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【英语趣味课堂】意大利食物-Deliciously Italian

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Todd: What did you think about Italian food in America? Italian food is very popular in America., but is it similar to Italian food in Italy?
Yuri: Oh, that’s a good topic. I would say that if really...you want to try the best Italian food, you have to go to Italy. It’s really different. I’ve been to many countries in Europe and I wanted to try Italian food in some restaurants -- very rarely1 it was good. It’s not bad, but...I’m sure there are some fantastic restaurants, but it is quite different, yeah...
 
Todd: So basically2 the Italian food in America has been Americanized -- it’s not like Italian food in Italy.
 
Yuri: Yeah, for example pizza. You want to buy a good pizza? Italy. That’s it.
 
Todd: What’s the difference between pizza in America and pizza in Italy?
 
Yuri: Oh, it’s a lot of differences. There are a lot of differences. It’s just the crust3 is different, the ingredients4 are different, the water is different, the way they make it, yeah...
 
Todd: So is the crust thicker or thinner?
 
Yuri: In Italy usually it is very thin.
 
Todd: Oh right.
 
Yuri: And it’s very tasty, the tomatoes are fantastic, the mozzarella is real mozzarella, you know, so it’s different.
 
Todd: So if you go to an Italian restaurant in America, it’s almost all pasta5. When we think of Italian, we think of, you know, pasta for everything. What about in Italy, is that the same? Like, do most restaurants just serve pasta?
 
Yuri: Yes, we serve pasta as a first course, but we have so much other food...a lot. It’s quite amazing. Also in Italy you can really change food region6 by region. You can move around and the food changes. In the States I think you will just have this idea of Italy food -- all of it together.
 
Todd: Right, so when you say that pasta is the first course, so that’s quite different. It’s not the main course of a meal. Like in America, you go to a restaurant and you order spaghetti7, like, or lasagna or whatever...that’s it. That’s the main dish.
 
Yuri: No, that’s not the way we eat in Italy.
 
Todd: How do you eat in Italy?
 
Yuri: Well traditionally8 you have the first course, usually it’s pasta or gnocchi, whatever. And then you go to a meat dish with vegetables. And after that you get some cheese and fruits and coffee (espresso).
 
Todd: Do you have like main meat dishes? You know, like a steak or stuff9 like that?
 
Yuri: Yeah, of course, we have a lot. Arrosta for example, I can tell you hundreds of Italian names. And maybe many people outside of Italy they would not even know.
 
Todd: Oh really?
 
Yuri: Yeah.
 
Todd: So in Italy you said the food is different by region. What region has the best food do you think?
 
Yuri: Oh, that’s complicated10 because I’m from North Italy so I would say North Italy but it’s not true because there is a lot of food from the South and I just love it.
 
Todd: Oh, so it’s all good.
 
Yuri: Yeah.
 
Todd: Ok, well anyway, it was nice talking with you Yuri.
 
Yuri: Thank you very much.

重点词汇：
 
Learn Vocabulary from the Lesson
Americanized
 
So basically the Italian food in America has been Americanized.
 
When something that came from a foreign country becomes more American in style, to suit local American tastes, it is described as "americanized". 
Study the following examples:
 
A lot of music around the world has been Americanized to sound like hip-hop music.
Their kids used to be very formal but now they are very Americanized.
crust
 
So is the crust thicker or thinner?
 
Crust is the bread-like part of a pizza made from flour. Crust is also the hard part around the edges11 of bread. See the two examples below:
 
When I was a kid, I used to take the crust off the edges of my bread.
I like to eat pizza with a very thick crust.
region by region
 
Also in Italy you can really change food region by region.
 
A region is a large area. It is often used to describe part of a country. “Region by region” refers to the many different areas within one country. Notice the following examples:
 
I noticed that in each region, people spoke12 with a different accent.
Region by region, the weather is different. The north is cold and the south is hot.
main dish
 
That’s the main dish.
 
A main dish is the biggest part of a meal or dinner. See the following examples:
 
What would you like to have for the main dish?
After the main dish, I like to drink coffee.
that’s complicated
 
That’s complicated because I’m from North Italy.
 
When something is complicated it is not simple. It has many parts that are confusing13 to understand clearly. Study the two examples below:
 
Learning14 a language is very complicated.
When we first started dating everything was easy, but now it’s so complicated.

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1 rarely tT2x4     
adv.很少，难得；非常地，非凡地
参考例句：
  • Such fish is rarely met with in the north country.这种鱼在北方难得看到。
  • He rarely comes here anymore.现在他难得来这儿了。
2 basically 7POyW     
adv.基本上，从根本上说
参考例句：
  • His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
  • Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。
3 crust enxzu     
n.(一片)面包皮，硬外皮，外壳；地壳
参考例句：
  • This article focuses on radiation present in the earth crust.本文重点介绍源自地壳的辐射。
  • Earth quakes can result from stresses in the earth's crust.地壳内的应力可能引起地震。
4 ingredients e049012c69900e3d32ddc2847d6088b0     
n.（混合物的）组成部分( ingredient的名词复数 )；（烹调的）原料；（构成）要素；因素
参考例句：
  • All ingredients are readily available from your local store. 所有的原料都可以方便地从你当地的商店买到。
  • We never use second quality ingredients to build building. 我们决不使用次等材料用于建筑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 pasta 74gzZ     
n.生面团，意大利通心粉
参考例句：
  • Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling water.在一大锅沸水中煮意大利面。
  • Would you like some pasta?想来点意大利面食吗？
6 region RUtxZ     
n.地区，地带，区域；范围，幅度
参考例句：
  • The students went to study the geology of that region.学生们去研究那个地区的地质情况。
  • It is unusual to see snow in this region.这个地区难得见到雪。
7 spaghetti wF9zD     
n.意大利式细面务
参考例句：
  • I think you like spaghetti.我以为你喜欢意大利面条。
  • People served a spaghetti supper in the parish house.人们在教堂交谊厅吃意大利面晚餐。
8 traditionally fgvzTO     
adv.传说地；传统地
参考例句：
  • Traditionally,people clean the house before the Spring Festival.传统上，人们在春节前打扫房子。
  • Medicine is traditionally the first of the Nobel prizes awarded each year.根据传统，医学奖是诺贝尔奖每年颁发的第一个奖项。
9 stuff Itsw1     
n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱
参考例句：
  • We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
  • He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。
10 complicated 9vjzzD     
adj.错综复杂的，麻烦的，结构复杂的
参考例句：
  • The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.这首诗太复杂，我理解不了它的意思。
  • This is the most complicated case I have ever handled.这是我所处理过的最为复杂的案子。
11 edges ecd027c0cb64e9d14ec937b4afed7cf1     
n.边( edge的名词复数 )；优势；（悬崖、峭壁的）边缘；锋利
参考例句：
  • Blood began to coagulate around the edges of the wound. 血液开始在伤口的边缘凝固。
  • a surface with rounded edges 带圆边的面
12 spoke XryyC     
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
13 confusing lvXztt     
adj.混乱的，令人困惑的
参考例句：
  • The instructions on the box are very confusing.盒子上的使用说明含混不清。
  • It's very confusing to learn a new language.学习一门新语言是很令人困惑的。
14 learning wpSzFe     
n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词
参考例句：
  • When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
  • Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

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