Grammar Counters
語法 量詞
[SERVER] Hi. Can I help you?
[服務員]嗨。我能幫助你嗎？
[KELLY] Yes. I’d like a roast beef sandwich, please.
[凱莉]是的。我想要一份烤牛肉三明治。
[SERVER] OK.
[服務員]好的。
[SERVER] There you go. Anything else?
[服務員]好了。還有別的嗎？
[KELLY] Uh, a bag of potato chips.
[凱莉]呃，一袋薯片。
[SERVER] Here you are. Would you like a drink?
[服務員]給你。你想喝一杯嗎？
[KELLY] Yes, a bottle of water.
是的，一瓶水。
[SERVER] OK.
[服務員]好的。
[SERVER] Anything else? How about some dessert?
[服務員]還有別的嗎？來點甜點怎麼樣？
[KELLY] Oh ... A piece of chocolate cake, please.
[凱莉]哦。。。請給我一塊巧克力蛋糕。
[SERVER] Would you like a bag?
[服務員]您要一個包嗎？
[KELLY] Yes, please.
[凱莉]是的，謝謝。
[KELLY] How much is that?
[凱莉]多少錢？
[SERVER] That’s, uh, 14 dollars.
[服務員]14美元。
[KELLY] Here you go.
[凱莉]給你。
[KELLY] Thanks!
[凱莉]謝謝！
a bowl of rice
一碗米飯
/ə boʊl əv raɪs/
a deep round container filled with cooked rice
- eating a bowl of rice
- Could I have a bowl of rice, too?
a piece of carrot cake
一塊胡蘿蔔蛋糕
/ə piːs əv ˈkærət keɪk/
a piece cut from a cake made with carrots, flour, sugar and eggs
- a sweet piece of carrot cake
- My mother cut a piece of carrot cake for me.
a bag of potato chips
一袋薯片
/ə bæɡ əv pəˈteɪtoʊ tʃɪps/
a bag of thin slices of potato, fried until they are crisp
- a small bag of potato chips
- He likes to eat a bag of potato chips with his sandwich for lunch.
a bottle of water
一瓶水
/ə ˈbɑːtl əv ˈwɔːtər/
a plastic drinking container of water
- a large bottle of water
- Elena takes a bottle of water to school with her in the morning.
a piece of pizza
一塊比薩
/ə piːs əv ˈpiːtsə/
a triangle slice of pizza
- ordering a piece of pizza
- I would like a piece of pizza, please.
a bowl of soup
一碗湯
/ə boʊl əv suːp/
a deep round container filled with soup
- a delicious bowl of soup
- A bowl of soup tastes great on a cold day.
a cup of tea
一份煮好的茶
/ə kʌp əv tiː/
一份煮好的茶
- a cup of hot tea
- Tony drinks a cup of tea every afternoon.
a cup of coffee
一杯咖啡
/ə kʌp əv ˈkɔːfi/
a serving of brewed coffee
- drinking a cup of coffee
- Would you like a cup of coffee?
a glass of water
一杯水
/ə ɡlæs əv ˈwɔːtər/
a serving of water
- a cold glass of water
- Roger likes to drink a glass of water with his meals.
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Using counters with uncountable nouns
量詞與不可數名詞一起使用
Countable nouns have a plural form.
可數名詞有複數形式。
You can count them.
它們是可數的。
For example: hamburger – hamburgers.
比如說hamburger – hamburgers。
We want two hamburgers.
我們想要兩個漢堡。
Uncountable nouns do not have a plural form.
不可數名詞沒有複數形式。
You cannot count them.
它們是不可數的。
For example: rice, water.
例如：rice, water。
She has some rice.
她吃了些米飯。
We want some water.
我們想喝些水。
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Use counters to state amounts for uncountable nouns.
用量詞描述不可數名詞的數量。
A counter can be a bag, a bottle, a bowl or any other object that holds food.
量詞可以是一包，一瓶，一碗或其他用來承食物的物體。
Give me two bags of chips, please.
請給我兩包薯條。
I want a bottle of water.
我想要一瓶水。
There are three bowls of rice.
那有三碗飯。
Please give me a piece of cake.
請給我一塊蛋糕。
We want four glasses of water.
我們想要4杯水。
They have three cups of tea.
他們有三杯茶。
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Expressions Polite requests
表達 禮貌的請求
禮貌的請求
Polite requests
Use these questions to politely offer help or food.
使用這些疑問句禮貌提出幫助或食物。
Can I help you?
有什麼我能幫您的嗎？
Would you like a drink?
您想喝點什麼嗎？
Use Can I have or I'd like to make a polite request.
用Can I have 或 I'd like 發出禮貌的請求。
In spoken English, the contraction I'd is more common than I would.
在英語口語中，縮寫 I'd 比I would更常見。
Can I have a sandwich?
我可以吃一個三明治嗎？
I'd like a bowl of soup.
我想要一碗湯。
I would like a glass of water.
我想要一杯水。
Remember to add please to requests to be more polite.
提出請求時記得用 please，這樣更加禮貌。
I'd like a glass of water, please.
請給我來一杯水。
We'd like two hamburgers, please.
請給我們來兩個漢堡包。
Can I have some ice cream, please?
我想來些冰淇淋，可以嗎？
A waiter might use the expression anything else to ask if you want something more.
服務員會用anything else 來詢問您是否還需要什麼別的。
A: Can I help you?
B: Yes, I'd like a chicken sandwich, please.
A: Anything else?
B:Yes, a glass of milk.
請問我可以幫您什麼？
是的，請給我來份雞肉三明治。
還需要什麼別的嗎？
是的，一杯牛奶。
Can I help you?
有什麼我可以幫您的嗎？
Yes, I'd like a roast beef sandwich.
對，我想要一個烤牛肉三明治。
Would you like a drink?
您想喝點什麼嗎？
Yes - a glass of water, please.
是的，請給我一杯水。
Anything else?
還需要什麼別的嗎？
No, thanks.
不用了，謝謝。
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