英语悠选脱口秀 第41期:烧烤

 　　讲解

　　Today’s key word is Barbeque.

　　At a Barbeque Night Market, there's a loudspeaker¹ fight between the venders and residents³ living in the neighborhood.

　　The residents part says: "The government should do something to stop the market!Say no to the garbage food!"

　　The venders: "We need to support the family!We need to survive!"

　　In Central China’s Henan Province, a popular Food Street, which is more well-known as a Barbeque Street, is drawing people out in the summer night. The number of the customers coming to this Barbeque Street can peak² to over 10 thousand.

　　The Barbeque Market will run from 5pm till the next morning. Over 20 Residents in the neighborhood have been complaining about the noise and smoke from these barbeque stalls⁴. Starting from last summer they could not bear it any more so that they used loudspeaker to broadcast their words, which has somehow affected⁵ business downstairs. The venders are using bigger loudspeaker to fight back.

1 loudspeaker   

n.扬声器，扩音器

参考例句：

• The loudspeaker's stopped working.扩音器不响了。
• There is a loudspeaker in a radio.收音机里有个喇叭。

2 peak   

n.山峰，巅，山顶，顶点，尖峰，帽舌；adj.最高的，最大值的；vi.到达最高点，消瘦，变憔悴，逐渐缩小；vt.使竖起，使达到最高点

参考例句：

• Traffic reaches a peak between 8 and 9 in the morning.早晨八九点钟是交通的高峰时刻。
• He was the first to top the mountain peak.他是第一个登上这座山峰的人。

3 residents   

n.居民( resident的名词复数 )；（旅馆的）住宿者

参考例句：

• Plans to build a new mall were deep-sixed after protests from local residents. 修建新室内购物中心的计划由于当地居民反对而搁浅。
• Local residents have reacted angrily to the news. 当地居民对这一消息表示愤怒。

4 stalls   

n.戏院正厅前排座位，前座观众；摊( stall的名词复数 )；熄火；厩；（房间内的）小隔间

参考例句：

• market stalls selling cheap bric-a-brac 集市上出售廉价小摆设的货摊
• the front row of the stalls 正厅第一排

5 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。