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李华和Larry 一起去附近一家新开的中国餐馆吃自助餐。李华今天要学两个
常用语:yum 和yuck.
LL: There is so much good food at thisbuffet , Li Hua. I can't wait
to eat some of those spring rolls. Yum!
LH:你说yum ,那你肯定很喜欢吃春卷!因为我知道,yum 在英语里就是可
口,好吃的意思。
LL: Hey, Li Hua , you are right! Where did you learn about the
word "Yum"?
LH:我前不久跟一帮美国朋友去吃pizza ,其中一个人刚咬第一口,就大喊
yum !他说自己最爱吃的东西就是pizza.
LL: Well , I really enjoy eating spring rolls - especially when
they are fresh. And these spring rolls look especially tasty. What makes
you say "Yum!" , Li Hua ?
LH:我最爱吃的菜是鱼香茄子,想想都会流口水。Yum !
LL: Well , I am afraid eggplantis not one of my favorites , Li
Hua. I don't find eggplant dishes to be very yummy. LH: Yummy肯定是从
yum 来的吧!
LL: Right! Yummy is used to describe a thing - Like yummy spring
rolls or yummy eggplant. LH :所以yummy 是形容词,yum 则是发感慨的时候
说的。
LL: Speaking of being about to eat , let's take our plates over
to the table and enjoy this yummy food. LH:对啊,我们得赶紧吃,吃完第
一盘,马上再回来拿,你看他们正在上龙虾呢! Yum!
LL: But don't fill up too much , Li Hua. You'll want to save room
for dessert. The almond cookies look especially yummy. LH :杏仁酥看起
来确实比红豆面包好,那些红豆面包看起来好像不太新鲜的样子。
LL: Well , I think most of the food here is yummy. What do you think,
Li Hua?
LH:跟其他中国餐馆比,味道确实还不错。
LL: But - is it as yummy as the food you used to eat back home in
China ?
LH:这里的饭菜当然没办法跟我妈做的饭比了!
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LL: What's that on your plate, Li Hua ? Is it a snake? Yuck !
LH:我如果没有理解错的话,这个yuck一定是yum 的反义词吧?你觉得吃蛇
肉很恶心吗?
LL: Right again, Li Hua. Yuck is an exclamationof disgust. And I
am sorry, but I find the idea of eating a snake disgusting. LH :我可
不是故意要恶心你。不瞒你说,蛇肉可好吃了,而且在美国,你想吃到蛇肉可不
容易。刚才你说yuck的样子,突然间让我想起了我第一次吃奶酪的感觉。
LL: Cheese ? Cheese makes you say "Yuck !" , Li Hua ? What's
wrong with cheese anyway?
LH:中国人做饭不用奶酪,以前我在中国的时候也没吃过。可是美国人都很
能吃奶酪。我到美国后,第一次吃奶酪的时候,简直难以下咽。 Yuck !那种感
觉,现在还记忆犹新。
LL: That is interesting. Actually, Li Hua , there are some kinds
of cheese that I find pretty yucky, too. LH: Yucky? Yucky肯定又是从
yuck来的!就好像yummy 是从yum 来的一样。
LL: Yucky is used to describe disgusting things. In this case, I
was talking about disgusting cheeses. I find blue cheese to be especially
yucky. LH :你也有不爱吃的奶酪?我是从来没有尝过blue cheese ,可是如果
连你都觉得yucky 的话,那我也就不用尝了。
LL: I don't blame you, Li Hua. No one should have to eat something
that yucky. LH: Larry,你拿的鱼香茄子怎么也没吃啊?不好吃吗?你不会觉
得鱼香茄子也yucky 吧!
LL: I think I told you earlier , Li Hua , that I don't find eggplant
to be very yummy. In fact , I do think it is pretty yucky. LH:既然觉
得鱼香茄子难吃,那你干嘛还要拿呢?
LL: You told me fish fragrant eggplant was your favorite dish, Li
Hua. So even though I think eggplant is yucky , I thought I should still
try it. LH:这就证明,一个人觉得yummy 的食物,换个人完全可能会觉得yucky.
Larry ,我看你呀,还是去吃春卷吧!
今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是yum 或yummy ,是指食物可口好吃的意
思。另一个是yuck或yucky ,是指食物难吃,难以下咽。
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