饮食英语-Unit 03-杂货店

　　Unit 3
Grocery store
Expressing Preference in Snacks
I prefer sweet food.
I prefer liquorish toffee to Roman butter toffee.
What flavor do you like?
I don’t have any preference, any flavor will do.
He likes eating junk food.
I have a craving¹ for candy bars.
I feel like indulging myself in some junk food.
I’m addicted² to fast food.
He’s a chocolate monster.
I know junk food is so bad for me, but I just can’t resist it.
She likes to eat for pleasure.
We can’t watch movies without popcorn³.
I finished the left-over beef jerky.
I’ve been snacking on chips and cookies.
Can u get some soda⁴ pop on your way home?
I always keep some soda crackers⁶ in my bag in case I’m hungry.
He’s got bad teeth because he eats too much candy.
Don’t eat too much now, or u’ll spoil ur appetite.
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B. in a Grocery Store
Is there a Chinese grocery in this area?
Are they edible⁷?
Besides Chinese sauces, do you also sell Japanese sauces?
What’s in the five spices powder?
It’s difficult to find a pickled bean curd⁹ in the western grocery.
If couldn’t find a brown vinegar, you can substitute it with wine vinegar.
Although it has a different name on the bag, it’s the same as what we usually get at home.
Do you have more those baby carrots?
Are these made here or imported from Hong Kong?
There are more choices of the pickled vegetables in this grocery store.
You have to soak this dry shrimp¹⁰ in hot water for 30 mins.
Conversation
Buying Snacks
I didn’t have very much to eat for dinner. I’m kind of hungry now.
That’s because you had crackers before dinner time. U always spoil ur appetite before ur meal.
I can’t help it. I like eating snacks. Since we’re going to have a movie marathon tonight, I’d better start on some more chips.
Get Pringle this time. The chips u bought last time are too salty.
I like my chips salty. I know u have a sweet tooth, but I prefer savory¹¹ food. What flavor do u want, sour creamy onions or salt and vinegar?
Both are fine for me. Can u get me the barbecue flavor too?
As u wish. We can’t watch movies without popcorn. Do we have any at home?
U finish all the sour butter popcorn, we only have caramel flavor.
Caramel popcorn? Rose, I’m going to get more salty ones. Can u also grab a bag of tea chips? There’re on u left.
Are u going to make nachos? We have them leftover¹² cheese and salsa, but we don’t have sour creamy and guacamole.
Cheese and salsa will be fine with me. I don’t really like sour cream or guacamole any way. Is that everything? Do u want to get cookies? How about Oreos?
I finished the whole bag of Oreos this afternoon. So biscuits would be nice. Have u tried this double chocolate digested biscuits? They’re good.
No, thanks. Can we take off? I’m starving.
Okay, let’s get some pop and we’ll go. What do u want, coke, cream soda?
They’re too sweet; just get the bottle of ginger¹³ ale. I’ll run to next store to get some beer.
Alright, I’ll meet u in the front of the liquor store.
4:50
Encounter
Hey, Tom, how r u doing?
Hi, dear, I’m just getting some chocolate for my son, he’s a chocolate monster. He goes a bar of chocolate in ten mins.
Well, I was kind of like him when I was a kid. My mom had to hide all the chocolate in the house from me. Otherwise, I’ll eat them all at once. So, what does ur son like? Mars bars?
Oh, he will eat anything. Mars Bars, Hersheys, M&M, Snikers… U name it. Generally speaking, he prefers milk chocolate to dark chocolate. Sooner or later, his teeth will be rotten.
My teeth are bad too, but I just can’t say no to sweets, especially chocolate. I think I’ll get this one, raisin¹⁴ and almond, they’re not as healthy as real fruit and nuts, but at least it’s not all junk in this bar. Well, I’ve got to go. Ken¹⁵’s waiting for me. I’ll see u around.
Bye, and say hi to Ken for me.
I will, bye.
Buying Chinese Groceries
Thank u so much for coming with me today. If it wasn’t for u I won’t be able to carry all the stuff back by myself.
My pleasure! I’ve always wanted to check out the ancient stores in this neighborhood. I love ancient food. And I’ve been curious about what they put in those dishes. Do u cook Chinese food at home?
Most of the time. But it’s difficult to get a lot of the ingredients I need to make Chinese dishes.
Yeah, I see what u mean. So, what’re we going to buy for the party?
I have a list here. Let’s start with the sauces and the spices.
In an Ancient Grocery
What r those black shits? They look like carbon copy paper. Are they edible?
Of course, they are. In facts, u see them everywhere. Let me give u a hint. It’s found in the ocean.
It beats me. Give me some more clues. Okay, another hint, sushi.
It’s seaweed.
Bingo. Okay, first we need spice bags for the stew¹⁶. Excellent, here they are.
They smell kind of funny. What’s in the spice bags?
Star anise, five spice powder and some other spices. We usually throw the whole bag in the pot with meat, eggs, bean curd, leek¹⁷ and vegetables. U’ll have a chance to try the stew at the party. They taste pretty good.
I can’t wait to try it. What else do we need from the store?
Let me see we need dry mushrooms. They’re right behind u.
Can u pass me two bags, please?
Here u go. U don’t eat those mushrooms dry, do u?
No, before we cook them, we soak them in hot water until they turn soft. … Excuse me, do u sell bean curd skins here?
We don’t have it. Wang’s Grocery might have it.
Wang’s Grocery? Is it close by?
Yes, it’s just two blocks away, on the corner of Park street and Well Linton road.
At Wang’s Grocery
Wow, Wang’s Grocery are lot cheaper than those other grocery store, they are more choices and the stuff here look better. We should come here first.
Well, now u know where u should go for a quality ancient grocery next time. Did u find the bean curd skin?
Yes, I did. I also found preserved sushi and vegetables and black fungus¹⁸.
Well, they all sound pretty wired. But I’m sure they taste good.
Explanation
can't do sth for toffee (BrE) = be very bad at doing it
He can't dance/sing for toffee!
craving = a strong or uncontrollable desire
A candy bar is a long, thin, sweet food, usually covered in chocolate. (AM)
Lollipop¹⁹ 棒棒糖
beef jerky = strips of dried beef 肉松 dried meat flakes²⁰
Soda pop is a sweet fizzy drink. (AM)= soda
A soda cracker⁵ is a thin, square, salty biscuit. (AM)
Spoil = to change sth good into sth bad = RUIN
Appetite = physical desire for food
Five Spices Powder = a mixture of five spices used in Chinese cuisine²¹.
Pickle⁸ = a vegetable that has been preserved in VINEGAR or salt water
brown vinegar 香醋 white/rice vinegar 白醋
wine vinegar = a type of vinegar made from sour wine
a small piece of food that tastes of salt or SPICES and is not sweet. Savories are usually served at parties as snacks.
Caramel焦糖 = a type of hard sticky sweet/candy made from butter, sugar and milk
nachos / ?nɑ?t?ouz/= a kind of Mexican food consisting of small pieces of tortillas covered with cheese, beans etc 墨西哥脆片
salsa 莎莎酱= a sauce eaten with Mexican food
guacamole牛油果酱 /?gwɑ?k??m?uli/ = a Mexican dish of crushed avocado /??v??kɑ?d?u/ mixed with onion, tomatoes, chilies²², etc.
Sour cream = cream that has been artificially made sour, being mixed with bacteria.
cream soda = a sweet fizzy drink, tasted vanilla²³.
ginger ale = a clear fizzy drink that does not contain alcohol, flavoured with ginger, and often mixed with alcoholic²⁴ drinks
The Mars Bar is a chocolate bar manufactured by Mars Inc. It was first manufactured in the United Kingdom in 1932 as a sweeter version of the American Milky Way bar which Mars
star anise 大茴香/八角

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 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

3 popcorn   

n.爆米花

参考例句：

• I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时，喜欢吃爆米花。
• He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后，嘴里塞满了爆米花。

4 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

5 cracker   

n.（无甜味的）薄脆饼干

参考例句：

• Buy me some peanuts and cracker.给我买一些花生和饼干。
• There was a cracker beside every place at the table.桌上每个位置旁都有彩包爆竹。

6 crackers   

adj.精神错乱的，癫狂的n.爆竹( cracker的名词复数 )；薄脆饼干；（认为）十分愉快的事；迷人的姑娘

参考例句：

• That noise is driving me crackers. 那噪声闹得我简直要疯了。
• We served some crackers and cheese as an appetiser. 我们上了些饼干和奶酪作为开胃品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 edible   

n.食品，食物；adj.可食用的

参考例句：

• Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。
• This kind of mushroom is edible,but that kind is not.这种蘑菇吃得，那种吃不得。

8 pickle   

n.腌汁，泡菜；v.腌，泡

参考例句：

• Mother used to pickle onions.妈妈过去常腌制洋葱。
• Meat can be preserved in pickle.肉可以保存在卤水里。

9 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。

10 shrimp   

n.虾，小虾；矮小的人

参考例句：

• When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream.一旦养虾场建起来，将会截断这条河流。
• When it comes to seafood,I like shrimp the best.说到海鲜，我最喜欢虾。

11 savory   

adj.风味极佳的，可口的，味香的

参考例句：

• She placed a huge dish before him of savory steaming meat.她将一大盘热气腾腾、美味可口的肉放在他面前。
• He doesn't have a very savory reputation.他的名誉不太好。

12 leftover   

n.剩货，残留物，剩饭；adj.残余的

参考例句：

• These narrow roads are a leftover from the days of horse-drawn carriages.这些小道是从马车时代沿用下来的。
• Wonder if that bakery lets us take leftover home.不知道那家糕饼店会不会让我们把卖剩的带回家。

13 ginger   

n.姜，精力，淡赤黄色；adj.淡赤黄色的；vt.使活泼，使有生气

参考例句：

• There is no ginger in the young man.这个年轻人没有精神。
• Ginger shall be hot in the mouth.生姜吃到嘴里总是辣的。

14 raisin   

n.葡萄干

参考例句：

• They baked us raisin bread.他们给我们烤葡萄干面包。
• You can also make raisin scones.你也可以做葡萄干烤饼。

15 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

16 stew   

n.炖汤，焖，烦恼；v.炖汤，焖，忧虑

参考例句：

• The stew must be boiled up before serving.炖肉必须煮熟才能上桌。
• There's no need to get in a stew.没有必要烦恼。

17 leek   

n.韭葱

参考例句：

• He is always confusing wheat with leek.他对麦苗和韭菜总是辨别不清。
• He said the dumplings with the stuffing of pork and leek were his favourite.他说他喜欢吃猪肉韭菜馅的饺子。

18 fungus   

n.真菌，真菌类植物

参考例句：

• Mushrooms are a type of fungus.蘑菇是一种真菌。
• This fungus can just be detected by the unaided eye.这种真菌只用肉眼就能检查出。

19 lollipop   

n.棒棒糖

参考例句：

• The child put out his tongue and licked his lollipop.那孩子伸出舌头舔着棒棒糖。
• I ate popcorn,banana and lollipop.我吃了爆米花、香蕉和棒棒糖。

20 flakes   

小薄片( flake的名词复数 )； （尤指）碎片； 雪花； 古怪的人

参考例句：

• It's snowing in great flakes. 天下着鹅毛大雪。
• It is snowing in great flakes. 正值大雪纷飞。

21 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。

22 chilies   

n.红辣椒( chili的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some people like to harvest the plants, when the chilies are green. 一些人喜欢在辣椒长成绿色的时候就采摘。 来自互联网
• Sprinkle with scallions and sliced chilies and served hot. 洒上葱粒、辣椒丝，趁热上桌。 来自互联网

23 vanilla   

n.香子兰，香草

参考例句：

• He used to love milk flavoured with vanilla.他过去常爱喝带香草味的牛奶。
• I added a dollop of vanilla ice-cream to the pie.我在馅饼里加了一块香草冰激凌。

24 alcoholic   

adj.（含）酒精的，由酒精引起的；n.酗酒者

参考例句：

• The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
• Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。