【听英文对话做选择】早餐食谱

原文:

Daughter: Dad, Dad. What's for breakfast?

Dad: [Dad mumbles¹ something] Daughter: Dad? [What?]

 

Daughter: What's for breakfast?

 

Dad: Uh, there's a banana on the kitchen counter². Enjoy.

 

Daughter: Dad, that banana's all bruised³, and it looks like the cat took a bite⁴ out of it last night . . . Dad. Wake up.

 

Dad: Okay. Uh, there's some cereal⁵ in the cupboard. Help yourself.

 

Daughter: But there's no milk.

 

Dad: Well, just mix up some powered milk.

 

Daughter: Ah, no way. That stuff⁶ is nasty⁷ and warm. Come on, Dad.

 

Dad: Uh, okay. I guess I could make some pancakes.

 

Daughter: Uh, no. The last time you made pancakes, they were as hard as a rock. Even the dog wouldn't touch them.

 

Dad: That bad? [Yeah.] Alrigh. Wait! Why in the world are we having this conversation anyway? You're 19 years old. Make your own breakfast. I'm going back to bed.

 

Daughter: Because you love me . . . plus you said that you'd make something for me if I cleaned the dishes last night.

 

Dad: Okay. How about some eggs and bacon⁸? I can't go wrong there.

 

Daughter: Okay, but don't put any of that funny stuff in it . . . you know, those weird⁹ mushrooms¹⁰ like you did last time.

 

Dad: Okay, okay. So, you want me to keep things simple, right?

 

Daughter: Exactly. But, please hurry. My friend is picking me up in a few minutes.

 

Dad: On a Saturday morning?

 

Daughter: Yeah. He's taking me fishing.

 

Dad: Fishing? Since when did you start liking¹¹ fishing?

 

Daughter: Since Dirk gave me this ring! What do you think?

 

Dad: What? Wait. I'm not going to ask. Let me get breakfast on the table . . . Then, we'll have a long chat.

 

Dad: Oh, he's here. I'll just take the $20 bill out of your wallet. I can buy breakfast on the way. Bye.

 

Dad: Oh, no!

1. Why does the daughter complain about having a banana for breakfast?

A. The banana is still green.

B. Their pet ate part of it.

C. The daughter hates bananas.

2. Why does the daughter not want to eat cereal for breakfast. 

A. She has to prepare the milk.

B. There's no cereal left.

C. She ate the same thing yesterday.

 

3. What other food did the father try to prepare for his family before, but it didn't turn out well?

A. rice and eggs

B. steak¹² and bacon

C. pancakes

 

4. Why is the father preparing breakfast for his daughter?

A. Because she helped him in the kitchen.

B. Because it's the girl's birthday.

C. Because she can't cook well.

 

5. What is the big surprise at the end of the conversation?

A. The girl's friend drops by and brings breakfast.

B. The father decides to make his daughter fish.

C. The girl might be getting married¹³.

 

正确答案：

1. Their pet ate part of it.

2. She has to prepare the milk.

3. pancakes

4. Because she helped him in the kitchen.

5. The girl might be getting married.

 

1 mumbles   

含糊的话或声音，咕哝( mumble的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He always mumbles when he's embarrassed. 他感到难为情时说话就含糊不清了。
• When the old lady speaks she often mumbles her words. 这位老妇人说起话来常常含糊不清。

2 counter   

n.柜台；计数器；adj.相反的；adv.与…相反地；vt.反对，反击；vi.反对，反击

参考例句：

• This counter is closed now.这个柜台现在已停止营业。
• Set the counter to zero and you'll know where the recording starts.把计数器拨到零，你就会知道录音从哪儿开始。

3 bruised   

[医]青肿的，瘀紫的

参考例句：

• his bruised and bloodied nose 他沾满血的青肿的鼻子
• She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤，摔得鼻青脸肿。

4 bite   

n.咬，咬伤，一口，刺痛；（= byte）字节，位组，二进位组，信息组；v.咬，刺痛

参考例句：

• The dog may bite at you.狗会咬你的。
• Let me have a bite.让我咬一口。

5 cereal   

n.谷类，五谷，禾谷

参考例句：

• I have hot cereal every day for breakfast.我每天早餐吃热麦片粥。
• Soybeans are handled differently from cereal grains.大豆的加工处理与谷类的加工处理不同。

6 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

7 nasty   

adj.令人讨厌的，困难的，恶劣的，下流的

参考例句：

• She got a nasty knock on the head when she fell.她跌倒时头部受到严重碰撞。
• When this material burns，it flings off a nasty smell.这种物质燃烧时发出一股难闻的气味。

8 bacon   

n.咸肉，熏肉

参考例句：

• He is frying the bacon.他在煎咸肉。
• This bacon is too salty for me.这块熏咸猪肉我觉得太咸了。

9 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

10 mushrooms   

n.蘑菇( mushroom的名词复数 )；如蘑菇般生长迅速的事物

参考例句：

• a mixed grill of bacon, sausages, tomatoes and mushrooms 由咸熏肉、香肠、番茄和蘑菇做成的烤杂排
• Some mushrooms contain a deadly poison. 有些蘑菇含有致命毒素。

11 liking   

n.爱好；嗜好；喜欢

参考例句：

• The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
• I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。

12 steak   

n.牛排，鱼排，肉排

参考例句：

• How would you like your steak?您喜欢牛排怎么做法？
• I'll try a steak sandwich.我想尝尝牛排三明治。

13 married   

adj.已婚的；与…结婚的

参考例句：

• I heard John got married.我听说约翰结婚了。
• They got married last autumn.他们在去年秋季结婚。