英語日常口語 Unit44:A free lunch
本單元是關於免費午餐的對話
Tim: That food was delicious!
Mrs HAll: It took ages to come but yes, absolutely scrummy. Ready for afters?
Tim: Thank you.
Mrs Hall:Go on, open it.
Tim: World Cup tickets! How can I ever thank you Mrs Hall?
Mrs Hall: Well you can start by dropping the formality. Please, call me Janet.
Tim: Alright ... Janet.
Mrs Hall: Much better. Now, my husband's away on business next month. So we'll do lunch again then.
Tim: Your husband?
Mrs Hall: Well where did you think those corporate tickets came from? Yes, he's good for some things but quite dreadful for others - like decent lunch company.
Tim: I'm not sure if I'm free. Let me check the rota first.
Vocabulary:（詞彙）
scrummy (informal): 美味的（非正式用法）
delicious
afters (informal, uncountable):甜點（非正式用法，不可數名詞）
dessert, the dish which comes after the main meal
to drop something:（停止做某事）
to stop doing something
corporate:（企業）
business
a rota:（輪班表）
a schedule or timetable which shows what days and times employees work
