2007年VOA标准英语-Miami Restaurants Get Ready for Super Bowl With

By David Byrd
Miami
04 February 2007

While the National Football League's Super Bowl is about the game, it is a culinary event as well. This week in Miami, several restaurants are featuring Super Bowl specials to cater¹ to fans in town to see the game. VOA's David Byrd traveled to the South Beach area of Miami to see what chefs have on the fire for Super Bowl 41.

Enrique Martinez carries an order at the Versailles Restaurant in Miami

Walk through the Art Deco district of Miami Beach, with its pastel colored houses, palm trees and manicured lawns and you might be excused for thinking that the residents don't care who wins Super Bowl 41 in Miami.

But the big party that is the Super Bowl becomes evident as you cross Collins Avenue in South Beach. Music blares from huge speakers both in restaurants and from some of the exotic automobiles² that snake their way through the snarled³ traffic.

On the Friday before the game, along Washington Avenue, Collins Avenue and especially along Ocean drive, the party is in full swing. Upscale restaurants are packed with diners, and the smell of steamed seafood⁴ and grilled⁵ steaks mingles⁶ with cigar and cigarette smoke in the open-air dining areas.

Along Espanola Way, a slightly quieter street that intersects with Washington Avenue, New York native Dave Ryan is the assistant manager of Chocolate. Sitting under an umbrella at one of the couches outside the restaurant, Ryan told VOA that while his restaurant caters⁷ to upscale clients, it is counting on catching⁸ some Super Bowl revelers as they make their way through South Beach.

"We specialize in drinks mainly. We do have some special plates," said Ryan. "We have a lobster⁹-crab¹⁰ chocolate ravioli, which has chocolate mixed into the sauce. It is actually a big hit. It surprised me. But it is a big hit. Also we have another plate that is a dark chocolate salad. It's mixed greens, mixed baby greens, with the chocolate around the edge of the plate."

Ryan says that his restaurant plans to have special outside seating and a big-screen television set up so diners can watch the game.

Meanwhile, down the street at Café Nuvo, the manager Angel Paez says that his restaurant is planning to make a special Mojito drink for the Super Bowl. He described, and then made, one of the drinks.

The smell of spearmint and fresh lime juice fills the bar as he crushes the mint leaves with a pestle¹¹. A little rum, a little club soda¹², a sliver¹³ of sugar cane¹⁴ and the signature drink is ready. It is as refreshing¹⁵ as it sounds.

Paez, a native of Havana, came to the United States six years ago. He says that his restaurants want to convey the spirit of celebration and excitement of Miami to football fans.

"The tourists who come here from the north for the Super Bowl, we want to show some of the Latin and mainly Cuban stuff that we got in Miami, in South Florida," said Paez. "So, we are the cradle of the mojito in Miami, in South Beach actually, so we want to show them, and teach them how to make it and how to drink it and how to good is it."

For one of Angel Paez's Mojitos, it is usually $9, but he plans a Super Bowl Special for the street party outside his restaurant.

Not every business is benefiting from the Super Bowl crowd. At Miami Ink tattoo¹⁶ parlor¹⁷ on Washington Avenue, which has its own television show on the Discovery channel, there are no customers on a Friday night.

Morgan Pennypacker, a Baltimore, Maryland native who has worked in Miami about 18 months is one of the artists. A large man with strawberry blonde hair and beard, gold teeth and of course tattoos¹⁸, he has designed a special Super Bowl tattoo, but he says no one has bought one yet.

"No one has gotten anything Super Bowl related anything tattoo- wise," he said. "No good fans I guess coming to see the Super Bowl this year. I'm guessing on Monday. We'll see who come gets the most. Whoever wins will probably get the most Super Bowl tattoos."

While the tattoo business might be a little slow, the street is crammed¹⁹ with revelers. Along Ocean Drive, all the restaurants are full. Crowds throng²⁰ the area, while music pumps into the street. A laser light emits fiery²¹ green bursts into the thick, humid air. Immaculately dressed couples walk the street, mingling²² with more casually²³ dressed partiers, and even a few diners wear team colors - Colts blue or Bears Orange.

This is also Stone Crab season in Florida, and if the 1999 Super Bowl in Miami is any indication, the crustacean²⁴ will be in high demand this year as well. In 1999, Joe's Stone Crab restaurant in South beach served nearly 2,000 meals on its best day.

The Miami area also has the Taste of the NFL, with chefs from all 32 league cities presenting signature dishes. And at Oceans 10 on Ocean drive, diners can choose from lobster, filet²⁵ mignon or combine the two in a surf-and-turf starting at about $59.

1 cater   

vi.(for/to)满足，迎合；(for)提供饮食及服务

参考例句：

• I expect he will be able to cater for your particular needs.我预计他能满足你的特殊需要。
• Most schools cater for children of different abilities.大多数学校能够满足具有不同天资的儿童的需要。

2 automobiles   

n.汽车( automobile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后，就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上，汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 snarled   

v.（指狗）吠，嗥叫， （人）咆哮( snarl的过去式和过去分词 )；咆哮着说，厉声地说

参考例句：

• The dog snarled at us. 狗朝我们低声吼叫。
• As I advanced towards the dog, It'snarled and struck at me. 我朝那条狗走去时，它狂吠着向我扑来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 seafood   

n.海产食品，海味，海鲜

参考例句：

• There's an excellent seafood restaurant near here.离这儿不远有家非常不错的海鲜馆。
• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood.小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。

5 grilled   

adj. 烤的, 炙过的, 有格子的 动词grill的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• He was grilled for two hours before the police let him go. 他被严厉盘查了两个小时后，警察才放他走。
• He was grilled until he confessed. 他被严加拷问，直到他承认为止。

6 mingles   

混合，混入( mingle的第三人称单数 )； 混进，与…交往[联系]

参考例句：

• He rarely mingles with persons of his own rank in society. 他几乎不与和他身份相同的人交往。
• The distant rumbling of the guns mingles with our marching song. 枪的深邃长声与我们行进歌混合。

7 caters   

提供饮食及服务( cater的第三人称单数 )； 满足需要，适合

参考例句：

• That shop caters exclusively to the weaker sex. 那家商店专供妇女需要的商品。
• The boutique caters for a rather select clientele. 这家精品店为特定的顾客群服务。

8 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

9 lobster   

n.龙虾，龙虾肉

参考例句：

• The lobster is a shellfish.龙虾是水生贝壳动物。
• I like lobster but it does not like me.我喜欢吃龙虾，但它不适宜于我的健康。

10 crab   

n.螃蟹，偏航，脾气乖戾的人，酸苹果；vi.捕蟹，偏航，发牢骚；vt.使偏航，发脾气

参考例句：

• I can't remember when I last had crab.我不记得上次吃蟹是什么时候了。
• The skin on my face felt as hard as a crab's back.我脸上的皮仿佛僵硬了，就象螃蟹的壳似的。

11 pestle   

n.杵

参考例句：

• He ground the rock candy with a mortar and pestle.他自己动手用研钵和杵把冰糖研成粉。
• An iron pestle can be ground down to a needle.只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。

12 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

13 sliver   

n.裂片，细片，梳毛；v.纵切，切成长片，剖开

参考例句：

• There was only one sliver of light in the darkness.黑暗中只有一点零星的光亮。
• Then,one night,Monica saw a thin sliver of the moon reappear.之后的一天晚上，莫尼卡看到了一个月牙。

14 cane   

n.手杖，细长的茎，藤条；v.以杖击，以藤编制的

参考例句：

• This sugar cane is quite a sweet and juicy.这甘蔗既甜又多汁。
• English schoolmasters used to cane the boys as a punishment.英国小学老师过去常用教鞭打男学生作为惩罚。

15 refreshing   

adj.使精神振作的，使人清爽的，使人喜欢的

参考例句：

• I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
• The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼，特别解乏提神。

16 tattoo   

n.纹身，(皮肤上的)刺花纹；vt.刺花纹于

参考例句：

• I've decided to get my tattoo removed.我已经决定去掉我身上的纹身。
• He had a tattoo on the back of his hand.他手背上刺有花纹。

17 parlor   

n.店铺，营业室；会客室，客厅

参考例句：

• She was lying on a small settee in the parlor.她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
• Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood?附近有没有比萨店？

18 tattoos   

n.文身( tattoo的名词复数 )；归营鼓；军队夜间表演操；连续有节奏的敲击声v.刺青，文身( tattoo的第三人称单数 )；连续有节奏地敲击；作连续有节奏的敲击

参考例句：

• His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的胳膊上刺满了花纹。
• His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的双臂刺满了纹身。 来自《简明英汉词典》

19 crammed   

adj.塞满的，挤满的；大口地吃；快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满；填入；临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式)

参考例句：

• He crammed eight people into his car. 他往他的车里硬塞进八个人。
• All the shelves were crammed with books. 所有的架子上都堆满了书。

20 throng   

n.人群，群众；v.拥挤，群集

参考例句：

• A patient throng was waiting in silence.一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。
• The crowds thronged into the mall.人群涌进大厅。

21 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

22 mingling   

adj.混合的

参考例句：

• There was a spring of bitterness mingling with that fountain of sweets. 在这个甜蜜的源泉中间，已经掺和进苦涩的山水了。
• The mingling of inconsequence belongs to us all. 这场矛盾混和物是我们大家所共有的。

23 casually   

adv.漠不关心地，无动于衷地，不负责任地

参考例句：

• She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
• I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。

24 crustacean   

n.甲壳动物；adj.甲壳纲的

参考例句：

• Seafood is a valuable lobster crustacean section.名贵海珍品龙虾属甲壳科。
• The illustrious Cuvier did not perceive that a barnacle was a crustacean.大名鼎鼎的居维叶也未看出藤壶是一种甲壳动物。

25 filet   

n.肉片；鱼片

参考例句：

• They feasted us on filet mignon and strawberry shortcake.他们拿出鱼片和草莓松脆饼盛情款待我们。
• You cannot make filet mignon out of chopped liver.你不能从品质差的肉制造品质高的肉。