I'm going to a dinner party tomorrow and I have to take a plate. What do you think I should take?
Well, I reckon something sweet. Maybe a pudding.- Yeah, could do.
- Though my dessert-cooking skills are a bit dodgy.
- You could always drop by the bakery and buy a cake.
- Yeah, nah, I really should make something myself.
- Well, how about something savoury? Didn't you catch a few fish the other day?
- Yeah, me and Terry went diving last weekend and got a few paua.
- Sweet! Whip up a batch of paua fritters. They'll go down a treat.
- Too right - everyone loves a good feed of paua.
- Well - can I come to this shindig?
- I'd give an arm and a leg for some of those fritters.
- Haha! No worries.
- I'll make sure I put a few aside for you.
- You're too kind!
plate
："plate"は、持ち寄りパーティでゲストが持って行く料理のこと。
dodgy
："dodgy"は"not functioning correctly; unreliable; suspicious"の意味。「あやしい感じのする」
bakery
："bakery"は、焼き菓子やパンを売る店のこと。「ベーカリー」
paua
："paua"はマオリ語で"abalone"の意味。「アワビ」
Whip up
："whip up"は"make quickly"の意味。「さっと作る」
go down a treat
："go down a treat"は"be very popular"の意味。「大人気になる」
Too right
："Too right"は相手に賛意を表す時の返事。
feed
："feed"は"meal"の意味。「食事」
shindig
："shindig"は"party"の意味。「大勢が集まるパーティー」