公共英语等级考试三级(PETS3)学习笔记(三).pdf

. 公共英语等级考试三级 (PETS3)学习笔记（三） Unit 6 Eating and Drinking Dialogues /monologues: 1、 I ’m in a hurry. 我得赶紧。 “in a hurry ”指匆忙，有时用作口语也表示轻易 地做好某件事情。 2、 These days the most sought-after tables are hidden away, several floors above ground, in the city ’s high -rise apartments, which are run by chefs out of their own homes or from rented spaces.. 这句话的意思我翻译为： 目前，很多广受欢迎的餐馆总是藏匿在 公寓大厦地面上方的楼层，就在厨 师们自家门口或是租的空地外面营业。 3、 Merely requesting a reservation can be as difficult as getting one. 哪怕是仅仅要求预定 ( 房间 ) 都有可能象真要得到它一样那么难。 4、 Exclusively is the main attraction for customers in a city that is still obsessed with status. . . 独有性 ( 专用权 ) 是吸引城市消费者的主要因素， 因为人们还是会 被身份地位 ( 带来的虚荣感 ) 所迷惑的。 5、 I can’t makeup mymind about what to have for dessert. make up one ’s mind ：下决心、作决定。 本句的意思是：餐后吃什么甜点，我还没能做出决定。 Passage: The ladies were puzzled. Cheryl Spangler, Valeria Borunda Jamesonand Susan Puckett, three university-admissions workers on a training visit to Florence, Kentucky, had walked into a local barbecue joint called Chung Kiwha. But instead of sauce-covered mutton served up from the kitchen, they saw a buffet of uncooked meats and vegetables. Instead of knives and forks, they were given large scissors, chopsticks and metal tongs. Nocandle flickered at their table, but a bucket of fiery wood charcoal hissed in the tabletop grill pit. Chung Kiwha served barbecue, all right —cook-it-your-self Korean barbecue. “I didn ’t realize there were restaurants like this, ” marveled Spangl