跟艾米莉一起学口语 第602期:牛奶坏了

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A: Hey, what are you doing in the kitchen?

嗨，你在厨房做什么呢？

B: I thought you might like some breakfast.

我觉得你可能想吃早餐。

A: Oh, really? Nobody's cooked me breakfast for years.

真的在给我做早餐吗？都好几年没有人给我做早餐了。

B: Well, today's your lucky day. Sit down, relax, read the paper, have a cup of coffee.

今天是你的幸运日，坐下放松一下，看看报纸，再来上一杯咖啡。

A: I feel like a princess this morning.

今天早上我感觉自己像公主一样。

B: Do you want any sugar in your coffee?

咖啡你要糖吗？

A: Two spoonfuls¹, please, and some milk, too.

两勺吧，再来点牛奶

B: Er...There's a problem with the milk.

牛奶有点问题啊。

A: What's that? Have we run out?

怎么了，没有了吗？

B: Not exactly. There are...er...giant lumps² in it. It's gone bad.

不是，牛奶里似乎有些比较大的块状物，好像是变质了。

A: Giant lumps? That's disgusting³. Did you throw it away?

大的块状物？太恶心了，你扔了吗？

B: Of course. I poured it down the sink. Do you think I'm an animal?

当然，我到在水槽里了，你以为我是个动物吗？

A: I don't want to answer that question.

我不想回答这个问题。

B: Hold on. You are the one with bad milk in your fridge.

等会儿，是你的冰箱里有了坏的牛奶。

A: It's not my fault. I planned to go shopping on the weekend.

不是我的错，我本来打算周末去购物的。

B: But?

但是？

A: But I was too busy arranging⁴ a party.

但是我忙着安排排队的事情。

B: Why didn't you ask Joey to go shopping?

你为什么不叫乔伊去购物呢？

A: He'd buy the wrong thing. Papayas instead of pineapples, for example.

他会买一些不该买的东西，比如没有菠萝去买了木瓜。

B: I don't think Joey's that stupid.

我觉得乔伊不会那么傻的。

1 spoonfuls   

n.一匙的量( spoonful的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• two spoonfuls of sugar 两勺糖
• She put two spoonfuls of sugar in her tea. 她在茶里放了两匙糖。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 lumps   

n.金丝鸟病，块煤；块( lump的名词复数 )；肿块；傻大个；笨拙的人v.结成块( lump的第三人称单数 )；把…归并在一起（考虑），将人[物]同等对待[分类]

参考例句：

• This oatmeal lumps if you don't stir it well. 如果你不好好搅动，麦片粥会结块的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Break up these large lumps of dirt. 把这些大泥块弄碎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 disgusting   

adj.令人作呕的，可憎恶的，讨厌的

参考例句：

• What a disgusting smell!多么讨厌的气味！
• The mosquito is the disgusting thing.蚊子是讨厌的东西。

4 arranging   

v.安排，准备( arrange的现在分词 )；把…（系统地）分类；整理；改编（剧本等）

参考例句：

• He put a lot of effort into arranging the concert. 他为音乐会的筹备工作付出很大力气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings. 担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。 来自《简明英汉词典》