Lesson 49 At the butcher's在肉店
Listen to the tape then answer this question. What does Mr. Bird like?
聽錄音,然后回答問題。伯德先生喜歡什么?
BUTCHER: Do you want any meat today.Mrs. Bird?
肉 商:您今天要買點(diǎn)肉嗎,伯德夫人?
MRS.BIRD: Yes, please.
伯德夫人:是的,我買一點(diǎn)。
BUTCHER: Do you want beef or lamb?
肉 商:您要牛肉還是要羔羊肉?
MRS.BIRD: Beef, please.
伯德夫人:請(qǐng)給我牛肉。
BUTCHER: This lamb's very good.
肉 商:這羔羊肉很好。
MRS.BIRD: I like lamb,but my husband doesn't.
伯德夫人:我喜歡羔羊肉,可我丈夫不喜歡。
BUTCHER: What about some steak?This is a nice piece.
肉 商:來點(diǎn)牛排嗎?這塊很好。
MRS.BIRD: Give me that piece, please.
伯德夫人:就請(qǐng)給我那塊吧。
MRS.BIRD: And a pound of mince, too.
伯德夫人:再來一磅絞肉。
BUTCHER: Do you want a chicken,Mrs. Bird?They 're very nice.
肉 商:您要買只雞嗎,伯德夫人?這些雞很好。
MRS.BIRD: No, thank you.
伯德夫人:不要了,謝謝。
MRS.BIRD: My husband likes steak,but he doesn't like chicken.
伯德夫人:我丈夫喜歡牛排,但他不喜歡雞。
BUTCHER: To tell you the truth,Mrs. Bird,
肉 商:說老實(shí)話,伯德夫人,
I don't like chicken either!
我也不喜歡雞。
New Word and expressions生詞和短語(yǔ)
butcher
n. 賣肉的
meat
n. (食用)肉
beef
n. 牛肉
lamb
n. 羔羊肉
husband
n. 丈夫
steak
n. 牛排
mince
n. 肉餡,絞肉
chicken
n. 雞
tell
v. 告訴
truth
n. 實(shí)情
either
adv. 也(用于否定句)
Notes on the text課文注釋
1 Do you want beef or lamb?
是選擇疑問句,本句有兩項(xiàng)選擇。第一選擇beef念升調(diào)、lamb則讀降調(diào)。
2 I like lamb, but my hushand doesn't.
句中的doesn't后面省略了like lamb。用but連接的并列句,在后一分句中可以省略與前一分句中,相同的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞和賓語(yǔ)。
3 To tell you the truth(或To tell the truth,意思是:“老實(shí)說”,“說實(shí)話”。
4 I don't like chicken either.
either 當(dāng)“也(不)”講:用在否定句中??隙ň浜鸵蓡柧渲锌捎胻oo,在第7課和第31課中已出現(xiàn)這樣的句子。