Eztalk美語【88】lazy Susan
Emily: Oh. It looks like Jack is going to make his annual speech.
Joice: Couldn't he wait until we're finished eating?
Emily: Yeah. I'm still hungry, but I guess it's kind of rude to keep eating while he's talking, huh?
Joice: Can you even hear what he's saying?
Emily: No. He's so far away I can hardly see him! Let's keep eating!
Joice: Can you turn the lazy Susan for me? I want some more chicken.
Emily: All that's left is a leg. I gave the head to Tim!
annual (a.)
年度的，一年一次的
A: I met Sue at last year's annual Christmas party. 我是在去年度的耶誕派對(duì)上認(rèn)識(shí)蘇的。 B: Then you've known her for a year now. 那你到現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)認(rèn)識(shí)她一年了。
lazy Susan
置于大桌上方便人取菜用的旋轉(zhuǎn)餐臺(tái)
rude (a.)
鹵莽的
A: How rude! Stop talking with your mouth full! 真不禮貌！嘴里有東西別說話！ B: Then you stop slurping your soup so loudly! 那你喝湯也別那么大聲！
艾蜜莉：噢?？磥斫芸艘l(fā)表年度演說了。
喬伊絲：他就不能等我們吃完飯嗎？
艾蜜莉：對(duì)啊。我肚子還很餓，可是他邊說我們邊吃，好象有點(diǎn)不禮貌吧？
喬伊絲：你聽得到他在說什么嗎？
艾蜜莉：聽不到。離那么遠(yuǎn)，我都快看不到他了！我們就繼續(xù)吃吧！
喬伊絲：你能幫我轉(zhuǎn)一下旋轉(zhuǎn)餐臺(tái)嗎？我還要吃雞肉。
艾蜜莉：只剩一根雞腿。我把雞頭夾給提姆了！
