【英语趣味课堂】冰箱-The Fridge

Todd: OK, John, at your house do you have a refrigerator?

John: Yes, a very small refrigerator.

 

Todd: OK, what is in your refrigerator?

 

John: Let's see. There are some eggs, a carton of milk, some strawberry jam, some butter, some cheese, maybe some tofu, some green onions, carrots, some lettuce¹, and maybe some ice tea.

 

Todd: OK, so do you follow a healthy diet?

 

John: Ah, sometimes. I say about every other day I try to eat healthy and then on some days I just go donut² and candy crazy.

 

Todd: So donuts³ are your thing? You're really crazy about donuts.

 

John: Yeah, baked goods, cakes, donuts, cheesecake, any kind of cake or sweet bread.

 

Todd: Mm, actually you brought donuts today!

 

John: Yeah, I was given donuts by a student so, yeah, I was glad there was other people to help me eat them so I didn't eat them all.

 

Todd: That was very nice of your students. Um, do you prefer to cook at home or eat out?

 

John: Um, usually I prefer to cook at home, just because there are a few dishes that my wife and I like to make and that we're pretty good at, and that we're real comfortable with, but if I'm real tired, if it's been a long day at work there's nothing better than just going to a restaurant and being served you food right away, not having to wait.

 

Todd: So with your wife do you usually cook together or do you take turns cooking? Do you alternate⁴?

 

John: We usually take turns. When we first started dating we would cook together. We had a big kitchen, where she was living there was a big kitchen and there was room enough for both of us to move around, and we were still really comfortable with each other, and open and we always wanted to share ideas, but now we have a really small kitchen and there's really only room for one of us, and also too we're at the point in our relationship where I know that she makes fried⁵ chicken better than I do and she knows that I make chili⁶ better than she does so the other person should just get out of the kitchen, and let the one who's cooking, you know, do their job. 

 

学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

healthy diet

 

Do you follow a healthy diet?

 

A 'healthy diet' is food that is good for you.  It is usually low in fat,salt and sugar. Notice the following:

 

The doctor told him that he needs to have a healthy diet to protect his heart.

A healthy diet has always been very important to her.

every other day

 

About every other day, I try to eat healthy.

 

The phrase⁷ 'every other' means⁸ to alternate. One day you eat healthy and the next day you don't, then the day after you eat healthy again. Notice the following:

 

It seems like he goes on vacation every other month.

I travel every other week for work.

crazy about

 

I'm really crazy about any kind of cake or sweet bread.

 

If you are 'crazy about' something it means that you really like it. Notice the following:

 

They are completely⁹ crazy about each other.

He is really crazy about this restaurant.

take turns

 

Do you cook together or do you take turns cooking?

 

If two people 'take turns' doing something it means that they switch¹⁰.  On Monday one person cooks and on Tuesday the other person cooks. Notice the following:

 

We all hate cleaning the bathroom so we take turns.

We usually take turns going to the supermarket.

room

 

We have a really small kitchen and there's just room for one.

 

In this case 'room' means physical space to put something. Notice the following:

 

There isn't enough room for this sofa in our living room.

Is there room for my suitcase in your car?

1 lettuce   

n.莴苣；生菜

参考例句：

• Get some lettuce and tomatoes so I can make a salad.买些莴苣和西红柿，我好做色拉。
• The lettuce is crisp and cold.莴苣松脆爽口。

2 donut   

n.炸面包圈

参考例句：

• I want to eat a donut.我想吃甜甜圈！
• How much for one donut?一个面包圈多少钱？

3 donuts   

n. 炸面圈

参考例句：

• As McDonald's, Dunkin' Donuts and other fast-food chains moved upmarket, Starbucks looked less distinctive. 随着麦当劳，Dunkin'Donuts以及其它快餐联锁店朝着上流市场发展，星巴克失去了自己的特色。
• You can walk to the bakery to buy donuts! 你可以步行去面包店买油炸圈饼！

4 alternate   

adj.交替的，间隔的；v.（使）轮流　　

参考例句：

• He and I clean our room on alternate days.我和他隔日轮流打扫我们的房间。
• That was a week of alternate rain and sunshine.那是晴雨天交替的一周。

5 fried   

adj.油煎的；油炒的

参考例句：

• I ate everything fried.所有油炸的我都吃。
• I prefer fried peanuts.我选择炸花生。

6 chili   

n.辣椒

参考例句：

• He helped himself to another two small spoonfuls of chili oil.他自己下手又加了两小勺辣椒油。
• It has chocolate,chili,and other spices.有巧克力粉，辣椒，和其他的调味品。

7 phrase   

n.短语，词组；成语，习语

参考例句：

• The phrase was caught on and immediately became popular.这个短语被采用后很快就流行了。
• That's exactly the phrase I was looking for.这就是我一直找的那个短语。

8 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

9 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。

10 switch   

n.开关，电闸，转换，软枝；vt.转变，切换，摆动，转换，使转轨；vi.转换，变换，摆动

参考例句：

• The switch on the wall was beyond the baby's reach.墙上的开关小孩子是够不到的。
• There's been a switch in our plans.我们的计划改变了。