World Gourmand: A Foodie's Paradise
Upper-Intermediate - World Gourmand: A Foodie's Paradise(D2908) A:
怎么样，最近挺忙吧？听说你们台又新开了一个美食节目啊？ zěnmeyàng， zuìjìn tǐng máng ba？ tīngshuō nǐmen tái yòu xīn kāi le yī gè měishí jiémù ā？ How's it going, you must be very busy lately? I heard that your channel has launched a new food program, has it?
B:
嘿，消息还真灵通。我们台确实要开一个“天下饕客”的节目呢。 hēi， xiāoxi hái zhēn língtōng。 wǒmen tái quèshí yào kāi yī gè“ tiānxià tāokè” de jiémù ne。 Hey, news spreads so fast. Our channel is, in fact, launching a program called "World Gourmand".
A:
怎么，要介绍世界各地的美食啊，听起来像个外景节目哦。 zěnme， yào jièshào shìjiègèdì de měishí ā， tīng qǐlai xiàng gè wàijǐngjiémù ò。 What's it about, is it going to introduce cuisine from around the world, it sounds like a travel program.
B:
确实如此呢，我们节目组的计划是先把国内各地的美食介绍一圈儿，然 后再陆续介绍国外的。 quèshí rúcǐ ne， wǒmen jiémù zǔ de jìhuà shì xiān bǎ guónèi gèdì de měishí jièshào yī quānr， ránhòu zài lùxù jièshào guówài de。 It is indeed, the plan of our programming team is to first introduce cuisine from all over the country, then to gradually introduce overseas food.
A:
我觉得思路很不错啊，在我看来，我会先将“川、鲁、苏、粤、浙、闽 、湘、徽”这八大菜系逐一介绍。 wǒ juéde sīlù hěn bùcuò ā， zàiwǒkànlai， wǒ huì xiān jiāng“ chuān、 Lǔ、 sū、 yuè、 zhè、 mǐn、 xiāng、 huī” zhè bā dà càixì zhúyī jièshào。
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I think this way of conceiving it is good. In my view, I will first introduce the eight major cuisines, Sichuanese cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Zhejiang cuisine, Fujian cuisine, Hunan cuisine and Anhui cuisine.
B:
是啊，我们摄制组会到当地探访民间美食家，揭秘最有名的菜色，比如 去四川找寻最地道的川菜。 shì a， wǒmen shèzhìzǔ huì dào dāngdì tànfǎng mínjiān měishíjiā， jiēmì zuì yǒumíng de càisè， bǐrú qù Sìchuān zhǎoxún zuì dìdào de Chuāncài。 Yes, our camera crew will go to the location and interview local gourmands, to reveal the secrets of the most famous cuisine, like going to Sichuan to find the most authentic Sichuanese food.
A:
川菜的话，口味就是麻辣鲜香，最有名的菜色就得数“水煮鱼”、“宫保鸡 丁”、“麻婆豆腐”啦。湘菜也重辣，不过更油腻。 Chuāncài dehuà， kǒuwèi jiùshì málà xiānxiāng， zuì yǒumíng de càisè jiù děi shǔ“ shuǐzhǔyú”、“ gōngbǎojīdīng”、“ mápó dòufu” la。 xiāngcài yě zhònglà， bùguò gèng yóunì。 In terms of Sichuanese food, the flavor is hot and numbing and fresh and fragrant. And one must count "poached sliced fish in hot chili sauce", "Kung Pao Chicken" and "Mapo Tofu" among them. Hunanese cuisine is also very spicy, but more oily too.
B:
我就是湖南人，我们湘妹子特能吃辣。对了你们浙江是鱼米之乡，浙菜 有好多“湖鲜”吧，口味就偏清淡而且口感较甜吧。 wǒ jiùshì Húnán rén， wǒmen xiāng mèizi tè néng chī là。 duìle nǐmen zhèjiāng shì yú mǐ zhīxiāng， zhècài yǒu hǎo duō“ húxiān” ba， kǒuwèi jiù piān qīngdàn érqiě kǒugǎn jiào tián ba。 I'm from Hunan myself, us Hunan girls are really good at eating spicy food. Oh yeah, I heard that Zhejiang where you are from is great for fish and rice. Zhejiang cuisine incorporates a lot of seafood sourced from lakes, the flavor of which is quite light and it tastes quite sweet.
A:
对呀，中国地域那么广，各地饮食习惯和口感真是大相径庭，北方偏咸 ，南方偏甜。拿我们浙菜来说，烹调方法就多以烧、蒸、炖、煨为主， 口感清香。 duìya， Zhōngguó dìyù nàme guǎng， gèdì yǐnshí xíguàn hé kǒugǎn zhēn shì dàxiāng jìng tíng， běifāng piān xián， nánfāng piān tián。 ná wǒmen zhècài láishuō， pēngtiáo fāngfǎ jiù duō yǐ shāo、 zhēng、 dùn、 wēi wéizhǔ， kǒugǎn qīngxiāng。
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Yeah, China has such vast territory, the food and drink habits and flavors are poles apart. The north tends towards saltiness and the south tends towards sweetness. In terms of our Zhejiang cuisine, the cooking methods are mainly roasting, steaming, stewing and simmering, and the flavors are light and fragrant.
B:
是啊，我去过杭州，我特别爱吃“西湖醋鱼”、“荷叶粉蒸肉”、“桂花藕片” ，浙菜还有好多糕点，面点，味道真是好极了！ shì a， wǒ qù guò Hángzhōu， wǒ tèbié ài chī“ xīhúcùyú”、“ héyè fěn zhēng ròu”、“ guìhuā ǒupiàn”， zhècài háiyǒu hǎo duō gāodiǎn， miàndiǎn， wèidao zhēn shì hǎo jí le！ Yeah, I've been to Hangzhou, I love eating West Lake Sweet and Sour Fish, pork steamed with ground rice flour wrapped in lotus leaves and lotus root candied with osmanthus. Zhejiang cuisine has so many cakes and pastries, they taste so good!
A:
想到家乡菜就忍不住咽口水啊，再往南边到广东，粤菜就兼融中西菜色 ，自成一家了。粤菜的用料很广博，选料珍奇，简单的说，广东人什么 都敢吃。 xiǎngdào jiāxiāng cài jiù rěnbuzhù yàn kǒushuǐ ā， zài wǎng nánbiān dào Guǎngdōng， yuècāi jiù jiān róng zhōng xī càisè， zìchéngyī jiā le。 yuècāi de yòngliào hěn guǎngbó， xuǎn liào zhēnqí， jiǎndān de shuō， Guǎngdōng rén shénme dōu gǎn chī。 My mouth can't help watering thinking of local hometown dishes, a little further south to Guangdong we have Cantonese food, which is a fusion between Chinese and Western cuisine, forming a tradition of its own. Lots of ingredients are used for Cantonese food, they use a lot of odd ingredients. Simply speaking, people from Guangdong eat anything.
B:
哈哈，真的，“龙虎斗”就是蛇肉猫肉的风味组合，真是不敢想象。香港 很多茶餐厅也是粤菜风味！一想到不久就要去各地拍摄，好期待呀！ hāhā， zhēnde，“ lóng hǔ dòu” jiùshì shé ròu māo ròu de fēngwèi zǔhé， zhēn shì bùgǎn xiǎngxiàng。 Xiānggǎng hěn duō chá cāntīng yě shì yuècāi fēngwèi！ yī xiǎngdào bùjiǔ jiùyào qù gèdì pāishè， hǎo qīdài ya！ Haha, that's true.The dish "tiger fighting dragon" is a combination of the flavors of snake and cat meat, it's really beyond belief. Many Cha Chaan teng, or tea restaurants, in Hong Kong also count as Cantonese style food! Just thinking of going to all these places to film is making me really excited!
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灵通
língtōng
fast and abundant; clever; effective; psychic
饕客
tāokè
gourmand
陆续
lùxù
gradually; one by one
思路
sīlù
way of thinking
在我看来
zàiwǒkànlai
in my opinion
鲁
Lǔ
of or relating to Shandong province
闽
mǐn
of or relating to Fujian province
湘
xiāng
of or relating to Hunan province
探访
tànfǎng
to visit; to call on
揭秘
jiēmì
to expose a secret
数...啦
shǔ...la
to include; to count in their number...
鱼米之乡
yúmǐzhīxiāng
the land of fish and rice
大相径庭
dàxiāng jìng tíng
poles apart
自成一家
zìchéngyìjiā
to form one's own distinct tradition
期待
qīdài
to look forward to
Supplementary Vocabulary 老饕
lǎotāo
glutton
饮茶
yǐnchá
to have tea and refreshments / to have dimsum lunch (Cantonese)
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怎么样，最近挺忙吧？听说你们台又新开了一个美食节目啊？ zěnmeyàng， zuìjìn tǐng máng ba？ tīngshuō nǐmen tái yòu xīn kāi le yī gè měishí jiémù ā？ How's it going, you must be very busy lately? I heard that your channel has launched a new food program, has it?
B:
嘿，消息还真灵通。我们台确实要开一个“天下饕客”的节目呢。 hēi， xiāoxi hái zhēn língtōng。 wǒmen tái quèshí yào kāi yī gè“ tiānxià tāokè” de jiémù ne。 Hey, news spreads so fast. Our channel is, in fact, launching a program called "World Gourmand".
A:
怎么，要介绍世界各地的美食啊，听起来像个外景节目哦。 zěnme， yào jièshào shìjiègèdì de měishí ā， tīng qǐlai xiàng gè wàijǐngjiémù ò。 What's it about, is it going to introduce cuisine from around the world, it sounds like a travel program.
B:
确实如此呢，我们节目组的计划是先把国内各地的美食介绍一圈儿，然 后再陆续介绍国外的。 quèshí rúcǐ ne， wǒmen jiémù zǔ de jìhuà shì xiān bǎ guónèi gèdì de měishí jièshào yī quānr， ránhòu zài lùxù jièshào guówài de。 It is indeed, the plan of our programming team is to first introduce cuisine from all over the country, then to gradually introduce overseas food.
A:
我觉得思路很不错啊，在我看来，我会先将“川、鲁、苏、粤、浙、闽 、湘、徽”这八大菜系逐一介绍。 wǒ juéde sīlù hěn bùcuò ā， zàiwǒkànlai， wǒ huì xiān jiāng“ chuān、 Lǔ、 sū、 yuè、 zhè、 mǐn、 xiāng、 huī” zhè bā dà càixì zhúyī jièshào。
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I think this way of conceiving it is good. In my view, I will first introduce the eight major cuisines, Sichuanese cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Zhejiang cuisine, Fujian cuisine, Hunan cuisine and Anhui cuisine.
B:
是啊，我们摄制组会到当地探访民间美食家，揭秘最有名的菜色，比如 去四川找寻最地道的川菜。 shì a， wǒmen shèzhìzǔ huì dào dāngdì tànfǎng mínjiān měishíjiā， jiēmì zuì yǒumíng de càisè， bǐrú qù Sìchuān zhǎoxún zuì dìdào de Chuāncài。 Yes, our camera crew will go to the location and interview local gourmands, to reveal the secrets of the most famous cuisine, like going to Sichuan to find the most authentic Sichuanese food.
A:
川菜的话，口味就是麻辣鲜香，最有名的菜色就得数“水煮鱼”、“宫保鸡 丁”、“麻婆豆腐”啦。湘菜也重辣，不过更油腻。 Chuāncài dehuà， kǒuwèi jiùshì málà xiānxiāng， zuì yǒumíng de càisè jiù děi shǔ“ shuǐzhǔyú”、“ gōngbǎojīdīng”、“ mápó dòufu” la。 xiāngcài yě zhònglà， bùguò gèng yóunì。 In terms of Sichuanese food, the flavor is hot and numbing and fresh and fragrant. And one must count "poached sliced fish in hot chili sauce", "Kung Pao Chicken" and "Mapo Tofu" among them. Hunanese cuisine is also very spicy, but more oily too.
B:
我就是湖南人，我们湘妹子特能吃辣。对了你们浙江是鱼米之乡，浙菜 有好多“湖鲜”吧，口味就偏清淡而且口感较甜吧。 wǒ jiùshì Húnán rén， wǒmen xiāng mèizi tè néng chī là。 duìle nǐmen zhèjiāng shì yú mǐ zhīxiāng， zhècài yǒu hǎo duō“ húxiān” ba， kǒuwèi jiù piān qīngdàn érqiě kǒugǎn jiào tián ba。 I'm from Hunan myself, us Hunan girls are really good at eating spicy food. Oh yeah, I heard that Zhejiang where you are from is great for fish and rice. Zhejiang cuisine incorporates a lot of seafood sourced from lakes, the flavor of which is quite light and it tastes quite sweet.
A:
对呀，中国地域那么广，各地饮食习惯和口感真是大相径庭，北方偏咸 ，南方偏甜。拿我们浙菜来说，烹调方法就多以烧、蒸、炖、煨为主， 口感清香。 duìya， Zhōngguó dìyù nàme guǎng， gèdì yǐnshí xíguàn hé kǒugǎn zhēn shì dàxiāng jìng tíng， běifāng piān xián， nánfāng piān tián。 ná wǒmen zhècài láishuō， pēngtiáo fāngfǎ jiù duō yǐ shāo、 zhēng、 dùn、 wēi wéizhǔ， kǒugǎn qīngxiāng。
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Yeah, China has such vast territory, the food and drink habits and flavors are poles apart. The north tends towards saltiness and the south tends towards sweetness. In terms of our Zhejiang cuisine, the cooking methods are mainly roasting, steaming, stewing and simmering, and the flavors are light and fragrant.
B:
是啊，我去过杭州，我特别爱吃“西湖醋鱼”、“荷叶粉蒸肉”、“桂花藕片” ，浙菜还有好多糕点，面点，味道真是好极了！ shì a， wǒ qù guò Hángzhōu， wǒ tèbié ài chī“ xīhúcùyú”、“ héyè fěn zhēng ròu”、“ guìhuā ǒupiàn”， zhècài háiyǒu hǎo duō gāodiǎn， miàndiǎn， wèidao zhēn shì hǎo jí le！ Yeah, I've been to Hangzhou, I love eating West Lake Sweet and Sour Fish, pork steamed with ground rice flour wrapped in lotus leaves and lotus root candied with osmanthus. Zhejiang cuisine has so many cakes and pastries, they taste so good!
A:
想到家乡菜就忍不住咽口水啊，再往南边到广东，粤菜就兼融中西菜色 ，自成一家了。粤菜的用料很广博，选料珍奇，简单的说，广东人什么 都敢吃。 xiǎngdào jiāxiāng cài jiù rěnbuzhù yàn kǒushuǐ ā， zài wǎng nánbiān dào Guǎngdōng， yuècāi jiù jiān róng zhōng xī càisè， zìchéngyī jiā le。 yuècāi de yòngliào hěn guǎngbó， xuǎn liào zhēnqí， jiǎndān de shuō， Guǎngdōng rén shénme dōu gǎn chī。 My mouth can't help watering thinking of local hometown dishes, a little further south to Guangdong we have Cantonese food, which is a fusion between Chinese and Western cuisine, forming a tradition of its own. Lots of ingredients are used for Cantonese food, they use a lot of odd ingredients. Simply speaking, people from Guangdong eat anything.
B:
哈哈，真的，“龙虎斗”就是蛇肉猫肉的风味组合，真是不敢想象。香港 很多茶餐厅也是粤菜风味！一想到不久就要去各地拍摄，好期待呀！ hāhā， zhēnde，“ lóng hǔ dòu” jiùshì shé ròu māo ròu de fēngwèi zǔhé， zhēn shì bùgǎn xiǎngxiàng。 Xiānggǎng hěn duō chá cāntīng yě shì yuècāi fēngwèi！ yī xiǎngdào bùjiǔ jiùyào qù gèdì pāishè， hǎo qīdài ya！ Haha, that's true.The dish "tiger fighting dragon" is a combination of the flavors of snake and cat meat, it's really beyond belief. Many Cha Chaan teng, or tea restaurants, in Hong Kong also count as Cantonese style food! Just thinking of going to all these places to film is making me really excited!
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灵通
língtōng
fast and abundant; clever; effective; psychic
饕客
tāokè
gourmand
陆续
lùxù
gradually; one by one
思路
sīlù
way of thinking
在我看来
zàiwǒkànlai
in my opinion
鲁
Lǔ
of or relating to Shandong province
闽
mǐn
of or relating to Fujian province
湘
xiāng
of or relating to Hunan province
探访
tànfǎng
to visit; to call on
揭秘
jiēmì
to expose a secret
数...啦
shǔ...la
to include; to count in their number...
鱼米之乡
yúmǐzhīxiāng
the land of fish and rice
大相径庭
dàxiāng jìng tíng
poles apart
自成一家
zìchéngyìjiā
to form one's own distinct tradition
期待
qīdài
to look forward to
Supplementary Vocabulary 老饕
lǎotāo
glutton
饮茶
yǐnchá
to have tea and refreshments / to have dimsum lunch (Cantonese)
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