美語(yǔ)會(huì)話(huà) 106 eat hot pot 吃火鍋

Billy: It's Chinese New Year! That means it's time to eat hot pot!

Jennifer: Let's eat the kind that has both spicy and mild broth in one pot.

Billy: You mean half-and-half?

Jennifer: Yep. That way I can satisfy my craving for spicy food and you can eat hot pot without burning into flames.

Billy: Good idea.

Jennifer: Let's go!

satisfy (v.)

使?jié)M足

crave for

渴望…

hot pot

火鍋

A: What do you feel like having for dinner? 你晚餐想吃什么? B: It's kind of cold out. Why don't we have hot pot? 外面有些冷。不如我們?nèi)コ曰疱仭?/p>

burn into flame

燃燒成火球，在此形容吃辣后的反應(yīng)

mild (a.)

清淡的

broth (n.)

高湯

A: This soup is absolutely delicious! 這湯美味極了! B: That's because I used homemade beef broth. 那是因?yàn)槲矣昧俗约喊镜呐Ｈ鉁^。

half-and-half (n.,a.)

各半的。一般指一半黑啤酒一半麥酒混合的啤酒，或是一半鮮奶油一半牛奶調(diào)制的飲料，在此借指一半清湯一半麻辣湯的鴛鴦鍋，只是兩種湯分別放置在一只鍋的兩邊，并不互相混合

比　利：農(nóng)歷年到了!代表現(xiàn)在是吃火鍋的時(shí)節(jié)!

珍妮花：咱們來(lái)吃那種鍋?zhàn)永锏臏贿吚保贿叢焕钡摹?/p>

比　利：你是說(shuō)鴛鴦鍋?

珍妮花：對(duì)。如此一來(lái)我可以解吃辣的饞，你也不會(huì)吃到噴火。

比　利：好主意。

珍妮花：咱們走!