英语PK台 第715期:凉爽清甜夏日宠爱,美味冰激淋英语

 Dialogue 1

Jingjing: Hey Mark, keeping cool?

京晶：嘿，马克，凉快吗？（酷吗？）

Mark: What? It's not that hot yet. I'd be glad if this were as hot as it got through September. But I know we have a few months of warm, hot, and sweltering days up ahead of us.

马克：什么？还没有那么热。如果一直这个温度过夏天就好了。但我知道还有好几个月热得让人不舒服的日子等着我们呢。

Jingjing: I've got some ice cream. Would you like some?

京晶：我这儿有冰激淋，想来点儿吗？

Mark: I would, but I just finished lunch and need to get back to work right away. Do you have it in the freezer?

马克：想啊，但我刚吃完午饭，需要马上回去工作了。你冰箱里还有吗？

Jingjing: Yeah, I'll save some for you. It's chocolate chocolate chip.

京晶：有啊，那我给你留点儿。是巧克力味的，巧克力粒。

Mark: What brand is it?

马克：什么牌子的？

Jingjing: I'm not really sure. Are you an ice cream snob¹?

京晶：我不太确定。你是吃冰激淋还讲究品牌的人吗？

Mark: No. I mean, I'm always grateful² for free ice cream. I was just wondering what to look forward to after work.

马克：不是，我是说，免费的我都喜欢。我只是很好奇工作完了我有什么期待。

Jingjing: What's your favorite brand?

京晶：那你最喜欢的牌子是什么？

Mark: You might not have heard of it: Ben & Jerry's. In the States, it's one of the big ones, like H?agen-Dazs or Baskin-Robbins.

马克：你可能都没听说过：本杰瑞。在美国，它是其中的一款大牌，就像哈根达斯和芭斯罗缤一样。

Jingjing: I can't say I have. Those other two brands are kind of expensive though. Is Ben & Jerry's also pretty pricey?

京晶：我还真没听说过。那两个牌子还真有点贵。本杰瑞也价格不菲吗？

Mark: Yeah. But, I mean, if you're going to have ice cream once in a while, it's worth it to get something really delicious.

马克：是呢。但我意思是，如果你只是偶尔吃吃冰激凌，值得吃点真正美味的。

Jingjing: What's your favorite flavor³?

京晶：你最喜欢什么口味？

Mark: I like mint⁴ chocolate cookie. I can eat a whole pint⁵ of that before getting tired of it, maybe two!

马克：我喜欢薄荷巧克力饼干，我可以吃下整整一品脱，直到吃腻，也许两品脱！

Jingjing: Well, it sounds like you really pig out on ice cream—once in a while.

京晶：听上去你还真时不常地大吃特吃冰激淋呢。

Mark: Yeah, once in a while. See you after work, Jingjing! Keep that ice cream cold for me!

马克：是啊，偶尔嘛。下班后见哦京晶，别让我的冰激淋化了啊！

New words: 习语短语

sweltering 热而不舒服的天气

very hot weather, uncomfortable

snob 某种物品只买大牌的人

someone who only likes the most expensive brands

the big ones 大牌

famous brands, seen everywhere

Dialogue 2

Jingjing: There you are, Mark. All done with work?

京晶：给你，马克，工作都完成吧？

Mark: Yep. I'm ready for a treat!

马克：是呢。我准备好了享受招待了！

Jingjing: Someone ate up the ice cream we were talking about. So, here's a Wa Wa Lian. Have you had it before?

京晶：有人吃光了之前我们说的冰激淋。所以，喏，这有一只娃娃脸，你之前吃过吗？

Mark: Yeah, lots of times. It's one of my favorite kinds of ice cream sold at corner stores.

马克：吃过好多次了。这是在街边店里卖的我最喜欢的一款冰激淋。

Jingjing: I've had this kind of ice cream since I was a kid. I like how the face is made from chocolate and vanilla⁶.

京晶：我小时候吃过。我很喜欢巧克力和香草做成的脸。

Mark: Yeah, it's fun to eat. Say, I forgot to ask, what's your favorite kind of ice cream—besides Wa Wa Lian?

马克：是啊，吃着很好玩。我忘了问，除了娃娃脸，你最喜欢哪种冰激淋？

Jingjing: Actually, I like some of the healthier alternatives⁷, like frozen⁸ yogurt or sorbet.

京晶：说真的，我喜欢一些更健康的替代品，比如冰冻酸奶和雪芭。

Mark: Those are healthier, because they have less cream.

马克：那些就是更健康呢，因为有更少的奶油。

Jingjing: Yeah, sherbet is okay too, with some cream. Mainly, I like fruit flavors⁹—strawberry, peach, blueberry. And those taste really fresh as frozen yogurt or sherbet or sorbet.

京晶：是的，冰冻果露也好，再带点奶油。我主要喜欢水果口味——草莓，桃，蓝莓。这些口味非常清新，就像冰酸奶，冰果露和雪芭一样。

Mark: Well, it sounds like you and I like different flavors.

马克：听上去你和我喜欢的口味不同。

Jingjing: That might be. But I agree that a frozen treat should be good quality.

京晶：可能吧。但我同意冰冻甜食必须得质量好。

Mark: Have you ever tried to make ice cream yourself?

马克：你试过自己做冰激淋吗？

Jingjing: You mean like with a machine? No, I haven't.

京晶：你是说用机器做吗？没有呢

Mark: I did, but it took a long time, and didn't taste very good.

马克：我做过，真花时间啊，完了味道还不怎么好。

Jingjing: Ha ha. I prefer to buy ice cream—or frozen yogurt—and then add a lot more fresh fruit myself.

京晶：哈哈。我宁愿买冰激淋，或者冰酸奶—然后自己多加点新鲜水果。

Mark: Good idea, that way you're making a sundae or a banana split¹⁰.

马克：好办法。这样一来，你就做了一个圣代，或者香蕉圣代。

Jingjing: Stop! You're making me hungry!

京晶：停停停，你这么一说，我都饿了。

New words: 习语短语

vanilla 香草

alternatives 替代物

similar things, but different in one important way (low-fat alternatives, sugar-free alternatives, vegetarian alternatives)

frozen yogurt 冰冻酸奶

sorbet 冰糕

frozen fruit juice and sugar, with no milk or cream at all

sherbet 冰冻果子露

frozen fruit juice and sugar, with a little cream—lighter than ice cream

sundae 圣代 

a dish made with ice cream, syrup and fruit

banana split 香蕉圣代

a dish made like a sundae, but served over a banana that has been cut in half lengthwise

1 snob   

n.势利小人，自以为高雅、有学问的人

参考例句：

• Going to a private school had made her a snob.上私立学校后，她变得很势利。
• If you think that way, you are a snob already.如果你那样想的话，你已经是势利小人了。

2 grateful   

adj.感谢的，感激的，受欢迎的，表示谢意的

参考例句：

• If you will help us, we shall be very grateful.如果你愿意帮助我们，我们会很感激你。
• He closed his letter with expression of grateful thanks.他在那封信的结尾表达了自己的感激之情。

3 flavor   

n.味，滋味，味道；风味；vt.调味，加味于

参考例句：

• I like the flavor of chocolate.我喜欢巧克力的味道。
• Each flavor was totally unique.每一种味道都是独一无二的。

4 mint   

n.薄荷，铸币厂；vt.铸造（硬币），创造（词）等

参考例句：

• The mint makes coins.铸币厂制造硬币。
• This candy tastes of mint.这糖果有薄荷味。

5 pint   

n.品脱

参考例句：

• I'll have a pint of beer and a packet of crisps, please.我要一品脱啤酒和一袋炸马铃薯片。
• In the old days you could get a pint of beer for a shilling.从前，花一先令就可以买到一品脱啤酒。

6 vanilla   

n.香子兰，香草

参考例句：

• He used to love milk flavoured with vanilla.他过去常爱喝带香草味的牛奶。
• I added a dollop of vanilla ice-cream to the pie.我在馅饼里加了一块香草冰激凌。

7 alternatives   

选择的余地( alternative的名词复数 )； 可供选择的事物； 取舍； 非传统（或他择性）生活方式的追随者（或鼓吹者）

参考例句：

• You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives. 你的工资可以按周以现金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可选其一。
• He was faced with two alternatives -- death or submission. 他面临两种选择--死亡或者投降。

8 frozen   

adj.冻结的，冰冻的

参考例句：

• He was frozen to death on a snowing night.在一个风雪的晚上，他被冻死了。
• The weather is cold and the ground is frozen.天寒地冻。

9 flavors   

n.味( flavor的名词复数 )；韵味；特点；香料v.给…调味( flavor的第三人称单数 )；给…增添风趣

参考例句：

• He goes for its full,delicious flavors. I go for its economy. 他欣赏它的浓郁和可口的味道。我则欣赏它的便宜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The different kinds of quarks or leptons are known technically as flavors. 夸克和轻子的这些个同种类，从技术上看是有特色的。 来自辞典例句

10 split   

n.劈开，裂片，裂口；adj.分散的；v.分离，分开，劈开

参考例句：

• Who told you that Mary and I had split up?谁告诉你玛丽和我已经离婚了？
• The teacher split the class up into six groups.老师把班级分成6个小组。