时间:2018-12-25 作者:英语课 分类:Eztalk美语会话


英语课

Brooke: (Sigh!) There's so much to do and so little time.

Jack 1: I know. Did your mom double check on the church reservations?

Brooke: Yes. We're going to be married in my hometown church, the first minute of the new millennium 2!

Jack: OK...and what about the buffet 3 and the cake? Did your mom call the caterer 4?

Brooke: All set. And we're having a red bean cake and dim sum for the Taiwanese guests, just like your mom wanted.

Jack: Great. She'll be so happy.


millennium (n.)  

千禧年


buffet (n.)  

由客人站着自由取用餐盘中各式菜色的自助餐吃法


caterer (n.)  

外烩业者。cater(v.) 就是「办桌、外烩」

A: Did you hire a caterer for you wedding?

你结婚的时候有请外烩吗?

B: No, my mom cooked everything herself.

没有,全都是我妈妈自己煮的。


red bean cake (n.)  

红豆蛋糕, dim sum (n.) 则为「点心」的广东话发音


布鲁克:(叹气)事情这么多,时间都不够用。

杰 克:我知道。你妈妈有再去确定预订的教堂吗?

布鲁克:有。千禧年来临的那一刻,我们将在我家乡的教堂结婚!

杰 克:好……那自助餐跟蛋糕呢?你妈妈请外烩了吗?

布鲁克:都准备好了。照你妈的意思,为了台湾的宾客,我们到时还会准备红豆糕跟点心。

杰 克:太棒了,她会很高兴的。



1 jack
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
  • I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
  • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
2 millennium
n.一千年,千禧年;太平盛世
  • The whole world was counting down to the new millennium.全世界都在倒计时迎接新千年的到来。
  • We waited as the clock ticked away the last few seconds of the old millennium.我们静候着时钟滴答走过千年的最后几秒钟。
3 buffet
n.自助餐;饮食柜台;餐台
  • Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐?
  • Could you tell me what specialties you have for the buffet?你能告诉我你们的自助餐有什么特色菜吗?
4 caterer
n. 备办食物者,备办宴席者
  • My wife went to a lot of trouble; she called a caterer. 我太太花了很多心血,她找了专办派对的人来。
  • The wedding reception has been organized by an outside caterer. 婚宴由外界的饮食公司承办。
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