專四每日一聽 第14期

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    肉類
    喜歡吃肉嗎?愛吃肉的朋友們可要好好學(xué)習(xí)這一課了,不然你想吃哪個(gè)肉菜卻說(shuō)不出來(lái),可就要著急啦。
    我通常吃雞肉、豬肉和牛肉。I usually eat chicken, pork and beef.
    ★pork n. 豬肉 
    ★beef n. 牛肉
    我們就著醬汁吃。We eat it with sauce.
    ★sauce n. 調(diào)味汁,醬汁
    牛排你要幾分熟?How would you like your steak?
    = How would you like your steak prepared?
    ○ How would you like that done? 你想怎樣燒這道菜?
    ★ steak n. 牛排
    我想要熟透的牛排。I’d like my steak well-done.
    ○ I’d like my steak rare. 我想牛排燒得生一些。
    ○ I’d like my steak medium. 我的牛排要半生不熟的。
    ★ rare a. 烹調(diào)得較生的,三分熟的
    ★ medium a. 半生不熟的,五分熟的
    這肉太肥了。This meat is too fatty.
    ○ The meat is too greasy. 這肉太油膩了。
    ★ greasy a. 油膩的
    這肉太老了。This meat is too tough.
    ○This meat is still pink! 這肉還沒熟!
    ○The meat is overcooked. 這肉燒得過火了。
    我到肉店里買些肉,做給你吃。
    I’ll buy some meat from the butcher’s and cook for you.
    ★ butcher n. 肉販,屠夫
    ■“the butcher’s”在這里指的是“肉鋪,肉店”。
    我是吃素的。I am a vegetarian.
    ○ Is there meat in that? 這菜里有肉嗎?
    ★ vegetarian n. 素食者
    你準(zhǔn)備要給肉里加什么佐料?
    What spices are you going to add to the meat?
    ★ spice n. 香料,調(diào)味品
    羊排非常好吃。Mutton chops taste so good.
    ★ mutton n. 羊肉
    ★ chop n. 排骨
    The Meat
    Frank:What kinds of meat are most popular in your country?
    Jane:We usually eat chicken, pork and beef. You eat these meats a lot in your country too, don’t you?
    Frank:Yes, we do. We also eat mutton.
    Jane:I’ve heard that people in your country like mutton chops.
    Frank:That’s right. Mutton chops taste so good. We eat them with sauce. Have you ever tried?
    Jane:Yes, I have. I tried once when I visited your country last year. I think they were very tasty. Can you cook them?
    Frank:Certainly I can. I’lI buy some from the butcher’s and cook for you next Sunday.
    Jane:That sounds great. I’ll bring a bottle of wine then.
    肉類
    弗蘭克:在你們國(guó)家人們常吃哪幾種肉?
    簡(jiǎn):我們通常吃雞肉、豬肉和牛肉。在你們國(guó)家你們也大多吃這些肉,不是嗎?
    弗蘭克:是的,我們還吃羊肉。
    簡(jiǎn):聽說(shuō)你們國(guó)家的人喜歡吃羊排。
    弗蘭克:沒錯(cuò),羊排非常好吃。我們就著醬汁吃。你吃過嗎?
    簡(jiǎn):吃過,去年去你們國(guó)家時(shí)吃過,我覺得味道很不錯(cuò)。你會(huì)做嗎?
    弗蘭克:當(dāng)然會(huì)了。我到肉店買些肉下星期天做給你吃。
    簡(jiǎn):那太好了。到時(shí)我?guī)б黄烤苼?lái)。
    單詞
    popular a. 為人們所喜愛的,廣受歡迎的
    once ad.
    詳細(xì)解說(shuō)
    
    “meat”既可作可數(shù)名詞,也可作不可數(shù)名詞。
    強(qiáng)調(diào)“肉的種類”時(shí)用作可數(shù)名詞,強(qiáng)調(diào)“肉”時(shí)用作不可數(shù)名詞。
    例如:I like grilled meats.(我喜歡各種烤肉。)
    How much meat do you need for this dish?(做這道菜你需要多少肉?)
    此外,“red meat”用于表示顏色比較深的肉,比如牛肉。
    “white meat ”用來(lái)表示顏色比較淺的肉,比如雞肉。
    
    “the butcher’s ”指“肉店”。類似的結(jié)構(gòu)還有:the barber's(理發(fā)店),the dentist's(牙診所)等。
    
    “sth. sounds great”表示“…聽起來(lái)不錯(cuò)”。
    “sound”后面跟形容詞,表示“…聽起來(lái)怎么樣”。
    例如:The whole story sounds very odd.(整個(gè)故事聽起來(lái)很古怪。)
    Her breathing sounds very loud.(她的呼吸聲聽起來(lái)很響。)