实战口语情景对话 第38期:家庭旅馆 The Guesthouse

 Todd: OK. Daisuke, we're going to talk about the guesthouse. We live at the same guesthouse. 好的，大辅，我们来谈谈小型家庭旅馆。我们住在一家旅馆。

Daisuke: Yes. 是的。

Todd: There's lots of people here. 这儿住着很多人。

Daisuke: Yep. 是的。

Todd: Um, what do you think about the guesthouse? 你觉得这家旅馆怎么样？

Daisuke: It's quite nice to meet different people from different countries. 住在这儿很好，总能认识来自不同国家的人。

Todd: Uh-huh, what do you do at night at the guesthouse? 晚上你在旅馆都做什么？

Daisuke: At night? 晚上？

Todd: Yeah! 是的！

Daisuke: Normally¹, I work quite early, so I start working quite early so, I'm sleeping at night. 通常，我很早工作，我每天都要早起工作，所以我晚上睡觉早。

Todd: Oh, you don't party with the people, or have drinks or anything? 你不参加聚会吗，喝酒或是做其他的事？

Daisuke: Only on Saturday. But Saturday, after I work, after work I go to Ginza to have a drink with my workmates². 只有周六会。但周六也要在我完成工作后，下班后我去银座和我的同事喝一杯。

Todd: Oh, OK. 哦，好的。

Daisuke: Then, I come back quite late, so maybe I stay here maybe for two hours or something. 然后，我回来得很晚，也许只能回来待2个小时左右。

Todd: Oh, really! Oh, OK. Um, and do you know everybody at the guesthouse? Do you know everybody here? 哦，真的！好的。你认识这家旅馆的所有人吗？你认识这儿的所有人？

Daisuke: I don't think I know everbody, but I know some people who comes down to the first floor, and yeah. 我想我不认识所有人，但我认识一些经常下楼到一层的人。

Todd: Yeah, you just hang out? 好的，你刚回来吗？

Daisuke: Hang out. 我刚刚出去了。

Todd: Yeah, OK, um, and how long do you plan to live here at the guesthouse? 好的，你打算在旅馆住多久？

Daisuke: My plan is, um, I'm gonna live here within³ one month, so it will be, uh, four months. 我的计划是，嗯，再在旅馆里住1个月，也就是说一共4个月。

Todd: Four months. Oh, you're going to move. 4个月。你要搬走了。

Daisuke: Yeah. 是的。

Todd: Really? Why? 真的？为什么？

Daisuke: Uh, I'm searching for the job in the restaurant. As long as, as I get the job I'd like to move and live close to the restaurant. Cause the restaurant life is quite long hours, so I have to live, you know, live close to the restaurant. Get some sleep. 我正在一家餐馆里找工作。我一有工作，我就会搬到餐馆附近住。因为餐馆都是长时间营业，所以我必须住得离餐馆近一些。这样能多睡会儿。

Todd: Yeah. What kind of restaurant job? Cook or waiter or..? 好的。你在餐馆里做什么工作？厨师还是服务员？

Daisuke: A chef⁴. 我是厨师。

Todd: A chef? 厨师？

Daisuke: A cook, of course cook. 厨师，当然了，厨师。

Todd: Oh, OK. 好的。

Daisuke: I don't get any skills, I don't have any skills, so I have to start from the bottom⁵, but, I want to do the Japanese cuisine⁶. 我没有任何技能，我没有任何烹饪技能，所以我必须从头学起，但我想学习制作日本料理。

Todd: Oh, OK. Great! Alright thanks a lot Daisuke. 哦，好的。真棒！十分谢谢你，大辅。

1 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

2 workmates   

n.一起工作的人，同事，工友( workmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He had a set-to with one of his workmates. 他和一位工友干了一架。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His workmates made a collection for his leaving party. 他的同事为他的告别晚会募捐。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 within   

n.内部，里头；adv.在内部，在内心里；prep.在…之内

参考例句：

• The work must be done within the given time.这个工作必须在规定的时间内完成。
• Within two weeks,she gained five pounds in weight.两周内她的体重增加了5磅。

4 chef   

n.炊事员，厨师

参考例句：

• He started work as a trainee chef.他开始了见习厨师的工作。
• No one can become a chef without practical experience.没有实际工作经验，谁也当不了厨师长。

5 bottom   

n.底部;屁股，臀部；adj.底部的

参考例句：

• The bottom of the cup is broken.这杯子的底破了。
• The channel must have a flat bottom.沟道的底要平。

6 cuisine   

n.烹调，烹饪法

参考例句：

• This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
• This restaurant is renowned for its cuisine.这家餐馆以其精美的饭菜而闻名。