Skating-(滑冰)
A:Hey John, nice skates. Are they new?
你好,约翰,冰鞋真漂亮。新的吗?
B:Yeah, I just got them. I started playing ice hockey in a community league. So, I finally got myself new skates.
是呀,我刚买的。我开始在一个社团打冰球。所以,终于给自己买了一双新的冰鞋。
A:What position do you play?
你打什么位置?
B:I’m a defender. It’s a lot of fun. You don’t have to be able to skate as fast on defense.
打后卫。真是很有趣。而且打后卫溜冰速度不用很快。
A:Yeah, you’re a pretty big guy. I play goalie, myself.
是的,你是个大块头,我是守门员。
B:Oh, yeah? Which team?
噢,是吗?哪一个队?
A:The Rockets.
火箭队的。
B:Really? I think we play you guys next week. Well, I have to go to practice. See you later.
真的吗?我想下个星期是我们和你们比赛,好了,我要去练习了,以后见。
A:All right, see you later.
好的,再见。
点菜
A:May I take your order now?
你们可以点菜了吗?
B:Yes, I think we’re ready to order. Elizabeth, what would you like to have?
行,我想我们可以点菜了。伊丽莎白,你想来点什么?
C:I haven’t made up my mind yet. You order first, Donald.
我还没决定呢。唐纳德,你先点吧。
B:All right. I’ll start with chicken soup. Then I want a steak, medium rare. I’ll have a baked potato, green beans and an egg salad. I’ll order dessert later.
好的。我先来个鸡汤,然后要一份牛排,嫩一点。要一份烤土豆片,青豆和一份鸡蛋色拉。待会儿我再要点甜食。
A:Yes, sir. And you, miss? What would you like to have?
好的,先生。你呢,小姐?你想吃点什么?
C:I can’t decide. I don’t see anything I really like.
我拿不定主意。我没看到什么我真喜欢的菜。
A:There are over thirty dishes to select from, miss.
小姐,这儿有三十多种菜供您选择呢。
B:There ought to be something you like, Elizabeth.
伊丽莎白,这儿一定有你喜欢的。
C:Well, I guess so. But I only see food that I don’t like. I don’t care for chicken and I can’t stand fish. Do you have any oysters?
大概有吧。可我看到的尽是些我不喜欢的菜。我不喜欢吃鸡肉,鱼也不合我的口味。有牡蛎吗?
A:No, miss. I’m afraid not. How about some other seafood?
没有,小姐。恐怕没有。别的海鲜怎么样?
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C:Oysters are the only seafood I like. I dislike the rest.
海鲜中我只喜欢牡蛎,其它的都不喜欢。
B:I wish I could think of something for you.
真希望我能为你想出什么菜来。
A:May I suggest cream of tomato soup, steak with mushroom gravy, asparagus, and buttered cauliflower. For dessert—strawberry pie with ice cream?
我给您推荐几个菜吧:奶油西红柿汤,蘑菇汁牛排,芦笋,黄油黄牙菜。至于甜食,冰激凌草莓馅饼您看怎么样?
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C:No, that isn’t my ideal of a good meal. I’ll have a hamburger. That’s my favorite dish. I have it every day.
不行。那不是我理想的一顿美餐。我来一个汉堡包。我最喜欢吃汉堡包,每天都吃。