Daniel: I'm fine thanks. I need to ask you a favor.
丹尼尔:我很好,谢谢。我想请你帮个忙。
Olga: Sure, what's up?
奥尔加:没问题,什么事?
Daniel: Well I'm trying to impress a girl and I need to cook something for her.
丹尼尔:我想给一个女孩留下好印象,我想给她做些吃的。
Olga: I see.
奥尔加:我明白了。
Daniel: So I was thinking of Mexican food.
丹尼尔:我打算做墨西哥食物。
Olga: Wow, that's a good option.
奥尔加:哇,这是个不错的选择。
Daniel: What can you recommend me?
丹尼尔:你会推荐我做什么?
Olga: Why don't you cook tacos?
奥尔加:为什么不做墨西哥玉米饼呢?
Daniel: OK.
丹尼尔:好。
Olga: It's fairly simple and I think you can do it. Can you get tortillas?
奥尔加:非常容易做,而且我认为你能做出来。你能做玉米面饼吗?
Daniel: I might be able to get them but I'm not really sure.
丹尼尔:我应该可以做,不过我不太确定。
Olga: Well if you get them then I can just cook the meat, you know. It's really easy, like in a pan, a fry pan, you just fry it with onion, salt, pepper, and maybe a little bit of chili peppper. Do you like it hot?
Daniel: I would rather not to have it that hot. It's the first date.
丹尼尔:我希望不要做得太辣。毕竟这是第一次约会。
Olga: Yeah, but you know it's romantic.
奥尔加:嗯,你知道这很浪漫。
Daniel: OK.
丹尼尔:好。
Olga: Maybe just a bit. So yeah you just cut a little bit of chilli pepper and put it inside and when you've made this you just put it inside a tortilla, wrap it and maybe put some salad like lettuce and tomato on top with a little bit of cream.
Olga: The one that's not sweet, you know the natural cream.
奥尔加:不太甜的那种,就是天然奶油。
Daniel: That white one?
丹尼尔:白色的那种?
Olga: Yeah, right and are you sure about the tortillas?
奥尔加:对,没错,你确定可以做玉米面饼吧?
Daniel: Just explain me so in case I cannot get them.
丹尼尔:跟我说一下怎么做,确保我能做出来。
Olga: Just get corn flour.
奥尔加:准备玉米面。
Daniel: Corn flour?
丹尼尔:玉米面?
Olga: Yeah, I think you can get it anywhere or at least on the internet and you just mix it with some water and maybe a little bit of salt and make like a...
奥尔加:对,我想你可以在任何地方买到,至少可以在网上买到,在玉米面里加水,再加些盐,就像……
Daniel: Pastry?
丹尼尔:油酥面团那样?
Olga: Yeah and just take a little round ball the size that you can hold it in your hand and you know like extend it to make the shape of the tortilla and just heat it up in the pan without any oil or anything and it's done like in one minute.
1. After you.你先请. 这是一句很常用的客套话,在进/出门,上车得场合你都可以表现一下. 2. I just couldn't help it.我就是忍不住. 想想看,这样一个漂亮的句子可用于多少个场合?下面是随意举的一个例子: I was deeply moved by the film and I cried and cried. I just couldn't help it. 3. Don't take it to heart. 别往心里去,别为此而忧虑伤神. 生活实例: This test isn't that important. Don't take it to heart. 4. We'd better be off.我们该走了. It's getting late. We'd better be off . 5. Let's face it. 面对现实吧. 常表明说话人不愿意逃避困难的现状. 参考例句:I know it's a difficult situation. Let's face it, OK? 6. Let's get started.咱们开始干吧. 劝导别人时说:Don't just talk. Let's get started. 7. I'm really dead.我真要累死了. 坦诚自己的感受时说:After all that work, I'm really dead. 8. I've done my best.我已尽力了. 9. Is that so? 真是那样吗? 常用在一个人听了一件事后表示惊讶、怀疑. 10. Don't play games with me! 别跟我耍花招! 11. I don't know for sure.我不确切知道. Stranger: Could you tell me how to get to the town hall? Tom: I don't know for sure. Maybe you could ask the policeman over there. 12. I'm not going to kid you.我不是跟你开玩笑的. Karin: You quit the job? You are kidding. Jack: I'm not going to kid you. I'm serious. 13. That's something. 太好了,太棒了. A: I'm granted a full scholarship for this semester. B: Congratulations. That's something. 14. Brilliant idea!这主意真棒!这主意真高明! 15. Do you really mean it? 此话当真? Michael:Whenever you are short of money, just come to me. David: Do you really mean it? 16. You are a great help.你帮了大忙 17. I couldn't be more sure. 我再肯定不过. 18. I am behind you.我支持你. 例句:Whatever decision you're going to make, I am behind you. 19. I'm broke.我身无分文. 20. Mind you!请注意!听着!(也可仅用Mind.) 模范例句:Mind you! He's a very nice fellow though bad-tempered. 21. You can count on it.你尽管相信好了,尽管放心. A:Do you think he will come to my birthday party? B: You can count on it. 22. I never liked it anyway.我一直不太喜欢这东西. 当朋友或同事不小心摔坏你的东西时就可以用上这句话给他一个台阶,打破尴尬局面: Oh, don't worry. I'm thinking of buying a new one. I never liked it anyway. 23. That depends.看情况再说. 例:I may go to the airport to meet her. But that depends. 24. Congratulations.恭喜你,祝贺你. 25. Thanks anyway.无论如何我还是得谢谢你. 当别人尽力要帮助你却没帮成时,你就可以用这个短语表示谢意. 26. It's a deal.一言为定 Harry: Haven't seen you for ages. Let's have a get-together next week. Jenny: It's a deal.