Lesson 49 At the butcher's在肉店
butcher [ˈbutʃə] n. 卖肉者
meat [miːt] n. (食用)肉
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A: Which do you prefer, meat or fish?
B: I'd rather have fish.
A:您喜欢吃鱼还是吃肉?
B:我比较喜欢吃鱼。
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beef [biːf] n. 牛肉
【派】beefy 强壮的
【扩】steak 牛排 bull 公牛
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A: What is special soup today?
B: It is beef and vegetable soup today.
A:今天是什么特色汤?
B:今天是牛肉蔬菜汤。
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lamb [læm] n. 羔羊肉
【扩】sheep 羊
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A: We will have roast lamb for dinner.
B: Are there any vegetables to go with it?
A:我们晚餐吃烤羊肉。
B:有配餐的蔬菜吗?
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husband [ˈhʌzbənd] n. 丈夫
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A: I still need to shop for my husband.
B: What does your husband like to do in the daily life?
A:我还要给我丈夫买东西。
B:你丈夫平时都喜欢干点儿什么?
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steak [steik] n. 牛排
【派】beefsteak 牛排
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A: We've got beef steak with onions today.
B: But I want to try your lobster.
A:今天我们有洋葱牛排。
B:但我想尝尝你们的龙虾。
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mince [mins] n. 肉馅
chicken [ˈtʃikən] n. 鸡
【扩】hen 母鸡 chick 小鸡 cock 公鸡
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A: I want curry chicken to my room, please.
B: May I have your room number?
A:我想请你们送咖喱鸡到我房间来。
B:能告诉我您的房间号吗?
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tell [tel] v. 告诉
【派】teller 出纳员
【扩】inform 告诉
【搭】tell sb. sth. 告诉某人某事
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A: Can anyone tell me where I can buy the ingredients to make Chinese food?
B: There is a supermarket in Sunshine Street. You can buy some there.
A:谁能告诉我哪里可以买到做中国菜的原材料?
B:阳光大街上有家超市,你可以在那儿买到。
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truth [truːθ] n. 实情
【派】truthful 诚实的 truthless 不忠实的
【搭】in truth 事实上
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A: Would you mind if I tell him the truth?
B: It depends on you.
A:我可以告诉他实情吗?
B:这就看你自己了。
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either [ˈaiðə] adv. 也(用于否定句)
【扩】also 也
【搭】either...or...或……或……
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A: I get the impression that you don't like bean curd much.
B: Well, I don't dislike it, but I don't like it either.
A:我有点儿印象你不很喜欢豆腐。
B:嗯,我不讨厌,但是我也不喜欢。
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