【英语趣味课堂】比利时的设宴款待-Belgium Dining
时间：2018-12-29 作者：英语课 分类：英语趣味课堂
英语课
Ade: Now Chris, in our last conversation you told me you come from Belgium. And I would like to know, what kind of food do you eat in Belgium?
Chris: What kind of food, well we eat all kinds of food. I mean there’s no restrictions 2 or anything. We have our fish, our meat, our wines, our fruits, our veggies, we eat all kinds of food.
Ade: Yeah, I know. But I mean what is popular about Belgium food?
Chris: Well if you talk about gastronomy 3, it’s a bit different in Belgium as I think it is in Spain. I mean in Belgium we really enjoy the tables. We don’t go out for dinner that often but when we go out we stay on a table for four hours. I mean it starts with little entrants, then it’s maybe a soup, then it’s the main dish, then it’s still an ice-cream or something. I mean it takes long so we really enjoy eating and it goes slow. For example, at Christmas, for Christmas we meet at maybe 5:30, 6 o’clock and then we start already with aperitifs 4 and it goes all night long, I think we eat from 6 o’clock in the afternoon till 12 o’clock at night.
Ade: Wow! So you must be fat people there in Belgium if you eat that much.
Chris: Well that’s why I just said, we don’t do it that often, but if we do it we really enjoy it and then of course next day or next few days you see people just don’t eat anything.
重点词汇：
Learn Vocabulary from the lesson
restriction 1
notesI mean there’s no restrictions or anything.
A restriction is something that is forbidden or not allowed. Notice the following:
There is a restriction on owning more than two cars.
He can't have a pet because there is a restriction at his apartment.
gastronomy
notesLet's talk about gastronomy.
Gastronomy refers to food or cooking. Notice the following:
Chinese gastronomy is very complex 5.
I'm interested in Turkish gastronomy.
go all night long
notesIt goes all night long.
To go all night long means 6 until morning or very late. Notice the following:
We went all night long.
She doesn't need sleep, she can go all night long.
till
notesWe eat from 6 o’clock in the afternoon till 12 o’clock at night.
Till means the same as 'until' and is used mainly in spoken English. Notice the following:
The movie goes till seven.
Keep driving till you see a blue house.
veggies
notesWe have our fish, our meat, our wines, our fruits, our veggies.
Veggies is short for vegetables. Notice the following:
You need to eat more veggies.
Kids hate to eat their veggies.
1 restriction
n.限制，约束
- The park is open to the public without restriction.这个公园对公众开放，没有任何限制。
- The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas.每小时限速30英里适用于所有建筑物聚集区。
2 restrictions
约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）
- I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
- a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
3 gastronomy
n.美食法；美食学
- He studied gastronomy but cannot make a living as a cook.他学习了烹饪但却无法靠厨艺过活。
- Burgundy has always been considered a major centre of gastronomy.勃艮第大区一向被视为重要的美食中心。
4 aperitifs
n.（饭前饮用的）开胃酒( aperitif的名词复数 )
- Server welcomes the party by name, suggests cocktails or aperitifs. 前台服务员向客人问好，并推荐酒水。 来自互联网