I'monadiettoloseweight

by Jim Green/赫广铭(译)

☆情景呈现

布里安娜正在节食中,但她的朋友阿提库斯正试图哄她吃一些冰激凌。面对各种口味的冰激凌,布里安娜能忍受住阿提库斯的诱惑吗？请听他们怎么说吧!

Atticus: Would you like to have some ice-cream?I've got a variety of flavors for you to choose from.I've got strawberry,peach,chocolate,chocolate chip,chocolate brownie,coffee,vanilla,rocky road,butter pecan,and praline.

Breanne:Wow!What choices you have!I wish I could,but I just can't.I'm on a diet to lose weight.

Atticus: Come on!It's just a bite.It doesn't really hurt to have just a bite.

Breanne:I'd better not.Please don't tempt me.Please!

Atticus: Gee!You are really strong-willed.

Breanne:You're right.I'm not so easily coaxed into doing anything that I think is wrong.

Atticus: Well,I'd better not tempt you.Otherwise,if I give you a piece of cake,you might ask for a glass of milk.

☆词语卡片

1.flavor/'fleɪvə /n.香料；滋味；情味；风味

2.vanilla/və'nɪlə /n.香草；香子兰

3.praline/'prɑːliːn/n.果仁糖；胡桃糖；干果糖

4.strong-willed/'strɔŋ'wild/adj.意志坚强的

5.coax/kəʊks/v.哄；诱骗；灵巧慢慢地做

☆典句积累

1.Would you like to have some ice-cream?你想要一些冰激凌吗？

2.Please don't tempt me.Please!请不要诱惑我。拜托啦！

3....if I give you a piece of cake,you might ask for a glass of milk.如果我给你一块蛋糕,你可能会要一杯牛奶。

☆对话试译

阿提库斯：你想要一些冰激凌吗？我有草莓、桃、巧克力、巧克力片、巧克力布朗尼、咖啡、香草、岩石路、奶油核桃和果仁糖等多种口味的供你选择。

布里安娜：哇！你有那么多选择！我倒希望我能选择,但我不能这样做。我正在节食减肥呀。

阿提库斯：来吧！只是咬一口。仅仅咬一口不会有什么坏处的。

布里安娜：我最好不要这样做。请你不要诱惑我。拜托！

阿提库斯：哎呀,你意志还真坚定啊！

布里安娜：没错。我不太容易被诱使做一些我认为是错误的事情的。

阿提库斯：好吧,我就不诱惑你啦。否则,我给你一块蛋糕的话,你有可能会要一杯牛奶。