饭桌上的地道英语口语

 　　I'm kind of hungry. 我有点儿饿了

　　I'm kind of hungry. How about you?

　　Yeah, it's lunch time.

　　I'm starving. /I'm getting hungry.

　　I'm very hungry. /I'm extremely hungry.

　　I could eat a horse.

　　I'm thirsty. 我渴了

　　It smells good. /It smells nice.

　　I'm on a diet.

　　How's it going so far? 现在感觉怎么样?

　　This looks great! /This looks good!

　　This looks delicious!

　　My mouth is watering.

　　This smells great! *

　　They all look good.

　　They all look so delicious, don't they?

　　They both look great.

　　Can I eat this? /Is this edible¹?

　　You can't eat that. /It's inedible².

　　Is this delicious? /Does this taste good?

　　How is it?

　　It's good. / Good.

　　It's delicious. /Delicious!

　　Yum-yum! /Umm! /Mmm! *比较随便

　　Yummy! *女性和孩子们常用

　　It's not good. /It doesn't taste good.

　　This tastes strange. /This tastes funny. /This tastes weird³.

　　I eat anything. /I can eat anything.

　　Don't overeat. /Don't eat too much. /Don't eat so much.

　　He's a big eater.

　　I don't feel like eating anything.

　　I drink like a fish. 我是海量

　　I get drunk easily. 我酒量小

　　I can hold my own. 我酒量还可以。

　　I can hold my liquor.

　　I can drink a lot.

　　I'm a strong drinker.

　　Cake is fattening⁴.

　　Would you like some coffee?

　　Not now, thanks.

　　Please pass me the salt.

　　Could I have the salt, please?

　　Salt, please?

1 edible   

n.食品，食物；adj.可食用的

参考例句：

• Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。
• This kind of mushroom is edible,but that kind is not.这种蘑菇吃得，那种吃不得。

2 inedible   

adj.不能吃的，不宜食用的

参考例句：

• The food was totally inedible.食物完全无法下咽。
• These chemicals make the fruit inedible.这些化学品使这种水果不宜食用。

3 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。

4 fattening   

adj.（食物）要使人发胖的v.喂肥( fatten的现在分词 )；养肥（牲畜）；使（钱）增多；使（公司）升值

参考例句：

• The doctor has advised him to keep off fattening food. 医生已建议他不要吃致肥食物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We substitute margarine for cream because cream is fattening. 我们用人造黄油代替奶油，因为奶油会使人发胖。 来自《简明英汉词典》