【英语趣味课堂】法国的食物-Food in France

Todd: So Layla, we're talking about food in France and in the U.S. So in France what do you like best about French food? Because French food is quite famous around the world. What makes French food so famous?

 

Layla: For me I think the best thing is the bread. It's very, very different. Even if I go here in any bakery, I cannot find the same bread. The bread if France is very soft, and it almost melts in the mouth, and I think that makes it famous, the food in France.

 

Todd: So in France do you have fast food? Do you have fast food restaurants and like chain restaurants in France?

 

Layla: Yes, we do have that because it's very cheap and people like it cheap and there is something very fast and we can find chain restaurant everywhere, but most of the time we find independent restaurant, small restaurant.

 

Todd: So in your country is it common for parents to teach their children how to cook?

 

Layla: Yes, they do. But I don't have any brother but my mom teach us how to cook.

 

Todd: So what kind of things has your mother taught you how to cook?

 

Layla: My parents are from Morocco so she teach my how to cook Morocco food.

 

Todd: Oh, so what are some good Moroccan dishes?

 

Layla: I think it's Al Feza. It's like bread with lenti and meat and sauce.

 

Todd: So France is an expensive country. If you go to a restaurant, is it expensive. Like how much would you have to pay? How many euros to get a decent¹ meal?

 

Layla: You can find good meals for ten euro. You can find for ten or twelve euro a good restaurant and good meal?

 

Todd: When you go to a restaurant do you usually have appetizer², starter, main course, dessert or is it just one package?

 

Layla: You can have both, like you can have a package with the dessert and the soda³ and everything or you can order what you want on the menu.

 

重点词汇：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the Lesson

melt in your mouth

 

 

The bread in France melts in your mouth.

 

When food melts in the mouth, it is so light and tender⁴ that you do not need to chew it. It does not refer to food that actually does melt in the mouth like ice-cream. Notice the following:

 

These cookies are so fine. They melt in your mouth.

This bread just melts in your mouth.

chain restaurant

 

 

Do you have chain restaurants?

 

A chain is a large corporate⁵ brand of restaurants, stores, or venues⁶ that are the same regardless of where they are. Notice the following:

 

You find a lot of chain restaurants off the highway.

Denny's is a popular chain restaurant worldwide.

independent restaurants

 

Most of the time we eat at independent restaurants.

 

An independent restaurant, or an independent store, is a small business that has only one or two venues and is very original and personable. Notice the following:

 

I prefer to eat at independent restaurants.

You can find rare albums at independent record stores.

decent meal

 

How many euros does a decent meal cost?

 

When something is decent, that means most people would find it acceptable⁷, so a decent meal would be a good meal that would satisfy most people: Notice the following:

 

We had a decent meal at that restaurant.

That cafe serves a decent cup of coffee.

appetizers⁸

 

 

Do you usually have an appetizer, starter and main course?

 

An appetizer is a small dish that is eaten at the start of a meal. An appetizer is often like a snack before the meal. Sometimes appetizers are called starters. Notice the following:

 

We did not order appetizers because we did not want to spoil⁹ our appetite for the main course.

All the appetizers on the menu were under 3 dollars in price.

1 decent   

adj.象样的，不错的，体面的，正派的，恰当的

参考例句：

• We want to raise our children to be decent men and women.我们盼望把孩子们培养成优秀人才。
• There isn't even a decent table in this room.这屋里连张像样的桌子也没有。

2 appetizer   

n.小吃，开胃品

参考例句：

• We served some crackers and cheese as an appetizer.我们上了些饼干和奶酪作为开胃品。
• I would like a cucumber salad for an appetizer.我要一份黄瓜沙拉作开胃菜。

3 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

4 tender   

adj.嫩的，柔软的；脆弱的，纤细的；温柔的

参考例句：

• At the tender age of seventeen I left home.早在十七岁的小小年纪，我就离开了家。
• We were sent to boarding school at a tender age.很小的时候我们就被送到了寄宿学校。

5 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

6 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

7 acceptable   

adj.可接受的，合意的，受欢迎的

参考例句：

• The terms of the contract are acceptable to us.我们认为这个合同的条件可以接受。
• Air pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable levels.这座城市的空气污染程度曾高达可接受标准的四倍。

8 appetizers   

n.开胃品( appetizer的名词复数 )；促进食欲的活动；刺激欲望的东西；吊胃口的东西

参考例句：

• Here is the egg drop and appetizers to follow. 这是您要的蛋花汤和开胃品。 来自互联网
• Would you like appetizers or a salad to go with that? 你要不要小菜或色拉？ 来自互联网

9 spoil   

n.战利品，赃物，奖品，掠夺，次品；vt.损坏，破坏，溺爱；vi.腐坏，掠夺

参考例句：

• Don't bunch the flowers up so tightly,you'll spoil them.别把花束得这么紧，会弄坏的。
• Overacting will only spoil the effect.表演过火，效果反而不好。