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 mince, 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!
Lesson 49
1 butcher ['butʃə] n.卖肉的
2 meat [mi:t] n.(食用)肉
3 beef [bi:f] n.牛肉
4 lamb [læm] n.羔羊肉
5 husband ['hʌzbənd] n.丈夫
6 steak [steik] n.牛排
7 mince [mins] n.肉馅,绞肉
8 chicken ['tʃikin] n.鸡
9 tell [tel] v.告诉
10 truth [tru:θ] n.实情
11 either ['aiðə] ad.也(用于否定句)
Lesson 50
1 tomato [tə'mɑ:təu] n.西红柿
2 potato [pə'teitəu] n.土豆
3 cabbage ['kæbidʒ] n.卷心菜
4 lettuce ['letis] n.莴苣
5 pea [pi:] n.豌豆
6 bean [bi:n] n.豆角
7 pear [peə] n.梨
8 grape [greip] n.葡萄
9 peach [pi:tʃ] n.桃