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Cereal…Young Americans Say It’s Not Just For Breakfast Anymore
谷类食品对于美国年轻人不再只是早餐
Guess what food young Americans are eating like steers1 at a feedlot?
Cereal. You know, one of the basic food groups.
But not for breakfast. Teenagers and college kids don't even eat breakfast.
Despite the low current craze, young folks are gobbling up cereal -- in their rooms, on the bus, and, believe it or not, even in what are called “cereal cafes” in college towns and some big cities. At the Cereality restaurant in Philadelphia, for instance, the wait staff wears pajamas2 emblazoned with the logo, The United Flakes4 of America. Cereal, after all, is supposed to be a morning thing.
Cereal is a hip5 concept, explained Cereality's founder6.
Frosted Flakes are hip?
This fad7 is great news for American dentists, because the most popular cereals among young people are sugar-laden brands such as Cocoa Puffs8, Cap'n Crunch9, and Fruity Pebbles10.
They're predictable. As one student told the New York Times, you know what Cap'n Crunch is going to taste like. Pork roast could be iffy.
Never mind the tooth decay and the pimples11.
And wait till you see the toppings! This cereal craze also appears to be an excuse to wolf down coconut12, melted chocolate, and ice cream on top of your shredded13 wheat.
Important to students on a budget, cereal is cheap! You even get a straw and a long spoon to slurp14 up the last granola crumbs15 and the final drops of milk.
When these kids get sudden cravings for food -- and they often do -- few things cure a case of the munchies better than a box of Kellogg's Sugar Pops.
This has been bowl season in the United States -- American college football championship games called “bowls” are being played everywhere. Not that some students are paying attention. They're too deep into their own bowls…cereal bowls.
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feedlot [5fi:dlCt] n. 饲育场
Philadelphia [7filE5delfjE] n. 费城
sugar-laden 糖含量过高的
Cocoa Puffs 可可泡芙
crunch [krQntF] n. 脆麦片
Fruity Pebbles 果味麦圈
coconut [5kEukEnQt] n. 椰子
budget [5bQdVit] n. 预算
slurp [slE:p] v. 啜食
granola [^rA5nEulE] n. 格兰诺拉麦片
1 steers | |
n.阉公牛,肉用公牛( steer的名词复数 )v.驾驶( steer的第三人称单数 );操纵;控制;引导 | |
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n.睡衣裤 | |
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3 ted | |
vt.翻晒,撒,撒开 | |
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4 flakes | |
小薄片( flake的名词复数 ); (尤指)碎片; 雪花; 古怪的人 | |
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7 fad | |
n.时尚;一时流行的狂热;一时的爱好 | |
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8 puffs | |
n.吸( puff的名词复数 );(烟斗或香烟的)一吸;一缕(烟、蒸汽等);(呼吸或风的)呼v.使喷出( puff的第三人称单数 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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9 crunch | |
n.关键时刻;艰难局面;v.发出碎裂声 | |
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10 pebbles | |
[复数]鹅卵石; 沙砾; 卵石,小圆石( pebble的名词复数 ) | |
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11 pimples | |
n.丘疹,粉刺,小脓疱( pimple的名词复数 ) | |
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n.椰子 | |
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13 shredded | |
shred的过去式和过去分词 | |
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14 slurp | |
n.啜食;vt.饮食出声 | |
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15 crumbs | |
int. (表示惊讶)哎呀 n. 碎屑 名词crumb的复数形式 | |
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v.用力嚼,大声咀嚼 | |
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