美国文化脱口秀 第261期:怎么跟外国人解释大闸蟹?
时间：2019-02-15 作者：英语课 分类：美国文化脱口秀
英语课
大闸蟹这么好吃，外国人你知道吗？今天我们就聊聊大闸蟹、桂花、黄酒，这些中国的秋日美物。学些当季的秋天英语。
怎么跟外国人解释大闸蟹
关键词：
Have you heard of this saying? 你听过这个说法吗？
Autumn: 秋天
Fall: 秋天 (美国英语更多用这个词)
When did it become fall? It's beautiful! 一转眼已经秋天了。太美了！
It's my favorite season: 这是我最爱的季节
Osmanthus: 桂花
Latin: 拉丁语
Rose:玫瑰花
Lily: 百合花
Mysterious: 神秘
It almost smells like candy/sweets: 闻起来好像糖
Fragrant 1: 很香 （通常形容花香、香水香)
Chrysanthemum 2: 菊花
Daisy: 小雏菊
Hairy crab 3: 大闸蟹
It sounds delicious: 听起来很好吃
Dam: 水坝
Hoover Dam: 胡佛水坝（美国)
It's got little hairs on its legs: 它腿上有小绒毛
It's the best season/It's hairy crab season: 现在是吃大闸蟹的时节
Succulent and juicy: 鲜美多汁
Alaskan king crab:阿拉斯加帝王蟹
Dungeness crab: 珍宝蟹
Shell: 壳
Remove the shell: 剝壳
So little reward: 奖赏那么少
What's the point? 有什么意义？
The process is the point: 过程就是享受
Seafood 4: 海鲜
Meat: 肉
Crab meat: 蟹肉
Fish:鱼 （鱼肉不说fish meat, 说fish就可以了)
Prawn/shrimp: 虾 (同上)
Male crab: 雄蟹
Female crab: 雌蟹
Crab roe 5: 蟹黄
Crab egg/fish egg：蟹籽、鱼籽
Yuck: 怪怪的、有点恶心
Dipping sauce: 蘸料
Vinegar: 醋
Rice vinegar: 米醋
Balsamic vinegar: 意大利黑醋
Diced 6 ginger 7: 姜丝
Rice wine/Shaoxin wine: 黄酒、花雕
Delicate: 鲜嫩、细腻
MSG：味精
It tastes like natural MSG: 味道就像天然味精。
Chicken stock: 鸡汤、鸡精
Do you get what I mean? 你能明白我的意思吗？
Now I get it: 现在我明白了。
Umami: 鲜美
Autumn in New York：纽约的秋天
adj.芬香的，馥郁的，愉快的
- The Fragrant Hills are exceptionally beautiful in late autumn.深秋的香山格外美丽。
- The air was fragrant with lavender.空气中弥漫薰衣草香。
n.菊，菊花
- Each mourner wore a black armband and a white paper chrysanthemum.每个吊唁的人都佩带着黑纱和一朵白纸菊花。
- There are many species of chrysanthemum.菊花品种很多。
n.螃蟹，偏航，脾气乖戾的人，酸苹果；vi.捕蟹，偏航，发牢骚；vt.使偏航，发脾气
- I can't remember when I last had crab.我不记得上次吃蟹是什么时候了。
- The skin on my face felt as hard as a crab's back.我脸上的皮仿佛僵硬了，就象螃蟹的壳似的。
n.海产食品，海味，海鲜
- There's an excellent seafood restaurant near here.离这儿不远有家非常不错的海鲜馆。
- Shrimps are a popular type of seafood.小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。
n.鱼卵；獐鹿
- We will serve smoked cod's roe at the dinner.宴会上我们将上一道熏鳕鱼子。
- I'll scramble some eggs with roe?我用鱼籽炒几个鸡蛋好吗？
v.将…切成小方块，切成丁( dice的过去式和过去分词 )
- The meat should be finely diced for this dish. 做这种菜肴肉必须细细切成小方块。 来自辞典例句
- Arther diced himself into debt. 亚瑟因掷骰子而负了债。 来自辞典例句