对于我们中国人来说
吃饭不仅仅满足口腹之欲
也承担了人们的情感交际
见面一句“吃了吗”
请客必说一句“别客气,多吃点”
但“多吃点”千万不要直译成“eat more”
“eat more”在英文中的感觉是命令他人去吃东西
这样表达不礼貌!
今天和Lydia 一起看看歪果仁的餐桌用语吧~
01
想让老外"别客气, 随便吃"英文怎么说?
①
Enjoy / Help yourself.
请随便吃。
例:
Help yourself to some fish. It's fresh.
来吃点鱼,很新鲜的!
②
Make yourself at home
别客气,就像在自己家一样
③
Be my guest.
请随意。
用餐过程中如果你特别想让
老外朋友尝尝某种食物,可以说:
①
Try this. It's tasty.
尝尝这个,非常好吃哦!
②
This is very good. Would you like to have a try?
这个非常好吃。要不要尝一下?
③
It's tasty,you're gonna love it.
这很好吃,你一定会喜欢的。
02
"你吃饱了吗" 英文怎么说?
"你吃饱了吗"可以这么问
�
Have you had enough to eat?
你够不够吃?也就是“你吃饱了吗?”
另外,我们还常说“要不要再吃点?”
其实也是“你吃饱了吗”的另一种问法。
英语可以这样说:
Would you like some more?
03
“我吃饱了”英文怎么说?
①
I'm stuffed.
stuffed [stʌft] 吃饱的;吃撑了
例:
A:Would you like some more rice?
再来点米饭吧?
B:No, thank you. I'm stuffed.
不了,谢谢。我肚子已经很饱了。
②
I'm full.
说自己吃饱了,用full是没有问题的
就像我们吃饱了摸摸肚子
来一句"我吃得太多了~"
③
I'm good.
除了“我很好”
别人问你要不要再吃点时
I'm good.还可以用来表达“不用了,我饱了”
来看英文词典的解释
例:
A: Would you like more pizza?
要不要再来点披萨?
B:I'm good.
我饱了。
④
I've had plenty / enough.
需要注意的是
I've had enough.还可以表示:
我受够了!
所以使用时要注意语境,避免误会
例:
A: Would you like some more?
要再来点吗?
B: Oh, no, I've had plenty. Thank you.
不,我已经吃饱了。谢谢你。
04
“我很饿”英文怎么说?
①
除了直接说hungry
我们还可以夸张点表达“饿得要命”
I am as hungry as a bear.
我现在饿极了。
②
I'm starving.
我快饿死了。
starving [ˈstɑːvɪŋ] 饿极了的
例:
Do you have anything to eat? I'm starving.
有东西吃吗?我快饿死了。
③
eat a horse/eat a cow
能吃下一匹马或一头牛
形容一个人真的很饿
例:
I've had nothing but a sandwich all day. I can eat a horse now!
我一天只吃了一个三明治,现在我饿的都能吃下一匹马了。
05
“吃光”英文怎么说?
①
eat up
例:
I ate up the rest of the cake.
我把剩下的蛋糕都吃光了。
②
devour
(尤指因饥饿而) 狼吞虎咽地吃光
例:
Tom was very hungry and devoured the cake.
汤姆很饿,把蛋糕狼吞虎咽地吃了下去。