大家说英语 第567期:善用数学(1)

Conversation A

对话A

Taylor: Hey, James. How's your new apartment?

泰勒：嗨，詹姆斯。你的新公寓怎么样？

James: It's good. Thanks, Taylor. After work, I'm going to buy a new dining room table.

詹姆斯：还不错。谢谢你，泰勒。下班以后，我要去买一些新的餐桌。

Taylor: Great! What kind of table do you want?

泰勒：太棒了！你想要什么样的桌子？

James: I want a round table. And I want a table made of wood.

詹姆斯：我想要一张圆桌，一张木制的桌子。

Taylor: I like round tables. Then people can sit in a circle.

泰勒：我喜欢圆桌。这样人们可以围成一圈坐。

James: Yes, rectangular¹ tables seem less friendly.

詹姆斯：是啊，长方形的桌子似乎不那么友善。

Conversation B

对话B

Alex: Linda, we can have dinner tonight at 8 p.m.

阿莱克斯：琳达，我们今天晚上8点一起吃晚饭吧。

Linda: Wonderful! Which restaurant are we eating at?

琳达：太好了！我们要去哪家饭店吃？

Alex: A new restaurant! It's called Simon's Shapes.

阿莱克斯：一家新饭店！名字叫做“西蒙形状”。

Linda: That's a strange name.

琳达：真是个奇怪的名字。

Alex: Yes, but the chef's name is Simon, and he prepares food in strange shapes.

阿莱克斯：是啊，主厨的名字叫西蒙，他会把食物做成奇形怪状。

Linda: What do you mean?

琳达：怎么说？

Alex: Well, he bakes² bread in triangles and cuts vegetables into diamonds³.

阿莱克斯：恩，他会把面包烤成三角形，把蔬菜切成菱形。

1 rectangular   

adj.矩形的，成直角的

参考例句：

• He put a rectangular box on the table.他把一个长方形的箱子放在桌子上。
• The equations are written in rectangular coordinates.这些方程是在直角座标系中写出的。

2 bakes   

v.烤( bake的第三人称单数 )；烘焙；（将某物）烤硬；（变得）灼热

参考例句：

• Mother bakes every Saturday. 母亲每个星期六烤面包。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery. 面包师在面包房内烤面包。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 diamonds   

n.菱形( diamond的名词复数 )；方块牌；金刚钻；[常用复数]（项链、戒指等）钻石饰物

参考例句：

• a crown encrusted with diamonds 镶满钻石的王冠
• The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds. 王冠上镶嵌着稀世珍宝—有钻石、红宝石、绿宝石。