【英语趣味课堂】披萨-Pizza

Steve: Hi, this is Steve. I'd like to talk about pizza. Pizza is my favorite food. I like it because you can have pizza every day and it can be different each time. My favorite toppings on pizza are pepperoni, mushrooms, basil, garlic¹. I like lots of cheese also. Olives³ are really good on Pizza as well. I like pizza with a thick crust⁴ but I also like the crust to be somewhat⁵ crunchy. I know how to make pizza quite well and I think some of the best pizzerias that you can go to usually serve it with olive² oil, chili's and parmesan cheese. That's how I like it.

 

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pizza

 

Pizza is my favorite food.

 

'Pizza' is round, flat Italian food that has tomato sauce⁶ and cheese.  It is cut into many triangle-shaped pieces and you eat it when it's hot. Notice the following:

 

He makes excellent pizza.

I really want to eat pizza for dinner.

toppings

 

My favorite toppings are pepperoni and mushrooms.

 

'Toppings' are the other foods that you put on a pizza besides cheese.  These are usually vegetables and meat. Notice the following:

 

You can choose three toppings to put on your pizza.

What kind of toppings do you like on your ice cream?

lots of

 

I like lots of cheese also.

 

If you want a large quantity of cheese then you want 'lots of' cheese. Notice the following:

 

He always eats lots of vegetables, but not much fruit.

There is lots of food in this refrigerator.

as well

 

Olives are really good on pizza, as well.

 

Another way to say 'also' or 'too' is 'as well.' Notice the following:

 

His wife and children are coming this weekend as well.

Would you like something to drink as well?

somewhat

 

I like the crust to be somewhat crunchy.

 

'Somewhat' is the same as 'kind of.' In this case the crust is a little bit crunchy and a little bit soft. Notice the following:

 

I'm somewhat busy right now.

It's somewhat sunny out, but not best weather for the beach.

1 garlic   

n.大蒜

参考例句：

• His breath smells of garlic.他的呼气中有大蒜气味。
• This dish smells of garlic.这菜有大蒜味。

2 olive   

n.橄榄，橄榄树，橄榄色；adj.黄绿色的，黄褐色的，橄榄色的

参考例句：

• Have you eaten a kind of fruit called olive?你吃过橄榄这种水果吗？
• She likes olive because It'symbolizes peace.她喜欢橄榄色因为它象征着和平。

3 olives   

n.橄榄( olive的名词复数 )；橄榄树；橄榄色；油橄榄

参考例句：

• We sat drinking wine and nibbling olives. 我们坐在那儿，喝着葡萄酒嚼着橄榄。
• He sent her two pieces of olives in letter. 他在信中给她夹了两片橄榄树的叶子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 crust   

n.(一片)面包皮，硬外皮，外壳；地壳

参考例句：

• 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。

5 somewhat   

pron.一些，某物；adv.多少，几分

参考例句：

• The cake we made was somewhat of a failure.我们做的蛋糕不大成功。
• The two office buildings are somewhat alike in appearance.这两座办公楼在外形上有点相似。

6 sauce   

n.酱油，酱汁；调味汁

参考例句：

• Some cream will enrich the sauce.在调味汁里加一些奶油会使其味道更加丰富。
• This sauce is too thick-- add some milk.调味汁太稠，再加点奶.