【英语趣味课堂】意大利食物-Deliciously Italian
时间：2019-02-16 作者：英语课 分类：英语趣味课堂
英语课
Todd: What did you think about Italian food in America? Italian food is very popular in America., but is it similar to Italian food in Italy?
Yuri: Oh, that’s a good topic. I would say that if really...you want to try the best Italian food, you have to go to Italy. It’s really different. I’ve been to many countries in Europe and I wanted to try Italian food in some restaurants -- very rarely 1 it was good. It’s not bad, but...I’m sure there are some fantastic restaurants, but it is quite different, yeah...
Todd: So basically 2 the Italian food in America has been Americanized -- it’s not like Italian food in Italy.
Yuri: Yeah, for example pizza. You want to buy a good pizza? Italy. That’s it.
Todd: What’s the difference between pizza in America and pizza in Italy?
Yuri: Oh, it’s a lot of differences. There are a lot of differences. It’s just the crust 3 is different, the ingredients 4 are different, the water is different, the way they make it, yeah...
Todd: So is the crust thicker or thinner?
Yuri: In Italy usually it is very thin.
Todd: Oh right.
Yuri: And it’s very tasty, the tomatoes are fantastic, the mozzarella is real mozzarella, you know, so it’s different.
Todd: So if you go to an Italian restaurant in America, it’s almost all pasta 5. When we think of Italian, we think of, you know, pasta for everything. What about in Italy, is that the same? Like, do most restaurants just serve pasta?
Yuri: Yes, we serve pasta as a first course, but we have so much other food...a lot. It’s quite amazing. Also in Italy you can really change food region 6 by region. You can move around and the food changes. In the States I think you will just have this idea of Italy food -- all of it together.
Todd: Right, so when you say that pasta is the first course, so that’s quite different. It’s not the main course of a meal. Like in America, you go to a restaurant and you order spaghetti 7, like, or lasagna or whatever...that’s it. That’s the main dish.
Yuri: No, that’s not the way we eat in Italy.
Todd: How do you eat in Italy?
Yuri: Well traditionally 8 you have the first course, usually it’s pasta or gnocchi, whatever. And then you go to a meat dish with vegetables. And after that you get some cheese and fruits and coffee (espresso).
Todd: Do you have like main meat dishes? You know, like a steak or stuff 9 like that?
Yuri: Yeah, of course, we have a lot. Arrosta for example, I can tell you hundreds of Italian names. And maybe many people outside of Italy they would not even know.
Todd: Oh really?
Yuri: Yeah.
Todd: So in Italy you said the food is different by region. What region has the best food do you think?
Yuri: Oh, that’s complicated 10 because I’m from North Italy so I would say North Italy but it’s not true because there is a lot of food from the South and I just love it.
Todd: Oh, so it’s all good.
Yuri: Yeah.
Todd: Ok, well anyway, it was nice talking with you Yuri.
Yuri: Thank you very much.
重点词汇：
Learn Vocabulary from the Lesson
Americanized
So basically the Italian food in America has been Americanized.
When something that came from a foreign country becomes more American in style, to suit local American tastes, it is described as "americanized".
Study the following examples:
A lot of music around the world has been Americanized to sound like hip-hop music.
Their kids used to be very formal but now they are very Americanized.
crust
So is the crust thicker or thinner?
Crust is the bread-like part of a pizza made from flour. Crust is also the hard part around the edges 11 of bread. See the two examples below:
When I was a kid, I used to take the crust off the edges of my bread.
I like to eat pizza with a very thick crust.
region by region
Also in Italy you can really change food region by region.
A region is a large area. It is often used to describe part of a country. “Region by region” refers to the many different areas within one country. Notice the following examples:
I noticed that in each region, people spoke 12 with a different accent.
Region by region, the weather is different. The north is cold and the south is hot.
main dish
That’s the main dish.
A main dish is the biggest part of a meal or dinner. See the following examples:
What would you like to have for the main dish?
After the main dish, I like to drink coffee.
that’s complicated
That’s complicated because I’m from North Italy.
When something is complicated it is not simple. It has many parts that are confusing 13 to understand clearly. Study the two examples below:
Learning 14 a language is very complicated.
When we first started dating everything was easy, but now it’s so complicated.
Yuri: Oh, that’s a good topic. I would say that if really...you want to try the best Italian food, you have to go to Italy. It’s really different. I’ve been to many countries in Europe and I wanted to try Italian food in some restaurants -- very rarely 1 it was good. It’s not bad, but...I’m sure there are some fantastic restaurants, but it is quite different, yeah...
Todd: So basically 2 the Italian food in America has been Americanized -- it’s not like Italian food in Italy.
Yuri: Yeah, for example pizza. You want to buy a good pizza? Italy. That’s it.
Todd: What’s the difference between pizza in America and pizza in Italy?
Yuri: Oh, it’s a lot of differences. There are a lot of differences. It’s just the crust 3 is different, the ingredients 4 are different, the water is different, the way they make it, yeah...
Todd: So is the crust thicker or thinner?
Yuri: In Italy usually it is very thin.
Todd: Oh right.
Yuri: And it’s very tasty, the tomatoes are fantastic, the mozzarella is real mozzarella, you know, so it’s different.
Todd: So if you go to an Italian restaurant in America, it’s almost all pasta 5. When we think of Italian, we think of, you know, pasta for everything. What about in Italy, is that the same? Like, do most restaurants just serve pasta?
Yuri: Yes, we serve pasta as a first course, but we have so much other food...a lot. It’s quite amazing. Also in Italy you can really change food region 6 by region. You can move around and the food changes. In the States I think you will just have this idea of Italy food -- all of it together.
Todd: Right, so when you say that pasta is the first course, so that’s quite different. It’s not the main course of a meal. Like in America, you go to a restaurant and you order spaghetti 7, like, or lasagna or whatever...that’s it. That’s the main dish.
Yuri: No, that’s not the way we eat in Italy.
Todd: How do you eat in Italy?
Yuri: Well traditionally 8 you have the first course, usually it’s pasta or gnocchi, whatever. And then you go to a meat dish with vegetables. And after that you get some cheese and fruits and coffee (espresso).
Todd: Do you have like main meat dishes? You know, like a steak or stuff 9 like that?
Yuri: Yeah, of course, we have a lot. Arrosta for example, I can tell you hundreds of Italian names. And maybe many people outside of Italy they would not even know.
Todd: Oh really?
Yuri: Yeah.
Todd: So in Italy you said the food is different by region. What region has the best food do you think?
Yuri: Oh, that’s complicated 10 because I’m from North Italy so I would say North Italy but it’s not true because there is a lot of food from the South and I just love it.
Todd: Oh, so it’s all good.
Yuri: Yeah.
Todd: Ok, well anyway, it was nice talking with you Yuri.
Yuri: Thank you very much.
重点词汇：
Learn Vocabulary from the Lesson
Americanized
So basically the Italian food in America has been Americanized.
When something that came from a foreign country becomes more American in style, to suit local American tastes, it is described as "americanized".
Study the following examples:
A lot of music around the world has been Americanized to sound like hip-hop music.
Their kids used to be very formal but now they are very Americanized.
crust
So is the crust thicker or thinner?
Crust is the bread-like part of a pizza made from flour. Crust is also the hard part around the edges 11 of bread. See the two examples below:
When I was a kid, I used to take the crust off the edges of my bread.
I like to eat pizza with a very thick crust.
region by region
Also in Italy you can really change food region by region.
A region is a large area. It is often used to describe part of a country. “Region by region” refers to the many different areas within one country. Notice the following examples:
I noticed that in each region, people spoke 12 with a different accent.
Region by region, the weather is different. The north is cold and the south is hot.
main dish
That’s the main dish.
A main dish is the biggest part of a meal or dinner. See the following examples:
What would you like to have for the main dish?
After the main dish, I like to drink coffee.
that’s complicated
That’s complicated because I’m from North Italy.
When something is complicated it is not simple. It has many parts that are confusing 13 to understand clearly. Study the two examples below:
Learning 14 a language is very complicated.
When we first started dating everything was easy, but now it’s so complicated.
adv.很少，难得；非常地，非凡地
- Such fish is rarely met with in the north country.这种鱼在北方难得看到。
- He rarely comes here anymore.现在他难得来这儿了。
adv.基本上，从根本上说
- His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
- Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。
n.(一片)面包皮，硬外皮，外壳；地壳
- This article focuses on radiation present in the earth crust.本文重点介绍源自地壳的辐射。
- Earth quakes can result from stresses in the earth's crust.地壳内的应力可能引起地震。
n.（混合物的）组成部分( ingredient的名词复数 )；（烹调的）原料；（构成）要素；因素
- All ingredients are readily available from your local store. 所有的原料都可以方便地从你当地的商店买到。
- We never use second quality ingredients to build building. 我们决不使用次等材料用于建筑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.生面团，意大利通心粉
- Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling water.在一大锅沸水中煮意大利面。
- Would you like some pasta?想来点意大利面食吗？
n.地区，地带，区域；范围，幅度
- The students went to study the geology of that region.学生们去研究那个地区的地质情况。
- It is unusual to see snow in this region.这个地区难得见到雪。
n.意大利式细面务
- I think you like spaghetti.我以为你喜欢意大利面条。
- People served a spaghetti supper in the parish house.人们在教堂交谊厅吃意大利面晚餐。
adv.传说地；传统地
- Traditionally,people clean the house before the Spring Festival.传统上，人们在春节前打扫房子。
- Medicine is traditionally the first of the Nobel prizes awarded each year.根据传统，医学奖是诺贝尔奖每年颁发的第一个奖项。
n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱
- We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
- He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。
adj.错综复杂的，麻烦的，结构复杂的
- The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.这首诗太复杂，我理解不了它的意思。
- This is the most complicated case I have ever handled.这是我所处理过的最为复杂的案子。
n.边( edge的名词复数 )；优势；（悬崖、峭壁的）边缘；锋利
- Blood began to coagulate around the edges of the wound. 血液开始在伤口的边缘凝固。
- a surface with rounded edges 带圆边的面
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
adj.混乱的，令人困惑的
- The instructions on the box are very confusing.盒子上的使用说明含混不清。
- It's very confusing to learn a new language.学习一门新语言是很令人困惑的。