迎奥运:全民英语教程第9课
我不喜欢这种药的味道，但不管怎么说我还是吃了。
● I don’t care much for tomato.
我不太喜欢西红柿。
● Frankly, I think it’s terrible.
坦率地说，我认为这太糟糕了。
● To tell the truth, they made me sick.
说实话，一见到他们我就讨厌。
● I hate going to the theatre.
我讨厌看戏。
【Conversations会话】
Dialogue 1
A: There’s going to be a volleyball match between Economy Department and Foreign Languages Department this afternoon. Are any of you keen on volleyball?
今天下午经济系要与外语系进行一场排球赛。有人愿意看排球赛吗？
B: Sorry, I’m not a volleyball fan. I’d rather play football. How about you, Mr. Wang? Are you interested in volleyball?
对不起，我不是排球迷。我倒愿意踢足球。你呢，王先生？你对排球感兴趣吗？
C: I’m afraid not. My favorite sport is running. I don’t care for ball games.
恐怕也不喜欢。我最喜欢的运动是跑步。我不喜欢球类运动。
Dialogue 2
A: I’m sorry, Sam. I don’t want to go to the folk concert.
对不起，山姆，我不想去听民间音乐会。
B: How about going to the theatre?
去看戏怎么样？
A: I don’t like going to the theatre.
我不喜欢看戏。
B: Well, what do you like doing?
那你愿意干什么呢？
A: Travelling, swimming, going to the cinema. And you?
旅行，游泳，看电影，你呢？
B: I like painting, sailing, watching football and talking to you.
我喜欢绘画，帆船运动，看足球赛，再就是和你聊天。
A: I like talking to you, too.
我也喜欢和你聊天。
B: Do you want to go to an exhibition? There is one at the Xinghai Exhibition Hall tomorrow.
你愿意去看展览吗？明天在星海会展中心有一个新展览。
A: That’s a good idea.
好主意。
Dialogue 3
A: May I take your order now?
你们可以点菜了吗？
B: Yes, I think we’re ready to order.
行，我想我们可以点菜了。伊丽莎白，你想来点什么？
C: I haven’t made up my mind yet. You order first, Donald.
我还没决定呢。唐纳德，你先点吧。
B: All right. I’ll start with chicken soup. Then I want a steak, medium rare. I’ll have a baked potato, green beans and an egg salad. I’ll order dessert later.
好的。我先来个鸡汤，然后要一份牛排，嫩一点。要一份烤土豆片，青豆和一份鸡蛋色拉。待会儿我再要点甜食。
A: Yes, sir. And you, miss? What would you like to have?
好的，先生。你呢，小姐？你想吃点什么？
C: I can’t decide. I don’t see anything I really like.
我拿不定主意。我没看到什么我真喜欢的菜。
A: There are over thirty dishes to select from, miss.
小姐，这儿有三十多种菜供您选择呢。
B: There ought to be something you like,
伊丽莎白，这儿一定有你喜欢的。
C: Well, I guess so. But I only see food that I don’t like. I don’t care for chicken and I can’t stand fish. Do you have any oysters?
大概有吧。可我看到的尽是些我不喜欢的菜。我不喜欢吃鸡肉，鱼也不合我的口味。有牡蛎吗？
A: No, miss. I’m afraid not. How about some other seafood?
没有，小姐。恐怕没有。别的海鲜怎么样？
C: Oysters are the only seafood I like. I dislike the rest.
海鲜中我只喜欢牡蛎，其它的都不喜欢。
B: I wish I could think of something for you.
真希望我能为你想出什么菜来。
A: May I suggest cream of tomato soup, steak with mushroom gravy, asparagus, and buttered cauliflower. For dessert—strawberry pie with ice cream?
我给您推荐几个菜吧：奶油西红柿汤，蘑菇汁牛排，芦笋，黄油黄牙菜。至于甜食，冰激凌草莓馅饼您看怎么样？
C: No, that isn’t my ideal of a good meal. I’ll have a hamburger. That’s my favorite dish. I have it every day.
不行。那不是我理想的一顿美餐。我来一个汉堡包。我最喜欢吃汉堡包，每天都吃。
【Key Words and Notes 关键词和注释】
1. detective n. 侦探
2. boxing n. 拳击
3. chief a. 主要的，首席的
4. be keen on 喜爱
5. disco n. 迪斯科舞
6. opera n. 歌剧
7. fancy vt. 爱好
8. go for 喜欢，追求
9. jazz n. 爵士乐
10. be fond of 喜爱
11. feature film 故事片
12. goer n. 常去…之人
13. rock and roll 摇滚乐
14. grab v. 夺取；吸引
15. appeal to 引起…的兴趣
16. be interested in 对…感兴趣
17. VIP = very important person 重要人物
18. pop songs 流行歌曲
19. rare a. 珍稀的
20. oyster n. 牡蛎
21. fan n. 迷，爱好者
22. be crazy about = be mad about = be wild about 对…疯狂，热衷于
23. passion n. 激情 have a passion for 对…非常喜爱
24. have a fancy for 爱好，爱上
25. care for 喜欢
26. frankly ad. 坦白地，真诚地
27. to tell the truth 说实话
28. make sb. sick 让某人厌恶
29. hate vt. 憎恨，讨厌
30. theatre n. 戏院，戏剧
31. Economy Department 经济系
32. Foreign Languages Department 外语系
33. folk a.
民间的
34. exhibition n. 展览
35. take one’s order 点菜
36. make up one’s mind 决定，下决心
37. chicker soup 鸡汤
38. steak n. 牛排
39. baked potato 烤土豆片
40. green beans 绿豆
41. egg salad 鸡蛋色拉
42. dessert n. 甜食
43. stand vt. 忍受
44. seafood n. 海味
45. mushroom n. 蘑菇
46. gravy n. 肉汁
47. asparagus n. 芦笋
48. buttered a. 涂黄油的
49. cauliflower n. 黄牙菜
50. ice cream 冰激凌
51. ideal n. 理想
52. hamburger n. 汉堡包
【Alternative Exercises 替换练习】
1. Are you interested in detective novels?
Are you keen on detective novels
Are you fond of detective novels
Do you like detective novels
Does detective novels interest you
Does detective novels appeal to you
Does detective novels grab you
你对侦探小说感兴趣吗？
2. I’m keen on classical music.
I’m crazy about
I’m interested in
我对古典音乐着迷。
3. I don’t like potato.
I don’t care for
I hate
我不喜欢马铃薯
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