142 Food (ii)

 

Ni-Hao, Welcome to English World. This is Mark.

            再次歡迎你來到英語世界。我是Cheung Yun。.

How do you like the weather today, Cheung Yun?

            It’s nothing but cold, cold, cold! 今天冷得不得了。

Of course, what do you expect? It’s the winter time.

我知道現在是冬天，但是我們的冬天可不像這樣。 The winter back at my hometown is nothing like this.

Oh, I forgot you are from sub-tropical Asia.

            沒錯。 我來自亞熱帶的亞洲。

Don’t worry. You will get used to this somehow.

            I don’t think so. 我看我永遠都適應不良。Never—

 

Vocabulary 123生詞點滴

Cold front 冷鋒 heat wave 熱浪

freezing rain 冰雨 snow in 因著下雪停課停工

windy 多風 sunny 陽光普照 cloudy 多雲

It’s sunny with some clouds and occasional rain. 晴時多雲偶陣雨

 

 

Please tell me, what is the temperature outside now? 外頭現在氣溫多少？

I believe it’s below zero.

            低於零度？ No wonder I feel chilly. 難怪我覺得好冷。

But we are indoors with the heater on.

            我知道。室內的暖氣開著。But I am still cold.

I think you must be out of fuel.

            Fuel? 我又不是汽車沒有燃料了。

I mean you need to eat something.

Oh─ 你是說需要補充體力！ Yes, I need a bowl of beef noodle soup.好想來一碗牛肉湯麵！

Do you know what I like on a cold day like this?

            What?

A good bowl of hot chili.

            Oh,-----

 

Fun with Idioms 趣味成語

Feed a cold and starve a fever

傷風時宜吃，發熱時宜餓

It is believed that when someone has a cold, you should give them food to fight back the cold.

一般來說，當一個人傷了風，你應該給他吃好的，這樣他可以有精力對抗病菌。

But if someone is having a fever, it’s better not to feed them.

但是，如果一個人在發高燒，那最好是讓他餓一陣子。I don’t get it. Why is that? 為什麼呢?

Because when you have a fever, it’s hard to keep food down.

Oh— 當一個人發高燒時，他很可能會把吃下的全吐了出來。

 

Now it’s time for “Dialogue of the day”.

現在帶給你 ’日常對話’。

John and Joani these two friends are in a restaurant ready to eat their food.

            John和Joani這兩位朋友正在餐廳用餐。

Let’s listen to their conversation.

            一起來聽聽他們的對話。

 

Dialogue

John: I love a turkey sandwich with potato salad and coke

Joani: How can you eat a cold sandwich on a day like this?

 This is the kind of day to have a bowl of good soup.

John: Soup is just liquid. There’s no substance.

Joani: But after having the soup, I feel I can brave the wind and the snow.

John: I would think just a gust of wind can blow you down.

Joani: Well, you can’t judge a person by his size.

John: True. But I can tell someone will be hungry in 20 minutes.

 

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OK, let’s review the dialogue and the vocabularies.

            我們來複習他們的對話和一些單字詞。

 

John: I love a turkey sandwich with potato salad and coke。

            我最愛吃火雞三明治，外加土豆沙拉和一杯可樂。

Sandwich 三明治 , potato salad 土豆沙拉

 

Joani: How can you eat a cold sandwich on a day like this?

 這麼冷的天，你怎能吃得下冷的三明治呢？

This is the kind of day to have a bowl of good soup.

            這種天氣，最好是來一碗又濃又好喝的湯。

a bowl of soup 一碗湯

 

John: Soup is just liquid. There’s no substance.

            湯只不過是流質的東西,沒有什麼份量的。

liquid 流質液體 , substance 物質， 內涵

 

Joani: But after having the soup, I feel I can brave the wind and the snow.

            但是喝了湯之後，我覺得就可以勇敢的面對嚴寒的風雪了。

brave 勇敢，有勇氣，在這兒當動詞，指有勇氣面對

brave the wind and the snow 有勇氣面對風雪

 

John: I would think just a gust of wind can blow you down.

            我看只要一陣大風就可以把妳給吹倒了。

a gust of wind 一陣大風

 

Joani: Well, you can’t judge a person by his size.

            你不能以一個人的身材大小來判斷他為人如何。

John: True. But I can tell someone will be hungry in 20 minutes.

            你說得不錯。不過我可以肯定，有人在20分鐘過後就會餓了。

 

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Mark, are you a soup or a sandwich person?你喜歡三明治還是湯呢？

Neither. I am a pizza and potato person.

原來 你喜歡pizza和土豆。Now I know what you are made of─cheese and starch.

Well, don’t just talk about me. How about you?

            我阿，我喜歡吃飯，喝湯。I am a rice and soup person.

Oh, Yea? But everyday I see the size of your lunch is enormous.

            怎麼？你看不慣我便當份量又大又多？

Not only that, the Chinese food you eat is very tempting.

你不會是想搶我那好吃的中國便當吧？你一定是餓了。Don’t tell me you are hungry now.

Forget it. Let’s listen to the dialogue once again.

            好，不提了。我們再來聽一回對話的內容。

 

John: I love a turkey sandwich with potato salad and coke

Joani: How can you eat a cold sandwich on a day like this?

 This is the kind of day to have a bowl of good soup.

John: Soup is just liquid. There’s no substance.

Joani: But after having the soup, I feel I can brave the snow and the cold.

John: I would think just a gust of wind can blow you down.

Joani: Well, you can’t judge a person by his size.

John: True. But I can tell someone will be hungry in 20 minutes.

 

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Talking about being hungry, Cheung Yun I remembered Jesus once went without eating for 40 days and nights.

            是，耶穌有一回曾經40天沒有吃任何東西。

After he fasted 40 days and nights, he was hungry.

            祂在禁食了40晝夜之後，就餓了。

The devil came to him and said,

            魔鬼來到祂面前對祂說：

“If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

            “你若是上帝的兒子，可以吩咐這些石頭變成食物。”

What was Jesus’ reply? Let’s listen.

            耶穌怎麼回答呢？我們一起來聽。

 

Verse of the Week 每週金句

Jesus answered, 耶穌回答說，

“It is written: “經上記著說:

‘Man does not live on bread alone, ‘人活著，不是單靠食物，

but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

 乃是靠上帝口裡所出的一切話。’”

Matthew 4:4 馬太福音 4章4節

 

Mark, we all agree that people need bread to survive. 我們都需要靠著食物才能生存。

Right. Jesus is not saying bread is not important.

            耶穌並不是說食物不重要。

Remember he hadn’t eaten in 40 days. He knows we need bread to live.

            耶穌曾經40天沒吃東西，祂當然知道我們需要依賴食物維生。

Jesus is saying we can’t live on bread alone.

            耶穌是說，我們活著，不是單靠食物。

Even if our stomachs are full, it’s still not enough.

            既使我們吃足喝飽了，還是會覺得不夠。

We don’t feel satisfied.

            我們還是覺得不滿足。

Good food and material goods can not fill the emptiness in our souls.

            好吃的食物和物質享受，並不能填滿我們心靈的空虛。

We are all longing to hear God our Father speak to us.

            我們都渴望聽到天父上帝對我們說話。

Like a child taken away from his Father

            就好比一個和父親分離的小孩子，

You can give him all the food he can eat, all the toys he wants,

            你可以給他所有他愛吃的食物，給他所有他想要的玩具，

But what is most precious, and most longing to him, is his father’s voice.

            但是他最覺得最寶貴和渴望的，還是他父親的聲音。

God is our heavenly Father.

            神，是我們天上的父親。

He is the one who made us, who understands us, and who loves us.

祂創造我們，瞭解我們，也愛我們。

We need to listen to His voice.

            我們需要聽祂的聲音。

Jesus says,

            耶穌說，

‘Man does not live on bread alone,

‘人活著，不是單靠食物，

but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

 乃是靠上帝口裡所出的一切話。’”

 

(Music up ) ─

 

Well, Cheung Yun it’s time to say goodbye to our listeners.

            又到了和朋友你道別的時候了。

We are glad you are with us today.

            很高興和你共度今天這一刻鐘。

If you have any question in learning English, we’ll be happy to help you.

            如果你在英語學習上有任何問題，我們很樂意幫助你。

Don’t forget to request the free booklet. It’s our gift to you.

            別忘了，向我們索取免費贈送給你的小冊子。

Until next time, Zai-Jian.

            下回見了。

 

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Cheung Yun Tell me, What is in your lunch box today?

            It’s something very very delicious.

I don’t understand how you can eat so much everyday?

You can’t judge a person by her size, you know. Why are you thinking about food again?

Well, it’s close to eating time. We have to live on bread….