美語情景對話 第566期:What's for Lunch? 午飯吃什麼

Tom: What did you have for lunch?

湯姆：你午飯吃了什麼？

Martin: I had a chicken bento.

馬丁：我吃了一份雞肉便當。

Tom: You brought it from home?

湯姆：你從家裏帶的便當嗎？

Martin: No, I bought it here on campus.

馬丁：不是，我在學校裏買的。

Tom: In the cafe?

湯姆：從咖啡廳買的嗎？

Martin: Yes.

馬丁：對。

Tom: How was it?

湯姆：味道怎麼樣？

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

馬丁：還不錯。比學校裏賣的其他食物好吃多了，而且也不貴。

Tom: Do you eat here a lot.

湯姆：你經常在這裏吃飯嗎？

Martin: I try not to.

馬丁：我儘量不在這邊吃。

Tom: Why not?

湯姆：爲什麼？

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

馬丁：價格有點貴，而且味道也不好，不太值這個價。

Tom: More expensive than where?

湯姆：比什麼地方價格貴？

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

馬丁：比城鎮裏的小餐館和雞肉店裏的價格貴。

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

湯姆：真的嗎？我也認爲味道一般，不過我認爲這裏的食物非常便宜。

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

馬丁：我在城鎮裏找到了更好的地方，同樣的價格可以吃到好吃的多的食物。

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

湯姆：你經常在學校吃午飯嗎？

Martin: Often? No.

馬丁：你是說經常嗎？不是。

Tom: What do you do for lunch?

湯姆：你午飯一般吃什麼？

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

馬丁：我經常回家吃。我不常在學校裏吃午飯。

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

湯姆：好。因爲我一天到晚都待在學校裏，所以我每天都在這裏吃飯。

Martin: Everyday. Sorry to hear that.

馬丁：每天。聽到這個我感覺很難過。

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

湯姆：晚飯你一般會吃什麼？你自己做晚飯吃嗎？

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

馬丁：對，我經常做，一般我會做簡單的炒牛肉，有時我也出去吃……

Tom: Like chinese-style.

湯姆：中式食物。

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

馬丁：對。比做日式食物要簡單。

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

湯姆：你是每天都去購物，還是一週購物一次？

Martin: I usually shop every other day.

馬丁：我基本上每天都購物。

Tom: Ok. So you like fresh food.

湯姆：好，所以你喜歡新鮮的食物？

Martin: Yes.

馬丁：對。

Tom: Do you live on your own.

湯姆：你是自己住嗎？

Martin: Yes. How about you?

馬丁：對，你呢？

Tom: Oh yeah, I live on my own.

湯姆：我也是自己住。

Martin: That's always better sometimes.

馬丁：這樣有時候很好。

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

湯姆：我廚藝不好，所以自己住不太好。

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重點講解：
1. agree with 同意；贊成；意見一致；
例句：I quite agree with you that he needs further training.
我完全同意你的意見，他還需要進一步培養。
2. kind of 稍微；有幾分；有點兒；
例句：She kind of hoped to be invited.
她有點兒希望能受到邀請。
3. now and then 時而；有時；
例句：We go to the opera now and then.
我們偶爾會去看歌劇。
4. on one's own 單獨地；獨自地；
例句：Tony is planning to strike out on his own.
託尼正在計劃開始自行謀生。