英语口语大赢家Topic174:小吃 Snacks

阿美和丹尼尔买完了发夹，丹尼尔说饿了，阿美就给他介绍起夜市上的小吃。那么夜市上究竟有哪些小吃呢？丹尼尔最后都吃了什么呢？

 

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Daniel: Girls always like these Japanese-style hair clips.

May: They are cute, most importantly, inexpensive.

Daniel: Anyway, I need to get myself some late supper. I'm starving.

May: How about “stinky tofu”?

Daniel: Stinky tofu? What's that? It sounds strange.

May: It's a famous Hunan snack. And it's very popular in Beijing. Would you like to have a try?

Daniel: I'll think about it. Anything else?

May: Grilled¹ corn, glutinous² dumplings, fried peanuts, and bean curd³ jelly. Good enough?

Daniel: I prefer fried peanuts. I like peanuts very much. By the way, is that healthy? Mom always tells us not to eat outside, because they often use the recycled oil.

May: Don't consider too much about it. You said you were very hungry, so you can't do anything else but to eat.

Daniel: I prefer not. I'll eat when I'm back home. By the way, do all the stinky tofu vendors⁴ come from Hunan?

May: Not exactly. Actually, people learn the making process from the native residents.

Daniel: Got it. Are there any other regional snacks here?

May: Of course. For example, Sichuan, Fujian, Guangzhou. Their snacks are also very famous.

Daniel: Are there any Beijing snacks?

May: Of course. Look, it is over there.

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丹尼尔：女孩子都喜欢这些日本风格的发夹。

阿美：它们很可爱，最重要的是很便宜。

丹尼尔：不管怎样，我很饿，我要去吃点夜宵。

阿美：臭豆腐怎么样？

丹尼尔：臭豆腐？是什么东西啊？听起来怪怪的。

阿美：它是一种湖南的小吃，而且它在北京非常流行。你要试试吗？

丹尼尔：我考虑一下，那还有些什么呢？

阿美：烤玉米、汤圆、炸花生和豆腐脑。够多了吧？

丹尼尔：我选择炸花生。我非常喜欢吃花生。对了，那卫生吗？妈妈经常告诉我们不要在外面吃东西，因为他们经常用那种循环使用的油。

阿美：别想太多了，你说你非常饿，那你就别无选择，只有吃了。

丹尼尔：算了，我还是回家吃吧。对了，那些卖臭豆腐的商贩都是从湖南来的吗？

阿美：不一定。事实上，人们从本地居民那里学到了制作方法。

丹尼尔：我知道了。那这儿还有其他地方小吃吗？

阿美：当然有啊。比如说这儿有来自四川、福建、广州的小吃。这些也非常有名。

丹尼尔：那有北京小吃吗？

阿美：当然有啊。看，那边就有一个。

Recitation 经典背诵

Daniel:May told me that “stinky tofu” was very popular in Beijing; it's a very famous Human snack. But its name sounds a bit weird⁵. I thought that all the stinky tofu vendors came from Hunan, but I'm wrong. They just learn the making process from the native residents.

生词小结

glutinous dumpling 汤圆

stinky adj. 发恶臭的

recycled adj. 循环使用的

grilled corn 烤玉米

语素 Material

Nightlife in Tokyo

Tokyo is a huge city and has an impressive nightlife. A lot of people say that Tokyo nightlife can be regarded among the craziest districts all over the globe. There are three most famous locations when speaking of Tokyo nightlife namely Shinjuku, Ginza and Roppongi.

东京夜生活

东京是一个大城市，有着令人印象深刻的夜生活。很多人都说东京夜生活是全球各地最疯狂的。当谈及东京夜生活时，新宿、银座、本木这三个地方是最著名的。

Nightlife in America

Nightlife in America can be as varied⁶ as the people who live there, and some cities thrive on it. Las Vegas, for instance, seems relatively⁷ quiet during the day, even if the casinos are open. Once the sun goes down, though, it is an entirely⁸ different city, and it seems to come alive with all the various entertainment offered to residents and tourists.

美国夜生活

美国的夜生活就像住在那儿的人一样，多种多样。有些城市的繁荣就建立在人们的夜生活之上。比如说拉斯维加斯，白天相对来说要安静得多，尽管赌场照常营业，可每当夜幕降临则完全是另一番景象了。整座城市在为市民和游客提供娱乐的同时也恢复了生机。

1 grilled   

adj. 烤的, 炙过的, 有格子的 动词grill的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• He was grilled for two hours before the police let him go. 他被严厉盘查了两个小时后，警察才放他走。
• He was grilled until he confessed. 他被严加拷问，直到他承认为止。

2 glutinous   

adj.粘的，胶状的

参考例句：

• The sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial.这种酱有些黏，尝起来不是非常地道。
• The coat covering the soft candies is made from glutinous rice.包裹软糖的江米纸是由糯米做成的。

3 curd   

n.凝乳；凝乳状物

参考例句：

• I'd like to add some pepper to the bean curd.我想在豆腐里加一点辣椒粉。
• The next one is bean curd with crab roe.下一个是蟹黄豆腐。

4 vendors   

n.摊贩( vendor的名词复数 )；小贩；（房屋等的）卖主；卖方

参考例句：

• The vendors were gazundered at the last minute. 卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。
• At the same time, interface standards also benefIt'software vendors. 同时，界面标准也有利于软件开发商。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

5 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

6 varied   

adj.多样的，多变化的

参考例句：

• The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
• The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。

7 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

8 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。