职场英文口语 第18期:自我介绍并结交朋友(3)

 　　Cooking lunch for Tom. You what?

　　给汤姆做午饭。你干什么？

　　Tom asked me to have lunch ready for 12.30. Did he indeed?

　　汤姆让我在12:30准备好午饭。他真的这么做吗？

　　Er, Anna. Hi Tom! What are you doing?

　　安娜。你好，汤姆！你在干什么？

　　Spring rolls, followed by crispy¹ duck in black bean sauce².

　　先是炸春卷，然后豆豉香酥鸭。

　　No, I mean, why are you cooking?

　　不，我是说为什么你在做饭？

　　Well, if I don't start now, it won't be ready for you by 12.30.

　　如果我现在不开始做，那么12:30就不能给你准备好了。

　　Oh, you misunderstood me, Anna.

　　安娜，你误会我了。

　　When I said "Can you do lunch?" it didn't mean "Can you make me lunch?"

　　当我说“Can you do lunch？”时，它的意思不是“你能给我做饭吗？”

　　It meant "Are you available to come to lunch with me?" In a cafe or something.

　　它的意思是“你有空和我一起吃饭吗？”在小餐馆或别的地方。

　　Mmm...something smells good, but what's going on here?

　　闻起来很香，但是这里发生了什么？

　　Anna thinks it's her job to cook for people!

　　安娜认为她的工作是给人做饭！

　　No, no, I misunderstood!

　　不，不，我误会了！

　　Anna just got a bit confused³.

　　安娜只是有点迷糊了。

1 crispy   

adj.脆的；易碎的

参考例句：

• I like crispy spring rolls.我喜欢酥脆的春卷。
• It is a kind of fried food that tastes delicious and crispy.它是一种油炸类食物，味道可口，香脆。

2 sauce   

n.酱油，酱汁；调味汁

参考例句：

• Some cream will enrich the sauce.在调味汁里加一些奶油会使其味道更加丰富。
• This sauce is too thick-- add some milk.调味汁太稠，再加点奶.

3 confused   

adj.困惑的，烦恼的

参考例句：

• They asked so many questions that they confused me.他们问了许多问题，都把我弄糊涂了。
• A wise man is never confused.智者不惑。