纯正地道美语(外教讲解)307：泰国美味

　　A: What did you cook? 你做了什么好吃的？
B: Well, as you know I was in Thailand last month, and I took a cooking class! So I prepared some of my favorite dishes. 嗯，你知道的我上个月在泰国，我在那儿上了烹饪课！因此我准备了一些我喜欢的菜。
A: Great idea! As long as I don't get food poisoning! So what is on the menu tonight? 好主意！只要我不会食物中毒就好！那么今晚的菜单都有什么？
B: Ok, for starters we have Tom Yam soup. It's a bit spicy¹, but really good! 好的，第一道是泰式酸辣汤。有点麻辣，但是会很好喝！
A: This is delicious! The ginger² and lemongrass really gives it a nice taste! 美味啊！生姜和柠檬草让汤很鲜美的。
B: Now this next dish is one of the most famous. Foreigners call it papaya salad but the proper name is Tom Sam.  It is a spicy salad made from a mix of fresh vegetables including shredded³ unripened papaya and tomato. 接下来是一道很有名的。外国人称它是木瓜色拉但是更恰当的名字是Tom Sam. 它是味道辛辣的色拉，混合着切碎的木瓜和土豆等新鲜蔬菜。
A: This is delicious!  The combination of sour and spicy is really interesting! I could have this everyday! 这个很好吃！又酸又辣很很有意思！我本来可以每天都吃这个的！
B: Ok, now for the last and best dish in my opinion. This is called Pad Thai. It's stir-fried noodles with eggs, fish sauce, tamarind juice, red chili⁴ pepper plus bean sprouts⁵, shrimp⁶ and tofu and garnished⁷ with crushed peanuts and coriander. It's practically Thailand's national dish! 好的，下面是最后一个我觉得最好的菜。叫做泰式炒河粉。它是把面条和鸡蛋，鱼酱，红辣椒和豆芽菜混在一起炒。
A: Wow, this is great! I never knew Thai food was so creative and delicious! 哇，这棒！我从来不知道泰国菜那么有创意，那么美味。
B: Want some more? 想要更多吗？
A: I'm stuffed! 我已经饱了！
ginger n.姜；姜黄色；精力；有姜味 vt.用姜给…调味；使某人有活力 adj.姜黄色的
lemongrass n.柠檬香草；柠檬草
papaya n. 木瓜；[林] 番木瓜树
shredded adj.切碎的 v.变成碎片（shred的过去分词形式）
unripened 未熟的

1 spicy   

adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的

参考例句：

• The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
• Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。

2 ginger   

n.姜，精力，淡赤黄色；adj.淡赤黄色的；vt.使活泼，使有生气

参考例句：

• There is no ginger in the young man.这个年轻人没有精神。
• Ginger shall be hot in the mouth.生姜吃到嘴里总是辣的。

3 shredded   

shred的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce. 先铺一层碎生菜叶，再把鱼放上，就可以上桌了。
• I think Mapo beancurd and shredded meat in chilli sauce are quite special. 我觉得麻婆豆腐和鱼香肉丝味道不错。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 chili   

n.辣椒

参考例句：

• He helped himself to another two small spoonfuls of chili oil.他自己下手又加了两小勺辣椒油。
• It has chocolate,chili,and other spices.有巧克力粉，辣椒，和其他的调味品。

5 sprouts   

n.新芽，嫩枝( sprout的名词复数 )v.发芽( sprout的第三人称单数 )；抽芽；出现；（使）涌现出

参考例句：

• The wheat sprouts grew perceptibly after the rain. 下了一场雨，麦苗立刻见长。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The sprouts have pushed up the earth. 嫩芽把土顶起来了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 shrimp   

n.虾，小虾；矮小的人

参考例句：

• When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream.一旦养虾场建起来，将会截断这条河流。
• When it comes to seafood,I like shrimp the best.说到海鲜，我最喜欢虾。

7 garnished   

v.给（上餐桌的食物）加装饰( garnish的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Her robes were garnished with gems. 她的礼服上装饰着宝石。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Serve the dish garnished with wedges of lime. 给这道菜配上几角酸橙。 来自《简明英汉词典》