【大家说英语】 第272期:要喝杯饮料么?(2)

 October 22 10月22日

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Alex ordered a large freshly-squeezed lemon juice. 亚力克斯点了一杯大杯的现榨柠檬汁。

It wasn't sour. 柠檬汁不酸，

It has sugar in it. 里头加了糖。

Abby tells him to call the drink lemonade. 雅碧跟他说，那种饮料叫做柠檬水。

In the Jungle¹ Cafe², Abby is thirsty. 在丛林咖啡馆里，雅碧觉得口渴。

She orders some coffee with cream. 她点了加奶精的咖啡。

She and Grace³ talk about drinks. 她和葛蕾丝谈论着饮料。

Grace likes chai. 葛蕾丝喜欢印度奶茶，

But she doesn't drink soda⁴ very often. 可是她不常喝汽水。

Conversation A 会话A

What drink did you order, Alex? 亚力克斯，你点了什么饮料？

I got a large lemon juice. 我点了一杯大杯的柠檬汁，

It's freshly-squeezed. 是现榨的。

Lemon juice? 柠檬汁？

Isn't that really sour? 那不是很酸吗？

No, it has some sugar in it. 不会，里头有加糖。

Oh! Then you got lemonade, not lemon juice! 哦！那你点的是柠檬水，不是柠檬汁！

I did? Why don't you call it lemon juice? 是吗？为什么不叫柠檬汁？

You say orange juice and tomato juice. 你们不也说柳橙汁、西红柿汁吗？

Good question. I have no idea! 问得好。我不知道为什么耶！

Conversation B 会话B

Are you thirsty? 妳口渴吗？

Do you want something to drink? 想喝点什么吗？

Yes, Grace. Can I see the menu? 是的，葛蕾丝，我可以看看饮料单吗？

Sure. We have all kinds of coffee and tea drinks. 没问题，我们有各种咖啡与茶饮。

Do you want a hot or cold drink? 妳要热饮还是冷饮？

I had a cold drink this morning. 我今天早上喝过冷饮了，

I'll have hot coffee now. 现在我想来一杯热咖啡。

Do you want cream or sugar? 妳要加奶精或糖吗？

Yes. Please put cream in it. 要，请加奶精。

Conversation C 会话C

Do you drink coffee often? 妳常喝咖啡吗？

Yes. I have a cup or two every day. 嗯，我每天都会喝一两杯。

But I like other coffee drinks, too. 不过，我也喜欢其他咖啡饮品。

I like tea better than coffee. 茶和咖啡比起来，我比较喜欢茶。

I drink a lot of chai. 我喝很多印度奶茶。

How about soda? 汽水呢？

Do you drink that very often? 妳常喝汽水吗？

No, I don't drink soda often. 不会，我不常喝汽水。

It's not very good for you. 汽水对身体不好。

I know. But it does taste good sometimes! 我知道，可是有时候汽水喝起来实在很美味！

1 jungle   

n.丛林，密林；原始林

参考例句：

• The lion is the king of the jungle.狮子是丛林之王。
• Wild animals live in the jungle.野生动物们生活在丛林中。

2 cafe   

n.小餐馆；咖啡厅

参考例句：

• I always go to the cafe to have a rest.我经常去那家咖啡馆休息。
• Is there a cafe near by?请问附近有没有咖啡店？

3 grace   

n.优雅，雅致，魅力，恩惠，慈悲

参考例句：

• She is a beautiful girl with the grace and poise.她是一位仪态优雅的佳丽。
• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。

4 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。