Eztalk美语【254】我将里根当成我的楷模

Wen:Um...where are my utensils²?
Clyde:You eat with your hands. Pick up the bread and use it like a spoon to scoop³ up the food.
Nikki:This dish, Zilbo, has lamb and potatoes.
Wen:Mmm! This is really good! Can you pass the honey wine? So, Clyde, what do you study?
Clyde:International law and business. My family runs its own firm.
Nikki:Clyde wants to be the first black president.
Clyde:WILL be the first black president. I take Ronald Reagan as my role model.

scoop (v.)
舀。scoop up something是「将某物舀起来」。这里用来舀食物的，是一种类似法国煎饼的扁圆面包
Help me scoop up this mess.
帮我把这个舀起来。

take someone as my role model
将某人当成我的楷模。Ronald Reagan隆纳里根，前美国总统，是典型的共和党员
I take my mother as my role model.
我以我妈妈为榜样。

utensil¹ (n.)
餐具（刀、叉、汤匙等）
A: I need to buy James a birthday present.
我得买个生日礼物送詹姆斯。
B: He's a great cook—why don't you buy him some cooking utensils?
他是个很棒的厨师——你何不送他一些烹饪用具？

run (v.)
经营。firm (n.) 公司
I don't know how to run a business.
我不懂如何经营公司。

几分钟后菜上桌

小 雯： 嗯……餐具在哪？
克莱德： 用手吃。拿着那个面包，就像用汤匙般拿它来舀食物。
妮 琪： 兹尔博这道菜是用羊肉和马铃薯做的。
小 雯： 嗯！真好吃！你可以把蜂蜜露递给我吗？欸，克莱德，你念什么的？
克莱德： 国际商业及法律。我家有开公司。
妮 琪： 克莱德想当第一位黑人总统。
克莱德： 「一定」会当上第一位黑人总统。我将里根当成我的楷模

1 utensil   

n.器皿，用具

参考例句：

• The best carving utensil is a long, sharp, flexible knife.最好的雕刻工具是锋利而柔韧的长刻刀。
• Wok is a very common cooking utensil in every Chinese family.炒菜锅是每个中国人家庭里很常用的厨房食用具。

2 utensils   

器具，用具，器皿( utensil的名词复数 )； 器物

参考例句：

• Formerly most of our household utensils were made of brass. 以前我们家庭用的器皿多数是用黄铜做的。
• Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。

3 scoop   

n.铲子，舀取，独家新闻；v.汲取，舀取，抢先登出

参考例句：

• In the morning he must get his boy to scoop it out.早上一定得叫佣人把它剜出来。
• Uh,one scoop of coffee and one scoop of chocolate for me.我要一勺咖啡的和一勺巧克力的。