英语PK台 第536期:西餐点菜篇(2)轻食咖啡小馆

 　　Dialogue 1

　　Jingjing: This is really different from the last pizza place.

　　京晶：这里和上次吃披萨的地方还真不太一样。

　　Mark: Totally. This a café. Pizza isn't the main thing they serve.

　　马克：完全不一样。这是个咖啡小馆，披萨不是这里的主营。

　　Jingjing: That's probably better. I wasn't really in the mood to load up on pizza again.

　　京晶：这样可能更好。我不是特别想再搓一顿披萨了。

　　Mark: Well, the salads and pastas¹ here are mighty² good.

　　马克：这里的沙拉和意大利面食超好的。

　　Jingjing: How about you order everything for us?

　　京晶：你来给我俩点菜怎么样？

　　Mark: That's easy.

　　马克：简单。

　　later, the food comes

　　一会儿功夫，食物来了

　　Jingjing: Is this everything we ordered?

　　京晶：这是我们点的全部吗？

　　Mark: This is just part of it. I ordered two pastas which haven't come yet.

　　马克：这只是其中的一部分。我点了两份意大利面食pastas, 都还没上呢。

　　Jingjing: Is this the only salad?

　　京晶：只有这一份沙拉吗？

　　Mark: Yes. Whenever we want more, we can get another one right away. They just bring each thing whenever it's ready.

　　马克：是的。如果我们想要更多，可以马上再要一份，他们只是食物弄好了就端上来。

　　Jingjing: How are we going to share the salad?

　　京晶：那我们怎么分着吃沙拉呢？

　　Mark: Just take some onto your plate. I'll go grab³ us a serving fork.

　　马克：拿一些到你的盘子里。我去拿一个公用叉子。

　　More food comes.

　　更多的食物上来了

　　Jingjing: This is our pizza?

　　京晶：这是我们的披萨吗？

　　Mark: Yep, that's it. Again, we can order more whenever we want.

　　马克：对。就是。同样，如果我们想吃更多可以继续点。

　　Jingjing: I'm really not used to having so little food on the table at one time.

　　京晶：我真的不习惯一次桌上就摆着那么一点点食物。

　　Mark: I can imagine. If a boss takes a group of employees⁴ to a café, it's kind of weird⁵.

　　马克：我能想象。如果一个老板带着一群员工来这种小馆吃饭，那就真的奇怪了。

　　New words: 习语短语：

　　Totally. 完全（赞同）

　　(I completely⁶ agree with you. OR It is completely as you've described.)

　　load up on 摄入大量（食物）

　　(have a lot of one kind of food, maybe to make up for a lack of other foods)

　　grab 拿、取

　　(fetch)

　　Yep. 是的，口头语。

　　(Yes, and there's not much more to say about it.)

　　kind of weird 有些奇怪，怪异

　　(awkward)

　　Dialogue 2

　　Jingjing and Mark have finished most of the food they ordered.

　　京晶和马克吃完了大部分食物

　　Mark: Are you pretty full or should we order more?

　　马克：你已经吃饱了吗还是我们需要再点一些呢？

　　Jingjing: I'm not stuffed⁷. But this is probably enough.

　　京晶：我还没吃饱。但是桌上这些可能够了。

　　Mark: Hmm. We could finish with another salad, or go with desserts.

　　马克：嗯，我们可以再点一份沙拉就差不多了，或者来点甜点。

　　Jingjing: Another salad would be refreshing⁸. You pick one, I'll be right back.

　　京晶：再来一份沙拉很惬意哦！你挑一款，

　　我马上回来。

　　5 minutes later...

　　5分钟以后

　　Jingjing: Oh, the table is empty!

　　京晶：噢，桌上都空了！

　　Mark: I ate the last piece of pizza and let them clear away our plates. They'll bring new ones with the salad.

　　马克：我吃了最后一块披萨，然后让他们把我们的餐盘收走了。他们会带一份新的沙拉过来。

　　Jingjing: O-kay.

　　京晶：好…吧

　　Mark: How about we order some tea? Would hot lemon tea be good for you?

　　马克：我们点些茶来喝怎样？热柠檬茶你想喝吗？

　　Jingjing: Sure.

　　京晶：好啊

　　Mark: I think I owe⁹ you an explanation. In a café, people don't like to deal with too much food at one time. That gives people a chance to sit and talk.

　　马克：我想我还欠你一个解释。在咖啡小馆，人们不喜欢一次点太多食物，这样能给了人们一个坐着聊天的机会。

　　Jingjing: What would you like to talk about?

　　京晶：你想说什么呢？

　　Mark: Well, this place is pretty quiet, even though lots of people are eating here. I guess I should say that westerners¹⁰ think this is a good way to eat.

　　马克：这个地方很安静，虽然有许多人在这里就餐。我猜我应该这样说，西方人觉得这是一个很好的吃饭的方式。

　　Jingjing: It's very different from the Chinese way. Chinese people like to show their generosity¹¹ by hosting a big meal.

　　京晶：这跟中国人的方式太不一样了。中国人喜欢操办一桌丰盛的宴席来展示慷慨大方。

　　Mark: Yeah, that's a nice thing. It took me a long time to get used to that.

　　马克：是，那是很好的。我用了很长时间才习惯这种方式。

　　Jingjing: This food is pretty good. But I see so few plates and can't be sure there was enough food. But when I got up just now, I felt like I'd eaten a good amount.

　　京晶：这里的食物还是挺不错的。但是我看见盘子这么少，不太确定食物够不够吃。但是当我刚才站起来的时候，我才发觉我已经吃了不少了。

　　Mark: Right. Maybe European-style cafés are worth a try once in a while.

　　马克：对。也许这样的欧式咖啡小馆值得时不常来吃一次。

　　New words: 习语短语：

　　stuffed 非常饱，撑

　　(very full, after eating)

　　go with 选择，挑选

　　(choose, select, have)

　　clear away 拿走，整理干净某片区域

　　(take away something and clean up the area)

　　O-kay 比较犹豫的赞同

　　(a hesitant, tentative expression of agreement)

　　worth a try 值得一试

　　(nice to have)

1 pastas   

n.面团（用以制意大利通心粉，细面条等），意大利面食( pasta的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Gastronomy:ideal to be served with all kind of meat,pastas and food with spicy sauce. 配搭：适合与各类肉类，鹅鸭肉和带有香料的香肠搭配。 来自互联网
• Ideal for long ageing. White meats, fish and raw or cooked shellfish. Pastas sea food. 搭配白肉、鱼肉、生鲜或烹熟的贝类及海鲜意面味道鲜美无比。 来自互联网

2 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

3 grab   

vt./n.攫取，抓取；vi.攫取，抓住(at)

参考例句：

• It is rude to grab a seat.抢占座位是不礼貌的。
• The thief made a grab at my bag but I pushed him away.贼想抢我的手提包，但被我推开了。

4 employees   

n.雇工，雇员( employee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She is always polite and considerate towards her employees. 她对待雇员总是客客气气，关心体谅。
• The company has a strict dress code—all male employees are expected to wear suits. 公司有严格的着装规定—所有男职员都要穿西服。

5 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。

6 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。

7 stuffed   

adj.充满的；饱的v.塞住( stuff的过去式和过去分词 )；把…装进；把…装满；（使）吃撑

参考例句：

• stuffed animals in glass cases 玻璃柜里的动物标本
• I was stuffed to the gills with chocolate cake. 我嘴里塞满了巧克力蛋糕。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 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。

9 owe   

vt./vi.欠（债等）；感激；把……归功于某人

参考例句：

• We still owe one hundred dollars for the car.为这部车我们还欠着100美元。
• We owe it to society to make our country a better place.把国家建设得更美好是我们对社会应尽的责任。

10 westerners   

n.西部人( westerner的名词复数 )；西方人，欧美人

参考例句：

• The disease was brought by Westerners after the Cheng-te period of the Ming dynasty. 明朝正德以后，这病由洋人带来。 来自汉英文学 - 围城
• Most westerners want to stay young because old age is not a happy time. 多数西方人都想保持年轻，因为老年时光不快乐。 来自英语晨读30分（高二）

11 generosity   

n.大度，慷慨，慷慨的行为

参考例句：

• We should match their generosity with our own.我们应该像他们一样慷慨大方。
• We adore them for their generosity.我们钦佩他们的慷慨。