【食物】对食物有不好的评价-Making Negative Comments on Food

A: George, how is your chicken?

B: My chicken tastes all right, but it is pretty dry. How is your fish?

A: My fish is pretty dry too.

B: It's almost² as¹ if this food has been sitting a little too long. It doesn't 

seem³ fresh⁴.

A:Yes, it seems⁵ that way to me also.

B:How are your vegetables?

A: My vegetables are very soggy.

B: Mine are the same way. It seems like they've been overcooked.

A: I don't usually complain⁶, but I think that we should mention⁷ this to the 

waiter.

B: I agree⁸. Maybe they can bring us some better food.

1 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

2 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。

3 seem   

vi.好像，似乎，看来好像

参考例句：

• You seem very much alive today.你今天好像非常活跃。
• The children seem very happy.孩子们似乎很快活。

4 fresh   

adj.新鲜的；无经验的；淡(水)的；精神饱满的；纯洁无瑕的；生动的；adv.最近地；n.涌流

参考例句：

• The air is quite fresh there.那儿的空气很清新。
• Have you got fresh news?你有最新的消息吗？

5 seems   

v.好像，仿佛( seem的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job. 她似乎对新工作忧喜参半。
• Her return to the team now seems a certainty. 她的归队现在似乎已成定局。

6 complain   

v.抱怨；发牢骚

参考例句：

• They did nothing but complain.他们只知道抱怨。
• You have no reason to complain.你没有理由抱怨。

7 mention   

n.提及，说起；v.提到，谈到；vt.说起，提到

参考例句：

• Don't mention this problem this evening.今晚别提这个问题。
• You didn't mention to me when you are leaving.你没有告诉我何时动身。

8 agree   

vi.同意，赞成，承认，适合；vt.同意

参考例句：

• I totally agree with you.我完全同意你的看法。
• They could not agree about who should do the work.对于谁该做这项工作，他们意见不一致。