八国集团领导人晚餐品尝地方风味小吃

 　　LOUGH ERNE, Britain, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations on Monday evening enjoyed local delicacies¹ at a working dinner at the end of the first day of the summit.

　　The eight G8 prime ministers and presidents were joined by European Commission and Council presidents Jose Manuel Barroso and Herman van Rompuy.

　　On his twitter account, British Prime Minister David Cameron posted a menu for the working dinner, which kicks off with a Kilkeel crab² salad followed by braised shin of kettyle beef. That was backed up by apple crumble³ for dessert, with a cheese selection alongside tea or coffee, before things are rounded off with mint, rose and violet creams.

　　The working dinner focused on Syria and other foreign affairs issues. It took place in a waterside lodge⁴ at the Lough Erne Resort, where the two-day summit is being held.

　　Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama held a brief meeting over Syrian situation, with both admitting their differences but saying they share a common determination to stop the bloodshed.

1 delicacies   

n.棘手( delicacy的名词复数 )；精致；精美的食物；周到

参考例句：

• Its flesh has exceptional delicacies. 它的肉异常鲜美。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• After these delicacies, the trappers were ready for their feast. 在享用了这些美食之后，狩猎者开始其大餐。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗

2 crab   

n.螃蟹，偏航，脾气乖戾的人，酸苹果；vi.捕蟹，偏航，发牢骚；vt.使偏航，发脾气

参考例句：

• I can't remember when I last had crab.我不记得上次吃蟹是什么时候了。
• The skin on my face felt as hard as a crab's back.我脸上的皮仿佛僵硬了，就象螃蟹的壳似的。

3 crumble   

vi.碎裂，崩溃；vt.弄碎，摧毁

参考例句：

• Opposition more or less crumbled away.反对势力差不多都瓦解了。
• Even if the seas go dry and rocks crumble,my will will remain firm.纵然海枯石烂，意志永不动摇。

4 lodge   

v.临时住宿，寄宿，寄存，容纳；n.传达室，小旅馆

参考例句：

• Is there anywhere that I can lodge in the village tonight?村里有我今晚过夜的地方吗？
• I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。