英语访谈对话 209 The Fridge

 　　Todd: OK, John, at your house do you have a refrigerator?

　　John: Yes, a very small refrigerator.

　　Todd: OK, what is in your refrigerator?

　　John: Let's see. There are some eggs, a carton of milk, some strawberry jam, some butter, some cheese, maybe some tofu, some green onions, carrots, some lettuce¹, and maybe some ice tea.

　　Todd: OK, so do you follow a healthy diet?

　　John: Ah, sometimes. I say about every other day I try to eat healthy and then on some days I just go donut² and candy crazy.

　　Todd: So donuts³ are your thing? You're really crazy about donuts.

　　John: Yeah, baked goods, cakes, donuts, cheesecake, any kind of cake or sweet bread.

　　Todd: Mm, actually you brought donuts today!

　　John: Yeah, I was given donuts by a student so, yeah, I was glad there was other people to help me eat them so I didn't eat them all.

　　Todd: That was very nice of your students. Um, do you prefer to cook at home or eat out?

　　John: Um, usually I prefer to cook at home, just because there are a few dishes that my wife and I like to make and that we're pretty good at, and that we're real comfortable with, but if I'm real tired, if it's been a long day at work there's nothing better than just going to a restaurant and being served you food right away, not having to wait.

　　Todd: So with your wife do you usually cook together or do you take turns cooking? Do you alternate⁴?

　　John: We usually take turns. When we first started dating we would cook together. We had a big kitchen, where she was living there was a big kitchen and there was room enough for both of us to move around, and we were still really comfortable with each other, and open and we always wanted to share ideas, but now we have a really small kitchen and there's really only room for one of us, and also too we're at the point in our relationship where I know that she makes fried⁵ chicken better than I do and she knows that I make chili⁶ better than she does so the other person should just get out of the kitchen, and let the one who's cooking, you know, do their job.

1 lettuce   

n.莴苣；生菜

参考例句：

• Get some lettuce and tomatoes so I can make a salad.买些莴苣和西红柿，我好做色拉。
• The lettuce is crisp and cold.莴苣松脆爽口。

2 donut   

n.炸面包圈

参考例句：

• I want to eat a donut.我想吃甜甜圈！
• How much for one donut?一个面包圈多少钱？

3 donuts   

n. 炸面圈

参考例句：

• As McDonald's, Dunkin' Donuts and other fast-food chains moved upmarket, Starbucks looked less distinctive. 随着麦当劳，Dunkin'Donuts以及其它快餐联锁店朝着上流市场发展，星巴克失去了自己的特色。
• You can walk to the bakery to buy donuts! 你可以步行去面包店买油炸圈饼！

4 alternate   

adj.交替的，间隔的；v.（使）轮流　　

参考例句：

• He and I clean our room on alternate days.我和他隔日轮流打扫我们的房间。
• That was a week of alternate rain and sunshine.那是晴雨天交替的一周。

5 fried   

adj.油煎的；油炒的

参考例句：

• I ate everything fried.所有油炸的我都吃。
• I prefer fried peanuts.我选择炸花生。

6 chili   

n.辣椒

参考例句：

• He helped himself to another two small spoonfuls of chili oil.他自己下手又加了两小勺辣椒油。
• It has chocolate,chili,and other spices.有巧克力粉，辣椒，和其他的调味品。