Lesson Nine
Basic Words and Patterns 基本词汇和句型：
eat 吃
like 喜欢 do not like 不喜欢
I get up at seven in the morning.
I eat my breakfast at seven thirty.
After breakfast I go to the office by Subway or by bus.
Our office time is from nine a.m.to six p.m.We work five days in a week.We are free on Saturday and Sunday.
We have an hour break for lunch at midday.
I eat my lunch at the nearest restaurant or a dining-room.
I eat my dinner at seven p.m.at home.I often cook for myself.
Sometimes my wife will cook for me if she comes home earlier.
I like some cakes，an egg and a glass of milk for breakfast.
I like rice，meat soup，fish and vegetables for lunch.
I like steamed rolls or noodles for dinner.
I like to eat fruits an hour before meals.
I like to drink a cup of tea or soda water after meals.
I like to play computer games in my spare time.
I like tea，but I don't like coffee.
I like to drink black tea，but I don't like to drink green tea.
I like boiled eggs，but I don't like fried eggs.
I like to eat tomato soup，but I don't like to eat potato soup.
I like spicy food，but I don't like too much barbecue.
I like to watch TV series，but I don't like too many TV ads.
Notes to the text 课文注释：
Subway（railway）地铁（火车）；office time上班时间，办公时间；free空闲的，自由的；an hour break休息一小时；midday中午；nearest最近的；dining-room餐厅；to cook for oneself自己煮；a glass of milk一杯牛奶；meat（fish）soup肉（鱼）汤；steamed rolls花卷；noodle面条；an hour before meals饭前一小时；a cup of tea（coffee）一杯茶（咖啡）；to play computer games玩电脑游戏；spare time业余时间；black（green）tea红茶（绿茶）；boiled（fried）；eggs煮（煎）蛋；tomato（potato）soup番茄（土豆）汤；spicy food辣的食物；barbecue（BBQ）烧烤；to watch TV series看电视连续剧；TV ads电视广告
Grammar Points 语法提要：
1.like是及物动词，eat可以是及物动词，也可作不及物动词。like要跟不定式作宾语。
2.“喝汤”要说“eat soup”，不能说drink soup；而“喝饮料”要说“drink soda water，drink Coke”，不能说eat。
3.“主系表”和“there be”句子改为否定句时，只需在is，are后面直接加上否定词not就可以了。但“主谓宾（状）”的句子改为否定句，就要在谓语动词前加上“do not”或“does not”。
Practice 练习
Oral Translation 口头汉译英：
有时候，我在午餐时选（to choose）吃一些三明治（sandwich）。三明治有很多种。我不喜欢吃蔬菜三明治，我也不喜欢吃肉三明治，我喜欢吃火腿鸡蛋（ham&egg）三明治。吃三明治的时候，我会点（to order）一份汤，或软饮料。我喜欢喝（to eat）鱼汤或番茄鸡蛋汤。
如果我想吃鱼，我可以到附近的海鲜市场去购买鱼或其它海鲜（seafood）。在我们这个海滨（seaside）城市，有许多海鲜，如鱼、虾（shrimp）、螃蟹（crab）、贝类（shell）和蚝（oyster）。它们都很新鲜和干净。我们的父母都善于（to be good at）烹调海鲜。我们喜欢喝鱼汤。我们也喜欢吃清蒸（steamed）鱼，但是我们不爱吃油炸鱼。
Paragraphs Recitation 背诵英语口语短文：
Our city is a seaside city.There are several seaports at our seacoast（海岸）.There are many fishing-boats（渔船）in each seaport.Every morning，these boats will go to the sea and the fishermen（渔民）will catch（抓捕）a lot of seafood，such as fish，crabs，shrimps and shells.They bring back the seafood and sell it on the sea market，so that we can enjoy the seafood on our dining table.
In Europe，people like to eat dessert（甜品）after lunch or supper.Dessert is a sweet food，like cream crackers（奶油薄脆），pudding（布丁），chocolate or ice-cream.In China，we don't have dessert for lunch or supper，but we can have a cup of tea or some fruits.Dessert is often too sweet，and sweet food helps to put on weight（增肥），I need to reduce weight（减肥）.