(单词翻译:单击)
地道美语
Butcher:Hi. What can I get for you?
Gina: I’d like a half a pound of ground beef, please.
Butcher:Good choice! Our ground beef is extra lean, if you know what I mean.
Gina:Could I also have half a dozen pork chops and two pounds of boneless chicken breasts?
Butcher:No, no no no chicken breasts at the moment, but we have some nice chicken thighs.
Gina:No, that won’t do. I’ll take this smoked ham you have here.
Butcher:Okay, is there anything else?
Gina:Do you have any other cold cuts? Is this salami and bologna you have here?
Butcher:Yes! It’s very fine meat! Made it myself...
Gina:Sounds good. Okay, that’s it.
Butcher:Wait! We have T-bone, rib eye, and sirloin steaks. They are very fresh! Just came from the slaughter house...
Gina:Mmm... No that’s okay, really. I think that’s all for today.
Butcher:Okay. That will be thirty-four dollars and fifty cents.
词汇注释 .
ground beef 碎牛肉, 牛肉糜
lean adj. 瘦的(肉)
if you know what I mean 如果你知道我所指的
boneless adj. 无骨的, 去骨的
chicken breast 鸡胸
chicken thigh 鸡大腿
smoked ham 熏腿
cold cuts (冷吃的)肉片
salami n. 意大利咸味腊肠
bologna n. 一种大腊肠
T-bone n. 丁字牛排
rib eye牛里脊肉
sirloin steak n. 最好的牛腰肉
slaughter house 屠宰场
【拓展词汇】
turkey n. 火鸡
hot dog n. 热狗
cleaver n. 屠夫的切肉刀;屠刀
chopping block n. 砧板, 剁肉板
butcher paper 包肉用的纸
参考译文
Butcher:你好,想买点什么?
Gina:我要半磅碎牛肉
Butcher:明智的选择,我们这儿的牛肉很瘦,如果你懂行的话。
Gina:我还要半打猪排,2磅无骨鸡胸,你这里有吗?
Butcher:现在没有鸡胸,但是有很好的鸡大腿。
Gina:那不是我想要得,我买这块熏腿。
Butcher:好的,还要些别的吗?
Gina:你这里有(冷吃的)肉片?这时意大利咸味腊肠吗?
Butcher:是的,很好的肉,我自己做的……
Gina:不错。就买那个了。
Butcher:等下,这里有牛排,牛里脊肉和牛腰肉,都很新鲜,刚从屠宰场运来。
Gina:谢谢不要了,今天就买这些吧。
Butcher:好的,总是时34美元50美分。