2007年VOA标准英语-A Touch Of Italy In NYC

By Liu Enming
New York, New York
23 January 2007
 
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New York City is teeming¹ with immigrants from around the world, many of who bring the tastes and cultures of their homelands to their new country.  In one immigrant neighborhood, along Mulberry Street, the sights, sounds and smells of Italy overwhelm the senses. Elaine Lu narrates² this report of New York's Little Italy.

 
Susan Rosenbaum
Food connoisseur³ Susan Rosenbaum guides food tours of Chinatown, Little Italy and the Lower East Side in New York City.  "We are in Little Italy.  In Little Italy you will find that there are many food shops here and a lot of them got started in the very early days.  Little Italy has been here since about the 1860s and 1870s and it was primarily your southern Italians who were coming to the United States in order to have a better life," she tells those in search of culinary insights.

"So now we are in DiPalo Dairy," she continues.  "DiPalo has been here since 1925, same family, three generations.  This is your Italian gourmet⁴ market.  This is a place where they take special pride in the products they have here.  You will find that the large majority of the products have been imported from Italy."

 
Inside Sal DiPalo
Sal DiPalo is the fourth generation owner of DiPalo Dairy. He says he goes back to Italy to select fine food to share with his customers in New York. He also educates them on Italian culture.  Prosciutto, cheese, olive oil, balsamic vinegar -- nearly everything can be found here. 

One loyal customer is a 90-year-old lady. She says, "I have been here most of my life. My grandparents, all of us.  I am here for 66 years."

Cheese is a big part of Italian cuisine⁵.  So Rosenbaum's food tour includes another diary.  "We are now in the Alleva Dairy.  Alleva has been here since 1892.  It's the same family, five generations.  It was started by the matriarch of the family who started by making fresh mozzarella and fresh ricotta cheeses, which they are still doing today.  This is your Old World, Italian-American dairy and deli.  It's also the oldest Italian cheese store in the United States."

George Morra is the chef at Amici 2, an Italian restaurant that specializes in seafood⁶. "The special pasta is: I got to make it with jumbo shrimps⁷, Portobello mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, Moroccan rub."

Morra's special pasta is made with such enthusiasm; it is no wonder families often take trips to Little Italy for food alone.

Another customer explains why she attends. "We want to show them (the children) all the different restaurants, the area, the Farrara -- we are going to take them up to the pastry⁸ shop, to show them the famous pastry shop."

The next stop on the tour is that pastry shop to try a cannoli. Frank Angelary is the owner of Farrara Pastries⁹, a 100-year-old bakery. "Our success is our cannoli. The traditional cannolli is the regular cannolli, which is Sicilian.  It has the Italian shell, it's fried dough¹⁰ with ricotta cheese and chocolate inside. "

For many visitors, there is perhaps no better way to spend a day in Little Italy than to sit down and savor¹¹ a cup of coffee and enjoy a taste of Italy.

1 teeming   

adj.丰富的v.充满( teem的现在分词 )；到处都是；（指水、雨等）暴降；倾注

参考例句：

• The rain was teeming down. 大雨倾盆而下。
• the teeming streets of the city 熙熙攘攘的城市街道

2 narrates   

v.故事( narrate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• It narrates the unconstitutional acts of James II. 它历数了詹姆斯二世的违法行为。 来自辞典例句
• Chapter three narrates the economy activity which Jew return the Occident. 第三章讲述了犹太人重返西欧后的经济活动。 来自互联网

3 connoisseur   

n.鉴赏家，行家，内行

参考例句：

• Only the real connoisseur could tell the difference between these two wines.只有真正的内行才能指出这两种酒的区别。
• We are looking for a connoisseur of French champagne.我们想找一位法国香槟酒品酒专家。

4 gourmet   

n.食物品尝家；adj.出于美食家之手的

参考例句：

• What does a gourmet writer do? 美食评论家做什么？
• A gourmet like him always eats in expensive restaurants.像他这样的美食家总是到豪华的餐馆用餐。

5 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。

6 seafood   

n.海产食品，海味，海鲜

参考例句：

• There's an excellent seafood restaurant near here.离这儿不远有家非常不错的海鲜馆。
• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood.小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。

7 shrimps   

n.虾，小虾( shrimp的名词复数 )；矮小的人

参考例句：

• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood. 小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I'm going to have shrimps for my tea. 傍晚的便餐我要吃点虾。 来自辞典例句

8 pastry   

n.油酥面团，酥皮糕点

参考例句：

• The cook pricked a few holes in the pastry.厨师在馅饼上戳了几个洞。
• The pastry crust was always underdone.馅饼的壳皮常常烤得不透。

9 pastries   

n.面粉制的糕点

参考例句：

• He gave a dry laugh, then sat down and started on the pastries. 杜新箨说着干笑一声，坐下去就吃点心。 来自子夜部分
• Mike: So many! I like Xijiang raisins, beef jerky, and local pastries. 麦克：太多了。我最喜欢吃新疆葡萄干、牛肉干和风味点心。

10 dough   

n.生面团；钱，现款

参考例句：

• She formed the dough into squares.她把生面团捏成四方块。
• The baker is kneading dough.那位面包师在揉面。

11 savor   

vt.品尝，欣赏；n.味道，风味；情趣，趣味

参考例句：

• The soup has a savor of onion.这汤有洋葱味。
• His humorous remarks added a savor to our conversation.他幽默的话语给谈话增添了风趣。