英语听力精选进阶版 6757

Rob: Hello! I'm Rob. And it's Christmas!

(sfx doorbell or knock on the door)

Helen: Hello Rob!

Rob: Hello Helen! Happy Christmas!

Helen: Happy Christmas!

Rob: Come in, come in!

Helen: Thank you.

Helen: Wowwwwwwwwww!

Rob: So, what do you think?

Helen: That's amazing. 太棒了，这么多的摆饰，你的圣诞树实在是太漂亮了。一定花了你不少时间吧！It's beautiful!

Rob: I like to do Christmas with all the trimmings!

Helen: All the trimmings? 这是什么意思啊？

Rob: All the trimmings – it means all the extra things that traditionally come with something to make it more special.

Helen: 如果有样东西很特别，那么再加上配套的部件 all the trimmings, 那就更别致了。

Rob: In my family, we have always had Christmas with all the trimmings, so we have a Christmas tree, gifts, decorations, Christmas songs, silly Christmas games and, most importantly Christmas lunch - come this way!

Helen: 烧烤火鸡！真香啊！

Rob: Now that is a roast turkey with all the trimmings! Not only is it a turkey, but we're eating it with all the things you traditionally eat with Christmas roast turkey: cranberry¹ sauce, roast potatoes, gravy², stuffing, carrots-

Helen: Mmm, I'm very hungry now!

Rob: All the trimmings!

Helen: 我想我知道 all the trimmings 是什么意思了。

Rob: It's an expression usually used with food, especially at Christmas and for the big roast dinners that we like to eat here in Britain. I adore³ Sunday lunch with all the trimmings: roast meat, along with lots of vegetables and sauces and other traditional accompaniments. Mmmmm....

Helen: 说起好吃的东西，尤其是烧烤大餐，我们可以用这个表达。

Rob: But you can also use it in other situations:

Examples

A:When I get married, I want a perfect wedding with all the trimmings.

B:Stay in our beach-side hotel, where you will enjoy a luxury holiday with all the trimmings.

Rob: Anyway, enough talk! Let's eat!

Helen: Delicious, Rob 真花了不少时间做准备。 我可得请你一家到我这儿过春节。Rob, I would like you to join me for Chinese New Year.

Rob: Wow! Thank you!

Helen: There'll be fish, dumplings, lanterns, dragons, fire crackers⁴ - all the trimmings!

Rob: Well cheers to that and Happy Christmas – with all the trimmings!

Helen: Happy Christmas!

1 cranberry   

n.梅果

参考例句：

• Turkey reminds me of cranberry sauce.火鸡让我想起梅果酱。
• Actually I prefer canned cranberry sauce.事实上我更喜欢罐装的梅果酱。

2 gravy   

n.肉汁；轻易得来的钱，外快

参考例句：

• You have spilled gravy on the tablecloth.你把肉汁泼到台布上了。
• The meat was swimming in gravy.肉泡在浓汁之中。

3 adore   

vt.崇拜，敬慕，爱慕，非常喜欢

参考例句：

• People adore him for his noble character.人们因他的高贵品质而敬爱他。
• I would adore to settle back homeland.我非常喜欢回家乡定居。

4 crackers   

adj.精神错乱的，癫狂的n.爆竹( cracker的名词复数 )；薄脆饼干；（认为）十分愉快的事；迷人的姑娘

参考例句：

• That noise is driving me crackers. 那噪声闹得我简直要疯了。
• We served some crackers and cheese as an appetiser. 我们上了些饼干和奶酪作为开胃品。 来自《简明英汉词典》