Chapter 7 At The Coffee Shop In The Mall

银币风波Chapter 7 讲义

【本章大意】

矮个男子和高个男子正在讨论用一百万买什么。凯尔和朱迪来到购物中心的咖啡店吃东西，正好看见矮个男子和高个男子，于是决定跟踪他们。

单词注释

pool /puːl/ n. 游泳池，水塘

· Does the hotel have a pool? 这家旅馆有游泳池吗？

jet /dʒet/ n. 喷气式飞机

· The accident happened as the jet was about to take off. 事故是在喷气式飞机正要起飞时发生的。

expensive /ɪk'spensɪv/ adj. 昂贵的

· 同义词：costly; overpriced; pricey; dear

· I can't afford it, it's too expensive. 我买不起，太贵了。

round /raʊnd/ prep. 环绕，围绕

· She is the first woman to sail round the world. 她是第一位环球航行的女性。

mall /mæl/ n. 购物中心，商场

submarine /'sʌbməriːn/ n. 潜水艇

sandwich /'sæn(d)wɪdʒ/ n. 三明治

follow /'fɒləʊ/ v. 跟随，遵循

· follow sb around 到处跟随某人

· follow in one's footsteps 仿效某人

· Follow me please. I'll show you the way. 请跟我走。我来给你带路。

get back 回来，恢复

· If so, you must get it back. 如果这样的话，你必须把它拿回来。

【中英文对照】

Chapter 7 At The Coffee Shop In The Mall

第7章在购物中心的咖啡店

A million dollars, that's a lot of money, Boss. What are you going to buy?

Oh… a big house with a swimming pool and…

I want a private jet and some expensive clothes… and I want a big boat to sail round the world…

一百万美元，那是一大笔钱啊，老板。你要买什么？

喔……一个带游泳池的大房子和……

我要一架私人飞机和一些昂贵的衣服……还想要一艘大船，环游世界……

What time is it?

12 o'clock. Why?

I'm hungry. Let's go eat something.

Me too! Let's go to the coffee shop in the mall.

Good idea. Come on.

几点了？

12点。怎么了？

我饿了，我们去吃点东西吧。

我也饿了，我们去购物中心的咖啡店吧。

好主意，走吧。

What would you like?

We want two submarine sandwiches please.

And an orange juice for me, and a chocolate milk for her, please.

Kyle! There are the two men from the beach!

Yikes! Jodi, you're right!

你们要点什么？

我们想要两个潜艇三明治。

我要一个橙汁，请给她来一个巧克力牛奶。

凯尔！是海滩上的那两个男人！

呀！朱迪，是他们！

【注：潜艇三明治就是用法国面包做的三明治，一般分12英寸和6英寸两种。因为形状跟潜艇相似，故将其命名为潜艇三明治。经营这种三明治的比较有名的连锁店有Mr. Sub（加拿大）和Subway（美国）等。】

Where are we going now, Boss?

Home, I want to think.

Quick, Jodi, they're leaving. Let's follow them!

Get back, Jodi! They mustn't see us.

我们现在去哪儿，老板？

回家。我得好好想想。

快点，朱迪，他们要走了，我们跟上他们。

退后，朱迪！不能让他们看到我们。

银币风波Chapter 7 习题

1. What does the word "boat" mean?

答案：B

解析：A. jet n.喷气式飞机

B. boat n.轮船  

C. bicycle n.自行车

D. car n.汽车

1. Tallman wants a bicycle and a horse. (F)

解析：Tallman wants a private jet, some expensive clothes and a boat.

2. Kyle and Jodi are going to follow Tallman and Shortman. (T)

3. I want a big boat to sail (  ) the world.

A. round

B. all

C. at

D. in

答案：A

解析：我想要一艘大船环游世界。

sail round the world环游世界

4. “Quick, Jodi, they're leaving. Let's (  ) them!”

A. see

B. follow

C. leave

D. hear

答案：B

解析：文章原句：快点，朱迪，他们要走了，我们跟上他们。

A. see /siː/ v.看见；B. follow /'fɒləʊ/ v.跟随；C. leave /liːv/ v.离开；D.hear /hɪə/ v.听见。