新概念英語第一冊Lesson 81 Roast beef and potatoes

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詞匯](6)
    bath n. 洗澡
    nearly adv. 幾乎,將近
    ready adj. 準備好的,完好的
    dinner n. 正餐,晚餐
    restaurant n. 飯館,餐館
    roast adj. 烤的
    ★bath n. 洗澡
    have(take) a bath 洗澡
    ★nearly adv. 幾乎,將近
    ① v. 幾乎;差不多;差點兒
    I nearly missed the train.
    ② v. 極;密切地
    He resembles a film star nearly.
    The matter concerns us nearly. 這事與我們有切身關(guān)系。
    ★ready adj. 準備好的,完好的
    ① adj. 準備就緒的
    Dinner will be ready in 20 minutes.
    Are you ready to leave?
    ② adj. 預(yù)先準備好的;立即可得到的
    The apples are ripe and ready to eat.
    We must get the house ready for our guests.
    我們必須把房子收拾停當,以期我們的客人隨時入住。
    ③ adj. 快的,立即的
    He gave a ready consent. 他立即爽快地表示同意。
    This new system gives users readier access to the data.
    這個新系統(tǒng)可以使用戶們更快捷地進入數(shù)據(jù)庫。
    ★dinner n. 正餐,晚餐
    three meals a day 一日三餐
    breakfast 早飯 lunch 午餐 tea 下午茶
    supper 晚飯 dinner 正餐 meal 一頓飯
    [課文]
    SAM: Hi, Carol! Where's Tom?
    CAROL: He's upstairs.
     He's having a bath.
    CAROL: Tom!
    TOM: Yes?
    CAROL: Sam's here.
    TOM: I'm nearly ready.
     Hello, Sam. Have a cigarette.
    SAM: No, thanks, Tom.
    TOM: Have a glass of whisky then.
    SAM: OK. Thanks.
    TOM: Is dinner ready, Carol?
    CAROL: It's nearly ready.
     We can have dinner at seven o'clock.
    TOM: Sam and I had lunch together today.
     We went to a restaurant.
    CAROL: What did you have?
    TOM: We had roast beef and potatoes.
    CAROL: Oh!
    TOM: What's the matter, Carol?
    CAROL: Well, you're going to have roast beef and potatoes again tonight!