Episode 4 A Piece of Cake ACT III小菜一牒 第三幕

Don't forget Susan. ^{别忘了苏珊。}

don't forget ^别忘了

• Don't forget to lock the door when you leave. ^{出门别忘了锁门。}
• Please don't forget your umbrella; it's going to rain. ^{别忘了带伞，天要下雨了。}
• Don't forget that we have a meeting at ten. ^{别忘了咱们十点有个会。}

Cooking dinner for the entire family is not so easy. ^{给全家人做晚饭可没那么简单。}

entire family ^全家人

• The entire family gathered for the reunion. ^{全家人都聚在一起参加团圆会。}
• I need to find a house big enough for my entire family. ^{我得找个足够大的房子，好住下我们全家人。}
• The entire family loves going to the beach. ^{全家人都喜欢去海边。}

Richard, how much broccoli do I need for seven people? ^{理查德，七个人吃的话我需要买多少西兰花？}

how much ^{（提问不可数名词）多少}

• How much sugar would you like in your coffee? ^{你咖啡里想加多少糖？}
• I don't know how much money I spent. ^{我不知道我花了多少钱。}
• How much time do we have left? ^{我们还剩多少时间？}

Marilyn, I have to tell you something. ^{玛丽琳，我得跟你说件事儿。}

have to ^{不得不 / 必须}

• I have to go to the bank this afternoon. ^{我今天下午得去趟银行。}
• You have to see a doctor if you feel sick. ^{要是觉得不舒服，你得去看医生。}
• We have to finish this project by Friday. ^{我们必须在周五前完成这个项目。}

Well, I didn't really exercise. ^{额，其实我并没有真的锻炼。}

really ^{真正地 / 确实}

• Did you really see him yesterday? ^{你昨天真的见到他了吗？}
• I'm really sorry for what I said. ^{对我刚才说的话，我真的很抱歉。}
• That movie was really good. ^{那部电影确实很棒。}

I wanted to, but Jack Davis needed a photographer. ^{我是想练来着，但杰克·戴维斯需要个摄影师。}

want to ^{想要（做某事）}

• I want to travel around the world. ^{我想环游世界。}
• Do you want to join us for lunch? ^{想和我们一起吃午饭吗？}
• She wants to become a professional dancer. ^{她想成为一名职业舞者。}

Instead of exercising, I photographed the class. ^{我没锻炼，反而给全班拍了照。}

instead of ^{代替 / 而不是}

• I'll have tea instead of coffee. ^{我不喝咖啡，改喝茶。}
• We stayed home instead of going out. ^{我们没出门，待在家里了。}
• Try to use honey instead of sugar. ^{试着用蜂蜜代替糖。}

What about the bet? ^{那赌约怎么办？}

What about ...? ^{……怎么样？ / 那……呢？}

• What about your homework? Is it finished? ^{那你的作业呢？写完了吗？}
• What about meeting at six? ^{六点见面怎么样？}
• I'm going to the park. What about you? ^{我要去公园，你呢？}

Oh, the bet is still on. ^{噢，赌约依然有效。}

still on ^{依然有效 / 还没取消}

• The wedding is still on despite the rain. ^{尽管下雨，婚礼依然照常举行。}
• Is the meeting still on for 3 PM? ^{三点的会议还没变吧？}
• Our trip to Europe is still on. ^{我们的欧洲之旅计划没变。}

Remember, you win, and I cook dinner for the entire family. ^{记住，要是你赢了，全家人的晚饭我来做。}

Remember ^{记得 / 记住}

• Remember to call me when you arrive. ^{到了记得给我打电话。}
• I don't remember seeing him before. ^{我不记得以前见过他。}
• Please remember that the shop closes at 8. ^{请记住商店8点关门。}

Don't forget to breathe. ^{别忘了呼吸。}

forget to do ^{忘记去做（某事还没做）}

• Please forget to bring your ID tomorrow. ^{请记得明天带身份证（此处通常用 remember to，用 forget to 表示“别忘了做”）。}
• Don't forget to turn off the stove. ^{别忘了关火。}
• I forgot to tell him the news. ^{我忘了告诉他那个消息了。}

It's a piece of cake. ^{这简直是小菜一碟。}

piece of cake ^{极容易的事 / 轻松的事}

• The exam was a piece of cake. ^{考试太容易了。}
• Fixing this bike will be a piece of cake. ^{修这辆自行车很容易。}
• Don't worry, it's a piece of cake. ^{别担心，这事儿轻而易举。}

Let's pick up the pace. ^{咱们加快点节奏。}

pick up the pace ^{加快速度 / 提升节奏}

• We need to pick up the pace if we want to finish on time. ^{如果我们想按时完成，就得加快进度。}
• The runner picked up the pace in the last lap. ^{跑者在最后一圈加快了速度。}
• Let's pick up the pace; the train leaves in ten minutes. ^{快点儿，火车十分钟后就开了。}

I can barely move. ^{我几乎动弹不得。}

barely ^{仅仅 / 几乎不}

• I barely had time to catch my breath. ^{我几乎没时间喘口气。}
• He could barely speak because of the cold. ^{他冻得几乎说不出话来。}
• There was barely any food left in the fridge. ^{冰箱里几乎没剩什么吃的了。}

Finish off by jogging in place. ^{最后以原地慢跑结束。}

finish off ^{完成 / 结束}

• We finished off the meal with some coffee. ^{我们最后喝了点咖啡结束了这顿饭。}
• I need to finish off this report before I go home. ^{我回家前得把这份报告收个尾。}
• The team finished off their opponents in the final minutes. ^{球队在最后几分钟彻底击败了对手。}

You were right. I was wrong. ^{你是对的，我错了。}

be right / be wrong ^{是对的 / 是错的}

• You were right about the weather; it's raining now. ^{你对天气的预测是对的，现在果然下雨了。}
• I realized I was wrong to judge him so quickly. ^{我意识到我这么快评价他是错的。}
• Is it right or wrong to keep a secret? ^{保守秘密是对还是错？}

I'm exhausted. I can't move. ^{我累瘫了。动不了了。}

exhausted ^{精疲力竭的 / 极其疲倦的}

• I was exhausted after the ten-mile hike. ^{徒步十英里后，我精疲力竭。}
• The exhausted runners collapsed at the finish line. ^{疲惫不堪的跑者在终点线倒下了。}
• She felt exhausted from working double shifts. ^{连续值两个班让她感到心力交瘁。}

Very few people last in this class for the full hour the very first time. ^{很少有人能在第一次课就坚持满一整小时。}

last ^{坚持 / 维持 / 持续}

• The battery will last for about five hours. ^{电池大约能维持五小时。}
• I don't think I can last much longer without water. ^{我觉得没水我坚持不了多久。}
• The storm lasted all night. ^{暴风雨持续了一整夜。}

I think we'll cook dinner together. ^{我想我们要一起做晚饭。}

cook dinner together ^一起做饭

• They enjoy cooking dinner together on weekends. ^{他们喜欢在周末一起做晚饭。}
• Let's cook dinner together tonight. ^{今晚咱们一起做饭吧。}
• Cooking dinner together is a great way to bond. ^{一起做饭是增进感情的好方法。}