美语会话实录第201期(MP3+文本):Fire up!

英文原文:

As Holly and Yi-jun walk up
Rich: Hello, ladies. I'm firing up the grill. We can eat in an hour or so.
Yi-jun:Chips, finger foods, desserts, baked beans. Where're the pork and beef strips?
Rich: Yi-jun, we're in the States. Here it's all burgers, steaks, and dogs.
Yi-jun:Ah...hence the buns and condiments we bought. And this is Holly's potato salad.
Rich: You can put stuff on the picnic table. Back to work. The grill is calling me...
Yi-jun: Let me know if I can help.

参考译文:

荷莉和怡君走上前
李奇：哈啰，小姐们。我正在生火。我们过一小时左右就可以吃了。
怡君：洋芋片、小零嘴、点心、焗豆。猪肉和牛肉片呢？
李奇：怡君，我们是在美国。这里全都是汉堡肉、牛排和热狗。
怡君：啊……怪不得我们带这些圆面包和辛香料来。这是荷莉做的马铃薯沙拉。
李奇：你可以把东西放在野餐桌上。回去干活啰。烤肉炉在呼唤了……
怡君：要我帮忙就别客气喔

重点词汇:

fire up
（给锅炉等）生火
Fire up the grill, I'm hungry!
把炉火生起来，我好饿。
chip (n.)
炸洋芋片。finger food则是指用手拿着吃的“零食，小点心”；baked beans则是美国人烤肉、做菜时常会当拌料用的“焗豆”；而这里Rich说的dogs，则是“热狗”hot dogs的简称
Do you have any chips to snack on?
你有没有炸洋芋片可以吃？
hence (adv.)
因此
I got in an accident, hence the cast on my leg.
我出车祸了，所以腿上架固定物。
condiment (n.)
（辛辣的）调味料（如芥末、胡椒）
A: How's your hamburger?
汉堡味道如何？
B: It would be better with a few condiments.
如果有些调味会更好。
is calling me.
（某项工作）在召唤我了。
Work is calling me.
工作在呼唤我了。