时间:2018-12-01 作者:英语课 分类:美国习惯用语


英语课

doggy bag


sunny side up


over easy


在这一课里,我们要讲几个和吃东西有关的词汇。第一个是: doggy bag。


Doggy这是字是dog,也就是"狗"这个字的形容词。Bag大家都知道是"口袋"的意思。Doggy bag连在一起是指饭馆里把客人吃剩的菜放在盒子里,然后把它们都放在一个纸口袋里让客人带回家的那种口袋。那末,这和狗又有什么关系呢? Doggy bag这个说法的出现有它特殊的背景。以前美国人也不好意思把在饭馆吃剩的菜带回家,怕有失面子。所以有的人就会对服务员说:


例句-1:"Waiter, could you please wrap 1 up the rest of this steak for me ? I'd like to take it home for my dog."


这个人对服务员说:"请你把这块牛排包起来,我想带回家给我的狗吃。"


尽管带回家的东西是给人吃的,但是doggy bag这个名称也就成了日常用语了。现在,情况就不同了。在美国,把在饭馆里吃剩的东西带回家已经是习以为常的事了。饭馆还都备有这些让客人装剩菜的盒子。也没有人会因为要把剩菜带回家而感到不好意思。在美国首都华盛顿,许多中国饭馆的服务员往往不等客人说话就把剩菜给装在doggy bag里了。下面我们来举个例子:


例句-2:"We had so much food left over from dinner at the China garden last night that we took enough home in doggy bags to feed the whole family tonight."


她说:"昨晚我们在汉宫吃饭剩下了好多菜。我们带回家的剩菜就足够我们全家今天晚上再吃一顿的。"


尽管美国人现在对身体里的胆固醇是否太高很敏感,但是他们到饭馆吃早饭时还是经常要点荷包蛋。可是,荷包蛋的做法各有不同。有的要蛋黄老一点,有的要嫩一点。有的只要煎一面,有的要两面都煎一煎。在英语里,这些都有不同的说法。要是你喜欢吃只煎一面的荷包蛋,那你就应该对服务员说:你要你的鸡蛋: Sunny side up.


Sunny side的意思是太阳的那一面,sunny side up也就是蛋黄向上的意思。要是放在整个句子里的话就是:


例句-3:"I would like to have my eggs sunny side up."


要是你愿意要荷包蛋两面都煎一下的,那你就说你要:Over easy.


也就是把鸡蛋反过来也煎一下的意思。比如说,有两个人在饭馆里吃早饭,各人要的荷包蛋不一样:


例句-4:M: "Miss, I'd like two fried 2 eggs sunny side up and the sausage on the side."


F: "Not me. I don't like to see my eggs staring up at me with big yellow eyes. Miss, two fried eggs, over easy and not fried too hard."


那位先生说:"小姐,我要两个荷包蛋,只要煎一面。另外再加一点香肠。"


而那位女顾客说:"我可不要,我不喜欢两个大蛋黄像眼睛那样瞪着我。小姐,我要鸡蛋两面都煎一下,但不要太老。"


今天我们一共讲了三个有关吃东西的习惯用语:


第一个是doggy bag。 doggy bag是指人们把在饭馆里吃剩下来的饭菜装在里面带回家的口袋。第二个是sunny side up。Sunny side up是要荷包蛋只煎一面。今天讲的第三个习惯用语over easy。Over easy的意思是荷包蛋两面都煎一下。


好,「美国习惯用语」第四讲就到里。欢迎下次再一起来学习美国习惯用语。再见。



1 wrap
n.外套,围巾,包裹,限制,约束,秘密;vt.包装,卷,缠绕,包,裹,覆盖,遮蔽,隐藏
  • You'd better wrap it with a piece of clean cloth.你最好用一块干净的布把它包起来。
  • You can wrap the skirt around your waist.你可以把裙子围在腰间。
2 fried
adj.油煎的;油炒的
  • I ate everything fried.所有油炸的我都吃。
  • I prefer fried peanuts.我选择炸花生。
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