【英语趣味课堂】晚餐计划-Dinner Plans

Todd: OK, Simon, let's go get something to eat? Let's go out to dinner. I'm really hungry.

 

Simon: Yeah, OK, me too. I'm really hungry as well. Ah, what is there to eat around here?

 

Todd: Well, around my house there's a few restaurants. Um, there's an Italian restaurant. There's a grilled² chicken restaurant. There is a fish restaurant, and there is a family diner.

 

Simon: Family diner. What's that?

 

Todd: The family diner is one of those restaurants that they serve many types of food, for example they have noodles, they have pasta, they have hamburger, they have salad. Pretty much anyone in the family could order what they want. They have desserts, things like that.

 

Simon: Well, that makes sense, that's why it's called a family diner, or family restaurant because I guess everyone in the family will be happy if they eat there. Yousaid Italian restaurant.

 

Todd: Ah, yeah, there's an Italian restaurant. It's a very small family owned Italian restaurant. They have really good pasta,fresh salad. They always have really good specials. The only problem is that it's really crowded and it's a little expensive because it's very popular.

 

Simon: Oh, really. Ah, do they have pizza? I like pizza.

 

Todd: Actually, they don't have pizza. They only have pasta.

 

Simon: OK. What were the other choices?

 

Todd: There's also a fish restaurant and there's a grilled chicken restaurant. A grilled chicken. That's pretty general.

 

Simon: How do they serve that?

 

Todd: It's actually, it's not a restaurant. This guy has a small stand, a very small area, and there are some small tables in front of it, and he just grills³ chicken, kind of on the street, and then he has little tables in front of his booth or stall⁴ and you eat chicken for really cheap.

 

Simon: Oh, that sounds really cool. Let's do that.

 

Todd: Yeah, yeah, and they have beer, too.

 

Simon: Oh, yeah, I like beer.

 

Todd: Cool, let's go.

 

Simon: OK.

 

学习内容：

 

go out to dinner

 

Let's go out to dinner. I'm really hungry. 

When you 'go out to dinner' you go to a restaurant to eat. Notice the following:

 

Can we go out to dinner tonight? I don't want to cook.

Going out to dinner is always a special thing for them.

family diner

 

Around my house, there's a few restaurants: Italian, grilled chicken restaurant, fish restaurant, and a family diner. 

A 'family diner' is a casual restaurant which is a good place for families to eat because it has a menu with food that most people like. A 'family' diner can also refer to a restaurant that is owned and run by a family. Notice the following:

 

We are looking for a family diner to eat at tonight.

My dad goes to the family diner every Sunday for breakfast.

makes sense

 

It makes sense that it's called a family diner, because everyone in the family would be happy to eat there. 

If something 'makes sense' it is reasonable or logical. Notice the following:

 

All of his answers make a lot of sense, but they aren't something that I would think of.

It doesn't make sense for all of us to drive there separately.

crowded or expensive

 

The Italian restaurant is really crowded and a little expensive, because it's very popular. 

A place that has too many people and is uncomfortable because this is 'crowded.' If something is expensive it costs a lot of money or more money than it should. Notice the following:

 

It's too crowded to eat here. Let's go somewhere else.

I don't want to go anywhere expensive, just a place with good food.

stand or stall

 

This guy has a small stand and little tables in front of his stall. 

A 'stand' or 'stall' is an informal restaurant on the street that usually serves only a few things at a very cheap price. Notice the following:

 

The juice stand is only here in the morning. It's usually gone by noon.

The only thing that he makes at his stall are tacos, but there are always lots of people around there.

grills or booth

 

He just grills chicken kind of on the street and serves them on little tables in front of his booth. 

When you 'grill¹' something you cook it over an open fire or charcoal⁵. A 'booth' is another word for stall or stand - see the definition above. Notice the following:

 

I think we are just going to grill food for the party. Maybe we'll have some chips and potato salad too.

There is a booth over there that sells the best hamburgers in the world.

1 grill   

n.烤架，铁格子，烤肉；v.烧，烤，严加盘问

参考例句：

• Put it under the grill for a minute to brown the top.放在烤架下烤一分钟把上面烤成金黄色。
• I'll grill you some mutton.我来给你烤一些羊肉吃。

2 grilled   

adj. 烤的, 炙过的, 有格子的 动词grill的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• He was grilled for two hours before the police let him go. 他被严厉盘查了两个小时后，警察才放他走。
• He was grilled until he confessed. 他被严加拷问，直到他承认为止。

3 grills   

n.烤架( grill的名词复数 )；（一盘）烤肉；格板；烧烤餐馆v.烧烤( grill的第三人称单数 )；拷问，盘问

参考例句：

• Backyard barbecue grills could be proscribed. 里弄烤肉店会被勒令停业的。 来自辞典例句
• Both side inlets have horizontal grills and incorporate impressive fog lamps. 两侧进气口的水平烤架并纳入令人印象深刻的雾灯。 来自互联网

4 stall   

n.摊位，铺子，售货亭

参考例句：

• She sells fruits at a market stall.她在市场的货摊上卖水果。
• He has a stall that sells designer ripoffs.他开了个铺子卖仿冒设计师品牌衣服。

5 charcoal   

n.炭，木炭，生物炭

参考例句：

• We need to get some more charcoal for the barbecue.我们烧烤需要更多的碳。
• Charcoal is used to filter water.木炭是用来过滤水的。