2012年ESL之餐饮娱乐 16 Having a Barbecue

（单词翻译）

Having a Barbecue 

George: Step aside! The king of the cookout is here. I’m ready to work my magic on this barbecue. 

Sophia: Here are the burgers and hot dogs. The kids are pretty hungry. 

George: Hold on. I need to put on the charcoal¹. Now I’m ready to fire up this barbecue. Where’s the lighter² fluid? 

Sophia: It’s right here. 

George: Good. Oh, I almost forgot. I’ll need to gather some wood to burn to give the meat that smoky flavor. 

Sophia: Why don’t I do that while you get things going? 

George: No, I need to do things my way. I also need to make my world-famous barbecue sauce. The meat won’t taste very good if I don’t baste³ it with my special sauce each time I flip⁴ it. 

Sophia: Okay, how about if I get the corn on the cob ready for grilling⁵? 

George: I’ll do that. I have my own special way of preparing the corn. 

Sophia: Is there anything I can do to hurry things along? 

George: Perfection takes time. Would you tell Michelangelo to hurry up? 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse