中英文本

Dinner

晚餐

A stewardess comes by offering dinner.

一名女空服员走过来送晚餐。

S:Would you put down your tray table, sir? Would you like chicken or beef?

空姐:先生，请将你的餐板放下来好吗？你要吃鸡肉还是牛肉呢？

E:Uh, I'll have the chicken, thanks.

艾凡:呃，我吃鸡肉好了，谢谢。

S:Here you are. And the young lady? Evan looks over to see Kathy sleeping.

空姐:鸡肉餐给你，那么这位年轻小姐呢？艾凡转过头去看到凯西正在睡觉。

E:Oh! She's fallen off. Can I still take a dinner for her to eat a little later?

艾凡:哦！她睡着了。我能不能先替她收下让她等一会儿再吃？

S:That would be all right. You'll have to lower her tray table, too, though.

空姐:可以。但是，你还是得把她的餐板放下来。

E:No problem. Uh, she'll have the chicken, too.

艾凡:没问题。呃，她也吃鸡肉餐。

S:Here you are. And would you like some wine with your meal?

空姐:喏，鸡肉餐。你用餐时要不要喝点酒呢？

E:Gee, thanks! Do you have white wine?

艾凡:要，谢谢！有白酒吗？

S:Sure do. Here you go.

空姐:有。喏，酒来了。

I think we'd better wait for her to wake up before we give her a drink. She might spill it when she wakes up.

我想我们最好等她醒来再给她饮料。要不然她醒来时也许会把杯子打翻。

E:OK. I'll get her up in a minute.

艾凡:好的。我等一下会叫醒她。

S:By the way, we'll be coming around with coffee and tea in a moment, sir.

空姐:哦，对了，我们等一下会送咖啡和茶过来，先生。

Now, enjoy your meal.

现在，祝你用餐愉快。

精讲部分

1. tray table (飞机上座位前的)餐板

tray 托盘;浅盘

2. lower 降低

例:When the saleslady finally lowered her price，I bought the jacket.

(当那位女售货员最后终于降价时，我买厂这件夹克。)

3. Sure do.当然。(= I sure do.但主语I。]一省略)

例:A:Do you like Bnad Pitt

B:I sure do!

A:(Geat!Let's go see his new film.

(甲:你喜欢布莱德·彼特吗，!)

(乙:当然喜欢!)

(甲:太好了!咱们去看他的新片吧。）

4. spill (不小心)使洒出，打翻

三态为:spill, spilled/spilt, spilled/s},ilt}

例:I slipped and spilt my coffee.

(我滑厂一跤把咖啡打翻厂。)

5. By the way…顺便一提/哦，……(转移话题时使用)

=Incidentally.

incidentally 顺便地，附带地

例:Don't be late for' your appointment with the dentist. I3y the way，remember to being your umbrella.

(你和牙医约诊别迟到厂。哦，对了，记得带伞。）