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Emily: Hello I'm Emily and welcome to BBC Learning English. People in the UK are preparing for Christmas.
Li: 是啊，圣诞节的装饰都摆好了，礼物也准备得差不多了…啊,我是杨莉。
Emily: …and people are ordering their Christmas food.
Li: Ordering 是预定 Christmas Day 圣诞日。 人们已经开始预定圣诞食品了。12月25号是圣诞节，这也是家庭团聚的一天。大家会好好享受丰盛的食品，相互交换礼物。But what do the British eat on Christmas Day, Emily?
Emily: Well, in today's On the Town we're going to find out more about food that is popular at this time of year in the UK. First, let's hear from some Londoners. What's their favourite Christmas food?
Man 1: Traditionally I like turkey but sometimes I prefer goose.
Man 2: I like turkey with gravy1, roast potatoes and nice vegetables. That's probably the best.
Woman 1: I like turkey with cranberry2 and potatoes.
Woman 2: I like them all – I like Christmas cake and mince3 pies.
Man 1: I like this English bread sauce, cranberry sauce, and all that sort of thing.
Li: Most of them said they like to eat turkey on Christmas Day. 多数人喜欢吃火鸡 turkey.
Emily: The second man we heard said he likes his turkey with gravy and roast potatoes.
Li: Roast potatoes 烤土豆，这烤土豆学问很高，外面刷上油，再撒点盐，关键是要掌握好时间，外皮脆脆的，里面很松软 roast potatoes. Oh, yummy!
Emily: Mmm. We also heard a couple of people mention sauces: cranberry sauce.
Li: 是小红梅果酱。
Emily: Bread sauce.
Li: 是面包糠加奶油和洋葱做出来的酱。
Emily: And gravy.
Li: 是原味肉汁，浇在烤肉上面吃最棒了。
Emily: Mmm, just thinking about it is making me hungry!
Li: It sounds good!
So that's the savoury part of the meal – savoury 咸味的。But what sweet food do you eat on Christmas Day? The second woman we heard said she likes Christmas cake and mince pies.
Woman 2: I like them all – I like Christmas cake and mince pies.
Emily: Christmas cake is a special fruit cake with icing. It's made a month before Christmas so it can mature.
Li: Wow, 这个蛋糕是1个月前就做好了，要让里面的味道慢慢渗透出来。
Emily: At the end of the meal the mince pies are heated up and eaten.
Li: Mince pies 是甜味百果酥饼，里面的馅二是用牛板油，和各种果脯，果皮做的。It sounds like a real feast4！
Emily: Yes, it is and Christmas dinner can last for hours! Well Li, you're in for a treat today!
Li: Oh yes?
Emily: Last weekend I made some mince pies at home.
Li: Oh lovely, will I get one?
Emily: You'll have to wait and see!
Li: Before we hear how it went, here are some words to help you understand the recipe 菜谱。
Li: 橙子或柠檬皮。
Li: 生姜。
Li: 面皮。
Emily: I'm making mince pies in my kitchen at home. The recipe calls for flour, butter, sugar, apples, dried fruit, spices, ginger wine, and orange zest. But I'm going to use lemon zest because I don't like oranges. Here goes – let's start mixing.
(sounds of peeling, chopping, pouring, mixing, heating, boiling)
Emily: I'm going to roll out the pastry and put a piece of circular pastry in each of the holes in the tin. And then the mince will go inside it and then another round of pastry goes on the top and then it goes in the oven….
Cool it down for a bit and then try. (Takes a bite) Mmm, yummy. Crispy on the outside, soft in the middle – perfect!
Li: So Emily, I've been very patient – where's my treat? Am I going to have some mince pies?
Emily: Of course, I've got some with me – here you go (opens tin and gives a mince pie to Li).
Li: Mmm, wow, let's see. Oh, smells gorgeous8! (Takes a bite) Wow, this is the best mince pie I have ever tasted Emily!
Emily: I'm going to have another bite. Mmm.
Li: Lovely!
Emily: Well that's all for today. I'm going to carry on eating my mince pie. Shall we go and finish these off?
Li: Mmm, yeah.
Emily: Merry Christmas Li!
Li: Merry Christmas Emily.
Both: And Merry Christmas to you all!
Li: Bye!
Emily: Bye.
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gravy
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| n.肉汁；轻易得来的钱，外快 | |
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cranberry
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| n.梅果 | |
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mince
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| n.切碎物；v.切碎，矫揉做作地说 | |
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feast
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| n.盛宴，筵席，节日 | |
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zest
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| n.乐趣；滋味，风味；兴趣 | |
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ginger
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| n.姜，精力，淡赤黄色；adj.淡赤黄色的；vt.使活泼，使有生气 | |
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pastry
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| n.油酥面团，酥皮糕点 | |
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gorgeous
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| adj.华丽的，灿烂的，美丽的，宜人的，棒的 | |
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