Lesson 14 -- Amber and Ted Heat Up the Kitchen

 

Lesson 14 -- Amber and Ted Heat Up the Kitchen

Speak English Like an American -- Lesson 14

 

Amber and Ted are in the kitchen baking cookies. Amber asks Ted to give her a kiss, but Ted tells her he's too busy. Then he feels guilty and goes to her. But suddenly, they're not alone.

Amber:  Ted, when I met you, it was love at first sight.
Ted:       I was nuts about you from the beginning too, Amber. Don't forget,
              I broke up with that girl Tiffany after I met you.
Amber:  Come here and give me a kiss.
Ted:       Give me a break, Amber. We don’t have time for that now. We need to crank out these cookies.
Amber:  You don't really love me, do you?
Ted:       Amber, I'm head over heels in love with you. But it's crunch time with these cookies.
Amber:  Cookies, cookies, cookies. You've got a one-track mind. He loves cookies, yeah, yeah, yeah...
Ted:       Amber, I need to keep working, but you can take a break if you want.
Amber:  No, I'll keep plugging away. I'm just your cookie slave. Go ahead, treat me like dirt!
Ted:      Sorry Amber, come here and let me give you a quick kiss.
(Susan enters the kitchen)
Susan:   Hey, what's going on in here? Are you two making cookies or making out?

 

 

Idioms,

(to) break up with (someone) – to end a relationship with a romantic partner

(to)crank out – to produce rapidly or in a routing manner

Crunch time – a short period when there’s high pressure to achieve a result

Give me a break! – that’s ridiculous; that’s outrageous

Go ahead – to continue; to proceed without hesitation

Head over heels in love – very much in love

Love at first sight – an immediate attraction

(to) make out – to kiss with much passion

(to be) nuts about – to like very much

(to have a) one-track mind – having all thoughts directed to just one thing or activity; focused on just one thing

(to) plug away (at something) – to proceed with a boring or routing task; to keep trying

(to) treat (someone) like dirt – to behave in a nasty way towards someone; to treat someone poorly