生活英语情景口语:你是喜欢中餐还是西餐?

Morgan: are you good at cooking?

John: no, but I'm pretty good at eating!

M: do you prefer chinese food or Western food?

J: well, to be honest with you, Chinese food is really different from western food.

M: are you used to the food here?

J: I'm not really used to it yet.

M: what's your favorite Chinese dish?

J: like most foreigners, I really like Sweet and Sour Pork and Kung Pao Chicken. I eat them almost every day.

M: have you tried traditional Chinese dumplings yet?

J: I tried once, but they are quite difficult to eat with chopsticks.

M: you know, foreigners are not expected to use chopsticks proficiently². If you do, you'll give your Chinese friends quite an impression.

J: that's good to know. I'd like to try more Chinese food, but since I can't read any of the menus in the restaurants near my home, it's difficult to try new food.

M: if you want, I can introduce you to some typical Chinese dishes.

J: that would be great. I really only want to taste real Chinese food, not just the food that foreigners like to eat!

M: if you haven't tried Beijing duck yet, I'd like to treat you to a meal at a famous duck restaurant near Qianmen. It would be a pity if you left without tasting it!
你擅长做饭吗?
不太擅长,不过我是个美食家!
你喜欢吃中餐还是西餐?
嗯,坦白说,中餐和西餐可是大相径庭.
你吃得惯这儿的饭菜吗?
还没习惯呢.
你最喜欢中餐的哪道菜?
和大多数外国人一样,我喜欢吃咕噜肉和宫保鸡丁.我几乎天天都吃.
你吃过中国传统的饺子吗?
吃过一次了,不过用筷子夹太难了.
要知道,中国人并不要求老外能对筷子运用自如.但是如果你能用的好,会让人对你印象深刻的.
知道这个真是太好了.我很想品尝更多的中餐,可是我家附近餐馆里的菜单我都读不懂,所以想要尝试新的品种就很困难.
如果你愿意,我可以向你介绍几种经典菜式.
那可太好了.我是真的想吃正宗的中餐,而不是外国人喜欢吃的那种!
如果你还没吃过烤鸭,我请你去前门附近的那家有名的烤鸭店去吃一顿.你要是没吃过烤鸭就离开北京那可太遗憾了!
Proficient¹: able to do sth well because of training and practice 熟练的；娴熟的；精通的；训练有素的
She's proficient in several languages.
她精通好几种语言.
He's proficient at his job.
他的工作效率很高.
I'm a reasonably proficient driver.
我开车的技术还算不错.

Impression: an idea, a feeling or an opinion that you get about sb/sth, or that sb/sth gives you 印象；感想
a general/an overall³ impression
总的╱整体印象
to get a good/bad impression of sb/sth
对某人╱某事物的印象好╱不好
an initial/a lasting⁴ impression
初次╱持久的印象
My first impression of him was favourable⁵.
他给我的第一印象不错。
I did not get the impression that they were unhappy about the situation.
我并不觉得他们不满于当时的状况。
My impression is that there are still a lot of problems.
依我看问题还是蛮多的。
She gives the impression of being very busy.
她给人的印象是特别忙。

Menu: a list of the food that is available at a restaurant or to be served at a meal 菜单
to ask for/look at the menu
要╱看菜单
What's on the menu(= for dinner)tonight?
今晚有什么菜？

 

1 proficient   

adj.熟练的，精通的；n.能手，专家

参考例句：

• She is proficient at swimming.她精通游泳。
• I think I'm quite proficient in both written and spoken English.我认为我在英语读写方面相当熟练。

2 proficiently   

ad.熟练地

参考例句：

• Language Skills: Ability to write and speak English proficiently. 语言要求：有良好的英语读写能力。
• Although not a diplomat, he can proficiently use diplomatic terms. 他虽然不是外交官，却能熟练地使用外交辞令。

3 overall   

n.工作服，工装裤；全面的，全体的

参考例句：

• The shop assistant was wearing a white overall.那店员穿着白色的工作服。
• How much will it cost overall?一共多少钱？

4 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

5 favourable   

adj.赞成的，称赞的，有利的，良好的，顺利的

参考例句：

• The company will lend you money on very favourable terms.这家公司将以非常优惠的条件借钱给你。
• We found that most people are favourable to the idea.我们发现大多数人同意这个意见。