英语情景对话：Meat Prices(2)

A: I want to buy some meat.
B: What kind would¹ you like?
A: I want one pound² of ground³ beef⁴.
B: That's going⁵ to be about $2.48.
A: That will be fine.
B: What else can I get for you?
A: Let me also have three pounds⁶ of chicken breasts⁷.
B: That's going to be $4.05 a pound.
A: Can you tell me the total⁸ cost⁹ of the chicken breasts?
B: That will be $12.15.
A: That's all I'm going to get today.
B: That's fine. Let me get your meat.

1 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

2 pound   

n.英镑(英国货币单位，符号为￡)

参考例句：

• I had nothing in the world but a million-pound note.除了一张百万英镑的钞票，这世上我是一无所有。
• I hope the cost will be below a pound.我希望费用低于一镑。

3 ground   

n.土地，战场，场地；adj.土地的，地面上的；v.放在地上，使...搁浅，打基础

参考例句：

• The baby is playing on the ground.婴儿正在地上玩。
• He picked a pen from the ground.他从地上捡起一支钢笔。

4 beef   

n.牛肉；v.抱怨，诉苦

参考例句：

• Please give me some beef.请给我一些牛肉。
• Mum doesn't like beef.妈妈不喜欢吃牛肉。

5 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

6 pounds   

n.英镑( pound的名词复数 )；磅；敲打；重击声v.连续重击( pound的第三人称单数 )；咚咚地走；（持续地）苦干；（驾舟时）拍打（水面）

参考例句：

• The paper got clobbered with libel damages of half a million pounds. 这家报纸被罚以五十万英镑的诽谤损害赔偿金。
• He donated thousands of pounds to charity. 他向慈善事业捐款数千英镑。

7 breasts   

胸肉( breast的名词复数 )； 胸部； 乳房； 前胸部份

参考例句：

• The baby is nursing at its mother's breasts. 那孩子正在吃妈妈的奶。
• They had chicken breasts for lunch. 他们午餐吃鸡胸肉。

8 total   

n.总数；合计；adj.总的；全部的；整个的

参考例句：

• Please figure out the total cost.请算出总费用。
• His total score was one hundred and fifty five.他的总分是一百五十五分。

9 cost   

n.价钱，费用，成本；损失，牺牲

参考例句：

• What does the book cost?这本书值多少？
• He saved his daughter at the cost of his life.他以牺牲自己的生命挽救了女儿。