美語會話 210 我正在生火

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Rich: Hello, ladies. I'm firing up the grill. We can eat in an hour or so.

Yi-jun:Chips, finger foods, desserts, baked beans. Where're the pork and beef strips?

Rich: Yi-jun, we're in the States. Here it's all burgers, steaks, and dogs.

Yi-jun:Ah...hence the buns and condiments we bought. And this is Holly's potato salad.

Rich: You can put stuff on the picnic table. [sighs] Back to work. The grill is calling me...

Yi-jun: Let me know if I can help.

fire up

(給鍋爐等)生火

Fire up the grill, I'm hungry!

把爐火生起來，我好餓。

chip (n.)

炸洋芋片。finger food則是指用手拿著吃的「零食，小點心」;baked beans則是美國人烤肉、做菜時常會當拌料用的「焗豆」;而這里Rich說的dogs，則是「熱狗」hot dogs的簡稱

Do you have any chips to snack on?

你有沒有炸洋芋片可以吃?

hence (adv.)

因此

I got in an accident, hence the cast on my leg.

我出車禍了，所以腿上架固定物。

condiment (n.)

(辛辣的)調(diào)味料(如芥末、胡椒)

A: How's your hamburger?

漢堡味道如何?

B: It would be better with a few condiments.

如果有些調(diào)味會更好。

is calling me.

(某項工作)在召喚我了。

Work is calling me.

工作在呼喚我了。

荷莉和怡君走上前

李奇：哈啰，小姐們。我正在生火。我們過一小時左右就可以吃了。

怡君：洋芋片、小零嘴、點心、焗豆。豬肉和牛肉片呢?

李奇：怡君，我們是在美國。這里全都是漢堡肉、牛排和熱狗。

怡君：啊……怪不得我們帶這些圓面包和辛香料來。這是荷莉做的馬鈴薯沙拉。

李奇：你可以把東西放在野餐桌上。(嘆氣)回去干活啰。烤肉爐在呼喚了……

怡君：要我?guī)兔蛣e客氣喔