英文原版对话1000个:1089 Food in America

 　　Todd: So Layla, you're from France and now you live in America. I thought we would talk about food in the two countries. What do you think about food in America?

 

　　Layla: Personally, I don't like food here in America. I prefer food in my country because here it's very different. Like for lunch people can eat just like it's a snack and it's not a consistent¹ plate with a vegetable or meat. For the kids sometimes they eat peanut butter and jelly² sandwich for lunch and we never do that in France. And, yeah, the bread is very different. The bread is harder than in France. Not soft like there. There is a lot of fast food here, and in France we don't have a lot like here.

 

　　Todd: Yeah, actually, one thing that bothers me about America is all the chain restaurants, so we have lots of fast food and chain restaurants everywhere and we don't really have small, independent restaurants which I think is really sad, so in France do you have lots of small, independent restaurants?

 

　　Layla: Yes, we have a lot of small and independent restaurants and these restaurants are the best place to go eat because it's just people who cook like they cook in house and it's typicallyFrench, so yeah.

 

　　Todd: One thing that people say, or foreigners say about American food is the our portions³ are really, really big. Do you think the portions are big?

 

　　Layla: Yeah, like when I go to McDonalds or another, we can just buy cup and we can go in the fountain and drink, drink, drink. Drink like five cups and we pay the same price, and in France we cannot do that. Like we have a small cup and we can have it just once and we pay for it.

 

　　Todd: What about the portions of food on the plate? Like are the portions about the same? Bigger or smaller?

 

　　Layla: Bigger. When I just came two day after in the U.S. I ordered a pizza and the size was very, very big, like for two people.

 

　　Todd: So is there anything about American food that you like? Is there anything that's good about American food?

 

　　Layla: Yeah, I like one thing. It's the ice-cream. There is one place called Yougurt Land. And I think it's the best thing to go to eat ice-cream here in the U.S.

 

　　Todd: So what kind of flavor⁴ do you like?

 

　　Layla: I like vanilla⁵ and strawberry and we can add some caramel or chocolate. You can do your own ice-cream.

1 consistent   

adj.坚持的，一贯的，一致的，符合的

参考例句：

• He has been a consistent friend to the Chinese people.他是中国人民始终如一的朋友。
• His action is always consistent with his words.他始终言行一致。

2 jelly   

n.冻，果子冻，胶状物

参考例句：

• We had toast and jelly at breakfast.我们早餐吃的是烤面包和果冻。
• The medicine was a clear jelly.这种药是透明的胶状物。

3 portions   

一部分( portion的名词复数 )； 一份遗产（或赠与的财产）； 分享的部份； 嫁妆

参考例句：

• Three portions of fish and chips, please. 请来三份炸鱼薯条。
• supersize portions of fries 超大份炸薯条

4 flavor   

n.味，滋味，味道；风味；vt.调味，加味于

参考例句：

• I like the flavor of chocolate.我喜欢巧克力的味道。
• Each flavor was totally unique.每一种味道都是独一无二的。

5 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。