B: I‘m good. Thank you Are you going to start cooking now? 不错,谢谢啦。你要开始做晚餐了吗?
A: Not now. Just got the munchies. But I have had these pork steaks defrosted. I’m thinking of maybe making pork chops for tonight.
还没,就是嘴馋 想吃点儿零食。但是我已经将这些猪排解冻了,我打算今晚做煎猪排。
B: Um……sounds yum. I am just going to heat up the leftovers from the restaurant last night.嗯,听起来美味极了。我就打算把昨晚从餐馆里打包的东西热一热。
A: What did you have from the restaurant? 你都从餐馆里带了写什么?
B: It’s an Indian restaurant, so mostly curry, and some bread.
去的是家印度餐馆,所以都是些咖喱和饼之类的。
A: Sounds good. And for dessert? 听起来不错啊。那甜点你想吃什么?
B: Don’t know …cake? Ice-cream? Or cold muffins, which need heating up of course.
They are all in the fridge . You can just go through them and see if there ‘s anything you like. 还没什么主要呢……蛋糕?冰激凌?这儿还有些冷的小松饼,当然得热热再吃,现在还在冰箱里呢。你可以翻翻冰箱,看看是否有你想吃的。
A: Okay. ( opening up the fridge) Urghh… what’s that smell? Oh,must be the curry. I think it’s stunk up the whole fridge.好的。(打开冰箱)啊,这是什么味道?哦,一定是那咖喱,整个冰箱都是那个味道。
B: Has it ? Oh my god. I am so sorry. Didn’t expect the smell to be that strong when it is cold.是吗?天啊,真抱歉。我没想到咖喱放凉了味道会那么大。
A: Never mind. I don’t mind everything smelling like curry. Could be interesting.
没关系,我不介意冰箱里的东西都一股咖喱味,说不定会很有意思呢。
B: Yeah, just wait for some curry flavored milk in the morning an see if you really like it.是啊,你还是等早上喝道咖喱味的牛奶再来定夺你是否真的喜欢吧。
A: Could you hand me the tea towel?你能把抹布递给我吗?我发现这牛奶也有点漏了。
情景43:冰箱坏了
1、打开冰箱门,闻到扑鼻的异味,除了很大声的用鼻子嗅来嗅去,还能用什么方式来表达自己闻到了很令人不爽的味道呢
A:What’s that smell?那是什么味呀?
B:Apparently the milk’s gone bad.显然,是牛奶坏掉的味道。
2、冰箱一般都分冷藏室和冷冻室,英文这么说
A:Should I put the ice-cream in the freezer or the fridge?我应该把冰激凌放冷冻室还是冷餐室呢?
B:The freezer of course. Otherwise it’s going to melt to a puddle.当然是冷冻室啦。要不它可就化成一滩冰水了。
3、我们都喜欢味道浓郁的美食,但美食也有黑暗的一面啊
A:Your curry stinks up the whole fridge.你的咖喱把整个冰箱熏得一股味道。
B:Sorry.I should have finished it up in one go.抱歉,我应该一次把它吃掉的。
4、法国是一个以乳酪芝士闻名的国度,但如图很多其他的西方食物一样,对我们来说还是需要适应的过程才能建立起来一个赏味的态度(an acquired taste)
A:Would you like to try some of the French blue cheese?您想品尝一下这种法国蓝纹芝士吗?
B:No,I will pass. That smells foul.我可不想,一股怪味
情景44:把垃圾带出去
1、家庭琐事中总少不了倒垃圾这个环节
A:Honney. I’m gonna run to the store . You want anything?亲爱的,我要去杂货店一趟,你想让我带什么吗?
B:Take out the trash ,please.把垃圾带出去就行。
2、如果你平时注意环保,那么就从垃圾分类开始吧
A:What is the principle of the “3Rs”? 环保3R原则是什么?
B: Recycle. Reuse. Reduce. 循环利用,重复使用,减少垃圾产生量。
3、在比较重视环保的国度,在垃圾分类循环利用方面对公民提出了比较高的要求,要求公民详细区分纸张和塑料制品中可回收和不可回收的类别,所以可循环的标志变得十分重要。
A:Can I recycle this beer bottle?这个啤酒瓶是可循环利用的吗?
B:Check the recycle label.要看看有没有可循环标志。
4、在很多西方国家,在每周固定的日子会有垃圾车来到每家每户收集不同种类的垃圾,久而久之这一天就被称作garbage day.
A: The garbage bin is filling up fast.垃圾箱马上要装满了。
B: No worries. It’s garbage day today.别担心,今天正好是垃圾收集日。
Small Talk in the kitchen 厨房闲聊
A: Hey. How are you doing today? 嘿,今天过得怎么样?
B: I‘m good. Thank you Are you going to start cooking now? 不错,谢谢啦。你要开始做晚餐了吗?
A: Not now. Just got the munchies. But I have had these pork steaks defrosted. I’m thinking of maybe making pork chops for tonight.
还没,就是嘴馋 想吃点儿零食。但是我已经将这些猪排解冻了,我打算今晚做煎猪排。
B: Um……sounds yum. I am just going to heat up the leftovers from the restaurant last night.嗯,听起来美味极了。我就打算把昨晚从餐馆里打包的东西热一热。
A: What did you have from the restaurant? 你都从餐馆里带了写什么?
B: It’s an Indian restaurant, so mostly curry, and some bread.
去的是家印度餐馆,所以都是些咖喱和饼之类的。
A: Sounds good. And for dessert? 听起来不错啊。那甜点你想吃什么?
B: Don’t know …cake? Ice-cream? Or cold muffins, which need heating up of course.
They are all in the fridge . You can just go through them and see if there ‘s anything you like. 还没什么主要呢……蛋糕?冰激凌?这儿还有些冷的小松饼,当然得热热再吃,现在还在冰箱里呢。你可以翻翻冰箱,看看是否有你想吃的。
A: Okay. ( opening up the fridge) Urghh… what’s that smell? Oh,must be the curry. I think it’s stunk up the whole fridge.好的。(打开冰箱)啊,这是什么味道?哦,一定是那咖喱,整个冰箱都是那个味道。
B: Has it ? Oh my god. I am so sorry. Didn’t expect the smell to be that strong when it is cold.是吗?天啊,真抱歉。我没想到咖喱放凉了味道会那么大。
A: Never mind. I don’t mind everything smelling like curry. Could be interesting.
没关系,我不介意冰箱里的东西都一股咖喱味,说不定会很有意思呢。
B: Yeah, just wait for some curry flavored milk in the morning an see if you really like it.是啊,你还是等早上喝道咖喱味的牛奶再来定夺你是否真的喜欢吧。
A: Could you hand me the tea towel?你能把抹布递给我吗?我发现这牛奶也有点漏了。
B: Here you go. 给。