【大家说英语】 第271期:要喝杯饮料么?

 Lesson 9 Food 第九课 食物

October 21 10月21日

Do You Want a Drink? 要喝杯饮料吗？

Read it! 读读看！

A coffee truck is coming to the office. 一辆行动咖啡车即将来到办公室，

It drives to different businesses¹ and sells coffee. 那辆咖啡车开到各家不同企业贩卖咖啡。

Abby is looking at the drink menu². 雅碧看着饮料单，

She wants an iced coffee. 她要一杯冰咖啡；

Rob³ wants an iced tea. 罗柏想要杯冰茶；

Susie wants something, too. 苏希也想喝点什么。

A latte? A cappuccino? 拿铁？卡布奇诺？

She can choose her drink and the size⁴. 她可以选择自己的饮料和大小。

Conversation⁵ A 会话A

What are you looking at, Abby? 雅碧，妳在看什么？

It's a drink menu from The Coffee Stop. 这是“咖啡小站”的饮料单。

The coffee place? 那个卖咖啡的？

Yes. They have a truck now. 没错，他们现在有一辆行动咖啡车。

They drive it to different businesses. 他们会开到不同的公司去，

They make drinks in the truck. 在卡车上制作饮料。

Is the truck coming here today? 那辆行动咖啡车今天会过来吗？

Yes. It comes here at 3 p. m. 会，下午三点会过来。

Can I see the menu, too? 我也可以看看饮料单吗？

Conversation B 会话B

What do you want? 你想喝什么？

I don't know yet⁶. 我还不知道。

What are you having? 妳要喝什么？

I am ordering⁸ an iced coffee. 我要点一杯冰咖啡，

But I want it without sugar. 可是我不要加糖。

Hmm⁹... 嗯…

They have all kinds of coffee and tea drinks. 他们有各式各样的咖啡和茶饮。

They also have juice. 他们也有果汁。

No thanks. I want iced tea. 不要，谢谢。我要冰茶，

But I want it with lots of sugar! 可是我要加很多糖！

Conversation C 会话C

The coffee truck is here. Do you want to order⁷ something? 行动咖啡车来了， 妳想点些什么吗？

Yes. I need some coffee now! 要，我现在就需要来点咖啡！

Do you have a menu? 妳有饮料单吗？

Here. 在这里。

Hmmm, I want a latte. 嗯，我要一杯拿铁。

What size? 大杯还是小杯？

I want a large cup. 我要大杯。

Wait. Maybe I want a cappuccino. 等一下，也许我想喝卡布奇诺。

OK. What ─ 好，大杯还是…

No. I want a large iced coffee. 不要，我要大杯冰咖啡。

Are you sure? 妳确定了吗？

Maybe ... 也许吧…

1 businesses   

n.事情( business的名词复数 )；商业；营业额；交易

参考例句：

• The gang extorted money from over 30 local businesses. 这帮歹徒向当地30多户商家勒索过钱财。
• Costs are to be shared on a fifty-fifty basis between the government and local businesses. 费用由政府和当地企业均摊。

2 menu   

n.菜单

参考例句：

• Here is the lunch menu.这是午餐的菜单。
• Let's look at the menu first.我们先看看菜谱吧。

3 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

4 size   

n.尺寸，大小；v.按大小排列或分类

参考例句：

• I think I can find the right size for you.我想我能给你找到合适的尺码。
• This room is twice the size of that one.这间屋子有那间两个大。

5 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

6 yet   

adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而

参考例句：

• I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
• Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。

7 order   

n.订单；命令；n.顺序，整齐；勋章；阶级，决议；vt.命令； 调整；定购

参考例句：

• His desk is always in order.他的书桌上总是整整齐齐的。
• You pay for it at the time you order it.订购时就得付款。

8 ordering   

n.排序；分类；调整；整顿v.（医生）开（处方）( order的现在分词 )；订购；（上帝、命运等）注定；点（饭菜，饮料等）

参考例句：

• Remember to specify your size when ordering clothes. 订购服装时记着要详细说明你要的号码。
• His big brother is always ordering him about. 他的大哥老是对他颐指气使。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 hmm   

int.哼！（踌躇等）

参考例句：

• Hmm......that's very strange.嗯……这很奇怪。
• Hmm.What day is it?嗯，今天是星期几?