Section 3: At Home in the Evening

Unit 25: Eating Dinner

用餐（吃晚餐）

Paul and Kate Set the Table

Paul and Kate setting the table
Paul and Kate set the table.
table setting diagram

Eating Dinner

everyone sat down at the table
Everyone sat down at the table.
putting napkins on their laps
They put their napkins on their laps.
helping himself to salad
Paul helped himself to some salad...
passing the serving dish to Kate
...and passed the serving dish to Kate.
helping themselves to the food
Then they helped themselves to the food.
talking as they ate
As they ate, they talked.
a second helping of spaghetti
Paul had a second helping of spaghetti.
having dessert
After the main course, they had some dessert.

For Special Attention

help yourself = take something for yourself — 自己取（食物），不必客气。
helping = in a meal, an amount you take to eat — 在一顿饭中，你盛取来吃的那份食物的量。
lap = the upper part of your legs when you are sitting down — 你坐下时大腿的上部。

Key Vocabulary

Verbs

单词音标中文
eat [ate]/it [eɪt]/吃
have [had]/hæv [hæd]/吃；喝；享用
help oneself/hɛlp ˌwʌnˈsɛlf/自取（食物）；自行取用
pass/pæs/传递；递过
put [put]/pʊt [pʊt]/放；放置
set [set] [a table]/sɛt [sɛt] [ə ˈteɪbəl]/摆餐具；摆桌子
sit [sat] down/sɪt [sæt] daʊn/坐下
talk/tɔk/交谈；谈话

Nouns

单词音标中文
coffee cup/ˈkɔfi kʌp/咖啡杯
dessert/dɪˈzɜrt/甜点
dinner/ˈdɪnɚ/晚餐；正餐
food/fud/食物
fork/fɔrk/叉子
glass/glæs/玻璃杯
helping/ˈhɛlpɪŋ/一份（食物）
knife/naɪf/刀
lap/læp/大腿（坐时）
main course/meɪn kɔrs/主菜
napkin/ˈnæpkɪn/餐巾
plate/pleɪt/盘子
salad/ˈsæləd/沙拉
salad bowl/ˈsæləd boʊl/沙拉碗
saucer/ˈsɔsɚ/茶碟；杯托
serving dish/ˈsɜrvɪŋ dɪʃ/上菜用的大盘子
spaghetti/spəˈgɛti/意大利细面
spoon/spun/勺子
table/ˈteɪbəl/桌子
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