《英語輕鬆學》學好初級口語 #Lesson 28：First Time for Everything 凡事都有第一次

First Time for Everything 凡事都有第一次

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 初級口語 

搭配筆記聆聽會話 Listen to the text with the help of the notes given

 

 

再次聆聽並回答問題 Listen again and answer the questions below

Questions for discussion:

1. Has the speaker ever cooked before going to college?

2. Why did the speaker decide to start cooking?

3. Did the speaker’s housemates get sick from the food?

 

短文聽讀 Text

　I had never cooked before I went to college; accordingly, I spent the first three weeks of the term eating out. I was just enjoying that lifestyle when I started to run out of money. As a result, I began watching videos about cooking on a budget. On the following weekend, I made curry for all my housemates. Thankfully, no one got
food poisoning! There’s a first time for everything, I guess.

　我上大學前從未下廚過，因此我學期的前三週都在外用餐。當我正享受這樣的生活方式時，我的錢就快用完了。因此，我開始看在預算吃緊的情況下做菜的影片。接下來的週末，我做了咖哩給我所有的室友吃。幸好，沒人食物中毒！我想，凡事都有第一次。

 

單字片語 Vocabulary and Phrases

 1  cook vi. & vt. 烹調 & n. 廚師
cook a meal　　煮飯
cook lunch / dinner　　煮午 / 晚餐
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
太多廚師會壞了羹湯 / 人多手雜。（諺語）

 2  term n. 學期

 3  eat out  在外用餐
= dine out（較正式的用法）
eat in　　在家用餐
Eating in is cheaper than eating out.
在家吃飯比在外用餐便宜。

 4  lifestyle n. 生活方式
a healthy lifestyle　　健康的生活方式

 5  run out of...　 用光（錢、汽油、耐心、精力等）
We’re running out of gas, so we have to find a gas station.
我們的汽油快用光了，所以我們得找一間加油站。
I guess I’ve run out of patience.
我想我已失去耐心了。

 6  following a. 接著的

 7  curry n. 咖哩

 8  housemate n（. 住在同一間房子的）室友
roommate  n（. 尤指大學同寢室的）室友

 9  thankfully adv. 幸好，幸虧
There was a car accident this morning. Thankfully, no one was injured.
今早有場車禍。幸好，沒有人受傷。

 10  food poisoning 食物中毒
poisoning  n. 中毒

 

實用詞句 Useful Expressions

 1   介紹表示「因此，所以」的副詞連接詞  

accordingly　　adv. 因此，所以
= as a result 
= consequently 
= as a consequence 
= therefore 
= thus 
= hence 
The cost rose; accordingly, we increased our price.
= The cost rose. Accordingly, we increased our price.
成本上漲，因此，我們調漲價格。

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