Lesson 49 At the butcher's 在肉店
Listen to the tape then answer this question. What does Mr. Bird like? 聽錄音，然後回答問題:伯德先生喜歡什麼？
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聽錄音三遍，再對照原文後，搞懂前面沒有聽懂的地方；大聲朗讀課文三遍，可以幫助你的記憶和口語的熟練。
【原文】
BUTCHER: Do you want any meat today. Mrs. Bird?
MRS.BIRD: Yes, please.
BUTCHER: Do you want beef or lamb?
MRS.BIRD: Beef, please.
BUTCHER: This lamb's very good.
MRS.BIRD: I like lamb, but my husband doesn't.
BUTCHER: What about some steak? This is a nice piece.
MRS.BIRD: Give me that piece, please.
MRS.BIRD: And a pound of mince, too.
BUTCHER: Do you want a chicken, Mrs. Bird? They 're very nice.
MRS.BIRD: No, thank you. MRS.BIRD: My husband likes steak, but he doesn't like chicken.
BUTCHER: To tell you the truth, Mrs. Bird, I don't like chicken either!
【參考譯文】
BUTCHER: Do you want any meat today. Mrs. Bird?
肉 商：您今天要買點肉嗎，伯德夫人？
MRS.BIRD: Yes, please.
伯德夫人：是的，我買一點。
BUTCHER: Do you want beef or lamb?
肉 商：您要牛肉還是要羔羊肉？
MRS.BIRD: Beef, please.
伯德夫人：請給我牛肉。
BUTCHER: This lamb's very good.
肉 商：這羔羊肉很好。
MRS.BIRD: I like lamb, but my husband doesn't.
伯德夫人：我喜歡羔羊肉，可我丈夫不喜歡。
BUTCHER: What about some steak? This is a nice piece.
肉 商：來點牛排嗎？這塊很好。
MRS.BIRD: Give me that piece, please.
伯德夫人：就請給我那塊吧。
MRS.BIRD: And a pound of mince, too.
伯德夫人：再來一磅絞肉。
BUTCHER: Do you want a chicken, Mrs. Bird? They 're very nice.
肉 商：您要買只雞嗎，伯德夫人？這些雞很好。
MRS.BIRD: No, thank you. MRS.BIRD: My husband likes steak, but he doesn't like chicken.
伯德夫人：不要了，謝謝。
MRS.BIRD: My husband likes steak, but he doesn't like chicken.
伯德夫人：我丈夫喜歡牛排，但他不喜歡雞。
BUTCHER: To tell you the truth, Mrs. Bird, I don't like chicken either!
肉 商：說老實話，伯德夫人， 我也不喜歡雞。
【New Word and expressions 生詞和短語】
butcher n. 賣肉的
meat n. （食用）肉
beef n. 牛肉
lamb n. 羔羊肉
husband n. 丈夫
steak n. 牛排
mince n. 肉餡，絞肉
chicken n. 雞
tell v. 告訴
truth n. 實情
either adv. 也（用於否定句
*hairdresser
at the hairdresser's 在理髮店裡
*kill v. 殺害
murder v. 謀殺
massacre v. 屠殺
kill the time 打發時間
*rare 半生的
medium 中等的
well-done 全熟的
steak rare 半生的牛排
steak medium 中等熟的牛排
steak well-done 全熟的牛排
tell 告訴
say 強調說話的內容
speak 講話。強調說話的動作，講某種語言
talk 談話 talk show 脫口秀
chat 聊天 chat room 聊天室 chitchat
dialogue 對話
discuss 討論
debate 辯論
tell the truth 說實話
tell a lie 撒謊
