美语情景对话 第1260期:What is your favorite cuisine? 最爱的美食

Tom: Hi, this is Tom.

汤姆：嗨，我是汤姆。

Jess: And my name is Jess. I'm from the UK.

杰茜：我是杰茜，来自英国。

Tom: Now, the UK is not famous for food but you've travelled a lot. What's your favorite cuisine?

汤姆：英国并不以美食闻名，不过你经常旅行。那你最爱的美食是什么？

Jess: Ooh, I think my favorite cuisine would be Spanish tapas. I absolutely love it because I'm not the kind of girl who like to eat a big meal. I like to pick at lots of different little things, so for me tapas is perfect - a little bit of everything. I know you've travelled a lot Tom. How about you? What's your favorite cuisine?

杰茜：哦，我想我最爱的美食是西班牙餐前小吃。我极其喜欢这种美食，因为我不是那种喜欢吃大餐的女孩。我喜欢各种不同的小吃都吃点儿，所以对我来说，西班牙餐前小吃非常完美，每样都可以尝一点儿。汤姆，我知道你也经常旅行。那你呢？你最喜欢的美食是什么？

Tom: I like tapas for the strong flavors, but spicy food really gets me: food in Thailand and in India, that strong ... and also sour flavors of lime and lemon grass. Give me a spicy soup and that hot food and I'm in heaven.

汤姆：我喜欢西班牙餐前小吃那种浓郁的味道，不过我最爱的是辛辣食物：比如泰国和印度的食物，味道很辣，还有酸橙和柠檬草等酸味食物。辣汤这种辣味食物会让我感觉置身于天堂。

Jess: Sounds delicious. I'm getting hungry now.

杰茜：听起来很美味。我现在饿了。

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重点讲解：
1. be famous for 著名的；有名的；
例句：New Orleans is famous for its cuisine.
新奥尔良以其美食而著称。
2. like to do sth. 愿意，希望；
例句：Some people sleep better in a clean and neat environment, so they like to straighten and clean their room just before going to bed.
一些人在干净整洁的环境中睡眠会更好，因此他们喜欢在睡觉前整理清洁自己的房间。
3. pick at 少量地吃；吃一点点；
例句：Sarah picked at a plate of cheese for supper, but she wasn't really hungry.
萨拉晚餐时只吃一盘奶酪，但她并没有真觉得饿。