【英语时差8,16】廉价便利小吃店（在线收听）

 Greasy Spoon Feifei: You’re looking very pleased and contented today, Diarmuid. Diarmuid: I am very happy today Feifei. Why? Because I had my breakfast at my local greasy spoon this morning. Feifei: Greasy spoon? I don’t understand. How could you have breakfast at a greasy spoon? Diarmuid: A greasy spoon is a name for a café that serves cheap meals. Feifei: I have seen lots of these kinds of cafés around Britain but I didn’t know they were called greasy spoons. Diarmuid: Yes, greasy spoons are very common in the UK. You can find them everywhere. Feifei: But why are they called greasy spoons? Diarmuid: People probably call these cafés greasy spoons because the food they serve there is nearly always fried food.I suppose it’s a kind of joke. The fried food served in the café is so oily, or greasy, that even the spoons are greasy. Example A: Where shall we go for lunch? There’s a new health-food restaurant near here. B: I don’t really want to eat salad and vegetables. A: Ok, let’s go to the greasy spoon for a fry-up. B: Mmm, that sounds great. I’m going to have sausage and chips. Feifei: You know, eating at a greasy spoon doesn’t sound very healthy to me. Diarmuid: I think you’re probably right there. You shouldn’t eat at a greasy spoon every day. Mmm, the problem is the food from a greasy spoon tastes good to me. Feifei: I know. Why does unhealthy food always taste so good? Diarmuid: That’s a question for another day Feifei.