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精美英文欣赏之人生感悟篇 第73期:英国饮食 English Food

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  • So, you are going to Britain.
  • 那你打算去英国咯。
  • Oh no! say your friends,The food is terrible! What are you going to eat?
  • 哦,不!你朋友会说,食物太难吃了,你过去要吃什么?
  • This was a common thing to say and perhaps it used to be true.
  • 这句话很常见,或许这在过去的确如此。
  • English food was terrible! But is that true today?
  • 英国的食物太难吃了!但是在如今的英国,这句话还对吗?
  • Traditionally, English food consisted of meat and two veg.
  • 英国的传统饮食搭配都是一荤两素,
  • That is to say a meal would be meat,either beef, pork or chicken and two vegetables.
  • 即每一餐由一份肉类和两份素菜搭配而成。
  • Of course, one of these was usually potatoes and the other might be peas or carrots.
  • 当然,其中一份素菜经常是土豆,另一份可能是豌豆或胡萝卜,
  • This was then covered in gravy, which is a meat sauce.
  • 这些再和肉汁搅拌在一起,就是所谓的肉酱。
  • Fish and chips is another traditional dish often eaten on Fridays.
  • 炸鱼薯条是人们每逢周五便吃的另一种传统食物。
  • Quite simply it is fried fish served with fried potatoes, or chips.
  • 做法非常简单,把油炸的鱼和油炸的土豆或土豆条搭配在一起就行了。
  • Nowadays, however, all this has changed.
  • 然而,如今这些饮食习惯都已经发生改变。
  • A popular dish for many is curry, Indian food.
  • 印度的咖喱食品很受大众欢迎。
  • India used to be a British colony,and many immigrants came to Britain from India in the 1950s.
  • 印度以前是英国的殖民地,很多印度人在20世纪50年代从印度移民至英国。
  • Naturally, they brought their customs and their food.
  • 自然而然他们也把自己的习俗和食物带到了英国,
  • This led to many Indian restaurants opening,and now it is possible to buy Indian food in any town.
  • 促使了很多印度餐馆的兴起。现在在任何一个城镇都能买到印度的食物,
  • You can even buy the ingredients to make it in supermarkets.
  • 你甚至可以在超市里买到配料来做印度料理。
  • Indian food can be very hot and spicy,so it may take time to get used to it.
  • 印度食物很辣,因此你可能得慢慢地去适应。
  • Another common food in the UK is Italian.
  • 在英国,另外一类很常见的食物是意式料理。
  • Pasta is served in many homes everyday,and you can order takeaway pizza everywhere you go.
  • 在很多家庭每天都会吃意大利面;此外,不管你去哪里,你都可以点外卖的披萨。
  • Of course, if you visit England from China,you won't have to go far to get Chinese food.
  • 当然,如果你是来自中国的游客,你也无需跑太远就可以吃到中式食物。
  • Almost every town has a Chinese restaurant or takeaway.
  • 在英国,基本上每个城镇都有一个中国餐馆或外卖餐馆。
  • In big cities such as London you can visit Chinatown.
  • 在像伦敦这样的大城市里,你可以去唐人街,
  • Here there are dozens of Chinese restaurants and even Chinese supermarkets.
  • 那里有很多中国餐馆,连中国超市都有,
  • Even the street names are written in both Chinese and English.
  • 甚至这条街都用中英文标注。
  • One English dish that remains popular, however,is the traditional breakfast.
  • 然而,有一款英式料理如今依然颇受欢迎,那就是传统的英式早餐,
  • This consists of bacon, sausage, egg, beans, mushrooms,tomatoes and toast, with a large cup of tea.
  • 它的搭配包括培根,香肠,鸡蛋,豆子,西红柿,吐司和一大杯茶。
  • On a cold morning it is guaranteed to fill you up and keep you warm till lunchtime.
  • 在寒冷的早晨吃上这样一份早餐,肯定能保证你直到中午都不会觉得饥饿和寒冷。
  • So is food in England terrible?
  • 所以,英国的食物好吃吗?
  • No—because it isn't English food!
  • 不,—因为那已经不是纯粹的英式料理了!


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1.the apple of one's eye 掌上明珠

She is the apple of her father's eye.
她是父亲的掌上明珠。

2.a small potato 无足轻重的小人物

Bob is a small potato in my classroom.
鲍勃在我们班很不起眼。

3.a big fish 大人物

William is a big fish in his town.
威廉在他们镇上是个响当当的大人物。

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colony ['kɔləni]

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n. 殖民地,侨民,侨居地,聚居(地), 群体,菌落

 
popular ['pɔpjulə]

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adj. 流行的,大众的,通俗的,受欢迎的

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traditional [trə'diʃənəl]

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adj. 传统的

 

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