英语PK台 第413期:酸甜苦辣咸,味觉看性格

 　　Dialogue 1

　　Jingjing: Ohh, I'm craving 1 some chocolate right now. Let's go to the store and get some.
　　京晶：哦，我现在特别馋巧克力。我们去商店买一些吧。
　　Mark: You're in luck. I just so happen to have some chocolate in my house. After all, Spring Festival is just around the corner.
　　马克：那你太幸运了，我家正好就有巧克力。毕竟，春节快要到啦。
　　Jingjing: You're the best. Gimme gimme gimme!
　　京晶：你太给力了。快给我给我给我！
　　Mark: Hold your horses. I have two different kinds of chocolate: dark and milk chocolate. Which do you prefer?
　　马克：稍安毋躁。我有两种不同类型的巧克力：黑巧克力和牛奶巧克力。你喜欢哪个？
　　Jingjing: Dark chocolate please! It's my favorite!
　　京晶：黑巧克力！这是我的最爱！
　　Mark: No problem, here you go. Just as I suspected.
　　马克：没问题，给你，跟我猜的一样。
　　Jingjing: What do you mean, just as you suspected?
　　京晶：跟你猜的一样？什么意思？
　　Mark: Don't you know? People who crave 2 dark chocolate tend to be social butterflies and the life of the party. That's definitely you!
　　马克：你难道不知道吗？喜欢黑巧克力的人往往都善于社交且受人瞩目。这绝对就是你啊！
　　Jingjing: So you're saying that the kinds of food people crave are related to their personalities 3?
　　京晶：所以你的意思是说人喜欢什么食物跟个性有关喽？
　　Mark: According to Dr. Alan Hirsch, yes. Over the past 25 years, he's examined almost 20,000 patients and found that there are some consistencies 4 about what we eat say about our personalities.
　　马克：根据艾伦·赫希医生的研究，确实是这样的。在过去的25年里，他检验了近2万例患者，发现人对食物的喜好和性格有一定的关联。
　　Jingjing: That's amazing. You know? Lately I've been kinda down in the dumps. Does that have anything to do with why I've been wanting chocolate too?
　　京晶：这太神奇了。你知道吗，最近我一直过得很糟糕。这是不是跟我一直想巧克力有关系？
　　Mark: It sure does. Chocolate is a known mood booster.
　　马克：肯定是。巧克力是公认的心情助推器。
　　Jingjing: Oh, well quick, gimme some of that chocolate. I wanna feel better!
　　京晶：哦，快，再给我一些巧克力。我想心情变好！
　　习语短语
　　crave=渴望，强烈愿望（通常用于食品）
　　You're in luck.=你很幸运，好消息; 事情对你有利。
　　just around the corner=指日可待，（时间和地点）非常接近
　　hold your horses=稍安毋躁，稍等片刻
　　social butterfly=交际花，擅于结交朋友的人
　　the life of the party=受人瞩目的人，很受欢迎的人
　　down in the dumps=伤心;情绪低落
　　mood booster=情绪助推器，让你感觉（情绪）更好的东西
　　Dialogue 2
　　Mark and Jingjing have just arrived at a restaurant. They are looking at the menu, deciding which type of food to order.
　　马克和京晶刚刚抵达餐厅。他们正在看菜单，决定吃什么。
　　Mark: Man, I just can't make up my mind. So many things on this menu look delicious.
　　马克：天啊，我不知道怎么决定。菜单上有这么多东西都看起来很好吃的样子。
　　Jingjing: Can I make a suggestion? Try these two dishes. I think you'll like them.
　　京晶：我可以提个建议吗？试试这两道菜。我想你会喜欢的。
　　Mark: Hmmm. That does sound pretty good. I think I'll give it a try.
　　马克：嗯。看起来很不错。我来试试看。
　　Jingjing: See. I read your mind. Do you know why I chose these two dishes for you?
　　京晶：看吧？我能看透你的心。你知道我为什么选择了这两道菜给你吗？
　　Mark: Not a clue.
　　马克：不知道啊。
　　Jingjing: One of them is sweet, the other is salty. People who crave sweet and salty dishes tend to be loners. But don't get upset! They're also really creative.
　　京晶：它们其中一个是甜的，另一种是咸的。一般独来独往的人爱吃甜咸口。但是，不要生气！他们也很有创意。
　　Mark: Hey, how did you know that?
　　马克：嘿，你怎么会知道？
　　Jingjing: I did my homework. Plus, we are best friends. I can read you like a book.
　　京晶：我研究过啊。况且我们是最好的朋友。我可以非常准确地看透你的想法和感受。
　　Mark: That's not fair!
　　马克：这不公平！
　　Jingjing: Also, people who like sweet and salty foods are often misunderstood as being standoffish. Now that's definitely you!
　　京晶：此外，爱吃甜咸口的人经常被人误解为很冷淡。这绝对说的就是你！
　　Mark: Tell me some more!
　　马克：你再仔细说说！
　　Jingjing: Well, people who crave only salty flavors tend to go with the flow, and let the outside world determine their fate.
　　京晶：嗯，只喜欢咸味的人倾向于随大流，让外界决定他们的命运。
　　Mark: How about spicy 5 foods?
　　马克：那喜欢吃辣的人呢？
　　Jingjing: People who crave spicy foods tend to dislike order and wasting time.
　　京晶：爱吃辣的人往往不喜欢遵守秩序和浪费时间。
　　Mark: Okay, enough talking. My stomach's growling 6. Waiter! We're ready to order!
　　马克：好吧，说得我肚子都咕咕叫了。服务员！点菜！
　　习语短语
　　make up one's mind=决定做某事
　　to read one's mind=看透一个人的内心，非常准确地猜测对方的想法或感受
　　not a clue=不知道
　　loner=独来独往的人，花很多时间独处的人
　　I did my homework.=我做了功课，我研究了这个问题。
　　read someone like a book=同“read one's mind”，清楚地了解某人的动机（思想等）
　　standoffish=高冷的，不友好的
　　go with the flow=随大流
　　My stomach's growling.=我的肚子都咕咕叫了，我饿极了。