爸爸回家吃晚餐
Scott’s mother is in the kitchen. She needs help from Scott.
史考特的媽媽在廚房裡，她需要史考特的幫忙。
attic(n.)閣樓cellar(n.)地下室basement(n.)地下室pantry(n.)食物儲藏室guest room(n.)客房
Mom: Hey, Scott. Can you do me a favor?
媽：嘿，史考特。你可以幫我一個忙嗎？
favor(n.)美好的事物May I ask you for a favor?我可以請你幫忙嗎？
Scott: What is it?
史考特：什麼事？
Mom: We are short of salt and pepper. Could you go get them? I’m very busy now.
媽：鹽跟胡椒快要用完了，你可以幫忙去買嗎？我現在很忙。
be short of短缺=run out ofsugar(n.)糖oil(n.)油olive oil(n.)橄欖油soy oil(n.)醬油vinegar(n.)醋could較can微婉
Scott: Do you need anything else?
史考特：那還需要其他東西嗎？
Wh-else不然
Mom: Oh, I almost forgot. We need some green onions, too.
媽：啊，差點忘記。我們還需要一些青蔥。
forget、forgot、forgotten忘記about、to V、V-inglettuce(n.)萵苣cabbage(n.)高麗菜garlic(n.)大蒜onion(n.)洋蔥
Scott: Hmm, I may not have enough money.
史考特：嗯，我不知道我錢夠不夠耶。
may(aux.)+RV可能enough(adj.足夠的)enough(adv.)足夠
Mom: It’s okay. My purse is on the table. And don’t forget to take the shopping bag with you.
媽：沒事，我的皮包在抽屜，然後別忘了帶購物袋。
wallet(n.)男用錢包on在上面in在裡面behind 在後面in front of 在…前面above 在之上below 在下面between 在中間take sth with要某人帶
Scott: OK.
史考特：好。
Mom: Make sure you come back quickly. I need to get the meal ready before your dad comes home.
媽：務必快點回來哦，爸爸回家之前我要把晚餐煮好。
make sure確認
Scott: I’m on my way.
史考特：要出門了。
In a way某種程度上in sb’s way擋到…的路by the way順道一提