【英语时差8,16】英国：苏格兰 -下

"It is cold, and it is damp and it does get dark very early. And you know so you want warm comfort food and warm comfort food is delicious and it is simple, but it takes time to prepare. So you can see over a long period of time how people began to develop the taste for fast food. " Andrea: It's cold and damp and it gets dark early. But comfort food can take a long time to make which is why a lot of Scottish people or Scots often buy fast food. What a shame! "They've got a fantastic tradition of baking bread, cakes...it's marvellous¹. The other interesting thing with Scots cooking is that everything has its name: Dundee cake and Dundee marmalade, everything had its place. Everyone knew where it had come from, where the best one was and who made the best one. With all that's been lost from the centre of towns, the bakers² still you know mostly seem to prevail³. " Andrea: He mentions a very well-known kind of cake called Dundee cake. Have you ever tried it Jean? I love it! Long live Scottish cooking. Time for us to go but remember you can find this programme and many other BBC Learning⁴ English programmes on our website, So until the next time - bye! Jean: Bye!

 

1 marvellous   

adj.引起惊异的，不可思议的

参考例句：

• It's marvellous how he's managed to climb that far.他怎么能爬得那么远，真不可思议。
• She has a marvellous voice with an extraordinary range.她歌喉甜美，音域奇广。

2 bakers   

n.面包师( baker的名词复数 )；面包店；面包店店主；十三

参考例句：

• The Bakers have invited us out for a meal tonight. 贝克一家今晚请我们到外面去吃饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The bakers specialize in catering for large parties. 那些面包师专门负责为大型宴会提供食品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 prevail   

vi.流(盛)行；获胜，占优势；劝说，诱使

参考例句：

• Can you prevail on him to go?你能说服他走吗？
• I do hope he will prevail over the rebels.我确实希望他能战胜叛乱者。

4 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。