Eztalk美语【24】It looks really artistic! 看起来真有艺

Fruit waitress reappears.

Waitress: Hello again! Here's another fruit tray¹ for you.
Ryan: Oh, hi again! Hey, the fruit looks different this time.
Waitress: I make each one a little different. It's a way for me to express my creativity²!
Ryan: It looks really artistic³! How did you learn to do that?
Waitress: Oh, look at your table! I'll help you clear it off.
Ryan: You know, art is something I've always been interested in...
Waitress: Enjoy your food! Bye!

tray (n.) 　
餐盘，盘子
A: Look! That waiter is carrying three trays⁴ at once!
看！那个服务生一次拿三个餐盘耶！
B: I hope he doesn't drop them.
希望他不会把盘子砸在地上。

express (v.) 　
表达，展现
A: What's the hardest part about living in a foreign country?
住在外国最困难的是哪一部份？
B: Not being able to express myself so people can understand.
没有办法让别人听懂自己说的话。

creativity (n.) 　
创意
A: Why do you like to paint?
你为何喜欢画画？
B: Because it gives me a chance to express my creativity.
因为这让我有机会展现创意。

artistic (a.) 　
有艺术气息的

水果女服务生出现

女侍：又见面了！这是你们加点的水果拼盘。
雷恩：你好啊。这次的水果看起来不一样了。
女侍：我再每个上头都加了点小变化。这是我展现创意的方法！
雷恩：看起来真有艺术气息！你怎么学会……
女侍：瞧瞧你们的桌子！我来帮你们清桌面。
雷恩：你知道吗，我始终对艺术很有兴趣……
女侍：祝您用餐愉快！再见！

1 tray   

n.盘，托盘，碟

参考例句：

• There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
• A waitress came in,carrying tea on a tray.一名女侍者走进来，手端放着茶的托盘。

2 creativity   

n.创造力，创造

参考例句：

• There is limited scope for creativity in my job.我的工作中发挥创造力的空间有限。
• She got an unusually low score for creativity.在创造力方面，她得了异乎寻常的低分。

3 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

4 trays   

n.盘子( tray的名词复数 )；托盘；文件盘；（各种用途的）浅塑料盒

参考例句：

• Winston and Syme pushed their trays beneath the grille. 温斯顿跟赛姆便把托盘推到铁栅下。 来自英汉文学
• Five trays of eggs would hatch out a huge number of silkworms. 三张蚕种，该可以采多少茧子呢？ 来自汉英文学 - 春蚕