【英语趣味课堂】你知道有什么好地方吗-You know a good place?

 Shirley: Josh, I’m really hungry now. Do you know a good restaurant we could go to?

 

Josh: Yes, there’s a really great chicken restaurant near my house.

 

Shirley: Chicken?

 

Josh: Yeah, they have lots of different types of chicken. They have fried chicken, baked chicken, broiled² chicken, and so on.

 

Shirley: Hmm, chicken. You know, I don’t really like chicken that much. Do you know about somewhere else, somewhere that doesn’t have chicken or beef?

 

Josh: Yes, there’s a vegetarian³ restaurant near my house, too. But it’s in the opposite direction.

 

Shirley: Great. Okay, what kind of food do they have?

 

Josh: They have lots of salads, fresh salads. And they also have some stirfry.

 

Shirley: Okay, and what’s the restaurant like?

 

Josh: The restaurant is really nice. It’s pretty small, and there’s not a lot people usually.

 

Shirley: Okay. Is it light or dark inside the restaurant?

 

Josh: It’s a little bit dark but the food is really good.

 

Shirley: Okay. What about the tables? Do they have tablecloths⁵ or do they not have tablecloths?

 

Josh: There’s no tablecloths and the tables are a little bit low.

 

Shirley: What about the price of the food? Is it expensive or is it cheap?

 

Josh: It’s very cheap.

 

Shirley: Hmm, that’s good.

 

Josh: Yeah. For example, you can buy a salad for only 5 dollars.

 

Shirley: Wow. That is cheap.

 

Josh: It is.

 

Shirley: Okay. What about a soup?

 

Josh: A soup is usually 6 dollars but they’re really good.

 

Shirley: Okay. Well, I have my car today, so is there parking at the restaurant?

 

Josh: There’s some parking but there’s actually a lot nearby.

 

Shirley: Okay, so no problem to park my car.

 

Josh: It’s no problem.

 

Shirley: Great. Then, let’s go for vegetarian.

 

Josh: Okay, sounds great.

 

End of Transcript⁶

 

重点词汇：

 

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broil¹

 

They have fried chicken and broiled chicken.

 

Broiled food is cooked by direct heat. Notice the following:

 

I love to eat broiled fish.

Broiled food is usually healthy.

and so on

 

 

They have fried chicken, baked chicken, broiled chicken, and so on.

 

And so on means et cetera or more like this. Notice the following:

 

You sell apples, oranges, bananas and so on.

They serve soups, salads, pastas and so on.

stir-fry

 

And they also have some stir-fry.

 

Stir-fry is food cooked quickly in a pan (often a wok) at high heat. Notice the following:

 

I love to eat chinese stir-fry.

Stir-fry is tasty but often not healthy.

tablecloth⁴

 

Do they have tablecloths?

 

A tablecloth is a cover for a table. Notice the following:

 

Nice restaurants often have white tablecloths.

When we have guests for dinner, my mom uses a tablecloth.

sounds great

 

Okay, sounds great.

 

The phrase sounds great means you agree with an idea or sugguestion. Notice the following:

 

Let's meet tomorrow for lunch.

Sounds great!

vegetarian

 

Let’s go for vegetarian.

 

A vegetarian is a person who does not eat meat. Notice the following:

 

She is vegetarian but eats dairy products.

I tried to be vegetarian but I missed eating fish

1 broil   

v.烤，烧，争吵，怒骂；n.烤，烧，争吵，怒骂

参考例句：

• Bake,broil,grill or roast foods rather than fry them.烧烤或烘烤而不要油炸食物。
• He is in a broil of indignation.此刻他正怒气冲冲。

2 broiled   

a.烤过的

参考例句：

• They broiled turkey over a charcoal flame. 他们在木炭上烤火鸡。
• The desert sun broiled the travelers in the caravan. 沙漠上空灼人的太阳把旅行队成员晒得浑身燥热。

3 vegetarian   

n.素食者；adj.素食的

参考例句：

• She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
• I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。

4 tablecloth   

n.桌布，台布

参考例句：

• He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth.他坐在那儿沉思，轻轻地抚弄着桌布。
• She smoothed down a wrinkled tablecloth.她把起皱的桌布熨平了。

5 tablecloths   

n.桌布，台布( tablecloth的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Champagne corks popped, and on lace tablecloths seven-course dinners were laid. 桌上铺着带装饰图案的网织的桌布，上面是七道菜的晚餐。 来自飘（部分）
• At the moment the cause of her concern was a pile of soiled tablecloths. 此刻她关心的事是一堆弄脏了的台布。 来自辞典例句

6 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。