新概念英语口语宝典第一册 第97课:外出就餐

 　　Lesson 82 Dining Out

　　第82课 外出吃饭

　　A:Let's go to get something to eat.

　　A：我们去吃点东西吧。

　　B:Oh,I'm starving. Hey,there's a McDonald's up ahead.

　　B：哦，我饿坏了。嘿，前面有家麦当劳。

　　A:There's always a McDonald's up ahead. Everywhere you turn there's another McDonald's.

　　A：总是麦当劳，到处都是麦当劳。

　　B:What's wrong with that? Hey,they're convenient.

　　B：有什么不对吗？嘿，麦当劳多方便啊。

　　A:They're too convenient! I'm just plain sick of seeing the "Golden Arches" everywhere I turn.

　　A：方便得过了头！到处都充斥着麦当劳的金色拱门，真是烦透了！

　　B:Mike McDonald's.

　　B：我喜欢麦当劳。

　　A:I'm sick of McDonald's. Did you know that there are over 8. 000 restaurants in the U.S. alone and over 11,000 franchises¹ world-wide? By the year 2020, everyone will eat at McDonald's every day!

　　A：我讨厌麦当劳。你知不知道，单在美国就有8000多家麦当劳，而世界各地有11000家麦当劳连锁店。到2020年，每人每天的用餐都在麦当劳解决了！

　　B:All this food trivia is making me hungry. Let's hurry and find a fast food place.

　　B：说着说着我就饿了。我们快去找家快餐店吃饭吧。

　　A:Okay. What do you feel like eating?

　　A：好。你想吃什么？

　　B:I've got this intense craving² for a Big Mac.

　　B：我现在太想吃麦当劳巨无霸了。

　　A:I just lost my appetite.

　　A：我现在倒没胃口了。

1 franchises   

n.（尤指选举议员的）选举权( franchise的名词复数 )；参政权；获特许权的商业机构（或服务）；（公司授予的）特许经销权v.给…以特许权，出售特许权( franchise的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ford dealerships operated as independent franchises. 福特汽车公司的代销商都是独立的联营商。 来自辞典例句

2 craving   

n.渴望,热望

参考例句：

• a craving for chocolate 非常想吃巧克力
• She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps. 她不吃正餐，以便满足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望。