英语PK台 第372期:厨房杀手,不会做饭不是朋友

 　　Dialogue 1

　　Jingjing: The food's almost ready, Mark. Are you hungry?

　　京晶：饭快做好了，马克。你饿了吗？

　　Mark: Am I? I'm starving to death. I feel like I could eat a horse.

　　马克：饿了吗？我快饿死了。我觉得我现在可以吞下一匹马。

　　Jingjing: Well, good, I've whipped² up a batch³ of double fudge chocolate chip cookies for you.

　　京晶：很好，我烤了一批特浓巧克力曲奇饼给你吃。

　　Mark: Ohhhhh, my mouth is watering. I've been thinking about food ever since I got home from work today.

　　马克：哇塞，我要流口水啦。自从今天下班回到家我就一直想吃东西来着。

　　Jingjing: Face it, you can't get food off your mind, Mark. Everyday you get home from work it's the same old story: you want me to get in the kitchen and fix you something to eat.

　　京晶：承认吧，马克，你脑子里天天就想着吃东西的事。你每天下班回家都一样：想要我去厨房给你弄点儿什么吃的。

　　Mark: Come on, do you really expect me to cook some food? My cooking is dangerous, you know that. You've tried it before! Besides, I think women should do the cooking, not men!

　　马克：拜托，难道你真的希望我去煮饭吃吗？我的厨艺太糟糕了，你知道的。你不是已经尝试过了吗？而且，我认为做饭是女人应该做的事，不是男人该做的！

　　Jingjing: That's bull⁴! Just because you're a guy and I'm a girl doesn't mean that I have to do the cooking! I've had it up to here with you! From now on, I think you should cook for me. If you think it's so easy, then you try it!

　　京晶：胡说！就因为你是男的我是女的，我就得去做饭吗？我受够了！从现在开始，你要给我做饭。如果你觉得做饭那么容易的话，那你试试吧！

　　Mark: Okay, okay. I'm sorry. Tomorrow I'll make dinner for you.

　　马克：好吧，好吧。对不起，明天我会给你做饭的。

　　Jingjing: Great, I look forward to it.

　　京晶：太好了，我很期待。

　　习语短语

　　I'm starving to death.=我快饿死了（注意，这并不意味着你真的要死了。）

　　I could eat a horse.=我现在可以吞下一匹马，用来表达极度的饥饿。

　　whip¹ up (some food)=做出食物（通常很快，不会太麻烦）

　　My mouth is watering.=我流口水了。

　　can't get something off one's mind=不能停止想某事

　　It's the same old story.=总是……，指一个事件或情况频繁出现；通常在抱怨时用。

　　My cooking is dangerous.=我是一个糟糕的厨师；我做饭不好吃。

　　That's bull!=胡说！

　　I've had it up to here.=我已经受够了，不能忍受下去了。

　　from now on=从现在开始

　　Dialogue 2

　　Mark: Hi, Jingjing, perfect timing⁵. I was just finishing dinner. Why don't you go pop a squat⁶ over there in the dining room. I'll go put the dinner on the table.

　　马克：嗨，京晶，你来的正是时候。我刚刚做完晚餐。你不如先去饭厅坐一下吧。我马上就上菜。

　　Jingjing: (Sniff Sniff) What's that burning smell? Is something on fire?

　　京晶：（嗅嗅闻闻）怎么有烧焦的气味？是什么着火了么？

　　Mark: Oh, that's probably fish. I was running low on time so I put it in the microwave instead. It looks like I over did it. Ooops.

　　马克：哦，可能是鱼。时间来不及了，所以我把它放在微波炉里加热了。哎呀，貌似有点儿热过头了。

　　Jingjing: Mark! You're not supposed to nuke fish in the microwave! What's wrong with you?

　　京晶：马克！怎么能在微波炉里热鱼呢！我真是服了你了！

　　Mark: Don't worry. I've made more than one dish. Here, try these: I call it “potato chip delight⁷”.

　　马克：别担心。我做了不止一个菜。来尝尝这个：我把它叫做“开心薯片”。

　　Jingjing: Potato chip delight? Mark, all you did was open up a bag of chips and put them on a plate. You call this cooking?

　　京晶：开心薯片？马克，你所做的就是打开一包薯片，然后把它们倒在一个盘子里。你这叫做饭吗？

　　Mark: Hey, give me a break, I'm new to cooking, okay? If you don't like the potato chips, then you can just start eating the ice cream I made. Here, try this.

　　马克：嘿，饶了我吧，我是新手好吗？如果你不喜欢薯片，那你可以吃我做的冰淇淋。在这里，尝尝。

　　Jingjing: Ice cream? This isn't ice cream! All you did was chop⁸ up some ice and threw it in a glass of milk.

　　京晶：冰淇淋？这哪是冰淇淋啊！你就是剁了一些冰块然后把它们扔到一杯牛奶里。

　　Mark: Hey, I put sugar in there too. I skipped some of the directions because they were a little over my head. Look, if worse comes to worst I'll just order us a pizza.

　　马克：嘿，我还加糖了呢。我跳过了一些步骤，因为实在是太复杂了，我根本看不懂。这样吧，实在不行我们就订披萨吃吧。

　　Jingjing: Here, you can use my cell⁹ phone. Please, I beg you, order one now!

　　京晶：这里，你可以用我的手机。拜托，我求求你，还是赶紧订披萨吧！

　　习语短语

　　perfect timing=来的正是时候

　　pop a squat=[俚语] 坐下

　　over do something=做……过头了

　　nuke=用微波炉加热

　　potato chip=薯片，土豆片

　　You call this (something)?=你也能管这个叫……？（我完全不满意……）

　　give me a break=饶了我吧

　　chop up=剁成小块

　　over one's head=过于困难或复杂，不明白

　　If worse comes to worst...=实在不行, 到了万不得已的时候……

1 whip   

n.鞭子，鞭打，奶油甜食，车夫，组织秘书；vt.抽出，鞭打，捆扎，搅拌，打败；vi.突然移动，飘浮

参考例句：

• The cruel man lashed the horse with his whip.那个粗暴的人用鞭子抽马。
• The cruel master beat his slaves with a whip.残酷的主人鞭打他的奴隶。

2 whipped   

adj. 受到鞭打的 动词whip的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• a dollop of whipped cream 一团搅打的奶油
• a non-dairy whipped topping 打好的非奶制糕点配料

3 batch   

n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量

参考例句：

• The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
• I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。

4 bull   

n.公牛，买进证券投机图利者，看涨的人

参考例句：

• It's only a hair off a bull's back to them.这对他们来说，不过九牛一毛。
• Many dogs closed around the bull.很多狗渐渐地把那只牛围了起来。

5 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。

6 squat   

v.蹲坐，蹲下；n.蹲下；adj.矮胖的，粗矮的

参考例句：

• For this exercise you need to get into a squat.在这次练习中你需要蹲下来。
• He is a squat man.他是一个矮胖的男人。

7 delight   

n.高兴，愉快；vt.给（某人）乐趣；使愉快；vi.喜爱

参考例句：

• Your new book is a real delight!你的新书真讨人喜欢！
• He takes delight in annoying me.他以惹我生气为乐。

8 chop   

n.厚肉片，排骨，砍，交换，戳记，商标；vt.剁碎，砍，切，割断；vi.砍，突然转向

参考例句：

• He struck off the branch with a single chop of the ax.他一斧子就砍掉了那根树枝。
• She cut down the seedling with one chop.她一刀就把小苗砍倒了。

9 cell   

n.区，细胞，血球；小室，牢房；电池，光电管；基层组织

参考例句：

• Soap destroys the cell walls of bacteria.肥皂破坏细菌的细胞壁。
• They have locked the prisoners up in their cell.他们已把犯人监禁在小牢房里。