meat and potatoes

meat and potatoes的基本解释

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最基本的部分

与meat and potatoes相关的情景对话

衣食住行/Cooking-(做饭)

A:

I’d like to help pitch in with? dinner.

我想帮忙一起做饭。

B:

Really? You’re joking.

真的吗？你在开玩笑吧。

A:

No. I’d like to do something special for you on your birthday.

没开玩笑。我想在你的生日为你做点儿特别的事情。

B:

I’d like that. Alright, put on this apron first.

好啊，那你先把围裙带上吧。

A:

OK…Now how can I help, hon??

好的…现在，我怎么帮忙，亲爱的？

B:

Hmm, let me see… Boil some water and then whisk two eggs.

嗯，让我看看…烧点水，然后再打两个鸡蛋。

A:

Easy. I could do that with my eyes closed.（after a while）Done.

这容易。我闭着眼睛都能干。（过了一会儿）做好了。

B:

Not bad. Okay, now take some meat and potatoes from the fridge.

也不错嘛，现在你从冰箱里取一些肉和土豆。

A:

How many potatoes do you need?

你需要几个土豆？

B:

Three. And bring four bell peppers?.

三个。再拿四个青椒。

A:

Gotcha?… OK. Here they are.

明白…好了，拿来了。

B:

Now wash them, then dice the potatoes and bell peppers. Then slice the meat.

现在把它们洗一下，然后把土豆和青椒切成丁儿，然后再把肉切成片。

A:

Where’s the peeler?

削皮刀在哪儿？

B:

It’s in the cabinet… Adam, the gas cooker doesn’t work.

在橱柜里…亚当，煤气灶坏了。

A:

What? Oh, shit! I cut my finger.

什么？哦，该死！我切到手指了。

B:

Let me take a look at that… I can’t stop the bleeding. We need to go to the hospital.

让我看看…我没法给你止血。我们得去医院。

A:

I guess cooking is not as easy as I thought.

我想做饭并不像我想的那么简单。