A：Hey John, nice skates. Are they new?
      你好，约翰，冰鞋真漂亮。新的吗？

B：Yeah, I just got them. I started playing ice hockey in a community league. So, I finally got myself new skates.
      是呀，我刚买的。我开始在一个社团打冰球。所以，终于给自己买了一双新的冰鞋。

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A：What position do you play?
      你打什么位置？

B：I’m a defender. It’s a lot of fun. You don’t have to be able to skate as fast on defense.
      打后卫。真是很有趣。而且打后卫溜冰速度不用很快。

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A：Yeah, you’re a pretty big guy. I play goalie, myself.
      是的，你是个大块头，我是守门员。

B：Oh, yeah? Which team?
      噢，是吗？哪一个队？

A：The Rockets.
      火箭队的。

B：Really? I think we play you guys next week. Well, I have to go to practice. See you later.
      真的吗？我想下个星期是我们和你们比赛，好了，我要去练习了，以后见。

A：All right, see you later.
      好的，再见。

A：May I take your order now?
      你们可以点菜了吗？

B：Yes, I think we’re ready to order. Elizabeth, what would you like to have?
      行，我想我们可以点菜了。伊丽莎白，你想来点什么？

C：I haven’t made up my mind yet. You order first, Donald.
      我还没决定呢。唐纳德，你先点吧。

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B：All right. I’ll start with chicken soup. Then I want a steak, medium rare. I’ll have a baked potato, green beans and an egg salad. I’ll order dessert later.
      好的。我先来个鸡汤，然后要一份牛排，嫩一点。要一份烤土豆片，青豆和一份鸡蛋色拉。待会儿我再要点甜食。

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A：Yes, sir. And you, miss? What would you like to have?
      好的，先生。你呢，小姐？你想吃点什么？

C：I can’t decide. I don’t see anything I really like.
      我拿不定主意。我没看到什么我真喜欢的菜。

A：There are over thirty dishes to select from, miss.
      小姐，这儿有三十多种菜供您选择呢。

B：There ought to be something you like, Elizabeth.
      伊丽莎白，这儿一定有你喜欢的。

C：Well, I guess so. But I only see food that I don’t like. I don’t care for chicken and I can’t stand fish. Do you have any oysters?
      大概有吧。可我看到的尽是些我不喜欢的菜。我不喜欢吃鸡肉，鱼也不合我的口味。有牡蛎吗？

A：No, miss. I’m afraid not. How about some other seafood?
      没有，小姐。恐怕没有。别的海鲜怎么样？

C：Oysters are the only seafood I like. I dislike the rest.
      海鲜中我只喜欢牡蛎，其它的都不喜欢。

B：I wish I could think of something for you.
      真希望我能为你想出什么菜来。

A：May I suggest cream of tomato soup, steak with mushroom gravy, asparagus, and buttered cauliflower. For dessert—strawberry pie with ice cream?
      我给您推荐几个菜吧：奶油西红柿汤，蘑菇汁牛排，芦笋，黄油黄牙菜。至于甜食，冰激凌草莓馅饼您看怎么样？

C：No, that isn’t my ideal of a good meal. I’ll have a hamburger. That’s my favorite dish. I have it every day.
      不行。那不是我理想的一顿美餐。我来一个汉堡包。我最喜欢吃汉堡包，每天都吃。

1. 冰;冰块;冰层
    Ice is frozen water.

    e.g. Glaciers are moving rivers of ice...
           冰河是犹如河水般流动的巨大冰体。
    e.g. The ice is melting.
           冰正在融化。

2. 为(蛋糕)挂糖衣(或糖霜)
    If you ice a cake, you cover it with icing.

    e.g. I've iced and decorated the cake.
           我在蛋糕上挂了糖衣，还做了花样装饰。

3. 同 ice cream
    An ice is an ice cream .

    e.g. He's eaten a lot of choc ices.
           他吃了很多巧克力冰激凌。

4. see also: iced;icing

5. 打破沉默(或僵局);使气氛轻松
    If you break the ice at a party or meeting, or in a new situation, you say or do something to make people feel relaxed and comfortable.

    e.g. That sort of approach should go a long way toward breaking the ice...
           那种方法对打破僵局会大有帮助。
    e.g. The major purpose of his trip was to break the ice, and his itinerary so far has been packed full.
           他此行的主要目的是打破僵局，目前的行程已经排满。

6. 起不到什么作用;没多大影响
    If you say that something cuts no ice with you, you mean that you are not impressed or influenced by it.

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    e.g. That sort of romantic attitude cuts no ice with money-men.
           那种不切实际的态度对金融家们根本不起什么作用。

7. 延迟;搁置
    If someone puts a plan or project on ice, they delay doing it.

    e.g. The deal was put on ice for three months...
           该交易被搁置了 3 个月。
    e.g. The $40 million-a-month aid payments will remain on ice.
           每月 4,000 万美元的援助款项将继续搁置下去。

8. 冒风险;如履薄冰
    If you say that someone is on thin ice or is skating on thin ice, you mean that they are doing something risky which may have serious or unpleasant consequences.

    e.g. I had skated on thin ice and, so far, got away with it.
           我曾经冒过很大风险，但目前为止侥幸没事。