英语播客初级版 第297期(外教讲解):印度美食

A: So where is this mystery restaurant that we are going to?
那个我们要去的神秘的餐厅在哪儿?
B: It' s an Indian restaurant! I know you have never had Indian food, so I thought you might want to try.
那是个印第餐馆!我知道你没有吃过印度的食物，所以我想也许你会想尝试一下。
A: That sounds great! I am craving some type of beef dish.
听起来不错!我想吃牛肉菜。
B: Well, Indian cuisine actually doesn' t serve beef. You see, cows are a sacred animal, a very important element in the Hindu religion, so beef is not eaten.
嗯，事实上印度菜谱里没有牛肉。你知道的，奶牛是一种很神圣的动物，在印度教里是很重要的东西，因此牛肉是不能吃的。
A: I see, so what are we having? Chicken?
我知道了，所以我们可以吃什么呢?鸡肉吗?
B: There are many amazing dishes to choose from. We can have some chicken tikka masalawhich is an amazing curry. It' s a bit spicy, but I think you can handle it.
这里有很多美味可以选择。我们有鸡肉味的小块香料做成的很棒的咖喱。有点辛辣，不过我觉得你能吃的。
A: Sounds good! I have always heard that Indian spices give a rich flavor to food.
很好!我听说印度的香料让食物味道变得很丰富。
B: Yeah. Also, we can have some Naan bread which is baked in a tandoori oven. Since you don' t use any utensils to eat, you can use this bread to scoop up the curry or rice.
是的。我们还有些在泥炉炭火锅里制作的印度薄饼。你可以用面包来盛咖喱粉和米饭而省去了器皿。
A: What about veggies?
那素食者呢?
B: They have a good variety of vegetable-based dishes like palak paneer, vegetable samosas ordaal.
他们有各种各样的以蔬菜为主的菜肴，比如菠菜芝士，蔬菜三角包。
A: It all sounds exquisite! I can' t wait!
听上去它们都很美味啊!我等不及想去了!
crave 恳求渴望
Worse yet, eating salt makes you crave more salt! 更糟的是，吃得愈咸会使你想吃更多盐!
cuisine n. 烹饪，烹调法
cow n. 奶牛，母牛;母兽 vt. 威胁，恐吓
sacred adj. 神的;神圣的;宗教的;庄严的
Hindu n. 印度人;印度教教徒 adj. 印度教的;印度的
tikka n. 碎块 vt. 切成小块 masala n. 马沙拉(一种香料)
spice n. 香料;情趣;调味品;少许 vt. 加香料于…;使…增添趣味
His jokes always give spice to his conversation. 他讲的笑话常常给他的谈话增添风趣。
naan n. 奶奶(小孩儿语)印度烤饼 印度薄饼 印度饼
Tandoori n. 唐杜里烹饪法;泥炉炭火烹饪法 adj. 用唐杜里烹饪法烧的;泥炉炭火烹饪法的
utensil n. 用具，器皿
scoop up 用铲子取;兜接，舀上来
veggie n. 素食者
palak 菠菜泥 paneer n. 印度奶酪 Palak Paneer 菠菜芝士
samosa 炸三角包
exquisite n. 服饰过于讲究的男子 adj. 精致的;细腻的;优美的，高雅的;异常的;剧烈的