dessert/dI'zɜːt/n.餐后甜点
注意:形近词desert/'dezət/n.沙漠;荒漠;荒原
⑧a large amount of+不可数名词 大量的......
amount/ə'maʊnt/n.数量
a small amount of+不可数名词 少量的......
⑨a large glass of一大杯......
⑩My goodness!天哪!表示感叹的用语。
⑪why在口语中可用作感叹词,意为"哎呀,嗨",表示惊讶或突然意识到某事。
百万英镑
第一幕,第4场
(在餐馆外边,亨利看了看信封,没有打开,然后决定走进餐馆。他在靠近前边窗户的一张桌子旁坐了下来。)
店 主:(看着亨利的那副穷酸相)那张桌子有人预订了。请到这边来。(对服务员)霍勒斯,来请这位先生点菜。
亨 利:(坐定之后,把信放在桌上)我要火腿加鸡蛋,再来一大块牛排,要特厚的。我还要一杯咖啡,一份菠萝甜点。
服务员:好的,先生。我恐怕这得花费一大笔钱。
亨 利:我明白。我还要一大杯啤酒。
服务员:行。(服务员离开了,很快把所有的食物端了上来。)
女老板:天哪!你看他,吃起东西来就像头狼。
OWNER:We'll see if he's clever as a wolf, eh?
HENRY:(having just finished every bit of food) Ah, waiter.(the waiter returns) Same thing again, please.Oh, and another beer⑫.
WAITER:Again? Everything?
HENRY:Yes, that's right.(sees the look on the waiter's face⑬) Anything wrong⑭?
WAITER:No, not at all.(to the owner) He's asked for more of the same.
OWNER:Well, it is wellknown that⑮ Americans like to eat a lot.Well, we'll have to take a chance⑯.Go ahead and let him have it.