一些少兒家長，她們苦惱地說，孩子讀中文書“津津有味”，可一拿起原版書，就不容易“專下心來”，孩子經(jīng)常“走神”，要么就“哈欠連天”，讓孩子融入生活。

　　not yet. (還沒呢。)

　　is it time for dinner yet? (該吃晚飯了吧?)

　　have you made dinner? (晚飯做好了嗎?)

　　媽媽，今天晚飯吃什么?

　　mom, what's for dinner tonight?

　　mom, what did you make for dinner?

　　mom, what did you fix for dinner?

　　晚飯吃什么?

　　what's for dinner?

　　what's for dinner? (晚飯吃什么?)

　　salisbury steak. (吃漢堡肉餅。)

　　great! (太棒了。)

　　今天吃咖哩飯。

　　today, we're having curry.

　　we're having curry today.

　　還要多久才能做好呀?

　　how soon can you get it ready?

　　how soon can you get it ready? (還要多久才能做好呀?)

　　in about five more minutes. (再有5分鐘吧。)

　　when will it be ready?

　　how soon will it be done?

　　我吃了啊。

　　let's eat.

　　shall we begin? (可以吃了嗎?)

　　請先吃吧。

　　please go ahead.

　　please help yourself.

　　這把刀真快呀!

　　this knife cuts well, doesn't it?

　　this knife cuts well, doesn't it? (這刀挺好使的，是不是?)

　　it sure does. (真挺快的。)

　　水開啦!

　　the water is boiling!

　　the water is boiling! (水開啦!)

　　o.k. (知道啦!)

　　開飯啦!

　　come and get it! *這句直譯為“來端菜!”it是指“做好了的飯菜”，全句的意思是“飯做好了，來吃吧!”。是母親常說的話。

　　it's time for dinner! (該吃晚飯啦!)

　　breakfast/lunch/dinner is ready! (早飯/午飯/晚飯好了啊!)

　　該吃飯啦!

　　it's time to eat.

　　it's time to eat. (該吃飯啦!)

　　finally. (終于吃上飯嘍!)

　　這就來啦!

　　i'm coming.

　　i'll be right there. (我馬上就去。)

　　i'm on my way.

　　手洗干凈了嗎?

　　did you wash your hands well?

　　did you wash your hands well? (手洗干凈了嗎?)

　　yes. (洗干凈了。)

　　別弄灑了。

　　don't spill it!

　　don't tip it over.

　　把碗里的菜吃光。

　　eat all of your vegetables.

　　finish your vegetables.

　　finish up your