中英慣用短語:
  • v.  我一貫主張要全麥麵包.   I always insist on wholemeal bread
  • n.  我不吃那道甜食了.   I'll miss out the sweet course, ie not take it at a meal
  • n.  我不願意別人摸過的食物.   I don't like eating food that's been fingered by someone else
  • n.  我中午通常衹吃點心.   Usually I only have a snack at lunchtime
  •   我今早很匆忙, 衹好不早飯了.   I had to go without breakfast this morning as I was in a hurry
  • n.  我們先些快餐再出門兒.   nosh, then start out
  • adj.  我們剛把所有的雞蛋都光了.   We're fresh out of eggs
  • v.  我們動身前好好頓早飯.   We make a good breakfast before leaving
  • adj.  我們午飯衹了一點小.   We only had a little snack at lunchtime
  • indef det  我們午飯的三明治夠嗎?   Have we got enough sandwiches for lunch?
  • n.  我們午飯(在外面)的是涼肉和色拉.   on cold meat and salad
  • adj.  我們了頓很不錯的午飯.   lunch
  • n.  我們午飯時興致勃勃地談論各學校的情況.   We had an interesting conversation about schools at lunch-time
  • v.  我們完早餐就動身了.   We got off immediately after breakfast
  • n.  我們的第一道菜是魚, 接著上的菜是烤禽肉和新鮮蔬菜.   We had fish for the first course, followed by roast fowl and fresh vegetables
  • v.  我們的食物在體內不停分解産生代謝變化.   Our bodies constantly metabolize the food we eat