美语情景对话 第566期:What's for Lunch? 午饭吃什么

Tom: What did you have for lunch?

汤姆：你午饭吃了什么？

Martin: I had a chicken bento.

马丁：我吃了一份鸡肉便当。

Tom: You brought it from home?

汤姆：你从家里带的便当吗？

Martin: No, I bought it here on campus.

马丁：不是，我在学校里买的。

Tom: In the cafe?

汤姆：从咖啡厅买的吗？

Martin: Yes.

马丁：对。

Tom: How was it?

汤姆：味道怎么样？

Martin: It was ok. It's better than Most of the other food here and it wasn't too expensive.

马丁：还不错。比学校里卖的其他食物好吃多了，而且也不贵。

Tom: Do you eat here a lot.

汤姆：你经常在这里吃饭吗？

Martin: I try not to.

马丁：我尽量不在这边吃。

Tom: Why not?

汤姆：为什么？

Martin: It's a little more expensive and the quality isn't quite as good as I'd hope for the value.

马丁：价格有点贵，而且味道也不好，不太值这个价。

Tom: More expensive than where?

汤姆：比什么地方价格贵？

Martin: More expensive than a small restaurant or a specialized chicken place down in town.

马丁：比城镇里的小餐馆和鸡肉店里的价格贵。

Tom: Really? I agree with you about the quality but I thought it was quite cheap up here.

汤姆：真的吗？我也认为味道一般，不过我认为这里的食物非常便宜。

Martin: I just find I can find a little better deal sometimes in town and a lot better quality for about the same price.

马丁：我在城镇里找到了更好的地方，同样的价格可以吃到好吃的多的食物。

Tom: So about lunch, do you have lunch here?

汤姆：你经常在学校吃午饭吗？

Martin: Often? No.

马丁：你是说经常吗？不是。

Tom: What do you do for lunch?

汤姆：你午饭一般吃什么？

Martin: I usually go home and eat. I'm not on campus that often.

马丁：我经常回家吃。我不常在学校里吃午饭。

Tom: Ok, yeah. 'Cause I kind of get stuck up here from morning until evening so I'm eating there everyday.

汤姆：好。因为我一天到晚都待在学校里，所以我每天都在这里吃饭。

Martin: Everyday. Sorry to hear that.

马丁：每天。听到这个我感觉很难过。

Tom: What do you do for dinner, do you cook?

汤姆：晚饭你一般会吃什么？你自己做晚饭吃吗？

Martin: Yes I do, most often, usually just easy beef stir-fries or now and then go out...

马丁：对，我经常做，一般我会做简单的炒牛肉，有时我也出去吃……

Tom: Like chinese-style.

汤姆：中式食物。

Martin: Yeah. Easier to cook than Japanese-style.

马丁：对。比做日式食物要简单。

Tom: Do you shop everyday or do you go shopping once a week.

汤姆：你是每天都去购物，还是一周购物一次？

Martin: I usually shop every other day.

马丁：我基本上每天都购物。

Tom: Ok. So you like fresh food.

汤姆：好，所以你喜欢新鲜的食物？

Martin: Yes.

马丁：对。

Tom: Do you live on your own.

汤姆：你是自己住吗？

Martin: Yes. How about you?

马丁：对，你呢？

Tom: Oh yeah, I live on my own.

汤姆：我也是自己住。

Martin: That's always better sometimes.

马丁：这样有时候很好。

Tom: With my cooking, it's not better that I live on my own.

汤姆：我厨艺不好，所以自己住不太好。

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重点讲解：
1. agree with 同意；赞成；意见一致；
例句：I quite agree with you that he needs further training.
我完全同意你的意见，他还需要进一步培养。
2. kind of 稍微；有几分；有点儿；
例句：She kind of hoped to be invited.
她有点儿希望能受到邀请。
3. now and then 时而；有时；
例句：We go to the opera now and then.
我们偶尔会去看歌剧。
4. on one's own 单独地；独自地；
例句：Tony is planning to strike out on his own.
托尼正在计划开始自行谋生。