速成英语口语第三册 Lesson10:How About Dinner

Lesson 10 Key Conversation¹ How About Dinner?

Laura: Hey, Ginny, how are you doing? It's been ages!

Ginny: Oh yes, it has! What have you been up to?

Laura: Why don't we go somewhere² and catch up over dinner?

Ginny: I think that's a wonderful idea! What do you feel like having? Chinese? Japanese³? Italian⁴?

Laura: What do you say to Mexican⁵? There's a new place down the street, and the tacos are to die⁶ for!

Ginny: That sounds great! I'll try anything once! Let's go!

Laura: It's too early. They open in an hour.

Ginny: How about grabbing⁷ a drink at Larry's Cantina while⁸ we're waiting? Does that suit⁹ you?

Laura: That's fine with me.

 

第10课 一起吃晚餐怎么样？

劳拉：嘿，金妮，你好吗？好久不见了！

金妮：哦，是的，好久不见！你在忙什么？

劳拉：我们何不找个地方一起吃晚饭呢？

金妮：我觉得这是个好主意！你想吃点什么？中国菜？日本菜？意大利菜？

劳拉：你对墨西哥菜怎么看？这条街上有一个新地方，墨西哥玉米卷真是太好吃了！

金妮：听起来很棒！我什么都试一次！走吧！

劳拉：太早了。一小时后开门。

金妮：我们等的时候去拉里酒吧喝一杯怎么样？这适合你吗？

劳拉：我没问题。

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 somewhere   

adv.在某处；n.(在)某处

参考例句：

• He's from somewhere in the middle east.他从中东某个地方来。
• Somewhere in the united states.在美国的某个地方。

3 Japanese   

n.日本人；日语；日文；adj.日本的；日本语的

参考例句：

• This is of Japanese make.这是日本制造的。
• He began to learn Japanese three years ago.3年前他开始学日语。

4 Italian   

adj./n.意大利的；意大利(人/语)的

参考例句：

• They were speaking in Italian.他们在讲意大利语。
• We'll cook them a nice Italian meal.我们会给他们做一顿美味的意大利餐。

5 Mexican   

n.墨西哥人，墨西哥

参考例句：

• Is there a mexican restaurant around here?这附近有墨西哥餐馆吗？
• Aw,I don't like Mexican food.噢， 我不喜欢墨西哥菜。

6 die   

v.死；死亡

参考例句：

• Flowers will die without water.没有水，花就会枯死。
• We shall die some day.我们总有一天要弃世而去。

7 grabbing   

v.抢先，抢占( grab的现在分词 )；（尤指匆忙地）取；攫取；（尤指自私、贪婪地）捞取

参考例句：

• The plane was grabbing for altitude. 这架飞机在抢占高度。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He sprang to his feet, grabbing his keys off the coffee table. 他一跃而起，从茶几上一把抓起自己的钥匙。 来自辞典例句

8 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

9 suit   

n.(一套)衣服；起诉；v.合适，中..的意；相称

参考例句：

• That suit is so expensive.这套衣服很贵。
• Which day would suit you?哪一天适合你？