生活英语对话 Episode 52: The BBQ

本单元是关于烧烤野餐的对话

Michal: Hi, come on in and have a drink. We're just firing up the barbecue.
Khalid: Oh, it's nice to see you outside the classroom my friend. Thanks for inviting¹ me.
Helen: Oh it's lovely to meet you Khalid. Michal's told us all about you.
Tim: So, who's for the best grub over hot coals this summer?
All: Me! Yes please! Wonderful!
Alice: Drinks anyone? Can I get you a top-up Dr Laver?
Dr Laver: Oh come on. We've been working together for how long, looked after how many babies? I'm here at your party. Please, my name's Paul. And how about a dance before that drink?
Alice: Oh, OK!
John: Great party! Thanks so much for asking me.
Helen: Maybe it is time for us to patch² it up. But I didn't invite you.
John: Well, here's a toast to the secret peace-maker.
Helen: I'll drink to that!


Vocabulary:（字汇）

grub 食物（非正式，不可数）:
food

to fire up:发动（引擎或机器等）
to start or get something (for example, a machine, an engine) ready to start

a top-up: 加满
more of a drink, after having a first glass or cup of it

to patch it up: 重修旧好
to make up after a fight or disagreement

I'll drink to that: 为此干一杯
I agree with you (often, but not always, said as a toast when you have a drink in your hand)

本单元的语言点是 'get' 用法，在前面对话中，Alice 说 'Can I get you a top-up?'. 在这个句子里，'get' 的意思是 '提供' 或 '给予'。 'Get' 是英语中最常用的动词之一，它可以有许多意思。现在介绍一些常见用法:

Different uses of 'get'

In this week's episode³, Alice said 'Can I get you a top-up?'. In that sentence, 'get' means 'offer' or 'give'. 'Get' is one of the most common verbs in English and it has many other meanings.
Here are some of the ways it can be used:
本节对话中，Alice 说 'Can I get you a top-up?'. 在这个句子里，'get' 的意思是 '提供' 或 '给予'。 'Get' 是英语中最常用的动词之一，它可以有许多意思。
现在介绍一些常见用法:


代表'接受，获得':

When we use 'get' with a direct object (a noun⁴ or pronoun), it often means 'receive', 'obtain', 'fetch', 'catch', 'give' or something similar.
For example:

Alice got a Valentine from a secret admirer.
Can I get you a top-up?
He gets the train to work.
Would you mind getting the kids after school? I have to work late tonight.


代表 '成为，变为':

When we use 'get' before an adjective⁵, it often means 'become'.
For example:

I get lost every time I go to New York. It's such a big city.
Even after she took the medicine, her cold just got worse and worse.
He got really angry when she was late for the third time this week.
She doesn't want to get old. She wants to stay a teenager forever.

When we use 'get' with an object + adjective, it means 'make someone or something become'.

For example:

Let's get this show started.
You need to get this room tidy before you go out.


代表 '一种动作'，有移动的含义:

'Get' often means 'travel' and when we use 'get' before a word like up,
out, away etc. it usually means movement of some kind.
For example:

What time do you get home usually?
We need to get off the bus at the next stop.
When she gets back from work, she likes to watch TV for a bit.
Do you know how to get to the cinema from here?

含义为 '对自己的一种动作':

When we use 'get' with a past particle⁶ (driven, eaten, spoken), it often has a reflexive meaning (something that we do to ourselves).
For example:

They're getting married next month.
She gets dressed really quickly in the morning.
You need to get washed before you go to bed.
His dog got drowned in the lake and he still blames himself for not having him on a lead.

1 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

2 patch   

n.补丁；斑；一小块地；vt.补，修补

参考例句：

• This patch looks a bit unprofessional.这块补丁有点像出自外行之手。
• We managed to patch our quarrel.我们设法平息争吵。

3 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

4 noun   

n.名词

参考例句：

• What kind of noun is this?这是哪类名词？
• This word is a collective noun.这个词是个集体名词。

5 adjective   

n.形容词；adj.形容词的，用作形容词的

参考例句：

• Don't apply that adjective to me.不要用那个字眼来形容我。
• The adjective loose has several senses. 形容词loose有几个义项。

6 particle   

n.微粒，颗粒，粒子；小品词，语助词

参考例句：

• There is not a particle of truth in what you said.你所说的没有一句是实话。
• This particle has a very small mass.这种粒子的质量很小。