书城外语舌尖上的英语
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第17章 American Cuisine 美国美食(5)

Kate:All right. We make the seared scallop first.I think you prefer Mexican flavor.Have you been accustomed to the California cuisine?

Toro:No problem. Many years ago,the immigrants from Mexico brought their traditional food to California.Look,burritos,refried beans and tortas are all Mexican traditional food,and they are very common here.

Kate:Sounds great. Why don't we order some Mexican food?Now,it's your turn.

Toro:OK. Let me take a loOK.

对话2:

凯特:这里真是吃饭的好地方。他们说这里有全美最正宗的加州风味。

托罗:是的。科布沙拉、香煎扇贝、还有卡尔墨西哥扒牛柳薯条是这家餐馆的热销菜。

凯特:好的。我们先点香煎扇贝吧。我认为你更喜欢墨西哥风味的吧。你现在习惯加州美食了吗?

托罗:没问题。许多年前,墨西哥移民把他们的传统美食也带到了加州。看,墨西哥卷、墨西哥豆泥,墨西哥三明治都是传统的墨西哥风味,在这里很常见的。

凯特:听起来不错。我们为何不点一些墨西哥菜呢。现在,轮到你点菜啦。

托罗:好的,我看看。

开胃词组

best seller畅销

be accustomed to习惯于

traditional food传统食品

it's one's turn轮到某人

鲜美单词

fancy['f?ns?]adj.昂贵的,奇特的

authentic[?:'θent?k]adj.真正的,准确的,可靠的

Cobb[k?b]n.科布,科布人

sear[s??(r)]v.烧焦

scallop['sk?l?p]n.扇贝,贝壳

Mexican['meks?k?n]adj.墨西哥的,墨西哥人的

accustom[?'k?st?m]v.使习惯

鲜美单词

immigrant['?m?gr?nt]n.移民,侨民

burrito[b?'ri:t??]n.墨西哥玉米煎饼

torta['t?:t?]n.大圆形糕饼

traditional[tr?'d???nl]adj.传统的

舌尖美食文化

The cuisine of California加州特色菜

The modern cuisine of California is majorly influenced by French Nouvelle cuisine,Latin American cooking,Mediterranean culinary styles and Asian cuisine.

加州的现代烹饪主要受到法国新式烹饪、拉丁美洲烹饪、地中海烹饪风格和亚洲烹饪的影响。

Speaking of colonial Spanish roots and Mexican territorial past,California food also bears the culinary heritage of the Spanish colonizers,Mexican ranchers and Meso-Americans,which can be experienced in the form of burritos,carne asada fries,quesadillas,tostadas,menudo,chile relleno,Chipotle and enchiladas,to mention a few.

说到原西班牙殖民地和墨西哥分割出的地区,加州美食风格也受西班牙殖民者和墨西哥农场主和中美洲人的影响,形成有特色的食物,包括墨西哥玉米煎饼、墨西哥扒牛柳薯条、油炸玉米饼、脆玉米饼、墨西哥牛肚汤、填馅红辣椒、墨西哥辣椒卷、肉馅玉米卷饼等等。

Car restaurants,often called the drive-thru restaurants,form the legendary Southern California food culture,which are automobiles selling fast foods,burgers and sandwiches. Gourmet burgers are very popular in the state.

汽车快餐也称为免下车餐馆,形成独特的南部加州饮食文化,主要向车主们出售套餐、汉堡和三明治。美味的汉堡在加州很受欢迎。

Barbecued foods on the other hand have a special place in Californian cuisine,as the Mexicans used to cook beef in ranched pit barbecues during the 1840s. However,barbecued dishes in this state also imbibed the Southwestern American cooking styles of Oklahoma,Arizona,Texas and New Mexico.Pork baby back ribs,beef ribs,steaks and sausages are on the top in this category.

另一方面,烧烤在加州美食中也占有一席之地,据说墨西哥人早在19世纪40年代就喜欢在农场里烤牛肉。然而,加州的烧烤也融合美国南部一些地方的特色,如俄克拉荷马州、亚利桑那州、德克萨斯州和新墨西哥州。烧烤乳猪排、小牛排、牛排和香肠最受欢迎。

Unit 6 Delicious Fast Food 美味快餐

舌尖美词汇

take-out

外卖

drive-in restaurant

汽车餐馆

McDonald's

麦当劳

Dunkin'Donuts

邓肯甜甜圈

Papa John's

棒约翰

Taco Bell

塔可钟

sandwich

三明治

hotdog

热狗

Big Mac hamburger

麦当劳的巨无霸汉堡

chips

薯条

舌尖美食句

The United States has the largest fast food industry in the world.

美国拥有世界上最发达的快餐行业。

Fast food outlets are take-away or take-out providers,often with a"drive-through"service.

快餐店提供外卖,通常提供“免下车”快餐服务。

Drive-in restaurants were introduced in 1920s.

汽车餐馆诞生于20世纪20年代。

McDonald's unsurprisingly takes the prize for the biggest fast food chain across the U. S.

毫无疑问,麦当劳赢得“美国最大的连锁快餐”称号。

Sales of Dunkin'Donuts increased steadily last year.

邓肯甜甜圈去年销售量稳定上涨。

When do you usually eat hotdog?

你通常什么时候吃热狗?

A cheeseburger is a hamburger topped with cheese.

芝士汉堡就是一种在上面涂有奶酪的汉堡。

Would you like some soda drink?

你来点苏打饮料吗?

Do you know how to make a sandwich?

你知道怎么做三明治吗?

I have ordered pizza from Papa John's.

我已经在棒约翰点了比萨。

A bunch of crazy new products have hit the menus in Taco Bell,

including the famous Doritos Locos Tacos.

塔可钟有许多奇怪的新品上市,包括著名的多力多滋薯片玉米卷。

The White Castle hamburger chain was probably the first burger bar.

白色城堡汉堡连锁可能就是首家汉堡快餐店。

舌尖聊美食

Conversation 1

Leo:People say that Americans like nothing apart from"fast food",especially the young people. Do you think this is true?And what do you think of fast food?

Sam:I don't have anything against it,really!It's OK!I mean,you hear people saying fast food are all junk food,but most of the time they taste good. Though I wouldn't want to live off fast food all the time!

Leo:I think fast food tends to make you fat. The stuff from McDonald's or KFC contains too much fat and calories.