每天三分钟学英语 第529期:英文入口即化怎么说?如何描述菜肴的味道?

（单词翻译）

 

A: Americans don't eat that much pork belly¹ besides bacon. How does the red braised pork belly taste?

美国人除了培根不怎么吃五花肉。这个红烧肉味道如何？

B: The pork is fatty on top and lean on the bottom. It's rich and tender. The fat melts in your mouth. The dish is salty and sweet and perfectly² balanced.

这个猪肉上面很肥，底部很瘦。肥的入口即化。这道菜是咸甜口的，味道非常均衡。

Fatty

脂肪含量高的，肥美的

音标：[?f?ti]

大家想一想：哪些食物

可以用这个词来形容呢？

来用Fatty造个句子：

① I got a fatty piece of steak. It hardly tasted like steak.

我吃了一块肥美的牛排。它尝起来不太像牛排。

② Keep the fatty skin on to give the meat more flavor.

表面那层肥的皮留着，可以给肉带来更多风味。

Rich and tender

味道浓郁且软嫩

这里rich指食物味道的浓郁

比如：奶油冰激凌，肥腻的肉

形容一个肉好吃可以用tender

我们用Rich and tender

来试着描述一下肉和蛋糕：

① I had the beef in the slow cooker all day. It's so rich and tender.

我把牛肉放在慢炖锅里炖了一整天。味道非常浓郁，并且很软嫩。

② The chocolate cake is rich and tender. It goes great with a glass of milk.

这个巧克力蛋糕味道浓郁又柔滑。和牛奶是绝配。

Melt in your mouth

入口即化

① The meat was cooked to perfection. It just melted in my mouth.

这个肉煮的恰到好处。在我嘴里入口即化。

② The cookie was so soft it melted in my mouth.

这个饼干好软，入口即化。