美语怎么说：069 食客用英语怎么说

 　　Jessica在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是方方要问的：食客。

　　FF：Jessica, 今晚跟我去吃饭怎么样？

　　Jessica: 好啊! 吃什么!

　　FF: 吃正宗的湖南菜，怎么样？Look, this is the restaurant I'm talking about.

　　Jessica: Hmm, I've never heard of this restaurant. Are you sure its food is authentic¹?

　　FF: Authentic? 什么意思？

　　Jessica: Authentic is spelled a-u-t-h-e-n-t-i-c, authentic的意思是“真实的”，“地道的”。 For example, authentic Chinese food 就是地道的中餐。

　　FF: 哦! 那authentic American English就是“地道美语”，对不对？

　　Jessica: 没错! 对了, You haven't answered my question yet--why are you so sure that restaurant serves authentic Hunan cuisines²?

　　FF: 因为这是一个特别会吃的朋友推荐的。他可是个老饕，或者叫食客，专门能发现一些不起眼，但是特地道的餐馆。对了，这种食客在美语里要怎么说呢？

　　Jessica: We call those people foodies. F-o-o-d-i-e, foodie refers to someone who loves everything there is to know and learn about food. You can rely on their picks of restaurants.

　　FF: My friend is totally a foodie! He took me to a small eatery last week, and the food there was terrific³!

　　Jessica: Wow, you must have pigged out!

　　FF: Pig out?

　　Jessica: To pig out means to eat a lot until you're really full.

　　FF: 哦，to pig out就是甩开腮帮子狂吃! Sometimes I like to go to KFC to pig out!

　　Jessica: Watch your waistline, Fangfang!

　　FF: 哈哈，I will. 不过话说那天我和这个朋友去吃饭，本来打算pig out, 可是我这个人啊，总是眼大肚子小，没吃多少就饱了，唉! 真不争气! 眼大肚子小你懂吧？

　　Jessica: You mean you have big eyes and a small belly⁴? Are you saying you're good-looking?

　　FF: 哈哈! No. “眼大肚子小”就是 you want to eat a lot, but your belly can't take all the food.

　　Jessica: I see. There's a similar expression in English: your eyes are bigger than your stomach.

　　FF: 原来"眼大肚子小"是 eyes are bigger than stomach. Jessica, please make sure I don't eat anything before tonight's dinner. I want to pig out on great Hunan food.

　　Jessica: 哈哈，别光想着吃，还是先说说，今天都学了什么。

　　FF: 好，今天我们学了：表示地道，用authentic; 会吃的食客，老饕，是foodie; 大吃大喝是to pig out; “眼大肚子小”则是eyes are bigger than stomach.

1 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

2 cuisines   

n.烹饪( cuisine的名词复数 )；菜肴；（通常指昂贵的饭店中的）饭菜；烹饪艺术

参考例句：

• Could you tell me the different features of these cuisines? 能不能告诉我这些不同的烹调流派各自有哪些特点？ 来自地道口语脱口SHOW 高中超越版
• Ice sculptures are used as decorations in some cuisines, especially in Asia. 冰雕在某些菜肴中被当作装饰品，尤其在亚洲。 来自互联网

3 terrific   

adj.可怕的，极好的，非常的

参考例句：

• The game was terrific.那场比赛棒极了。
• Darren drove at a terrific speed.达伦以惊人的速度驾车。

4 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。