VOA流行美語(yǔ) Unit 128: from scratch/all set
李華正在為朋友的生日party做準(zhǔn)備，她生平第一次烤了一個(gè)蛋糕。今天李華會(huì)學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)：from scratch和all set.
LH: Larry, 這是我烤的蛋糕，你嘗嘗。這可是我生平第一次烤蛋糕，不一定會(huì)好吃！
LL: Mmmm! This is delicious! Did you make this from scratch or did you use a cake mix?
LH: 你覺(jué)得好吃呀？太好了！哎，你剛才問(wèn)我是不是make it from scratch? 那是什么意思?。课沂钦找蛱鼐W(wǎng)上的一個(gè)食譜做的。
LL: Then you did make it from scratch. To make something from scratch is to make it yourself using all of the basic ingredients.
LH: 原來(lái)to make something from scratch就是自己用基本材料，從頭做起。是呀，我用雞蛋、面粉、牛奶和黃油做的。還有別的做蛋糕的方法？
LL: A lot of people nowadays use a pre-packaged cake mix with all the ingredients in it already, so it's easier to make.
LH: 用事先調(diào)好的蛋糕粉那當(dāng)然簡(jiǎn)單多了。那多沒(méi)意思?。∽约喊阉械牟牧蠝?zhǔn)備好，從頭開(kāi)始做，其實(shí)很好玩呢！
LL: Well, you should be proud of yourself. This cake is great!
LH: 謝謝，你說(shuō)好吃我就放心了！對(duì)了，Larry，你有沒(méi)有自己烤過(guò)蛋糕？
LL: No, but I tried making chocolate chip cookies from scratch once.
LH: 自己做巧克力餅干啊？好吃嗎？
LL: They were awful because I forgot to put oil in them. After that, I decided that it was best if I didn't try to make things from scratch anymore.
LH: 忘了放油！那餅干肯定會(huì)太硬。你一次沒(méi)做成功就決定下回不做了！你知道，做這種東西是試驗(yàn)好多次才行。
LL: I know, but I'm not that patient.
LH: 嗨，要做好就得要有耐心嘛！
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LL: All right, Li Hua. The cake is ready, the drinks are prepared, and the decorations look great. I think we are all set.
LH: We are all set？ 這是什么意思？蛋糕、飲料都準(zhǔn)備好了，一切都布置好了。你的意思是一切準(zhǔn)備就緒了，是嗎？
LL: That's right. To be "all set" is to be ready for whatever it is you're going to do. In this case, we are all set to have a party.
LH: 對(duì)，要舉行party的個(gè)方面似乎都準(zhǔn)備好了。那我是不是可以說(shuō)we're all set to have fun at the party?
LL: If you're ready to have fun, then of course you can say that. Hey, what about the music - is that all set?
LH: 音樂(lè)??？沒(méi)問(wèn)題！我把激光唱機(jī)和幾片激光盤(pán)全放桌上了。So it's all set.
LL: Great! Now, I'm all set to eat more of that cake you made. It's really delicious
LH: 不行，你現(xiàn)在還不能吃這蛋糕，要等做生日的人吹完蠟燭后才能吃的！
LL: I know. I was just kidding. Hey, do you have a place for people to put presents?
LH: 放禮物的地方啊？早準(zhǔn)備好了！我在進(jìn)門(mén)的地方有張桌子。大家可以把禮物和生日卡放在那兒。.
LL: Okay, since everything is all set, we can relax until the guests start arriving.
LH: 我早就準(zhǔn)備好在客人來(lái)以前先休息一下?；I辦一個(gè)生日party 可真是夠累人的！
LL: Preparing a party isn't that bad; it's cleaning up afterwards that's a lot of work.
LH: Party結(jié)束后，我想你一定會(huì)幫我收拾的。對(duì)不對(duì)？
LL：Of course!
李華學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)。第一個(gè)是from scratch, 意思就是從頭做起。第二個(gè)常用語(yǔ)是all set, 就是一切就緒，準(zhǔn)備好了的意思。
李華正在為朋友的生日party做準(zhǔn)備，她生平第一次烤了一個(gè)蛋糕。今天李華會(huì)學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)：from scratch和all set.
LH: Larry, 這是我烤的蛋糕，你嘗嘗。這可是我生平第一次烤蛋糕，不一定會(huì)好吃！
LL: Mmmm! This is delicious! Did you make this from scratch or did you use a cake mix?
LH: 你覺(jué)得好吃呀？太好了！哎，你剛才問(wèn)我是不是make it from scratch? 那是什么意思?。课沂钦找蛱鼐W(wǎng)上的一個(gè)食譜做的。
LL: Then you did make it from scratch. To make something from scratch is to make it yourself using all of the basic ingredients.
LH: 原來(lái)to make something from scratch就是自己用基本材料，從頭做起。是呀，我用雞蛋、面粉、牛奶和黃油做的。還有別的做蛋糕的方法？
LL: A lot of people nowadays use a pre-packaged cake mix with all the ingredients in it already, so it's easier to make.
LH: 用事先調(diào)好的蛋糕粉那當(dāng)然簡(jiǎn)單多了。那多沒(méi)意思?。∽约喊阉械牟牧蠝?zhǔn)備好，從頭開(kāi)始做，其實(shí)很好玩呢！
LL: Well, you should be proud of yourself. This cake is great!
LH: 謝謝，你說(shuō)好吃我就放心了！對(duì)了，Larry，你有沒(méi)有自己烤過(guò)蛋糕？
LL: No, but I tried making chocolate chip cookies from scratch once.
LH: 自己做巧克力餅干啊？好吃嗎？
LL: They were awful because I forgot to put oil in them. After that, I decided that it was best if I didn't try to make things from scratch anymore.
LH: 忘了放油！那餅干肯定會(huì)太硬。你一次沒(méi)做成功就決定下回不做了！你知道，做這種東西是試驗(yàn)好多次才行。
LL: I know, but I'm not that patient.
LH: 嗨，要做好就得要有耐心嘛！
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LL: All right, Li Hua. The cake is ready, the drinks are prepared, and the decorations look great. I think we are all set.
LH: We are all set？ 這是什么意思？蛋糕、飲料都準(zhǔn)備好了，一切都布置好了。你的意思是一切準(zhǔn)備就緒了，是嗎？
LL: That's right. To be "all set" is to be ready for whatever it is you're going to do. In this case, we are all set to have a party.
LH: 對(duì)，要舉行party的個(gè)方面似乎都準(zhǔn)備好了。那我是不是可以說(shuō)we're all set to have fun at the party?
LL: If you're ready to have fun, then of course you can say that. Hey, what about the music - is that all set?
LH: 音樂(lè)??？沒(méi)問(wèn)題！我把激光唱機(jī)和幾片激光盤(pán)全放桌上了。So it's all set.
LL: Great! Now, I'm all set to eat more of that cake you made. It's really delicious
LH: 不行，你現(xiàn)在還不能吃這蛋糕，要等做生日的人吹完蠟燭后才能吃的！
LL: I know. I was just kidding. Hey, do you have a place for people to put presents?
LH: 放禮物的地方啊？早準(zhǔn)備好了！我在進(jìn)門(mén)的地方有張桌子。大家可以把禮物和生日卡放在那兒。.
LL: Okay, since everything is all set, we can relax until the guests start arriving.
LH: 我早就準(zhǔn)備好在客人來(lái)以前先休息一下?；I辦一個(gè)生日party 可真是夠累人的！
LL: Preparing a party isn't that bad; it's cleaning up afterwards that's a lot of work.
LH: Party結(jié)束后，我想你一定會(huì)幫我收拾的。對(duì)不對(duì)？
LL：Of course!
李華學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)。第一個(gè)是from scratch, 意思就是從頭做起。第二個(gè)常用語(yǔ)是all set, 就是一切就緒，準(zhǔn)備好了的意思。