节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2014-01-06
难易度:Low
关键字:taste, spice, warm (someone / something) up, tongue, wait, eggnog, chai
Welcome to Let's Talk in English.
It's time to learn some English together and have some fun, too.
My name is Katie, and I'm one of your teachers here at the show.
Today our new topic is FOOD.
And the title of our lesson is I Need Something Hot.
I Need Something Hot.
So, Nathan, do you like spicy food?
Do I like spicy food? Uh, I like some spicy food.
Um... ha, ha, ha.
Hello, everyone.
My name is Nathan, and it's great to have you here on the show.
I think we're going to have a great lesson today.
I think that Nathan's right.
So, friends, find today's Read It and you can read it with Nathan right now.
Ken wants a hot drink.
But he doesn't want hot chocolate.
It tastes too sweet.
He doesn't want eggnog or coffee.
He likes tea with spices.
He wants some chai.
Chai can warm him up.
He asks John for some chai.
But the chai is too hot.
Ken burns his tongue!
He can wait a minute or two.
Oh, Nathan, I think there's a problem.
Well, you thought that "hot" meant "spicy," didn't you?
But don't worry.
It's good for us to learn that "hot" can mean two different things when we talk
about food.
Hot can mean spicy.
And not everyone likes spicy things.
Some people think it makes their mouth feel like it is burning.
But in today's lesson, hot just means hot, like fire.
Fire is very hot.
Hot food like this really can burn you.
That's true.
But right now we need to learn today's key words.
So let's go see Christina.
Hello.
(Chinese).
Brrr! The weather is really cold today.
I need a hot drink.
I'm having hot chocolate.
It's nice and hot!
Do you want some?
No thanks.
Hot chocolate tastes too sweet.
The Jungle Cafe has good chai today.
It has good eggnog, too.
I like tea with milk and spices.
I'll have a cup of chai.
Well, that sounds really good right now.
Do you like hot drinks, Nathan?
Hmm. Sometimes.
I like cold drinks more than hot drinks.
But it's January.
It's really cold outside.
This is the best time of the year for hot drinks.
I know, but I still like to drink cold things more.
Unless I'm sick.
Then hot drinks are better.
Yes. Hot drinks can help you when you have a cold.
But I like hot drinks whether or not I'm sick.
It feels so good to be at home wearing something warm and drinking something
nice and hot.
Oh. Well, that does sound nice.
And it reminds me of today's Calendar Phrase.
It's nice and hot.
It's nice and hot.
(Chinese).
Your drink is nice and hot.
Hmm. OK.
Oh. Drink carefully.
It's nice and hot.
Hmm. OK.
Drink slowly.
It's nice and hot.
Hmm. OK.
Oh. Don't burn yourself.
It's nice and hot.
Hmm. OK.
Hmm. Oh!
Is it nice and hot?
No. Not anymore.
It's nice and hot.
It's nice and hot.
(Chinese).
So, what drinks are nice and hot?
Well, Ken and Susie talk about a lot of different hot drinks.
Do you remember them, Nathan?
Hmm... let's see.
Oh, the first one was hot chocolate.
That is a delicious drink.
I think so, too.
But it's usually very sweet.
What other drinks were there?
OK. The next one was called eggnog.
I really like eggnog.
It's made with eggs and milk, but it's also very sweet.
Do you like eggnog, Katie?
Actually, eggnog is a drink that I really don't like.
I think it's a little too sweet for me, so I don't drink it very often.
But I know a lot of people who do.
Now the last drink that we learned about was chai.
Do you know what that is?
Hmm. Well, I've heard of it.
I think maybe I've tried it once.
But Ken tells us what it is.
He says, "I like tea with milk and spices." So maybe it's a little bit like milk
tea.
I think you're right, Nathan.
And I think that Christina really likes chai, too.
She wants to talk to us about it right now.
(Chinese).
(Music).
The Jungle Cafe also has good coffee.
I know.
I drink the coffee here a lot.
I had six cups yesterday!
You drink a lot of coffee.
I know.
So I want something different today.
John, may I have some chai?
The chai can warm you up!
I hope so!
(Music).
So Ken will have some chai today.
You know, Katie, chai sounds a lot like the Chinese word for tea.
(Chinese).
Oh, that's true.
But I think that chai means tea in many languages like Hindi.
That's the language that many people speak in India.
Hmm. That's interesting.
I guess chai must be a popular drink.
But our friends talked about another very popular drink today - coffee.
Now, I like coffee, but I don't drink it very often.
How about you, Katie?
Well, I like coffee and I drink it every morning.
I usually drink two cups a day.
So I don't drink as much as Ken.
Six cups in one day!
That's a lot.
Yeah, that really is a lot of coffee.
Ken drinks a lot of coffee.
Hey, that sounds a lot like today's Use It.
I think it's time to talk to Elizabeth.
(Music).
Hi, now let's learn how to use the phrase:
You drink a lot of...
For example:
You drink a lot of tea.
Or you could say:
You drink a lot of water.
Now, don't forget to use it!
(Music).
So Nathan, if I see you drinking a big cup of coffee, can I say that you drink a
lot of coffee?
Hmm. Good question. But no.
You can only say that if you see me drink coffee often.
But if you see me drink a lot of coffee at one time, you can say that I "drank"
a lot of coffee.
Drink and drank.
OK. Try to remember the difference between those words, everyone.
Now many people do drink coffee every day.
They drink a lot of coffee.
But sometimes we just want something different.
That's right.
Like Ken.
He usually drinks coffee.
But today he's going to try chai.
We'll see if he likes it.
How about you?
Do you drink coffee every day?
Well, right now it's time for a break.
Please come back in just a few minutes.
(Music).