早安英文 第469期:英国料理一点也不黑暗

 When I ask Chinese people if they have been to England, if they say yes then it's always the same answer "I really enjoyed England but the Food wasn't very nice!"
当我问一些中国朋友，他们有没有去过英国，如果他们说去过，都会是相同的反应“我真的很喜欢英国，但是我不喜欢英国的食物”
There are an estimated¹ 20'000 Fish and Chip shops in England, so that tells you how popular they are!
在英国，预计有2万多家炸鱼薯条店，可想而知这个有多受欢迎了！
An interesting fact about Fish and Chips is that they used to be served wrapped² up in that day's newspaper!
一个有趣的事实是炸鱼薯条曾经是包在报纸里面的。

Well I'm sure everyone will have tried French Fries before, well that is the American style of cooking chips. In England we cut the potato into much bigger pieces and cook them in better oil too haha!
那一般我们吃的薯条，属于美式做法，比较细，但是呢，英国的薯条，通常切的很大块，并且用很厚的油来炸。
I don't know if you know but England has a large Indian population, this has produced several unique dishes which are a combination³ of English and Indian food.
我不知道你知不知道英国有大量的的印度人，所以就产生了一种印度口味和英国口味的集合体的口味。

1 estimated   

adj．根据估计的

参考例句：

• She estimated the breadth of the lake to be 500 metres. 她估计湖面大约有500米宽。
• The man estimated for the repair of the car. 那人估算了修理汽车的费用。

2 wrapped   

adj.有包装的，预先包装的v.包( wrap的过去式和过去分词 )；覆盖；用…包裹（或包扎、覆盖等）；卷起

参考例句：

• The chocolates are individually wrapped in gold foil. 巧克力用金箔纸一颗颗独立包装。
• Would you like the chocolates gift-wrapped? 你要把巧克力糖打成礼品包吗？

3 combination   

n.组合，合并，联合；

参考例句：

• He carried on the business in combination with his friends.他与朋友们合伙做生意。
• The materials can be used singly or in combination.这些材料可以单独使用也可以混合用。