A light supper wouldn't do us any harm.
對(duì)話(huà)
Robbie: It's some time since we've eaten. I'm quite hungry, what about you?
Gayle: I'm a bit peckish too, but it's quite late and we don't want anything too heavy before we go to bed.
Robbie: What do you suggest?
Gayle: Well a little light supper wouldn't do us any harm?
Robbie: Such as?
Gayle: I could make a cheese and potato salad.
Robbie: That'll do nicely.
羅比：我們有一段時(shí)間沒(méi)吃東西了，我肚子有點(diǎn)餓，你呢？
蓋爾：我也有點(diǎn)餓了，但現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)很晚，睡前我們也不要吃得太飽。
羅比：你有什么建議？
蓋爾：嗯，吃一點(diǎn)消夜，不會(huì)有什么害處吧？
羅比：例如？
蓋爾：我可以弄個(gè)吉士馬鈴薯色拉。
羅比：那很不錯(cuò)。
羅比說(shuō)：It's some time since we've eaten。蓋爾回答：A little light supper wouldn't do us any harm?這兩句話(huà)可以談?wù)?。一天吃的幾餐，英文除了‘早餐’一律稱(chēng)為breakfast，其余幾餐叫法沒(méi)有一定。Breakfast由break、fast二字合成。Break當(dāng)然是‘打破’，fast卻不是一般‘快’的意思，而是指‘禁食’，例如：(1) He only drank water during his three-day fast（他在禁食三天期間，只喝水）。(2) He fasted in protest（他絕食*）。早餐是‘打破一夜的禁食’，叫breakfast實(shí)在合情合理。午餐一般叫l(wèi)unch，但假如一天的主餐是午餐，則叫dinner，晚餐叫supper或(high) tea。而假如主餐是晚餐，則多叫dinner，消夜叫supper。當(dāng)然，早、午、晚餐和消夜都可以叫做meal（餐）。動(dòng)詞breakfast、lunch、dine，是指‘吃早餐’、‘吃午餐’、‘吃正餐’，例如：(1) We breakfasted at seven everyday（我們每天七點(diǎn)鐘吃早餐）。(2) He lunched with his colleagues（他和同事一起吃午餐）。(3) I am dining out（我外出吃晚飯）。Supper的動(dòng)詞是sup，例如：Would you like to sup with me tonight?（今晚和我吃飯好嗎？）不過(guò)，sup的這個(gè)用法，今天已不通行，改說(shuō)to have supper會(huì)好一點(diǎn)。至于It's some time since we've eaten一語(yǔ)，It is some time可改為It has been some time，而since we have eaten也可改為since we ate。所以，聽(tīng)見(jiàn)人說(shuō)It has been two months since I last saw you（我有兩個(gè)月沒(méi)見(jiàn)過(guò)你了），可不要以為文法錯(cuò)了。
對(duì)話(huà)
Robbie: It's some time since we've eaten. I'm quite hungry, what about you?
Gayle: I'm a bit peckish too, but it's quite late and we don't want anything too heavy before we go to bed.
Robbie: What do you suggest?
Gayle: Well a little light supper wouldn't do us any harm?
Robbie: Such as?
Gayle: I could make a cheese and potato salad.
Robbie: That'll do nicely.
羅比：我們有一段時(shí)間沒(méi)吃東西了，我肚子有點(diǎn)餓，你呢？
蓋爾：我也有點(diǎn)餓了，但現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)很晚，睡前我們也不要吃得太飽。
羅比：你有什么建議？
蓋爾：嗯，吃一點(diǎn)消夜，不會(huì)有什么害處吧？
羅比：例如？
蓋爾：我可以弄個(gè)吉士馬鈴薯色拉。
羅比：那很不錯(cuò)。
羅比說(shuō)：It's some time since we've eaten。蓋爾回答：A little light supper wouldn't do us any harm?這兩句話(huà)可以談?wù)?。一天吃的幾餐，英文除了‘早餐’一律稱(chēng)為breakfast，其余幾餐叫法沒(méi)有一定。Breakfast由break、fast二字合成。Break當(dāng)然是‘打破’，fast卻不是一般‘快’的意思，而是指‘禁食’，例如：(1) He only drank water during his three-day fast（他在禁食三天期間，只喝水）。(2) He fasted in protest（他絕食*）。早餐是‘打破一夜的禁食’，叫breakfast實(shí)在合情合理。午餐一般叫l(wèi)unch，但假如一天的主餐是午餐，則叫dinner，晚餐叫supper或(high) tea。而假如主餐是晚餐，則多叫dinner，消夜叫supper。當(dāng)然，早、午、晚餐和消夜都可以叫做meal（餐）。動(dòng)詞breakfast、lunch、dine，是指‘吃早餐’、‘吃午餐’、‘吃正餐’，例如：(1) We breakfasted at seven everyday（我們每天七點(diǎn)鐘吃早餐）。(2) He lunched with his colleagues（他和同事一起吃午餐）。(3) I am dining out（我外出吃晚飯）。Supper的動(dòng)詞是sup，例如：Would you like to sup with me tonight?（今晚和我吃飯好嗎？）不過(guò)，sup的這個(gè)用法，今天已不通行，改說(shuō)to have supper會(huì)好一點(diǎn)。至于It's some time since we've eaten一語(yǔ)，It is some time可改為It has been some time，而since we have eaten也可改為since we ate。所以，聽(tīng)見(jiàn)人說(shuō)It has been two months since I last saw you（我有兩個(gè)月沒(méi)見(jiàn)過(guò)你了），可不要以為文法錯(cuò)了。