Jo: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English, I’m Jo.
Jean: Hi. 大家好，我是董征。欢迎收听Real English《地道英语》节目！
Jo: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.
Jean: 和汉语一样，英语里也是有着非常多的成语和俗话的，所以要想能听得懂英国人日常的说话聊天，就一定要来学学这些他们常用的通俗词语。
Jo: And today’s expression is to do with food and a kind of food which is great for people who don’t like cooking. It’s ready meal…. ready meal
Jean: OK, a ready meal – 就是已经做好了的饭菜，只要以加热就可以吃的即食餐。
Jo: Yes, a ready meal is a meal which is completely prepared and cooked, and you just have to reheat it.
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A. Oh, I can’t be bothered to cook tonight – I’m too tired – I’m just going to put a ready meal in the microwave.
B. My dad can’t cook properly at all – he just heats up frozen ready meals in the oven.
Jo: In a microwave
Jean: Microwave 微波炉。
Jo: Or in an oven
Jean: Oven 烤箱。
Jean: 什么样的食品可以做成ready meal?
Jo: All sorts of food… English ready meals like shepherds pie
Jean: Shepherds pie 就是英国的传统食品“牧羊人派”，是用羊肉馅和土豆泥做成的。
Jo: Or Italian ready meals like lasagne.
Jean: Lasagne 就是意大利的烤宽面条。
Jo: Or even Chinese ready meals like sweet and sour chicken.
Jean: 而且在英国超市还可以买到中餐的 ready meals，不错啊！
Jo: Well that’s all we have time for today
Jean: OK, 希望注意收听我们下一期的节目。大家也可以到我们的BBC Learning English网站来看看，一起学习和提高我们的英语水平。
Jean: Bye!