At the butcher¹’s

听录音，然后回答问题。What does Mr. Bird like?
伯德先生喜欢什么？
BUTCHER: Do you want any meat today.
Mrs. Bird?
MRS.BIRD: Yes, please.
BUTCHER: Do you want beef or lamb?
MRS.BIRD: Beef, please.
BUTCHER: This lamb's very good.
MRS.BIRD: I like lamb,
but my husband doesn't.
BUTCHER: What about some steak?
This is a nice piece.
MRS.BIRD: Give me that piece, please.
MRS.BIRD: And a pound of mince², too.
BUTCHER: Do you want a chicken,
Mrs. Bird?
They 're very nice.
MRS.BIRD: No, thank you.
MRS.BIRD: My husband likes steak,
but he doesn't like chicken.
BUTCHER: To tell you the truth,
Mrs. Bird,
I don't like chicken either!
New Word and expressions 生词和短语
butcher
n. 卖肉的
meat
n. （食用）肉
beef
n. 牛肉
lamb
n. 羔羊肉
husband
n. 丈夫
steak
n. 牛排
mince
n. 肉馅，绞肉
chicken
n. 鸡
tell
v. 告诉
truth
n. 实情
either
adv. 也（用于否定句）
参考译文
肉 商：您今天要买点肉吗，伯德夫人？
伯德夫人：是的，我买一点。
肉 商：您要牛肉还是要羔羊肉？
伯德夫人：请给我牛肉。
肉 商：这羔羊肉很好。
伯德夫人：我喜欢羔羊肉，可我丈夫不喜欢。
肉 商：来点牛排吗？这块很好。
伯德夫人：就请给我那块吧。
伯德夫人：再来一磅绞肉。
肉 商：您要买只鸡吗，伯德夫人？这些鸡很好。
伯德夫人：不要了，谢谢。
伯德夫人：我丈夫喜欢牛排，但他不喜欢鸡。
肉 商：说老实话，伯德夫人，
我也不喜欢鸡。

自学导读
1．What about some steak? 来点牛排吗？
句中What可以换成How，用来征求对方看法或意见。请参看Lessons 31～32课文详注。
2．to tell(you) the truth, 老实说，说实话。
它常用于句首，作句子的附加成分，表示说话人对所说话语的态度：
To tell you the truth, I don't like his new car at all.
给你讲实话，我一点儿也不喜欢他的那辆新车。
3．序数词13th～24th
13th----thirteenth 14th----fourteenth 15th----fifteenth
16th----sixteenth 17th----seventeenth 18th----eighteenth
19th----nineteenth 20th----twentieth 21st----twenty-first
22nd----twenty-second
23rd----twenty-third
24th----twenty-fourth