【英语趣味课堂】最喜爱的食物-Favorite Foods

 Todd: OK, Diana, we're going to talk about food. You were just talkin about food in Chicago. What kind of good food can you get in Chicago?

 

Dianna: Chicago is famous for its Chicago style pizza or their hotdogs. The pizza is different because they put the sauce on top I guess, and like they have just amazinlgy huge toppings like sausages the size of your hand.

 

Todd: Wow, seriously. Whoa! What other toppings can you find on a pizza?

 

Dianna: Just normal pizza toppings like mushrooms and pepperoni, lots and lots of cheese, tomatoes, feta cheese is my favorite, it's kind of weird¹ but it tastes good.

 

Todd: I love feta cheese. Nice. OK. What is your favorite topping?

 

Dianna: My favorite topping on pizza is weird but I like pineapple.

 

Todd: Oh, yeah.

 

Dianna: Yeah I love it. It tastes good with cheese and sauce.

 

学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

style

 

Chicago is famous for its Chicago style pizza.

 

A 'style' is a distinctive² or unique method of doing something.  In this case, this method of preparing pizza is unique to Chicago, and is not the same as pizza in New York.  Notice the following:

 

She has always had a unique clothing style.  I'm not surprised that she became a fashion designer.

I really like his style of music.

different

 

The pizza is different because the sauce is on top.

 

'Different' is the opposite of the same.  In the example, 'different' can be replaced by special or unique.  Notice the following:

 

This year we are going to do something different on our family vacation.

He likes to be different than everyone else.

toppings

 

Toppings of sausages the size of your hand.

 

A 'topping' on a pizza is an ingredient³ that goes on the top, like cheese, pepperoni or vegetables.  Notice the following:

 

I would like a large pizza with 3 toppings.

What toppings do you want?

amazingly

 

They have amazingly huge toppings.

 

In this sentence 'amazingly' could be replaced by surprisingly or incredibly.  We use it to describe something that is different in a positive way or unexpected⁴.  Notice the following:

 

He drove amazingly quickly to the hospital.

She did amazingly well on her Calculus⁵ exam.

weird

 

It's kind of weird but it tastes good.

 

'Weird' is an informal and negative way to say strange.  Notice the following:

 

I don't think she is really weird, just a little bit different.

The food was good, but a little bit weird.

 

1 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

2 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

3 ingredient   

n.（烹饪）等的材料，原料，成分，因素

参考例句：

• The basic ingredient of this meal is rice.这一餐的主要原料是大米。
• Trust is a key ingredient.信任是关键要素。

4 unexpected   

adj.想不到的，意外的

参考例句：

• I always keep some good wine in for unexpected guests.我总保存些好酒，用来招待不速之客。
• His promotion was unexpected.他的升迁出人意料。

5 calculus   

n.微积分；结石

参考例句：

• This is a problem where calculus won't help at all.对于这一题，微积分一点也用不上。
• After studying differential calculus you will be able to solve these mathematical problems.学了微积分之后，你们就能够解这些数学题了。