时间:2018-12-02 作者:英语课 分类:CNN美国有线新闻2017年1月


英语课

  21 A meal at a self-service restaurant

Gretel had lunch at a self-service restaurant yesterday. She collected a tray 1 and joined a queue 2. (People queue patiently in England!) There was plenty of food on display. There was some steak 3, but Gretel didn't take any of it. Instead, she chose some fish and chips. Then she looked for a sweet. She wanted some apple-pie, but there was none left, so she helped herself to an ice-cream instead. after that, she took a cup of coffee and put it on her tray. She collected a fork, a knife and a spoon and paid at the cash-desk. Then Gretel carried her tray to a table and had her meal.

There are plenty of self-service restaurants in London and the food is quite cheap. There aren't any waiters or waitresses, so you don't have to leave a tip 4. Gretel has got used 5 to English food, but she often misses good Viennese cooking!



1 tray
n.盘,托盘,碟
  • There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
  • A waitress came in,carrying tea on a tray.一名女侍者走进来,手端放着茶的托盘。
2 queue
n.队列;辫子;长队;vt.梳成辫子;vi. 排队
  • To what window are you standing in a queue?你在排哪个窗口的队?
  • I had to queue for quite a while.我不得不排一会儿队。
3 steak
n.牛排,鱼排,肉排
  • How would you like your steak?您喜欢牛排怎么做法?
  • I'll try a steak sandwich.我想尝尝牛排三明治。
4 tip
n.顶,尖端,梢,末端;倾斜;垃圾场;小费;轻击;指点;秘密消息;vt.装顶端;使倾斜,使翻倒,泄露;告诫;暗示;给...小费,轻击;vi.倾斜,翻倒,倾覆,踮脚走,给小费
  • She nearly forgot to give him a tip for his service.她几乎忘记给他的服务付小费。
  • I have his name on the tip of my tongue.我几乎想起他的名字。
5 used
adj.用旧了的,旧的;习惯于…;过去惯/经常
  • I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
  • He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。
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