28. Going on a Diet .

Little Johnny is talking to his mother.

J: How come you always make me do things I don't want to?

M: What do you mean?

J: Well, for instance, you always force me to eat steaks, pork chops and chicken, day in and day out.

M: Ok. What do you want?

J: All I want is vegetables and fruit from now on.

M: What's wrong with you? Are you sick?

J: No, but I want to go on a diet.

M: Why?

J: Everyone's calling me Fatty at school.

M: Oh… I get it now.

Vocabulary&expresssions

be on business 出差

go on a picnic/go on a trip/be on a trip

I haven't seen John for a while. He is on the trip. He'll be back on the weekend.

What do you mean by asking me to tell you sentence?

enable

short-circuit

out of one's mind 精神不正常

what do you mean by this word? 这个字什么意思？

pork chop 猪排         chicken 鸡肉   chickens 活鸡

From now on, Peter will double my pay.

daydream 白日梦

helmet 头盔