【英语趣味课堂】哥伦比亚的食物-Colombian Food

Katia: Hello Felipe, how are you?

Felipe: Hello, Katherine, I'm fine, you?

 

Katia: Good. Actually I'm starving and I wanted to ask you about food. What is your favorite Colombian food?

 

Felipe: Well, in Colombia we have many, many different kinds of food but something that I would recommend you to eat is the bandeja. Bandeja paisa is a traditional Colombian food and it's made out of meat, fried¹ meat, potatoes. You would also have salad, rice, corn and some sausages. That's really, really delicious. That's something I recommend you to try.

 

Katia: Bandeja. I have heard of it. What about something else? Maybe do you have soups in Colombia.

 

Felipe: Yeah, you're right. We have many different kinds of soups in Colombia because in Colombia there are many different kinds of potatoes and corn. So, for example, if you travel to the center, the central part of Colombia, if you travel to the capital Bogot·, you will find a soup called ajijaco. Ajijaco is composed of potatoes, corn, some cream and also some meat. You know, it's quite delicious.

 

Katia: It sounds delicious. Now you said that there are many different types of potatoes. What do you mean different types of potatoes?

 

Felipe: Yeah, what I mean is that there are different size of potatoes. You have big potatoes, you have small potatoes and they taste different also. You have sweet ones, you have sour ones and you have many different kind of taste.

 

Katia: It really sounds delicious. What about drinks? What would you recommend as a Colombian drink?

 

Felipe: Well, if you go to Colombia you should try Colombian juices because we have different kinds of fruits in the Amazon region², in the highlands and in the coastal³ region. So, for example, there is a fruit called guanabana. Now guanabana is a delicious fruit and I don't think there's something like that fruit somewhere else in the world so you have to try. Its taste is different, it's delicious. It's a traditional Colombian fruit.

 

Katia: Hmm, guan·bana. Definitely⁴ I'm going to try. Thank you Felipe.

 

Felipe: OK, you're welcome.

 

 重点词汇：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

starving

 

Actually, I'm starving, and I wanted to ask you about food.

 

Here, 'starving' means really, really hungry, but literally⁵ starving means that you are dying⁶ from not having enough food to eat. Notice the following:

 

I need to eat something now. I'm starving, and I'm getting a headache.

You haven't eaten all day? You must be starving.

central

 

 

If you travel to the central part of Colombia, you will find a soup called ajijaco.

 

The 'central' part of a country is the part right in the middle. It is not close to any of the borders with other countries. Notice the following:

 

Most of the people live in the central part of the country, because that is where the weather is the best.

He is from the central region, so he has a unique accent.

Amazon region

 

We have different kinds of fruits in the Amazon region.

 

The 'Amazon region' of Colombia is the part of the country that is very close to the Amazon river. Notice the following:

 

There are many unusual insects in the Amazon region.

We are taking a trip to the Amazon region of Brazil.

highlands

 

 

Coffee is grown in the highlands

 

The 'highlands' of a country are the areas that have mountains or a higher elevation⁷. Notice the following:

 

People from the highlands are very different than people from the coast.

Is it much cooler in the highlands?

coastal region

 

 

There is a lot of fish in the traditional food in the coastal region.

 

The 'coastal region' is the part of the country next to the ocean. Notice the following:

 

I grew up in the coastal region of the country, so I'm used to being close to the ocean.

This is a very popular drink in the coastal region.

1 fried   

adj.油煎的；油炒的

参考例句：

• I ate everything fried.所有油炸的我都吃。
• I prefer fried peanuts.我选择炸花生。

2 region   

n.地区，地带，区域；范围，幅度

参考例句：

• The students went to study the geology of that region.学生们去研究那个地区的地质情况。
• It is unusual to see snow in this region.这个地区难得见到雪。

3 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

4 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

5 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

6 dying   

adj.垂死的，临终的

参考例句：

• He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
• She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子，那里有一个垂死的人。

7 elevation   

n.高度；海拔；高地；上升；提高

参考例句：

• The house is at an elevation of 2,000 metres.那幢房子位于海拔两千米的高处。
• His elevation to the position of General Manager was announced yesterday.昨天宣布他晋升总经理职位。