英语小达人 93 Good Eats

 　　Good Eats

　　美味佳肴

　　"Well," said Mel. "Our loan¹ has been approved." "That's great news." said her best friends Sarah. "Now, we can open our own restaurant. Lets call it Good Eats!"

　　“跟你说哦，”梅儿说“我们的贷款已经核准了。”“真是好消息。”她最好的朋友莎拉说道：“我们现在可以开一家自己的餐厅了，就叫它‘美味佳肴’吧！”

　　Now that Mel and Sarah had the money for their new place, they had a lot of work to do. First, they had to find a building to rent. Once they did that they started on the renovations. It took over four weeks and a lot of help from friends to get the restaurant ready. Then Sarah dealt with all the paperwork and licenses².

　　既然梅儿和莎拉开一家新店的钱已经有了，接下来要做的工作可多了。他们必须先祖店面，等租到以后还要开始进行店面的修缮工作。他们忙了四个多礼拜，加上很多朋友的帮忙，才总算把餐厅搞定。接着莎拉处理了所有书面作业程序和执照事宜。

　　After six month of hard work and preparing it was ready for the grand³ opening. That night their friends came to the opening. Mel and Sarah served their best dishes.

　　经过六个月的努力和准备，新店终于要隆重开幕了。那天晚上，朋友们都来参加他们的开幕典礼，梅儿和莎拉则准备了最好的菜来招待大家。

　　At the end of the night, Mel and Sarah sat down admist the pile of dirty plates and empty glasses. "I'm proud of us, Sarah. Starting a new business is a big risk. Who knows if we will be successful in the long run or not? But I am glad we are taking the chance and doing something that we love." "Me too."

　　那晚活动结束后，梅儿和莎拉坐在一堆脏盘子和空杯子中间。“我真替我们感到骄傲，莎拉。开家新店要冒很大的险，谁晓得我们最后做不做得起来？不过我很高兴我们肯冒险去做我们喜欢的事情。”“我也是。”

1 loan   

n.贷款；借出的东西；借；vt.借出；贷予

参考例句：

• I asked the bank to help me with a loan.我请银行给我一笔贷款。
• Has the bank okayed your request for a loan?银行批准你的贷款要求了吗？

2 licenses   

n.执照( license的名词复数 )v.批准，许可，颁发执照( license的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Drivers have ten days' grace to renew their licenses. 驾驶员更换执照有10天的宽限期。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Jewish firms couldn't get import or export licenses or raw materials. 犹太人的企业得不到进出口许可证或原料。 来自辞典例句

3 grand   

adj.豪华的，宏伟的，壮丽的，主要的，重大的；n.(美俚)一千美元

参考例句：

• The pianist played several pieces of music on a grand piano.钢琴家在一架大钢琴上弹了几首乐曲。
• Come on,I'll give you the grand tour of the backyard.跟我来，我带你去后院来一次盛大的旅游。