something of

something of的基本解释

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在某种意义上, 在某种程度上, 可以说是一个, 有的

与something of相关的情景对话

态度情感/点菜

A:

May I take your order now?

你们可以点菜了吗？

B:

Yes, I think we’re ready to order. Elizabeth, what would you like to have?

行，我想我们可以点菜了。伊丽莎白，你想来点什么？

A:

I haven’t made up my mind yet. You order first, Donald.

我还没决定呢。唐纳德，你先点吧。

B:

All right. I’ll start with chicken soup. Then I want a steak, medium rare. I’ll have a baked potato, green beans and an egg salad. I’ll order dessert later.

好的。我先来个鸡汤，然后要一份牛排，嫩一点。要一份烤土豆片，青豆和一份鸡蛋色拉。待会儿我再要点甜食。

A:

Yes, sir. And you, miss? What would you like to have?

好的，先生。你呢，小姐？你想吃点什么？

B:

I can’t decide. I don’t see anything I really like.

我拿不定主意。我没看到什么我真喜欢的菜。

A:

There are over thirty dishes to select from, miss.

小姐，这儿有三十多种菜供您选择呢。

B:

There ought to be something you like, Elizabeth.

伊丽莎白，这儿一定有你喜欢的。

A:

Well, I guess so. But I only see food that I don’t like. I don’t care for chicken and I can’t stand fish. Do you have any oysters?

大概有吧。可我看到的尽是些我不喜欢的菜。我不喜欢吃鸡肉，鱼也不合我的口味。有牡蛎吗？

B:

No, miss. I’m afraid not. How about some other seafood?

没有，小姐。恐怕没有。别的海鲜怎么样？

A:

Oysters are the only seafood I like. I dislike the rest.

海鲜中我只喜欢牡蛎，其它的都不喜欢。

B:

I wish I could think of something for you.

真希望我能为你想出什么菜来。

A:

May I suggest cream of tomato soup, steak with mushroom gravy, asparagus, and buttered cauliflower. For dessert—strawberry pie with ice cream?

我给您推荐几个菜吧：奶油西红柿汤，蘑菇汁牛排，芦笋，黄油黄牙菜。至于甜食，冰激凌草莓馅饼您看怎么样？

B:

No, that isn’t my ideal of a good meal. I’ll have a hamburger. That’s my favorite dish. I have it every day.

不行。那不是我理想的一顿美餐。我来一个汉堡包。我最喜欢吃汉堡包，每天都吃。