New Words 新单词

cup

读音：[kʌp]

释义：杯子

fat (adj)

读音：[fæt]

释义：胖的（形容词）

coffee

读音：['kɒfi]

释义：咖啡

just = only

读音：[dʒʌst]/ ['əʊnli]

释义：只

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Now dinner is ready, and Lee is putting the plates on the dinner table. We know Lee never cooks, but he sometimes helps to get the other things ready so everyone can start eating.

现在晚饭已经准备好了，李正在往餐桌上放盘子。我们知道李从来都不做饭，但是他有时候会帮着准备餐具，所以大家能开饭了。

After the plates, Lee will put some glasses and cups on the table, too. There are two glasses and two cups. The glasses are for the children, and the cups are for Mommy and Daddy.

摆放好盘子后，李也会把一些玻璃杯和咖啡杯放上餐桌。这里有两个玻璃杯和两个咖啡杯。玻璃杯是给孩子们的，咖啡杯是给妈妈和爸爸准备的。

After dinner, Mommy and Daddy always like to drink one or two cups of coffee. Lee and Pat never drink coffee. They just drink orange-juice, milk or water. Mommy and Daddy usually have a cup of coffee with breakfast, another cup at lunch and one or two cups after dinner.

吃过晚饭后，妈妈和爸爸通常喜欢喝一两杯咖啡。李和佩特从来不喝咖啡。他们只喝橙汁、牛奶或者白开水。妈妈和爸爸经常会在早餐的时候喝一杯咖啡，午餐再喝一杯，晚饭后再喝一两杯。

Pat is putting some vegetables on everybody’s plate. There are a lot of vegetables. There are onions, tomatoes and a lot of potatoes. There is some rice, too.

佩特在给每个人的盘子里分蔬菜。今晚有许多蔬菜。有洋葱、西红柿还有许多土豆。也有一些米饭。

Pat puts a lot of vegetables on Lee’s plate. She puts them with his rice. Now, nearly everything is ready. There is just the meat to put on the plates. There is not a lot of meat; there is just a little. Pat puts quite a lot of the meat on Daddy’s plate, but she only puts a little on Lee’s plate.

佩特在李的盘子里放了很多蔬菜。她把这些蔬菜和他的米饭放在了一起。现在，基本上一切都准备就绪了。还剩下肉还没分好。肉的分量不是很多；只有一些。佩特放了许多肉到爸爸的盘子里，但是她只放了一点在李的盘子里。

Lee can see that there is just a little meat on his plate. He is not very pleased about that. Lee really likes meat. He doesn’t like to eat vegetables very much, but he really likes meat.

李看到自己的盘子里只有一点肉。他不太高兴了。李真的很喜欢吃肉。他很不喜欢吃蔬菜，但是他真的很喜欢吃肉。

Lee asks Pat to give him some more meat, but Pat says she won’t. She tells Lee that meat is not so good for him. She says he should eat more vegetables. She tells Lee that vegetables are much better for him than meat.

李让佩特再多给他一些肉，但是佩特说她不会给的。她告诉李吃肉对他不好。她说他应该多吃点蔬菜。她告诉李对他来说，蔬菜要比肉更好。

Lee doesn’t think so. He tells Pat that vegetables like potatoes just make people fat. Lee says he doesn’t want to be fat. He says that his friend Tom is quite fat and that it is sometimes difficult for him to play games with the other boys. He asks Pat to take away some of his vegetables and give him some more meat.

李可不这么认为。他告诉佩特像土豆这样的蔬菜只会让人们发胖。李说他不想长胖。他说他的朋友汤姆就很胖，有时候对他来说和朋友们一起玩儿游戏都困难。他让佩特拿走一些他盘子里的蔬菜，再多给他点肉。

Pat tells Lee that he is not in a restaurant now – he can’t just have everything he wants. She says he will just have to eat what she gives him. He will just have to eat what is on his plate. Lee is not very happy. He is not pleased with his sister today.

佩特告诉李他现在不是在餐馆里——他不能只吃他想吃的东西。她说他只能吃她分给他的那些。他只能吃自己盘子里的东西。李不怎么高兴了。他今天对他的妹妹不满意。

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Daddy and Mommy are talking about dinner.

爸爸和妈妈在谈论晚餐。

Daddy

Dinner is really good today. Did you have someone to help you in the kitchen?

Mommy

Yes, I did. Pat said she wanted to help me cook today, so I let her cook the vegetables.

Daddy

Well, the vegetables are very good today. Does Lee sometimes help you in the kitchen?

Mommy

No, never. Lee is not interested in cooking. He’s only interested in eating.

Daddy

What wrong with Lee today? He’s very quiet, and he doesn’t look very happy.

Mommy

He’s not very happy. He’s not pleased with Pat because she only gave him a little meat for his dinner.

Daddy

I see. Well, he can have some of my meat if he wants. There’s still some on my plate. I don’t want it all. I’m not very hungry today.

Mommy

No. Lee will just have to eat the meat Pat gave him. I want him to eat more vegetables and not so much meat. Vegetables are better for him than meat.

Daddy

All right. But don’t make him eat too many potatoes. They will make him fat like me.

Mommy

You’re not fat.

Daddy

Yes, I am. Look at me. I wasn’t this fat when I was young.

Mommy

Oh, you’re O.K. Here, give me your cup. Let me get you another cup of coffee.

Daddy

Oh, no thanks. Just one cup of coffee is enough today. If I drink too much coffee, I can’t sleep.

Mommy

All right. Look at that meat on your plate. Can’t you finish it?

Daddy

Well, you see, I think I know someone who would like this meat more than me.

Mommy

I know what you’re thinking. You’re going to give that meat to Lee after I go out of the room.

Daddy

What if I am? I don’t want him to go to sleep hungry.

Mommy

He won’t go to sleep hungry. I told you! He has enough vegetables. Now, come on! Finish your meat!

Daddy

Yes, Mommy.

爸爸

今天的晚餐真不错。厨房里有人帮你吗？

妈妈

是的。佩特说她今天想帮我做饭，所以我让她煮蔬菜。

爸爸

嗯，今天的蔬菜很好吃。李有时会在厨房帮你吗？

妈妈

不，从来没有。李对烹饪不感兴趣。他只对吃感兴趣。

爸爸

李今天怎么了？ 他很安静, 看起来不太高兴。

妈妈

不太高兴。他对佩特不满意，因为她只给了他一点肉吃。

爸爸

明白了。他想吃我的肉。我的盘子里还有一些。我吃不完那么多。我今天不太饿。

妈妈

不。 李只会吃佩特给他的肉。 我想让他多吃些蔬菜, 而不是那么多肉。 蔬菜对他比肉好。

爸爸

好吧。 但不要让他吃太多的土豆。那会让他像我一样胖。

妈妈

你又不胖。

爸爸

不，我胖。你看我，我年轻的时候没这么胖。

妈妈

噢，你还好吧。把杯子给我。我给你再来一杯咖啡。

爸爸

不，谢谢。今天只要一杯咖啡就够了。如果我喝太多咖啡，我就睡不着。

妈妈

好吧。 看看你盘子里的肉。你吃不完吗？

爸爸

嗯，你看，我想我知道有人会比我更喜欢这肉。

妈妈

我知道你在想什么。我走出房间后你就要把肉给李。

爸爸

我这么做又怎么了？我不想让他饿着肚子睡觉。

妈妈

他不会饿着肚子睡觉。我告诉过你！ 他有足够的蔬菜。 现在，来吧！吃完你的肉！

爸爸

好的妈妈。

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What do Mommy and Daddy like to drink after dinner?

How much meat did Pat give her brother?

Is Lee pleased with Pat?

Why isn’t Lee happy?

Did Pat help her mommy in the kitchen?

Were the vegetables good today?

Does Mommy think Daddy is fat?

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