(英音版)新概念英语第一册第81课：Roast beef and potatoes

(英音版)新概念英语第一册第81课：Roast beef

and potatoes

Lesson 81：Roast beef and potatoes 烤牛肉和土豆

Listen to the tape then answer this question. Why is Carol disappointed?

听录音，然后回答问题。为什么卡罗尔感到失望？

SAM： Hi, Carol!

Where's Tom?

CAROL： He's upstairs.

He's having a bath.

CAROL： Tom!

TOM： Yes?

CAROL： Sam's here.

TOM： I'm nearly ready.

TOM： Hello, Sam.

Have a cigarette.

SAM： No, thanks, Tom.

TOM： Have a glass of whisky then.

SAM： OK. Thanks.

TOM： Is dinner ready, Carol?

CAROL： It's nearly ready.

We can have dinner at seven

o'clock.

TOM： Sam and I had lunch together today. We went to a restaurant. CAROL： What did you have?

TOM： We had roast beef and potatoes. CAROL： Oh!

TOM： What's the matter, Carol? CAROL： Well, you're going to have roast beef and potatoes

again tonight!

New Word and expressions 生词和短语bath

n. 洗澡

nearly

adv. 几乎，将近

ready

adj. 准备好的，完好的

dinner

n. 正餐，晚餐

roast

adj. 烤的

参考译文

萨姆：你好，卡罗尔！汤姆在哪儿？

卡罗尔：他在楼上。他正在洗澡。

卡罗尔：汤姆！

汤姆：什么事？

卡罗尔：萨姆来了。

汤姆：我马上就好。

汤姆：你好，萨姆。请抽烟。

萨姆：不，谢谢，汤姆。

汤姆：那么，来杯威士忌吧。

萨姆：好的，谢谢。

汤姆：卡罗尔，饭好了吗？

卡罗尔：马上就好。7点钟我们能够吃饭。汤姆：我和萨姆今天一起吃的午饭。

我们去了一家饭店。

卡罗尔：你们吃了什么？

汤姆：我们吃的是烤牛肉和土豆。

卡罗尔：噢！

汤姆：怎么了，卡罗尔？

卡罗尔：唉，今晚你们又要吃烤牛肉

和土豆了！

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