Eztalk美语【208】the kickoff of the barbecue season 烤肉季的开始

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Friday afternoon

Holly: The weekend's finally here!
Yi-jun: And it's a long one. I have Monday off. It's Memorial Day or something like that.
Holly: Yep. It's the kickoff of the barbecue season. We're invited to a grill party in the park tomorrow.
Yi-jun: Sounds good. What do we need to bring?
Holly: We need to buy some buns for the hot dogs and hamburgers, and I'm making potato salad.
Yi-jun: I'll dig out the Frisbee and my kite from Taiwan.

kickoff (n.)
（口）开始，序幕
Hurry up, or you're going to miss the kickoff.
快点，不然你会错过开头。

grill (v.,n.)
烤肉架，烤肉炉，烤架中的木炭、火候；烤肉。grill party则是「烤肉聚餐派对」
A: How do you like to cook your steaks?
你想怎幺处理你的牛排？
B: I love to throw them on the grill.
我想把他们放在烤架上。

bun (n.)
（一般用来夹汉堡肉或热狗用的）圆面包
Do you want your bun toasted?
你的圆面包要烤过吗?

dig out
找出
You should go dig out the Frisbee.
你应该把飞盘找出来。

星期五下午

荷莉：周末总算到了！
怡君：而且是个长长的周末。我星期一放假。好象是阵亡将士纪念日还是什幺的。
荷莉：没错。这是烤肉季的开始。我们明天受邀到公园参加烤肉派对。
怡君：听来不错。我们要带什幺去？
荷莉：我们得买一些包热狗和汉堡用的圆面包，还有我要做马铃薯沙拉。
怡君：我会找出飞盘和我从台湾带来的风筝。