慢速英语短文听力 美国早餐

American Breakfast

美国早餐

She was running late. She wanted a fast breakfast. She didn't have time to make her own breakfast. Her usual breakfast was rice, vegetables, and meat. "Will you make me a fast breakfast?" she asked her boyfriend. He was American. She was Asian. He preferred cereal¹ for breakfast. He grabbed² a box of cereal. He grabbed a bowl and a spoon. He took a carton of milk out of the refrigerator. He grabbed a banana. "Here's something fast for you," he said. He put everything on the dining table. She looked at the box of cereal. "Let me try this first," she said. She put a few flakes³ of cereal into her mouth. She ate them. "Yuck," she said. "How can you eat this? It's so dry." "Well, that's what the milk and banana are for," he said. She said forget it. She grabbed the banana and went to work.

她来不及了。她想迅速吃完早餐。她没时间做早餐了。通常她的早餐都会是米饭、蔬菜和肉。她问她的男朋友“你能帮我做一些简便早餐吗？”他是美国人。她是亚洲人。他喜欢早餐吃谷物。他拿了一盒谷物。又拿了一个碗和勺子。他从冰箱了拿了一盒牛奶。又拿了一个香蕉。他说，给你简便早餐。他把所有的东西都放在了餐桌上。他看着这盒谷物。她说：“让我先尝尝。她尝了几片谷物。她吃了进去。她说“额，这怎么吃，太干了。”他说，这是牛奶和香蕉。她说好了。她拿着香蕉去工作了。

1 cereal   

n.谷类，五谷，禾谷

参考例句：

• I have hot cereal every day for breakfast.我每天早餐吃热麦片粥。
• Soybeans are handled differently from cereal grains.大豆的加工处理与谷类的加工处理不同。

2 grabbed   

v.抢先，抢占( grab的过去式和过去分词 )；（尤指匆忙地）取；攫取；（尤指自私、贪婪地）捞取

参考例句：

• He was grabbed by two men and frogmarched out of the hall. 他被两个男人紧抓双臂押出大厅。
• She grabbed the child's hand and ran. 她抓住孩子的手就跑。

3 flakes   

小薄片( flake的名词复数 )； （尤指）碎片； 雪花； 古怪的人

参考例句：

• It's snowing in great flakes. 天下着鹅毛大雪。
• It is snowing in great flakes. 正值大雪纷飞。