【大家说英语】 第268期:奇妙的感官知觉(2)

 October 16 10月16日

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Alex wants dessert! 亚力克斯想吃点心！

What should he have? 他该吃什么呢？

He can eat a delicious¹ brownie. 他可以吃一块美味的布朗尼蛋糕。

No. He wants ice cream²! 不， 他想吃冰淇淋！

Susie bought new earphones last week. 苏希上星期买了新的耳机，

Sometimes the office can be loud. 有时候办公室很吵，

Now she can listen to ukulele music so she can focus³. 现在她可以听些乌克丽丽的音乐，藉此集中注意力。

Abby is wearing new shoes today. 雅碧今天穿了新鞋，

She stepped⁴ on something sticky⁵. 她踩到了黏黏的东西，

Maybe a guest⁶ spilled something. 也许有个来宾把什么东西溅在地上。

Conversation⁷ A 会话A

My cheeseburger smelled great and tasted even⁸ better! 我的吉士汉堡闻起来很香，吃起来更是美味！

You're right. My cheeseburger tasted great, too. 你说得对。我的吉士汉堡也好好吃。

Now I'll have dessert. 现在我要吃点心了。

You're still hungry? 你还饿啊？

Of course⁹! 当然啰！

OK. Do you want a delicious brownie? 好吧，你要一块美味的布朗尼蛋糕吗？

No. I don't want anything too sweet. 不要，我不想吃太甜的东西。

What about a piece of fresh¹¹ apple pie¹⁰? 那么一块刚出炉的苹果派怎么样？

No. I don't want anything too big. 不要，我不想吃太大的东西。

What about ice cream? 那冰淇淋怎么样？

That sounds great! 听起来很棒！

Conversation B 会话B

Hi, Abby. Thank you for your help today. 嗨，雅碧，谢谢妳今天的帮忙。

You're welcome, Susie. 苏希，不客气。

Hey, are those new earphones? 嘿，那是新的耳机吗？

Yes. I bought them last week. 是啊，我上礼拜买的，

I can listen to music at work. 我可以在工作的时候听音乐。

I like listening to music in the office, too. 我也喜欢在办公室里听音乐。

Sometimes the office can be very loud. 有时候办公室很吵，

It is hard to focus. 很难专心工作。

What music do you listen to? 妳听什么音乐？

Ukulele music! 乌克丽丽音乐！

Cool! 真酷！

Here. You can listen to some, too. 来，妳也可以听听看。

Conversation C 会话C

Oh, no. These are my new shoes! 糟糕，这双可是我的新鞋呀！

What's wrong, Abby? 雅碧，怎么了？

I stepped in something sticky. 我踩到了黏黏的东西。

Really? Where? 真的吗？在哪里？

Right here next to the table! 就在桌子旁边这里！

What is it? 是什么？

I don't know. Maybe a guest spilled something. 我不知道， 也许是某个来宾把什么东西溅在地上。

I'll clean it up before someone¹² else steps¹³ in it. 我会把它清理掉，以免别人又踩到。

Thanks, Taylor. And I'll go clean my shoe! 谢了，泰乐，我去清理我的鞋子！

1 delicious   

adj.美味的，可口的

参考例句：

• The apples are big and delicious.苹果又大又好吃。
• The beer tastes very delicious.这啤酒尝起来很可口。

2 cream   

n.乳脂，(鲜)奶油；奶油色

参考例句：

• Please put cream in her coffee.请在她的咖啡里加奶精。
• Ice cream is on special this week only!冰淇淋特价优惠，只限本周！

3 focus   

n.焦点，焦距；vi.聚焦，注视；vt.使聚焦，调焦，集中

参考例句：

• She was the focus of everyone's attention.她是大家注意的焦点。
• The noise made it hard for me to focus on work.噪音让我无法集中注意力工作。

4 stepped   

v.举步，行走，跨步( step的过去式和过去分词 )；离开(along)；（尤指马）轻快地走；（跳舞时）合着节拍走

参考例句：

• The ice cracked as I stepped onto it. 我一踩冰就裂了。
• She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. 介绍完毕后她就登上讲台。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 sticky   

adj.粘的，闷热的，困难的，令人不满意的

参考例句：

• This paste is not sticky enough.这糨糊不黏。
• Here is a sticky business!这事真难办！

6 guest   

n.客人，宾客，顾客，旅客

参考例句：

• We must prepare a room for our guest.我们必须为客人预备一个房间。
• He is an unwelcome guest.他是个不受欢迎的客人。

7 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

8 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

9 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

10 pie   

n.饼图，派，馅饼；杂乱；喜鹊；爱说话的人；vt.弄乱

参考例句：

• Can you manage another slice of pie?你能再吃一片馅饼吗？
• I think I'll have a piece of apple pie.我想来一块苹果馅饼。

11 fresh   

adj.新鲜的；无经验的；淡(水)的；精神饱满的；纯洁无瑕的；生动的；adv.最近地；n.涌流

参考例句：

• The air is quite fresh there.那儿的空气很清新。
• Have you got fresh news?你有最新的消息吗？

12 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

13 steps   

n.级别( step的名词复数 )；脚步；步骤；步伐v.举步，行走，跨步( step的第三人称单数 )；离开(along)；（尤指马）轻快地走；（跳舞时）合着节拍走

参考例句：

• Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation. 已经采取措施以改善局面。
• a toddler's first few halting steps 学步幼儿的蹒跚脚步