英文原版对话1000个:685 Dinner

Todd: So, Adrienne, we've been talking about food. It's late afternoon. What are you doing for dinner? What are you going to cook tonight?

Adrienne: I don't think I'll cook tonight.

Todd: No, no cooking?

Adrienne: No, I feel lazy today.

Todd: So you're going to eat out?

Adrienne: Probably.

Todd: Yeah, what's on the agenda? What's for dinner?

Adrienne: I'm not sure yet. There's a couple nice restaurants in my neighborhood so I might go and grab something to eat near here.

Todd: So, are you going to go and actually eat in the restaurant or are you just gonna bring it back?

Adrienne: Maybe I'll go eat at the restaurant. I don't feel like doing dishes either.

Todd: Right, well, but it's disposable, you just throw it away, right?

Adrienne: Not good for the environment , Todd.

Todd: Yeah, I know, but…. Yeah, I don't have any argument for that one.

Adrienne: No conscience.

Todd: Yeah, well, I look it this way, you know. You waste a little bit of paper, but you save water because you don't have to wash dishes.

Adrienne: Interesting. I think the paper is more detrimental¹ though.

Todd: It's definitely not as renewable as water that's for sure.

Adrienne: Maybe. I don't know what environmentalist would argue about that.

Todd: So when you go to a restaurant, what things do you look for in a restaurant that you like?

Adrienne: Well, number one, location. They're nearby. That makes it very handy for me. I like the convenience. Two, they have to be….have an interesting menu, a diverse menu, interesting food. I like that. And, also of course be clean and relatively² inexpensive. Those are all important points for me to like a restaurant.

 

1 detrimental   

adj.损害的，造成伤害的

参考例句：

• We know that heat treatment is detrimental to milk.我们知道加热对牛奶是不利的。
• He wouldn't accept that smoking was detrimental to health.他不相信吸烟有害健康。

2 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。