看笑話學英語:Delicious 味道好極了！

Delicious 味道好極了！

英語笑話

A Hollywood producer determined to give his mother a birthday gift that would be better than any his brothers were giving her. He heard about an amazing bird which could talk in twelve languages and sing ten famous operas. He immediately bought the bird and sent it to his mother. It cost him $50,000.

The day after her birthday, he phoned his mother. "What did you think of the bird, mother?" he asked eagerly.

His mother replied, "Delicious !"

中文翻譯

一位好萊塢制片人決定送給他母親一份生日禮物，那將比他的兄弟們送的任何禮物都要好。他聽說有一只令人驚異的鳥能說十二種語言，能唱十種著名歌劇，便立即買下了這只鳥，寄給了他的母親。這花了他五萬美元。

他母親生日的翌日，他打電話給她?！皨寢?，您覺得那只鳥兒怎么樣？”他急切地問。

他母親回答說：“味道好極了！”

詞匯點睛

producer [pr??dju?s?(r)] n. 制片人

determine [d??t??m?n] v. 決定

amazing [??me?z??] adj. 驚人的，驚奇的

language [?l??gw?d?] n. 語言

opera [??p?r?] n. 歌劇

immediately [??mi?di?tli] adv. 立即，馬上

eagerly [?i?g?li] adv. 渴望地，急切地

delicious [d??l???s] adj. 美味的

語法分析

1. A Hollywood producer was determined to give his mother a birthday gift that would be better than any his brothers were giving her. 一位好萊塢制片人決定送給他母親一份生日禮物，那將比他的兄弟們送的任何禮物都要好。

解析 　句子的主句是A Hollywood producer was determined to give his mother a birthday gift，that引導的從句作定語修飾gift。例如：Is he the man that wants to see you? 他就是想見你的人嗎？

2. He heard about an amazing bird which could talk in twelve languages and sing ten famous operas. 他聽說有一只令人驚異的鳥能說十二種語言，能唱十種著名歌劇。

解析 　這是一個由which引導的定語從句，修飾an amazing bird。例如：The package which you are carrying is about to come unwrapped. 你拿的包快散了。

口語實踐

A　Wow. That was good. I'm so full.

B　Me too! That was so good though.

A　哇，太棒了，我吃得好飽。

B　我也是，不過還真不錯。

A　Hey man, want to get another course?

B　No way! I'm stuffed!

A　嘿，伙計，想再來個菜嗎？

B　不要了！我吃飽了！

★course [k??s] n. 一道菜

★stuffed [st?ft] adj. 吃飽的

A　Is this delicious?

B　Yeah, the dish smells good. My mouth is watering.

A　這個好吃嗎？

B　嗯，這菜聞起來真香，我都流口水了。

★water [?w??t?(r)] v. 流口水

A　How is your green salad?

B　It's delicious. Do you want to try some?

A　你的什錦蔬菜沙拉味道怎么樣？

B　味道很不錯。你想嘗嘗嗎？

★green salad 什錦蔬菜沙拉

笑話文化解讀

美國絕大多數(shù)人以吃西餐為主，特別是早餐較普遍。午餐和晚餐亦有愛吃中餐的。美國人用餐快速省時，常以三明治、牛奶、咖啡以及罐頭食品為主。而晚餐通常有冷菜、魚、肉、雞和新鮮蔬菜等。他們對菜肴的要求是量少質高，清淡不膩、咸中有甜，微辣、稍甜酸、忌油膩。

美國人喜愛的副食品有：新鮮魚蝦、雞、鴨、牛肉、羊肉、雞蛋、蘑菇、豆苗、菜心、青豆、野味、水果等。他們愛好烤、煎、炸之類的菜肴。在烹制魚蝦時，要盡量剔去骨、刺、殼。還喜用黃油做菜和用水果作配料來烹制菜肴。

對于中國菜他們比較愛吃，特別是廣東菜，其次是北京菜。在飲料方面，愛喝威士忌、白蘭地、啤酒、礦泉水、可口可樂、冰水等；而對于水果、果汁、牛奶咖啡則幾乎是每日必食。

美國人不太喜歡吃山珍海味之類的菜肴，也不吃奇形怪狀的動物和大蒜、辣椒。雞、鴨皮、頭尾全形的菜及動物的內(nèi)臟均不受他們歡迎。