Section 1: Starting the Day

Unit 10: Eating Breakfast

吃早餐

Eating Breakfast

Pam and Dan sitting down at the table
Pam and Dan sit down at the table.
Pam drinking coffee from her mug
Pam drinks some coffee from her mug...
Pam eating cereal
...and eats some cereal.
Dan drinking tea
Dan drinks some tea...
Dan eating an egg with bacon and toast
...and has an egg with bacon and toast.
dipping toast into the yolk of his egg
Sometimes, he dips his toast into the yolk of his egg.
reading the newspaper
As they eat, they read the paper...
talking a little bit
...and talk a little bit.
wiping lips with a napkin
After eating, they wipe their lips with their napkins...
leaving the table
...and leave the table.

For Special Attention

the paper = the paper means "the newspaper" — the paper 指"报纸"。
a little bit = some, but not very much — 有一些,但不太多。
sit down / sit = first you sit down; then you sit — 先"坐下"(sit down),然后才是"坐着"(sit)。
mug = a mug is a large cup with a handle — mug 是带把手的大杯子。
sit at the table = Pam and Dan sit at the table. They sit in or on chairs. — 帕姆和丹坐在餐桌旁,他们坐在椅子上。
dip = you dip a solid into a liquid by putting it in for only a short time — dip 就是把固体短时间地浸入液体中。

Key Vocabulary

Verbs

单词音标中文
dip/dɪp/蘸;浸一下
drink/drɪŋk/
eat/it/
have/hæv/吃;喝;享用
leave/liv/离开(餐桌)
read/rɛd/阅读
sit down/sɪt daʊn/坐下
talk/tɔk/交谈
wipe/waɪp/

Nouns

单词音标中文
bacon/ˈbeɪkən/培根;咸肉
bowl/boʊl/
breakfast/ˈbrɛkfəst/早餐
cereal/ˈsɪriəl/麦片
coffee/ˈkɔfi/咖啡
egg/ɛg/鸡蛋
fork/fɔrk/叉子
knife/naɪf/
lip/lɪp/嘴唇
mug/məg/大马克杯
napkin/ˈnæpkɪn/餐巾
paper/ˈpeɪpɚ/报纸
spoon/spun/勺子
table/ˈteɪbəl/桌子
tea/ti/
toast/toʊst/吐司
yolk/joʊk/蛋黄

Others

单词音标中文
sometimes/ˈsəmˌtaɪmz/有时(副词)
a little bit/ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt/一点点(状语短语)