英语口语大赢家Topic74:用餐Dining

服务员把他们要的虾球端上来，爱吃油炸食品的丹尼尔觉得虾球好吃极了，酥脆味美。但是汤姆却觉得有点淡，于是加了芥末，那么加了芥末之后的虾球汤姆会喜欢吗？

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Waiter: Sorry to have kept you waiting. This is your order.

Tom: But we ordered two bowls. There is only one.

Waiter: Oh, I am sorry. The other one is going to be ready in a minute.

Tom: It doesn't matter. Let's eat this one together.

Daniel: Hmm…It tastes delicious. The rice rolls are so crispy. Fried¹ food is my favorite!

Tom: I think the shrimp² is a little bland³.

Daniel: Put some mustard⁴ on it.

(Tom puts some mustard into the dish.)

Daniel: How does it taste now?

Tom: It's too hot!

Daniel: You put too much. Waiter, could you please give me a glass of water?

Waiter: Here you are.

Tom: Thanks. Oh, I don't like spicy⁵ food.

Daniel: I think mustard tastes strange, but not spicy. Anyway, I think the shrimp rolls are delicious!

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服务员：对不起，让你们久等了。这是你们点的菜。

汤姆：但我们点了两碗。这只有一碗。

服务员：哦，对不起，另一碗一会儿就好。

汤姆：没关系。这碗我们就一起吃吧。

丹尼尔：呣……真好吃。这面卷真脆。我最喜欢吃油炸食品了！

汤姆：我觉得虾球有点淡耶。

丹尼尔：加点芥末。

（汤姆往盘子里加了点芥末。）

丹尼尔：现在味道怎么样？

汤姆：太辣了！

丹尼尔：你放太多了。服务员，能给我一杯水吗？

服务员：水来了。

汤姆：谢谢。哎，我不喜欢辣的东西。

丹尼尔：我觉得芥末味道很奇怪，可是不辣。反正，我觉得虾球好吃极了！

经典背诵 Recitation
Daniel: I love shrimp rolls. Actually I think everything fried is good. I can eat up a whole bowl of shrimp rolls all by myself which is really surprising to my friends. It's a shame that “there ain't such a thing as free lunch”. Maybe, I should work at a restaurant in the future.

生词小结
order n. 订单，命令

minute n. 分钟

taste vi. 尝，体会

crispy adj. 脆的

mustard n. 芥末

spicy adj. 辣的

单词扩展 Vocabulary Builder
表示菜肴名称的词汇

基础词汇

ice cream 冰淇淋

potato chips 薯条

sandwich 三明治

pizza 比萨

hotdog 热狗

chocolate 巧克力

cheese 奶酪

提高词汇

steak 牛排

bacon 熏肉

pasta 意大利面

sushi 寿司

noodle 面条

salad 色拉

pancake 煎饼

家庭总动员 Do it together
两人一组，一方随机大声读出上面词汇的英文和中文，另一方用该词汇填入下面的句子，大声朗读并表演出来，并用中文给出一个理由。

The（ ）tastes delicious!

[例] 家长读noodles 面条

宝贝读The noodles taste delicious! 因为那是妈妈做的！

1 fried   

adj.油煎的；油炒的

参考例句：

• I ate everything fried.所有油炸的我都吃。
• I prefer fried peanuts.我选择炸花生。

2 shrimp   

n.虾，小虾；矮小的人

参考例句：

• When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream.一旦养虾场建起来，将会截断这条河流。
• When it comes to seafood,I like shrimp the best.说到海鲜，我最喜欢虾。

3 bland   

adj.淡而无味的，温和的，无刺激性的

参考例句：

• He eats bland food because of his stomach trouble.他因胃病而吃清淡的食物。
• This soup is too bland for me.这汤我喝起来偏淡。

4 mustard   

n.芥子，芥末，深黄色，强烈的兴趣，热情的人

参考例句：

• This meat should be seasoned with salt and mustard.这肉里应该加点盐和芥末调味。
• This mustard is hot enough to bite your tongue.这种芥末很辣，你的舌头会吃不消的。

5 spicy   

adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的

参考例句：

• The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
• Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。