【英语趣味课堂】独立日吃的食物-Food for Independence

Olga: How is Chilean Indepdence Day?

Daniel: Well, Chilean Independence Day, it's in September.

 

Olga: Yeah.

 

Daniel: September the eighteenth but we have another holiday on the nineteenth so we take those two days plus probably Saturday and Sunday of the same week.

 

Olga: What do you do?

 

Daniel: We have parties for pretty much the whole week and we do some special, kind of special shops and then you can eat empanadas. You know what empanada is?

 

Olga: I think so. Isn't it made, you know, with flour, you know, wheat flour and it's filled with something like corn or something?

 

Daniel: Yeah, exactly. Well, you have the pastry¹ and then you can fill it with meat, onion, eggs or you can actually put olives² in it and then you put it in the oven. It's really, really nice.

 

Olga: And do they sell sweet ones too?

 

Daniel: Yes, yes. Actually now we have even you can put vegetables in it.

 

Olga: Vegetables?

 

Daniel: Yeah.

 

Olga: Sweet?

 

Daniel: I mean sweets or vegetables.

 

Olga: Or vegetables.

 

Daniel: Or meat, chicken.

 

Olga: OK.

 

Daniel: Yes. And it always has to go with a drink that is called chicha.

 

Olga: What is chicha?

 

Daniel: Chicha is kind of wine.

 

Olga: Yeah.

 

Daniel: It's made out of grapes or apple and it takes awhile to get, to become, you know, alcohol so if you drink it at the beginning it's just juice.

 

Olga: Juice.

 

Daniel: Yes.

 

Olga: I see.

 

重点词汇：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

empanadas

 

 

We have special shops, and then you can eat empanadas.

 

'Empanadas' are a very common and traditional food in many Latin American countries. They are usually a pocket of bread which is has meat, potatoes, vegetables or fruit inside and then is cooked. Notice the following:

 

In the morning, there are many people selling empanadas on the street.

What is your favorite type of empanada?

filled with

 

 

You have wheat flour, and then it is filled with something like corn.

 

If an empanada is 'filled with' meat, then the meat is inside of it. Notice the following:

 

This pie is filled with blueberries, and that one has pineapple.

I really like ravioli filled with cheese.

pastry

 

 

You have the pastry, and then you can fill it with meat.

 

'Pastry' is a general word for a food that is made using a type of dough³. Pastries⁴ can be sweet or savory⁵. Notice the following:

 

This bakery has the best pastries in town.

I enjoy a nice pastry with my coffee.

sweets

 

 

I mean, sweets or vegetables.

 

'Sweets' are anything with a sweet flavor. You can also use the term 'sweets' to generally refer to candies, cookies, cakes and pies. Notice the following:

 

Sweets are very important at this holiday.

The only thing this store sells is sweets.

chicha

 

 

Chicha is a kind of wine.

 

'Chicha' is like a beer that is made from fermented⁶ fruits or vegetables. Notice the following:

 

It is very common to have chicha with food at parties.

In Peru, people drink purple chicha.

1 pastry   

n.油酥面团，酥皮糕点

参考例句：

• The cook pricked a few holes in the pastry.厨师在馅饼上戳了几个洞。
• The pastry crust was always underdone.馅饼的壳皮常常烤得不透。

2 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》

3 dough   

n.生面团；钱，现款

参考例句：

• She formed the dough into squares.她把生面团捏成四方块。
• The baker is kneading dough.那位面包师在揉面。

4 pastries   

n.面粉制的糕点

参考例句：

• He gave a dry laugh, then sat down and started on the pastries. 杜新箨说着干笑一声，坐下去就吃点心。 来自子夜部分
• Mike: So many! I like Xijiang raisins, beef jerky, and local pastries. 麦克：太多了。我最喜欢吃新疆葡萄干、牛肉干和风味点心。

5 savory   

adj.风味极佳的，可口的，味香的

参考例句：

• She placed a huge dish before him of savory steaming meat.她将一大盘热气腾腾、美味可口的肉放在他面前。
• He doesn't have a very savory reputation.他的名誉不太好。

6 fermented   

v.（使）发酵( ferment的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）激动；骚动；骚扰

参考例句：

• When wine is fermented, it gives off gas. 酒发酵时发出气泡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His speeches fermented trouble among the workers. 他的演讲在工人中引起骚动。 来自辞典例句