!

罗柏，谢谢你！

That's good for a quick breakfast.

这是速成早餐的好选项。

Yes, it is.

是啊，没错。

Hey, don't you pass a convenience store on your way to work?

嘿，你上班的路上不是会经过一家便利商店吗？

Yeah. Why?

是啊。为什么这么问？

Why don't you stop there to get breakfast?

你为何不停在那边买个早餐？

Oh, yeah! They have doughnuts there!

哦，对耶！他们有甜甜圈！

I'm sure they have healthier things there, too.

我相信他们也有比较健康的食物。

Conversation C

 

会话C

Here's that form you needed from me, Carol.

卡萝，这是你跟我要的那份表格。

Is that a smoothie you're drinking?

你是在喝蔬果昔吗？

Yes, it's my breakfast.

对，这是我的早餐。

I needed something quick today.

我今天需要能快速准备的东西。

Did you make it yourself?

你自己做的吗？

I did! I keep fruit in my freezer.

是我做的。 我都会在冷冻库里放些水果，

Then I can make smoothies more quickly.

这样我就能很快地做好蔬果昔。

Good idea. Fruit is great for breakfast.

好主意。 水果是很棒的早餐，

Sometimes I have a grapefruit.

有时候我会吃个葡萄柚。

Yes, eating fruit is a good way to start the day!

对啊，吃水果是启动一天很棒的方式！

1 diet   

n.饮食，节食，议会&vt.照规定饮食&vi. 忌食

参考例句：

• Are you on a diet again?你又在节食了吗？
• You need a balanced diet.你需要均衡的饮食。

2 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。

3 bar   

n.条，棒，条状物；酒吧，（卖东西的）柜台

参考例句：

• I went to the bar yesterday.我昨天去酒吧了。
• They walked into the bar.他们走进了酒吧。

4 convenience   

n.便利，方便，有益，有用的，方便的用具、机械、安排等

参考例句：

• Come by to pick me up at your convenience.在你方便的时候来接我。
• Please reply at your earliest convenience.请在您方便时尽早答复。

5 Carol   

n.赞美诗，圣诞颂歌

参考例句：

• Silent Night is my favourite carol.《平安夜》是我最喜欢的圣诞颂歌。
• The people in the church are singing a christmas carol.教堂里的人们正在唱圣诞颂歌。