【英语趣味课堂】大学餐饮-The College Diet

Todd: So, Alex, you're in university.

 

Alex: Yeah

 

Todd: So, um what kind of foods do you eat?

 

Alex: Well, since I go to college, I don't have a lot of money, so usually I go with the very inexpensive ramen, you know, breads, eggs. My favorite thing though is pancakes and bacon for breakfast. I have no idea, but I just like it a lot. I also like chili¹. I make chili actually, and it's very spicy², but I like chili and cheesecake. I eat a lot of cereal³, a lot, a lot of cereal. I'm addicted⁴ really.

 

Todd: OK, like Sienfield?

 

Alex: Yeah

 

Todd: So you say you eat ramen?

 

Alex: Yes

 

Todd: OK, so how would you compare ramen in America and ramen in Japan?

 

Alex: Oh, ramen in Japan is definitely better. I mean the amount of ramen shops just in general is a whole lot more than you'll find in all of America I bet, just in Tokyo, but yeah, the ramen in Japan is definitely better than in America. Especially those humongous bowls of ramen with the meat and the eggs and stuff on top they give you. You're not going to find that, at least where I am in America, a lot, so I like that a lot.

 

Todd: And when you talk about ramen in the states, do you mean an actual ramen shop or like top ramen? Both actually. Ramen shops are very, at least where I am they're very, not, there's not a lot. So I usually when I want ramen, I have to buy the packaged, you know, Top Ramen, whatever.

 

Todd: Yeah, how much does it cost?

 

Alex: It depends where you do. The cheapest I found it was, they're having a sale, where I work actually, in a grocery store, was having a sale, like 50 cents a pack, so I loaded, and it was OK.

 

Todd: That's pretty cheap.

 

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Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

inexpensive

 

Since I don't have a lot of money, I usually go for the inexpensive ramen.

 

If something is 'inexpensive' it doesn't cost a lot of money. Notice the following:

 

This shirt looks nice, but it was really inexpensive.

Inexpensive things are great for temporary usage⁵.

I have no idea

 

I have no idea, but I just like pancakes a lot.

 

We can say 'I have no idea' when we don't know about or understand something or we don't know why we feel a certain way. Notice the following:

 

I have no idea what's in this sandwich, but it's incredible⁶.

I have no idea why I'm so frustrated⁷.

addicted

 

I think I've become addicted to cereal.

 

When you are 'addicted' to something you need it or have to have it. There are physical and mental additions to things. Notice the following:

 

It is easy to become addicted to cigarettes.

I am addicted to cookies and sweets.

humongous

 

They give you this humongous bowl of ramen with meat and eggs and stuff.

 

If something is 'humongous' it is really, really, really big. Notice the following:

 

The mountains look absolutely humongous in photographs, but don't feel that big when you are there.

The pants he let me borrow were humongous on me.

sale

 

The cheapest I found was at a sale in the grocery store where I worked.

 

A 'sale' is when something is sold at a lower, discounted price. We can say that these discounted items are 'on sale.'Notice the following:

 

I bought these pants on sale.

They always have great sales after the winter holidays.

 

1 chili   

n.辣椒

参考例句：

• He helped himself to another two small spoonfuls of chili oil.他自己下手又加了两小勺辣椒油。
• It has chocolate,chili,and other spices.有巧克力粉，辣椒，和其他的调味品。

2 spicy   

adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的

参考例句：

• The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
• Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。

3 cereal   

n.谷类，五谷，禾谷

参考例句：

• I have hot cereal every day for breakfast.我每天早餐吃热麦片粥。
• Soybeans are handled differently from cereal grains.大豆的加工处理与谷类的加工处理不同。

4 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

5 usage   

n.惯用法，使用，用法

参考例句：

• I am clear about the usage of this word at last.这个词的用法我算是弄明白了。
• The usage is now firmly established.这种用法现已得到确认。

6 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

7 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》