大家说英语 第511期:杯子蛋糕(2)

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Conversation¹ A

对话A

Taylor: That picture is very good.

泰勒：这张图真好看。

Susie: Thanks. I drew it.

苏西：谢谢。我画的。

Taylor: I have an idea. Do you have some time after work?

泰勒：我有一个想法。你下班之后有时间吗？

Susie: Yes. I have a little bit² of time.

苏西：有啊。我有一点时间。

Taylor: A couple³ of minutes are better than none⁴!

泰勒：有几分钟总比没有强！

Susie: That's true⁵. What do you need?

苏西：没错。你需要什么？

Taylor: Can you help James and I draw designs⁶ to decorate⁷ our cupcakes?

泰勒：你能帮助詹姆斯和我画一些装饰我们杯子蛋糕的图案吗？

Susie: Sure. That sounds fun!

苏西：当然了。听起来很有趣！

Conversation B

对话B

Rob⁹: These are great cupcakes. I like the purple and white designs.

罗布：这些杯子蛋糕很棒啊。我喜欢紫色和白色的图案。

Linda: Me, too. They taste terrific¹⁰, too!

琳达：我也是。尝起来味道也很美味！

Rob: I know! This is my second one.

罗布：我知道！这是我吃的第二个了。

Linda: How many cupcakes are left?

琳达：还有多少个杯子蛋糕？

Rob: Umm... Eleven.

罗布：嗯...十一个。

Linda: But James and Taylor made¹¹ 24!

琳达：但是詹姆斯和泰勒做了二十四个！

Rob: I ate⁸ two. You ate two, Alex took¹² three.

罗布：我吃了两个。你吃了两个，阿莱克斯拿了三个。

Linda: Susie and Taylor each ate one. That's nine cupcakes.

琳达：苏西和泰勒每人吃了一个。这就是九个杯子蛋糕了。

Rob: Who ate the other four?

罗布：那是谁吃了其他的四个？

Linda: James!

琳达：詹姆斯！

1 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。

2 bit   

n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
• When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？

3 couple   

n.对，夫妇，数个；v.加倍，成双，连结

参考例句：

• I have a couple of things to do.我有几件事要做。
• I'll come again in a couple of days.我过两天再来。

4 none   

adv.一点也不；prep.没人，毫无；pron.没有人，没有任何东西

参考例句：

• Remember that none is perfect.记住没有任何人是完美的。
• There's almost none left.几乎一个没剩。

5 true   

a.真实，不假的；忠实，可靠的；正确无误的

参考例句：

• He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
• I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。

6 designs   

n.阴谋，诡计；设计( design的名词复数 )；图案；设计艺术v.设计，绘制( design的第三人称单数 )；设计；计划；企图

参考例句：

• They will be exhibiting their new designs at the trade fairs. 他们将在商品交易会上展出他们新的设计。
• We tend to be traditional rather than fashion-forward in our designs. 我们的设计往往流于传统而没有超前意识。

7 decorate   

v.装饰，装璜，布置

参考例句：

• My mother likes to decorate rooms.我妈妈非常喜欢装饰房间。
• John will decorate his house tomorrow.约翰明天将装饰他的房子。

8 ate   

v.吃，eat的过去式

参考例句：

• I ate a whole box of chocolates.我吃了一整盒巧克力。
• It's a long time since she ate out last time.她很长一段时间没在外面吃饭了。

9 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。

10 terrific   

adj.可怕的，极好的，非常的

参考例句：

• The game was terrific.那场比赛棒极了。
• Darren drove at a terrific speed.达伦以惊人的速度驾车。

11 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

12 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。