餐厅英语对话-Negative Comments on Food(2)

A: George, is your chicken OK?
B: It tastes great, but it is really dry. Is your fish all right?
A: My fish is very dry.
B: I wonder¹ if they left it sitting around too long before they served² it.
A: That's exactly³ what I was⁴ thinking⁵ had⁶ happened.
B: Are your vegetables OK?
A: The vegetables are kind of mushy.
B: So are mine. I think they left them cooking⁷ too long.
A: The food here is usually good, so I think that we should tell the waiter that there is a problem⁸.
B: I think that you are right. Maybe they can give us a free⁹ dessert or something.
 

1 wonder   

v.惊奇；惊讶；(对...)感到怀疑

参考例句：

• I wonder why he is late.我想知道他为什么迟到。
• No wonder it's a wonder.怪不得这是一个奇迹。

2 served   

vt.& vi.serve的过去式v.（为…）服务( serve的过去式和过去分词 )；任（职）；提供；端上

参考例句：

• The meat is served with salad or assorted vegetables. 端上的肉配有色拉或什锦蔬菜。
• The fish is served au naturel, uncooked and with nothing added. 这条鱼是生吃的，未经蒸煮，也没加任何调味品。

3 exactly   

adv.准确地；严格地

参考例句：

• What I want is exactly this one.我要的就是这一个。
• I beg your pardon,what you say is not exactly correct.对不起，你说的话并不完全对。

4 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

5 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。

6 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

7 cooking   

n.烹调；烹饪

参考例句：

• What do you mean,you don't like my cooking?你是什么意思，你是不喜欢我做的饭？
• I have little knowledge of cooking.我几乎不懂烹饪技术。

8 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

9 free   

adj.自由的，免费的；v.使自由；adv.随意地

参考例句：

• I don't have much free time.我没有多少空闲时间。
• There really is no free lunch.天下果然没有免费的午餐。