赖世雄观光英语通70:午餐时间

 　　赖世雄旅游观光英语通教你学会观光旅游的各种对话、句子。

　　Time for Lunch

　　午餐时间

　　At a sidewalk cafe Kathy and Evan stop for lunch.

　　凯西和艾凡停在人行道旁的一家小馆吃午餐。

　　E:This is the life. Too bad we couldn't travel like this for the rest of our lives.

　　艾凡：这才是人生。很遗憾我们今后不能天天像这样子旅行。

　　K:Nah. I'd get bored with it.

　　凯西：不。天天这样旅行我会厌烦的。

　　E:Are you kidding? Why wouldn't you want to see the whole world?

　　艾凡：你在开玩笑吧?你为什么不想看看整个世界呢?

　　K:I would. But I also want to work, have a family, be with my friends,...

　　凯西：我想啊。但我也想工作、成家、和朋友们相聚……

　　E:Yeah, I get your point. "All work and no play makes Jack¹ a dull boy," but all play and no work would be weird², too.

　　艾凡：嗯，我懂妳的意思。“只工作不游戏使人乏味没生气”，但只游戏不工作也很怪异。

　　K:That's true. So, what are we having for lunch? Have you decided³ yet?

　　凯西：没错。那么，我们午餐吃什么呢?你决定了吗?

　　E:I think I'll try the soup du jour. It's probably a local style. I want to try local food. And the pickled herring platter looks good, too.

　　艾凡：我想我要试试本日特选汤。这也许是一道本地风味的料理。我想试试本地的食物。而这道腌鲱鱼盘看起来也不错。

　　K:All right. I'll have the fried chicken and coleslaw.

　　凯西：好吧。我要吃炸鸡和生菜沙拉。

　　E:Beverage⁴ of choice?

　　艾凡：要喝什么饮料?

　　K:Iced tea. And you'll have a beer, right?

　　凯西：冰茶。而你要喝啤酒，对吧?

　　E:Natch. I like their local Carlsberg. It's very refreshing⁵.

　　艾凡：想当然耳。我喜欢当地的卡尔斯堡啤酒，非常提神解劳。

　　K:And dessert?

　　凯西：那么，甜点呢?

　　E:Let's wait to see how much the main course is. I don't want to be stuffed and keep on shopping.

　　艾凡：咱们待会儿看看主菜的量有多少再说吧。我不想撑着肚子继续购物。

　　K:Good point. Oh, waiter!

　　凯西：有道理。喂，服务生!

　　单词短语精讲：

　　1. for the rest of one's life在某人的余生中

　　2. get/be bored with…对……感到厌烦

　　例:I was boned with the teacher's lecture.

　　(我对那位老师的讲课感到厌烦。)

　　3. get one's point懂某人的意思

　　例:I don't get voun point;can you explain vounself。little ?

　　(我不懂你的意思;你可以说清楚一点吗，!)

　　4. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

　　只工作不游戏使人乏味没生气。一一谚语

　　5 . weird 怪涎的

　　6. soup du jour (法语)木日特选汤

　　即等于英文的“soup of the day"(木日特选汤)。

　　7. pickled herring platter腌鲜鱼盘

　　pickled 腌制的

　　herring 剑卜鱼

　　platter 浅盘

　　8. coleslaw 凉拌生菜，生菜沙拉

　　9. Beverage of choice?要喝什么饮米?

　　=What's your beverage of choice

　　10. natch (理)当然(= naturally)

　　11. refreshing 令人神清气爽的，清神醒脑的

　　12.dessert 餐后否

　　13.main course 主菜

　　14. stuffed 吃太饱的

　　例:It’s not a good idea to eat until you're stuffed

　　(吃到撑着肚子不是一件好事。)

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 beverage   

n.(水，酒等之外的)饮料

参考例句：

• The beverage is often colored with caramel.这种饮料常用焦糖染色。
• Beer is a beverage of the remotest time.啤酒是一种最古老的饮料。

5 refreshing   

adj.使精神振作的，使人清爽的，使人喜欢的

参考例句：

• I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
• The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼，特别解乏提神。