VOA流行美语第212课 to down和to chug实用英语
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Larry和李华在学校的食堂里吃晚饭。李华今天会学到两个常用语;to down和to chug。
LL: You know, Li Hua, I think I can down this entire hamburger in a single bite. I am that hungry.
LH: 听你的意思,我猜你是说你可以一口就把这个汉堡包吃下去, 对不对?
LL: You re right, my friend! The hamburger will go down to my stomach.
LH: 你看我没猜错吧! Down就是吃的意思。Larry,你说一口就能吃下去这有点夸张吧。 人又不是蛇, 要噎住了怎么办呢?
LL: Well, maybe I was exaggerating a little, but down means to eat something all at once and really fast.
LH: 我明白了,down不仅是吃,而且是狼吞虎咽。我记得在电视上看过 吃热狗比赛,有个人在12分钟内吃了50个热狗,He downed 50 hot dogs in 12 minutes! Larry,你能吃这么多吗?
LL: No, I can t. I m pretty hungry right now, but I think I would get sick after downing so many hot dogs in so little time.
LH: 一下子吃这么多热狗,你当然受不了。不过, 人都有狼吞虎咽的时候。象我,回国探亲的时,有时候一顿饭能吃好几十个饺子呢。
LL: But steamed dumplings are so small, I bet you can down fifty of those and still feel okay.