躺着学万能英语会话(7)：夜市Night Market

Catherine: What's on your agenda for the evening?

Jay: Well, I was hoping to have a night on the town like a local.

Catherine: I know just the thing! We can go to a night market! It's a very typical place for Taiwanese to go.

Jay: . They are full of stands selling all kinds of different Ok, what are they all about?

Catherine: Have you been to The most important tfoods, like stinky tofu, pig's feet, dumplings and hing, of course, is eating. They are full of stands selling all kinds of different "eh ah jien", which is a fried egg with oysters. Have you go to foods, like stinky tofu, pig's feet, dumplings and

Jay: I don't know if I can handle pig's feet. "eh ah jien", which is a fried egg with oysters.

Catherine: You have to at least give it a shot! Besides, you

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Jay: I don't know if I can handle pig's feet. can also do a lot of shopping at a night market, I've heard of it. 

Catherine: and the best thing is that You have to at least give it a shot! Besides, you you can bargain! I've heard it. can also do a lot of shopping at a night market, I've heard about it.and the best thing is that you can bargain!

||| 凯瑟琳： 你今晚想做什么？

杰： 这个嘛，我想到闹区逛逛，体验当地人的夜生活。

凯瑟琳： 我知道有个好地方。我们去夜市，台湾人最爱逛夜市。

杰： 好啊，那是个什么样的地方？

凯瑟琳： 最重要的事情当然是“吃”啰！里面到处都是摊贩，卖各

式各样的食物，比如臭豆腐、猪脚、饺子等等，还有用鸡

蛋跟牡蛎煎出来的“蚵仔煎”……

杰： 我不知道我敢不敢吃猪脚。

凯瑟琳： 你至少得试试看吧！而且，你还可以在夜市里大肆采购一

番，最棒的是可以杀价哟！

||| agenda 行程、计划

town 市区

local 当地人

stand 摊贩

different 不同的

stinky tofu 臭豆腐

oyster 牡蛎

be full of...充满了……

handle 处理；掌握

a night market 夜市

bargain 杀价、讨价还价

at least 至少

give something a shot

试着做…… typical 典型的

besides 除此之外还可以、还有……

fried 煎的、炸的

dumpling 水饺、饺子类食物

本集英语句型解析

1. What's on your agenda for the evening?

你今晚想做些什么？

这其实是相当正式的用语，但经常用在以玩笑式的口吻询问他人的计划

时，听起来，让对方感到较为轻松。

近义用语 Got any special plans tonight?

今晚有什么特别的计划吗？

You going out tonight?

你今晚要出去吗？

娱乐 相关用法 Do you have a big agenda tonight?

你今晚有什么计划吗？

What kind of agenda do you have for the weekend?

这个周末你有什么计划吗？

2. Catherine: I was hoping to have a night on the town like a The most important thing, of course, is eating.

local.

They are full of stands selling all kinds of different

我想要到闹区逛逛，体验当地人的夜生活。

foods, like stinky tofu, pig's feet, dumplings and

"eh ah jien", which is a fried egg with oysters.

“Have a night on the town”是日常生活当中经常使用的话，用以

表示想要外出闲晃、找点乐子。“ Like a local ”是“像个当地人一

Jay: I don't know if I can handle pig's feet.

样……”的口语用法。

Catherine: You have to at least give it a shot! Besides, you

近义用语 Well, what's the norm around here?

can also do a lot of shopping at a night market,

这里的人平常都做些什么活动呢？

and the best thing is that you can bargain!

What do the locals do?

当地人都从事哪些活动呢？

3. I know just the thing!

我正好知道有这样的……／我有个好点子！

近义用语 I have the perfect place / idea.

我知道一个很棒的地方／我有个很棒的点子。

I know exactly what to do!

我知道要做什么了！

相关用法 I have just the thing that will cheer you up!

我知道做什么事可以提振你的精神了！

I know just the place to take you to.

我知道要带你去哪里了。

A little chicken soup is just the thing you need.

你现在最需要的就是喝一点鸡汤。

4. Ok, what are they all about?

好啊，那是个什么样的地方？

此句用以询问事物的状态或属性，为口语用法。