英语听力精选进阶版 7848

Wang Fei: 大家好，欢迎收听《都市掠影》节目。我是王飞。

Finn: And I'm Finn. Wang Fei, today we're talking about something really exciting: Chinese food in London.

Wang Fei: 对，这是一个很有意思的话题。很多在英国的朋友都会问我同一个问题， 他们说： Do you think Chinese restaurants in London are authentic¹?

Finn: So let's find out some people's opinions about this. Here is an American visitor talking about her experience eating in Chinese restaurants in London.

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Definitely I think they’re quite authentic. But I think one of the problems for a lot of Chinese Chinatowns around the world is they’re specifically from the south. A lot of them are from, you know Canton, a lot of Hong Kong. So, definitely… But in London, actually, [you] definitely find, you know, people from northern China, western China with different cuisines³. So, actually, you know, British people got a priority⁴ with all different variety of choices. So they’re luckier than Washington is of course!

Wang Fei: So, generally speaking she thinks the food in Chinese restaurants in London is quite authentic. 还是比较地道的。

Finn: Interesting, but she also thinks that people in Chinatowns around the world are mostly from the south of China. So food in these Chinatowns also represents a southern Chinese style of cooking.

Wang Fei: 是的。I think it's true. Most restaurants in Chinatown in London serve Cantonese food, 也就是广东菜。

Finn: 广东菜。But she also found that in London you could find different people from different parts of China with different cuisines.

Wang Fei: Yes, different cuisines, 也就是不同的烹饪方法、不同的菜肴。

Finn: Indeed, and I think that Sichuanese cuisine² is starting to become really popular right now.

Wang Fei: 是的，我也感觉到了。四川菜在伦敦越来越流行。但是它们的味道正宗地道吗？我们听一听一位四川人的看法。

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For me, absolutely not, because I’m from Sichuan Province, and I believe the best food is from Sichuan! Among different Chinese restaurants they sell different kinds of dishes, so I don’t want to say, like they…. they’re not good or they’re not bad. But comparatively not good as the same in China we have.

Finn: Wow, she is really proud of her home, Sichuan, and of course Sichuanese food.

Wang Fei: 是的，Sichuanese food 也就是四川菜。So she thinks the best food is Sichuanese food and the food here in London is absolutely not authentic.

Finn: Of course she is comparing the food in London with the food from her home in China in Sichuan. But of course this is only her opinion. Actually many people in London think that Sichuanese food here is too hot and too spicy⁵.

Wang Fei: 是的，我也有这种感觉。很多中国人喜欢吃四川菜，但是很多外国人会觉得川菜太辣。他们并不喜欢吃。

Finn: 那我就是一个例外。Let's listen to another Londoner talking about Chinese restaurants in London.

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I haven’t been to that many (Chinese restaurants) but the couple I’ve ordered from were not terribly authentic in my opinion. I think they’re catering⁷ more to Western-style preferences, and not to authentic Chinese cooking.

Finn: She thinks they were not terribly authentic.

Wang Fei: Not terribly authentic, 不是太正宗地道。

Finn: The reason, she thinks, is that "they're catering more to Western-style preferences".

Wang Fei: Cater⁶ to, 就是迎合某人或某物的口味。在伦敦的中国菜迎合西方口味的选择。

Finn: So, what did she eat and why did she have this opinion? Let's continue listening to her story.

Wang Fei: Ok.

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It was Sichuan chicken in fried rice. It was kind of a reddish sauce... kind of something closer to sweet and sour chicken than I would think a Sichuan chicken should be. There were some peppers in it that I guess were supposed to give it a little bit of extra spice, but not too much!

Finn: So she ordered some Sichuan chicken. What do you suppose Sichuan chicken should be like, Wang Fei?

Wang Fei: Of course, with red chilli, sesame, spring onion and red chilli oil. It should be very spicy!

Finn: Lovely, it sounds great! And I think it's what I would think of as well. But she got something closer to sweet and sour chicken with a kind of reddish sauce.

Wang Fei: 她得到的菜很像 sweet and sour chicken 糖醋鸡肉，还有一些 reddish sauce, 红色的酱。

Finn: And also some peppers in it as well.

Wang Fei: 还有一些菜椒在里面。听起来有点怪。是不是 Finn？

Finn: I think maybe a little bit strange. So some Chinese restaurants in London might serve this type of food which caters⁸ to Western-style preferences. But of course we can also find more and more authentic Chinese restaurants in London too these days. And if you want to find the very authentic ones, you'll find most of the guests are Chinese people. When I had 火锅 recently in London, all Chinese. I was the only 外国人。However, maybe the not very authentic ones might be full of people from different countries.

Wang Fei: 对，中国人会去那些正宗的中国餐馆，而中西结合的餐馆则符合世界不同国家人的口味了。

Finn: You know what？I think it's always really really exciting to explore these different foods in London.

Wang Fei: Yes, we should continue this topic.

Finn: Let's go and eat.

Wang Fei: 对，在今后的节目中我们会继续向大家介绍 — 吃在英国。

Finn: Bye for now.

Wang Fei: Bye!

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 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 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

4 priority   

n.优先处理的事，居先，优先（权）

参考例句：

• The development of the national economy is a top priority.发展国民经济是应予以最优先考虑的事。
• Things should be taken up in order of priority.办事应有个先后次序。

5 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。

6 cater   

vi.(for/to)满足，迎合；(for)提供饮食及服务

参考例句：

• I expect he will be able to cater for your particular needs.我预计他能满足你的特殊需要。
• Most schools cater for children of different abilities.大多数学校能够满足具有不同天资的儿童的需要。

7 catering   

n. 给养

参考例句：

• Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
• Who did the catering for your son's wedding? 你儿子的婚宴是由谁承办的？

8 caters   

提供饮食及服务( cater的第三人称单数 )； 满足需要，适合

参考例句：

• That shop caters exclusively to the weaker sex. 那家商店专供妇女需要的商品。
• The boutique caters for a rather select clientele. 这家精品店为特定的顾客群服务。