朗文3L看听学英语第四册 Lesson 21

　　21 A meal at a self-service restaurant
Gretel had lunch at a self-service restaurant yesterday. She collected a tray¹ and joined a queue². (People queue patiently in England!) There was plenty of food on display. There was some steak³, but Gretel didn't take any of it. Instead, she chose some fish and chips. Then she looked for a sweet. She wanted some apple-pie, but there was none left, so she helped herself to an ice-cream instead. after that, she took a cup of coffee and put it on her tray. She collected a fork, a knife and a spoon and paid at the cash-desk. Then Gretel carried her tray to a table and had her meal.
There are plenty of self-service restaurants in London and the food is quite cheap. There aren't any waiters or waitresses, so you don't have to leave a tip⁴. Gretel has got used⁵ to English food, but she often misses good Viennese cooking!

1 tray   

n.盘，托盘，碟

参考例句：

• There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
• A waitress came in,carrying tea on a tray.一名女侍者走进来，手端放着茶的托盘。

2 queue   

n.队列；辫子；长队；vt.梳成辫子；vi. 排队

参考例句：

• To what window are you standing in a queue?你在排哪个窗口的队？
• I had to queue for quite a while.我不得不排一会儿队。

3 steak   

n.牛排，鱼排，肉排

参考例句：

• How would you like your steak?您喜欢牛排怎么做法？
• I'll try a steak sandwich.我想尝尝牛排三明治。

4 tip   

n.顶，尖端，梢，末端；倾斜；垃圾场；小费；轻击；指点；秘密消息；vt.装顶端；使倾斜，使翻倒，泄露；告诫；暗示；给...小费，轻击；vi.倾斜，翻倒，倾覆，踮脚走，给小费

参考例句：

• She nearly forgot to give him a tip for his service.她几乎忘记给他的服务付小费。
• I have his name on the tip of my tongue.我几乎想起他的名字。

5 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。