纯正地道美语(外教讲解)297：印度美食

　　A: So where is this mystery restaurant that we are going to?
那个我们要去的神秘的餐厅在哪儿？
B: It' s an Indian restaurant!  I know you have never had Indian food, so I thought you might want to try.
那是个印第餐馆！我知道你没有吃过印度的食物，所以我想也许你会想尝试一下。
A: That sounds great!  I am craving¹ some type of beef dish.
听起来不错！我想吃牛肉菜。
B: Well, Indian cuisine² actually doesn' t serve beef. You see, cows are a sacred animal, a very important element in the Hindu religion, so beef is not eaten.
嗯，事实上印度菜谱里没有牛肉。你知道的，奶牛是一种很神圣的动物，在印度教里是很重要的东西，因此牛肉是不能吃的。
A: I see, so what are we having? Chicken?
我知道了，所以我们可以吃什么呢？鸡肉吗？
B: There are many amazing dishes to choose from. We can have some chicken tikka masala which is an amazing curry³.  It' s a bit spicy⁴, but I think you can handle it.
这里有很多美味可以选择。我们有鸡肉味的小块香料做成的很棒的咖喱。有点辛辣，不过我觉得你能吃的。
A: Sounds good! I have always heard that Indian spices give a rich flavor to food.
很好！我听说印度的香料让食物味道变得很丰富。
B: Yeah. Also, we can have some Naan bread which is baked in a tandoori oven. Since you don' t use any utensils⁶ to eat,  you can use this bread to scoop⁷ up the curry or rice.
是的。我们还有些在泥炉炭火锅里制作的印度薄饼。你可以用面包来盛咖喱粉和米饭而省去了器皿。
A: What about veggies?
那素食者呢？
B: They  have  a  good  variety  of  vegetable-based dishes like palak paneer, vegetable samosas⁹ or daal.
他们有各种各样的以蔬菜为主的菜肴，比如菠菜芝士，蔬菜三角包。
A: It all sounds exquisite¹⁰! I can' t wait!
听上去它们都很美味啊！我等不及想去了！
crave¹¹ 恳求渴望
Worse yet, eating salt makes you crave more salt! 更糟的是，吃得愈咸会使你想吃更多盐！
cuisine n. 烹饪，烹调法
cow n. 奶牛，母牛；母兽 vt. 威胁，恐吓
sacred adj. 神的；神圣的；宗教的；庄严的
Hindu n. 印度人；印度教教徒 adj. 印度教的；印度的
tikka n. 碎块 vt. 切成小块 masala n. 马沙拉（一种香料）
spice n. 香料；情趣；调味品；少许 vt. 加香料于…；使…增添趣味
His jokes always give spice to his conversation. 他讲的笑话常常给他的谈话增添风趣。
naan n. 奶奶（小孩儿语）印度烤饼 印度薄饼 印度饼
Tandoori n. 唐杜里烹饪法；泥炉炭火烹饪法 adj. 用唐杜里烹饪法烧的；泥炉炭火烹饪法的
utensil⁵ n. 用具，器皿

　　scoop up 用铲子取；兜接，舀上来

　　veggie n. 素食者
palak 菠菜泥 paneer n. 印度奶酪 Palak Paneer 菠菜芝士
samosa⁸ 炸三角包
exquisite n. 服饰过于讲究的男子 adj. 精致的；细腻的；优美的，高雅的；异常的；剧烈的

1 craving   

n.渴望,热望

参考例句：

• a craving for chocolate 非常想吃巧克力
• She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps. 她不吃正餐，以便满足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望。

2 cuisine   

n.烹调，烹饪法

参考例句：

• This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
• This restaurant is renowned for its cuisine.这家餐馆以其精美的饭菜而闻名。

3 curry   

n.咖哩粉，咖哩饭菜；v.用咖哩粉调味，用马栉梳，制革

参考例句：

• Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。
• Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.加一茶匙咖喱粉。

4 spicy   

adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的

参考例句：

• The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
• Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。

5 utensil   

n.器皿，用具

参考例句：

• The best carving utensil is a long, sharp, flexible knife.最好的雕刻工具是锋利而柔韧的长刻刀。
• Wok is a very common cooking utensil in every Chinese family.炒菜锅是每个中国人家庭里很常用的厨房食用具。

6 utensils   

器具，用具，器皿( utensil的名词复数 )； 器物

参考例句：

• Formerly most of our household utensils were made of brass. 以前我们家庭用的器皿多数是用黄铜做的。
• Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。

7 scoop   

n.铲子，舀取，独家新闻；v.汲取，舀取，抢先登出

参考例句：

• In the morning he must get his boy to scoop it out.早上一定得叫佣人把它剜出来。
• Uh,one scoop of coffee and one scoop of chocolate for me.我要一勺咖啡的和一勺巧克力的。

8 samosa   

n.煎饺

参考例句：

• He likes to eat samosa very much.他非常喜欢吃煎饺。
• We want samosa for breakfast.我们早餐想吃煎饺。

9 samosas   

n.萨莫萨三角饺( samosa的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The food will be samosas, chicken curry and rice, and naan bread. 食品将是五香三角菜饺，咖喱鸡肉饭和印度飞饼。 来自互联网
• A: How about some vegetable samosas to start and today's special chicken curry? 甲：那么先尝一尝蔬菜炸馅角然后再试‘日精选-咖哩鸡’好不好？ 来自互联网

10 exquisite   

adj.精美的；敏锐的；剧烈的，感觉强烈的

参考例句：

• I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic.我当时正在欣赏镶嵌画的精致做工。
• I still remember the exquisite pleasure I experienced in Bali.我依然记得在巴厘岛所经历的那种剧烈的快感。

11 crave   

vt.渴望得到，迫切需要，恳求，请求

参考例句：

• Many young children crave attention.许多小孩子渴望得到关心。
• You may be craving for some fresh air.你可能很想呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。