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Part 1日常生活相关的会话

1. I would like to eat hamburger and chips.

我想吃汉堡和薯条。

重点解析

would like意为“愿意;想要”,介词to用在动词前表示不定式,后接名词或是动词原形,也可以用作would love;情态动词would通常与主语构成缩写形式,如I would like相当于I'd like。

情景对话

Julia: What do you want to eat, darling?

Steven: I would like to eat hamburger and chips.

茱莉娅:亲爱的,你想吃些什么?

史蒂文:我想吃汉堡和薯条。

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How about fried chicken?

炸鸡怎么样?

Please cook some sweet soup for me.

为我做些甜汤吧。

Let's have spaghetti.

我们吃意大利面吧。

2. No need!

不必了。

重点解析

no need意为“不需要,不必”,通常用于口语中,表示对问话的简短回答。也可以用作no need + to do的形式,表示“不需要做某事”,相当于there is no need to do。

情景对话

Steven: Let's go out to eat.

Julia: No need! I can make some salad.

史蒂文:我们出去吃吧。

茱莉娅:不用了。我会做色拉。

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There is no need to put some sauce in the soup.

没必要在汤里放酱汁。

You don't have to learn cooking from her.

你没有必要向她学习烹饪。

You must know much of cooking.

你对烹饪一定十分在行。

3. Could you give me a hand?

你能帮我一下吗?

重点解析

give (sb) a hand是常用的动词词组,意为“帮助某人,帮某人的忙”; sb可以视具体语境选择恰当的形式,如果是人称代词,则用宾格形式;也可以用介词with引出具体对象,表示“帮助某人做……”。

情景对话

Julia: Could you give me a hand in the kitchen?

Steven: Of course.

茱莉娅:你可以到厨房帮我一下吗?

史蒂文:当然可以了。

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Can you help me in the kitchen?

你能来厨房帮我吗?

I am afraid that I can't finish everything by myself.

恐怕我一个人忙不过来。

I am busy with dinner.

我正忙着做晚饭。

4. What do you need me to do?

你需要我做什么?

重点解析

need意为“需要”,作实义动词时,通常后接名词、动名词、不定式结构;作情态动词,后接动词原形;need (sb) to do表示“需要(某人)做某事”,相当于want (sb) to do。

情景对话

Steven: What do you need me to do?

Julia: Just wash the vegetables for cooking. I will make a cake.

史蒂文:你需要我做什么?

茱莉娅:洗菜吧。我去做个蛋糕。

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What on earth do you need me to do?

你到底想让我做什么?

Please keep the stew on the simmer for another 30 minutes.

把炖菜在文火上再炖30分钟。

The meat cooks at least half an hour.

这肉至少要煮半个小时。

5. Which kind of eggs do you prefer, boiled, fried, poached, or omelets?

你喜欢吃煮蛋、煎蛋、荷包蛋,还是煎蛋饼?

重点解析

选择疑问句是指说话人对问题提出两个或者两个以上的答案供对方选择的疑问方式,可以分为两类,(1) 以一般疑问句为基础的选择疑问句;(2) 以特殊疑问句为基础的选择疑问句。下面的例句都是以特殊疑问句为基础。

情景对话

Julia: Which kind of eggs do you prefer, boiled, fried, poached, or omelets?

Steven: Boiled eggs, please.

茱莉娅:你喜欢吃煮蛋、煎蛋、荷包蛋,还是煎蛋饼?

史蒂文:煮鸡蛋。

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Shall we have fish or mutton for lunch?

午饭我们是吃鱼还是吃羊肉?

Do you want your vegetables cooked or raw?

你要把蔬菜煮熟还是生吃?

What would you like, rice or hot dog?

你想吃什么,米饭还是热狗?

What shall I prepare for supper, porridge or apple pie?

晚饭我要准备些什么,粥还是苹果派?

6. I am economical in salt when cooking.

烹饪时,我放盐很少。

重点解析

形容词economical意为“经济的,节省的,节约的”,通常用作be economical with/in...;其副词形式为economically;而形容词economic则表示“与经济有关的;有利可图的”。

情景对话

Julia: I am economical in salt when cooking. 茱莉娅:烹饪时,我放盐很少。

Steven: Well, I don't have any objection to that. 史蒂文:嗯,我对此并无异议。

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The fish tastes a little salty.

鱼有点咸。

Sprinkle a little salt on the rice.

在米饭上撒点盐。

Don't put too much salt in the soup.

不要在汤里放太多盐。

7. I'm adept at cooking.

我擅长烹饪。

重点解析

形容词adept意为“做……内行的,熟练的”,通常用作be adept in...或是be adept at/in doing;也可以用作名词,表示“……行家/内行/熟手”,用作be an adept at/in...

情景对话

Julia: I'm adept at cooking.

Steven: So you are.

茱莉娅:我擅长烹饪。

史蒂文:的确如此。

相似表达

I do well in cooking.

我擅长烹饪。

I am skilled at cooking.

我擅长烹饪。

I'm good at cooking.

我擅长烹饪。

8. Jack is not good at sports, but when it comes to cooking, he's excellent.

杰克不擅长体育运动,但是说到厨艺,他可是顶级的。

重点解析

when it comes to为固定表达,意为“当涉及(做)某事物的情况、事情或问题时”;而come to that=if it comes to that则用于口语中,引出与刚提到的事物有关联而做补充的事物。

情景对话

Julia: Jack is not good at sports, but when it comes to cooking, he's excellent. Steven: He is indeed a good cook.

茱莉娅:杰克不擅长体育运动,但是说到厨艺,他可是顶级的。

史蒂文:他的厨艺的确很好。

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Mom knows much of cooking.

妈妈对烹饪十分在行。

She cooks as well as her mother does.

她烧菜烧得跟她母亲的一样好。

I was just praising your cooking, Nancy.

我刚才在称赞你的厨艺,南希。

9. I warmed a couple of snails, and eggs are in the frying pan.

我热了两个面包卷。鸡蛋在煎锅里。

重点解析

可数名词couple意为“一对,一双;夫妻”, a couple of...后接可数名词复数形式,表示“两人/两个事物;几人/几个事物”。而in a couple of shakes/in two shakes (of a lamb's tail)则是习语,用于口语中,表示“马上,立刻”。

情景对话

Steven: What is there besides coffee?

Julia: I warmed a couple of snails, and eggs are in the frying pan.

史蒂文:除了咖啡还有什么?

茱莉娅:我热了两个面包卷。鸡蛋在煎锅里。

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The vegetables are being cooked.

菜正在锅里做着呢。

These sweet potatoes aren't properly cooked!

这些红薯还没熟透!

I am cooking chicken with the microwave.

我正在用微波炉做烧鸡。