实战口语情景对话 第566期:What's for Lunch? 午饭吃什么

Tom: What did you have for lunch?
汤姆：你午饭吃了什么？

Martin: I had a chicken bento.
马丁：我吃了一份鸡肉便当。

Tom: You brought it from home?
汤姆：你从家里带的便当吗？

Martin: No, I bought it here on campus.
马丁：不是，我在学校里买的。

Tom: In the cafe?
汤姆：从咖啡厅买的吗？

Martin: Yes.
马丁：对。

Tom: How was it?
汤姆：味道怎么样？

Martin: It was ok. It's better than most of the other food here and it wasn't too expensive.
马丁：还不错。比学校里卖的其他食物好吃多了，而且也不贵。

Tom: Do you eat here a lot.
汤姆：你经常在这里吃饭吗？

Martin: I try not to.
马丁：我尽量不在这边吃。

Tom: Why not?
汤姆：为什么？

Martin: It's a little more expensive and the quality isn't quite as good as I'd hope for the value.
马丁：价格有点贵，而且味道也不好，不太值这个价。

Tom: More expensive than where?
汤姆：比什么地方价格贵？

Martin: More expensive than a small restaurant or a specialized chicken place down in town.
马丁：比城镇里的小餐馆和鸡肉店里的价格贵。

Tom: Really? I agree with you about the quality but I thought it was quite cheap up here.
汤姆：真的吗？我也认为味道一般，不过我认为这里的食物非常便宜。

Martin: I just find I can find a little better deal sometimes in town and a lot better quality for about the same price.
马丁：我在城镇里找到了更好的地方，同样的价格可以吃到好吃的多的食物。

Tom: So about lunch, do you have lunch here?
汤姆：你经常在学校吃午饭吗？

Martin: Often? No.
马丁：你是说经常吗？不是。

Tom: What do you do for lunch?
汤姆：你午饭一般吃什么？

Martin: I usually go home and eat. I'm not on campus that often.
马丁：我经常回家吃。我不常在学校里吃午饭。

Tom: Ok, yeah. 'Cause I kind of get stuck up here from morning until evening so I'm eating there everyday.
汤姆：好。因为我一天到晚都待在学校里，所以我每天都在这里吃饭。

Martin: Everyday. Sorry to hear that.
马丁：每天。听到这个我感觉很难过。

Tom: What do you do for dinner, do you cook?
汤姆：晚饭你一般会吃什么？你自己做晚饭吃吗？

Martin: Yes I do, most often, usually just easy beef stir-fries or now and then go out...
马丁：对，我经常做，一般我会做简单的炒牛肉，有时我也出去吃……

Tom: Like chinese-style.
汤姆：中式食物。

Martin: Yeah. Easier to cook than Japanese-style.
马丁：对。比做日式食物要简单。

Tom: Do you shop everyday or do you go shopping once a week.
汤姆：你是每天都去购物，还是一周购物一次？

Martin: I usually shop every other day.
马丁：我基本上每天都购物。

Tom: Ok. So you like fresh food.
汤姆：好，所以你喜欢新鲜的食物？

Martin: Yes.
马丁：对。

Tom: Do you live on your own.
汤姆：你是自己住吗？

Martin: Yes. How about you?
马丁：对，你呢？

Tom: Oh yeah, I live on my own.
汤姆：我也是自己住。

Martin: That's always better sometimes.
马丁：这样有时候很好。

Tom: With my cooking, it's not better that I live on my own.
汤姆：我厨艺不好，所以自己住不太好。