【英语趣味课堂】斯里兰卡的食物-Sri Lankan Food

 Edwin: So, what about Sri Lankan food? What are some of the good dishes in Sri Lanka?

 

Buddhi: What we eat every day, almost every day, is rice and curry¹, so lunch is usually rice and curry. Curry will be usually spicy², and we eat lots of veggies, so we'll have like at least two or three dishes of different kinds of veggies, all cooked with different kinds of spices, and we have so many styles, and we'll have something fried as well along with green leaves, a dish that's a definite Sri Lankan lunch.

 

Edwin: Is it really spicy?

 

Buddhi: The curry yes, but it depends, like at my house my dad loves a lot of spices in it, and my mom does cook a lot of spicy food, but she knows that I can't eat too much spice, so she makes sure that I can eat it as well, so it turns out to be really good, and one more I want you to know is roti. It's called roti, and you eat it with coconut³ sambol like. It's a mixed coconut dish.

 

Edwin: Ah, so it's a bit sweet.

 

Buddhi: No, no, it's spicy. We put a lot of chili⁴ powder and also maybe chicken or fish curry. I love that. I love that. But the rhoti is actually made out of coconuts⁵ as well, but it's not sweet. It's not sweet. And another one, called hopper. You need a special pan to make it, and you can eat it with egg in it. Also, like for an evening, you can put honey or sugar in it and make it the sweet way, and it will be like really yummy to have tea or something.

 

Edwin: Is that your personal favorite?

 

Buddhi: I love hopers, yeah. Also, roti. I don't know. When it comes to Sir Lankan food, I'll eat anything. I love them. Especially now that I'm here, I really miss Sri Lankan food a lot.

 

Edwin: I really don't like too spicy food. Is there any Sri Lankan food that's not too spicy?

 

Buddhi: Of course we do. We do. There's one called Pitu. Kids eat it with sugar and coconut milk, so that's not spicy at all. You can also eat it spicy if you want with some curry in it. And we have a lot of sweet food. Especially during the festivals. We cook a lot ... we make a lot of sweets, Sri Lankan traditional sweets, so you really need to try them. I'm sure you'll like them.

 

Edwin: Yeah, I'm sure I will. So I guess you guys use a lot of coconut as well?

 

Buddhi: We do. We do like curries⁶, or whatever it is. It has coconut in it. Yeah, and lemon

 

重点词汇：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the Lesson

as well

 

I can eat it as well.

 

"As well" means also or in addition to something.

 

I like seafood⁷ as well as chicken.

I can play hockey, soccer and the piano as well.

turns out to be

 

 

It turns out to be really good.

 

 

This expression means the result of something, and it is often a surprise to the speaker.

 

I thought cats were independent animals but it turns out they are quite needy⁸ in real life.

Most people think a tomato is a vegetable but it turns out to be a fruit.

yummy

 

 

It will be very yummy.

A slang expression meaning something is delicious or tasty.

 

Chocolate gateau is my favorite desert, it is yummy.

Warm soup on a cold night is yummy in my tummy! (tummy = stomach)

When it comes to

 

 

When it comes to Sri Lankan food, I'll eat anything.

 

"When it comes to" means in this case or situation.

 

When it comes to fashion sense, Ted⁹ is clueless.

When it comes to suntan lotion¹⁰, I want the highest UV coverage¹¹.

I guess

 

 

So I guess you guys use a lot of coconuts as well.

 

"I guess" means I imagine or speculate about something, I don't know it definitely.

 

Jose is from Spain so I guess he plays soccer.

It looks like rain so I guess we should take an umbrella.

1 curry   

n.咖哩粉，咖哩饭菜；v.用咖哩粉调味，用马栉梳，制革

参考例句：

• Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。
• Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.加一茶匙咖喱粉。

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 coconut   

n.椰子

参考例句：

• The husk of this coconut is particularly strong.椰子的外壳很明显非常坚固。
• The falling coconut gave him a terrific bang on the head.那只掉下的椰子砰地击中他的脑袋。

4 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。

5 coconuts   

n.椰子( coconut的名词复数 )；椰肉，椰果

参考例句：

• We found a bountiful supply of coconuts on the island. 我们发现岛上有充足的椰子供应。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Coconuts provide "meat", drink, oil, soap and fiber for fishing line. 椰子提供“肉类”，饮料、油脂、肥皂和做钓（鱼）丝的纤维。 来自百科语句

6 curries   

n.咖喱食品( curry的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Coconut is a basic ingredient for many curries. 椰子是多种咖喱菜的基本成分。
• Coriander is used in Indian curries, gin, American cigarettes, and sausage. 胡荽多被用在：印度咖哩粉，杜松子酒，美国香烟，香肠。 来自互联网

7 seafood   

n.海产食品，海味，海鲜

参考例句：

• 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。

8 needy   

adj.贫穷的，贫困的，生活艰苦的

参考例句：

• Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
• They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。

9 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

10 lotion   

n.洗剂

参考例句：

• The lotion should be applied sparingly to the skin.这种洗液应均匀地涂在皮肤上。
• She lubricates her hands with a lotion.她用一种洗剂来滑润她的手。

11 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。