时间:2018-11-30 作者:英语课 分类:生活英语情景口语


英语课

Morgan: are you good at cooking?


John: no, but I'm pretty good at eating!


M: do you prefer chinese food or Western food?


J: well, to be honest with you, Chinese food is really different from western food.


M: are you used to the food here?


J: I'm not really used to it yet.


M: what's your favorite Chinese dish?


J: like most foreigners, I really like Sweet and Sour Pork and Kung Pao Chicken. I eat them almost every day.


M: have you tried traditional Chinese dumplings yet?


J: I tried once, but they are quite difficult to eat with chopsticks.


M: you know, foreigners are not expected to use chopsticks proficiently 2. If you do, you'll give your Chinese friends quite an impression.


J: that's good to know. I'd like to try more Chinese food, but since I can't read any of the menus in the restaurants near my home, it's difficult to try new food.


M: if you want, I can introduce you to some typical Chinese dishes.


J: that would be great. I really only want to taste real Chinese food, not just the food that foreigners like to eat!


M: if you haven't tried Beijing duck yet, I'd like to treat you to a meal at a famous duck restaurant near Qianmen. It would be a pity if you left without tasting it!

你擅长做饭吗?

不太擅长,不过我是个美食家!

你喜欢吃中餐还是西餐?

嗯,坦白说,中餐和西餐可是大相径庭.

你吃得惯这儿的饭菜吗?

还没习惯呢.

你最喜欢中餐的哪道菜?

和大多数外国人一样,我喜欢吃咕噜肉和宫保鸡丁.我几乎天天都吃.

你吃过中国传统的饺子吗?

吃过一次了,不过用筷子夹太难了.

要知道,中国人并不要求老外能对筷子运用自如.但是如果你能用的好,会让人对你印象深刻的.

知道这个真是太好了.我很想品尝更多的中餐,可是我家附近餐馆里的菜单我都读不懂,所以想要尝试新的品种就很困难.

如果你愿意,我可以向你介绍几种经典菜式.

那可太好了.我是真的想吃正宗的中餐,而不是外国人喜欢吃的那种!

如果你还没吃过烤鸭,我请你去前门附近的那家有名的烤鸭店去吃一顿.你要是没吃过烤鸭就离开北京那可太遗憾了!

Proficient 1: able to do sth well because of training and practice 熟练的;娴熟的;精通的;训练有素的

She's proficient in several languages.

她精通好几种语言.

He's proficient at his job.

他的工作效率很高.

I'm a reasonably proficient driver.

我开车的技术还算不错.


Impression: an idea, a feeling or an opinion that you get about sb/sth, or that sb/sth gives you 印象;感想

a general/an overall 3 impression

总的╱整体印象

to get a good/bad impression of sb/sth

对某人╱某事物的印象好╱不好

an initial/a lasting 4 impression

初次╱持久的印象

My first impression of him was favourable 5.

他给我的第一印象不错。

I did not get the impression that they were unhappy about the situation.

我并不觉得他们不满于当时的状况。

My impression is that there are still a lot of problems.

依我看问题还是蛮多的。

She gives the impression of being very busy.

她给人的印象是特别忙。


Menu: a list of the food that is available at a restaurant or to be served at a meal 菜单

to ask for/look at the menu

要╱看菜单

What's on the menu(= for dinner)tonight?

今晚有什么菜?


 



1 proficient
adj.熟练的,精通的;n.能手,专家
  • She is proficient at swimming.她精通游泳。
  • I think I'm quite proficient in both written and spoken English.我认为我在英语读写方面相当熟练。
2 proficiently
ad.熟练地
  • Language Skills: Ability to write and speak English proficiently. 语言要求:有良好的英语读写能力。
  • Although not a diplomat, he can proficiently use diplomatic terms. 他虽然不是外交官,却能熟练地使用外交辞令。
3 overall
n.工作服,工装裤;全面的,全体的
  • The shop assistant was wearing a white overall.那店员穿着白色的工作服。
  • How much will it cost overall?一共多少钱?
4 lasting
adj.永久的,永恒的;vbl.持续,维持
  • The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
  • We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
5 favourable
adj.赞成的,称赞的,有利的,良好的,顺利的
  • The company will lend you money on very favourable terms.这家公司将以非常优惠的条件借钱给你。
  • We found that most people are favourable to the idea.我们发现大多数人同意这个意见。