BEC商務英語活學活用：和同事一起共進午餐

本節(jié)目通過核心學習、詞匯、課文、對話等四方面內(nèi)容讓BEC活學活用起來。

Ⅰ.核心學習：Lunch with Work Colleagues 和同事一起共進午餐

Michael: I feel famished - let's head to Mickey D's for some lunch.

邁克爾：我餓極了-我們?nèi)湲攧诔晕绮桶伞?/p>

Billy: I'm starved too, but I don't really like McDonalds. How about a pizza instead?

比利：我也很餓，但是我不是很想吃麥當勞。吃比薩餅怎么樣?

Michael: It depends on what type of pizza your order - if it has anchovies, I am not interested.

邁克爾：那要看你要點什么樣的比薩餅-如果是鳳尾魚味的，我可不感興趣。

Billy: I am not in the mood for pizza - how about Chinese food?

比利：我也不是很想吃比薩餅-中餐怎么樣?

Michael: But we had Chinese food yesterday! What about Japanese?

邁克爾：但是我們昨天剛吃了中餐!日本菜怎么樣?

Billy: Do you know a good Japanese restaurant close to the office?

比利：你知道公司周圍有什么好的日本餐館嗎?

Michael: Not really but maybe we could check the Internet to see if we can find one.

邁克爾：不很清楚，但是我們可以在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上查一下，看能否找到一家。

Billy: Why is deciding where to eat lunch such a big deal?

比利：為什么決定去哪里吃午餐是這么費神的一件事?

Michael: Maybe we can find the answer in learning all about the culture of having lunch with work colleagues!

邁克爾：也許在我們了解了所有和同事共進午餐的文化以后就會找到答案!

Ⅱ.單詞簡析

1) Famished: very hungry, starved

極餓：非常餓，餓得要死。

ex:After an hour or two of basketball, I am so famished that I would eat anything.

打一、兩個小時的籃球以后，我會非常餓，我會吃得下任何東西。

2) Mickey D's: slang for McDonalds

Mickey D's：麥當勞的俚語

ex:McDonalds, Mickey D's, the Big Arches are all names for the American fast-food restaurant.

麥當勞，Mickey D's，那兩個大的拱形代表了美國快餐店。

3) Anchovies: small, salted fish that are great in pizzas

鳳尾魚：小的咸魚，使用在比薩餅上味道很好

ex:Anchovies are one of those things that you either love or hate.

鳳尾魚是你既不愛又不恨的東西之一。

4) Loner: someone who prefers to be alone

獨處的人：喜歡獨自一人的人

ex:Loners are usually found in the kitchen at parties.

經(jīng)常會在晚會的廚房里發(fā)現(xiàn)獨處的人。

Ⅲ.課文篇

Experts say that, other than breakfast, lunch is the most important meal of the day! A good, healthy and satisfying lunch is absolutely vital to keep your energy and creativity at its peak during the afternoon.

專家們說，除了早飯，午飯是一天中最重要的一頓飯!一頓好的、健康而令人滿足的午餐對于你下午的能量和創(chuàng)造力保持在頂峰是至關重要的。

Unless you are a complete loner, you will probably have lunch with one or more colleagues during the working week. Having lunch with the people you work with has many benefits including:

除非你是一個完全獨處的人，你很可能會和一個或更多的同事在工作日一起共進午餐。和同你一起工作的人共進午餐有很多好處：

.Getting to know the people you work with in a social setting

.Building better relationships with your colleagues

.Having the opportunity to let off some steam about work

.Relaxing with your colleagues in the middle of a busy day

.在一個社交的環(huán)境中了解你的同事。

.和你的同事建立更好的關系

.有機會緩解一些工作的壓力

.在繁忙的一天中間，和你的同事一起放松

Because lunch is such an important meal (although some people think that lunch is really only for wimps) you should choose the food you eat carefully. Try to stay away from fatty or greasy foods and go for foods with lighter flavors. That way you won't feel like sleeping after lunch.

因為午餐是這樣一頓重要的飯(盡管一些人認為只有身體不強壯的人才需要午餐)，你應該仔細選擇你要吃的食物。盡量避開脂肪和油脂含量高的食物，而要吃味道較淡的食物。這樣，你就不會在午飯后昏昏欲睡。

Some interesting things to try could be salads, sandwiches, fruit or, may favorite, noodles with vegetables!

你應該試這樣一些令人感興趣的食物，例如沙拉，三明治，水果或者是你喜歡的面條加蔬菜!

If your company allows you an hour for lunch make sure that you get back to the office on time. Lunch is important but being late never makes a good impression.

如果你的公司給你一個小時吃午飯，要確保按時回到辦公室。午餐固然重要，但是遲到會給人留下不好的印象。

Ⅳ.對話篇

Jeff: Why do I always feel so sleepy after I have had lunch with you Joan?

杰夫：為什么我和你吃完午飯后總是發(fā)困，簡?

Joan: Either the food we eat is to heavy or my conversation is too dull!

簡：要么是我們吃的食物太油膩，要么是我的談話太乏味!

Jeff: It must be the food because you always manage to make me laugh.

杰夫：一定是因為食物的原因，因為你總是能讓我發(fā)笑。

Joan: Maybe we should think more carefully about the type of food that we eat at lunch then.

簡：也許我們應該更加仔細地考慮午飯應該吃什么食物。

Jeff: I like the heavy greasy foods like hamburgers and fried dumplings.

杰夫：我喜歡油脂很重的食物，例如漢堡包和炸團子。

Joan: I like those as well but I don't think that they are good if we eat them every day.

簡：我也很喜歡它們，但是我不認為天天吃它們對我們的身體會很好。

Jeff: So some days we should have salads and fruit instead?

杰夫：所以，有些時候我們應該換吃沙拉和水果?

Joan: I think that would be a great idea! We won't feel so sleepy after lunch and I might be able to loose some weight.

簡：我想這是個好主意!我們飯后也許不會發(fā)困，我還可能減肥。

Jeff: You don't need to loose weight - you already look beautiful!

杰夫：你不需要減肥-你看起來已經(jīng)很美了!