Scene 8 晚饭

Scene¹ 8　晚饭

❶ 你能赶回家吃晚饭吗？Will you be home in time for dinner?

对话 A: Will you be home in time for dinner? 你能赶回家吃晚饭吗？

B: It depends². 视情况而定。

❷ 我太累了，不想做晚饭。I am too tired to cook supper.

这样回答 Then let's eat out. 那我们去外面吃吧。

Let me cook. 我来做吧。

❸ 准备一下餐具好吗？Would³ you set⁴ the table?

同类表达 Set the table with spoons and knives. 在桌子上摆好勺和刀。

❹ 帮我准备晚餐。Help me prepare⁵ dinner.

对话 A: Stop watching TV and help me prepare dinner. 不要只顾着看电视，来帮我准备晚餐。

B: I'm coming. 我来了。

❺ 今天该你做晚饭了。It's your turn to cook supper.

对话 A: It's your turn to cook supper. 今天该你做晚饭了。

B: I remember I did⁶ it yesterday. 我记得昨天就是我做的。

A: I guess you would say so. 我就猜到你会这样说。

❻ 晚饭十分钟之后就好。Dinner will be ready in ten minutes.

同类表达 In ten minutes. 十分钟之后。

Just a minute, supper will be ready soon. 请稍等，晚饭马上好。

❼ 如果你还没吃饱，锅里还有饭。There is more rice in the cooker⁷ if you are still hungry.

这样回答 Not necessary⁸. I'm full. 不用了，我饱了。

❽ 你把餐桌收拾一下，我去洗碗筷。Clear⁹ the table and I'll do the dishes¹⁰.

这样回答 Deal¹¹! 一言为定！

OK! 好的！

❾ 我太累了，不想收拾桌子。I'm very tired and I don't want to clear the table.

这样回答 Leave it to me. 把它交给我吧。

❿ 如果你吃过晚饭，我就不做了。If you've already¹² had¹³ supper, I won't cook it.

对话 A: If you've already had supper, I won't cook it. 如果你吃过晚饭，我就不做了。

B: I haven't had supper yet¹⁴. 我还没吃晚饭呢。

1 scene   

n.场面；情景；布景

参考例句：

• He is an important man behind the scene.他是一个幕后的重要人物。
• I can imagine the scene clearly in my mind.我可以清楚地想像出那个情景。

2 depends   

v.依靠( depend的第三人称单数 )；依赖；信赖；决定于

参考例句：

• The success or failure of the plan depends on you. 这项计划的成败取决于你。
• Our future prosperity depends on economic growth. 我们未来的繁荣昌盛依赖经济的发展。

3 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

4 set   

n.组合，集合，设定；一套，一副，一局比赛；v.放置，设定；(太阳)落下去

参考例句：

• He set to with a will and soon finished it.他下定决心做这件事，很快就完成了。
• The bus set the children down just outside the school gate.公共汽车让孩子们正好在学校门口下车。

5 prepare   

vt.为...做好准备，整合；vi.做好准备

参考例句：

• I prepare to sell the car.我准备把车卖掉。
• We must prepare for the worst.我们必须做最坏的打算。

6 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

7 cooker   

n.炊具(锅、炉灶、烤炉等)

参考例句：

• Clean the area round the cooker.把炊具周围弄乾净。
• He fitted my new cooker.他为我安装新炊具。

8 necessary   

adj.必需的，必要的；n.（pl.）必需品

参考例句：

• If necessary,give me a ring.如果需要，打个电话给我。
• Sleep is necessary to health.睡眠对健康是必要的。

9 clear   

vt.清除，扫清；adj.清晰的，明白的；晴朗的；清澈的，明亮的；畅通的，无阻的

参考例句：

• Clear the snow from the road.清除马路上的积雪。
• Is that clear to everyone?大家都明白了么？

10 dishes   

n.盘( dish的名词复数 )；餐具；一盘食物；外貌有吸引力的人

参考例句：

• a pile of unwashed dishes 一堆未洗的碟子
• The dishes were many, but they were all poorly cooked. 菜很多，但烧得都不好吃。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 deal   

n.交易，协定，份量；v.(dealt,dealt[delt])处理，应付，分配

参考例句：

• Be careful. She is very difficult to deal with.可得当心，她很难对付。
• Deal with a man as he deals with you.以其人之道，还治其人之身。

12 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

13 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

14 yet   

adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而

参考例句：

• I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
• Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。