节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2013-10-16
难易度:Low
关键字:try, spicy, stomach, dish, beef, upset, cauliflower
Welcome to Let's Talk in English.
It is a great day here at LTE TV.
My name is Katie.
And we're very glad that you joined us today.
Our new topic is FOOD.
And the title of our new lesson is Different Kinds of Food.
Different Kinds of Food.
Nathan, what is your favorite kind of food?
Well, there are many good kinds of food, but I really like Mexican food - food
from Mexico.
Hi, friends, my name is Nathan.
I am one of your teachers here at Let's Talk in English.
Now we need to open up our LTE magazines and find our Let's Begin reading.
You can read it with Katie right now.
Let's begin!
Mark and Megan love Indian food.
But Carol is afraid to try it.
It's too spicy for her.
It might upset her stomach.
But not all Indian food is spicy.
Megan likes a potato and cauliflower dish.
Mark likes a beef dish.
Carol might like those dishes, too.
Are you hungry now? I am.
Well, let's start Conversation A.
(Music).
Hey, there's a new Indian restaurant near the TV station.
Really? I love Indian food!
Let's go there soon.
I love Indian food, too.
Sure, let's go.
Carol, do you like Indian food?
I don't know.
I never eat it. I'm afraid to.
What are you afraid of?
Indian food is really spicy!
It might upset my stomach.
Today we can talk about Indian food.
Indian food is really delicious.
It has many special flavors that other foods do not have.
Nathan, do you like Indian food?
I do like Indian food.
I think it is very unique.
There's really no other food like it.
It's too bad, though.
I have not had many chances to eat Indian food.
I know what you mean.
There are many kinds of Asian food to eat here, but Indian food is not as
common.
And it is hard to find in the United States.
But there is one thing that some people don't like about Indian food.
It can be very spicy.
A lot of people don't like spicy food very much.
That's true.
And we should look at that key word that Nathan just used.
spicy.
spicy.
Spicy is a kind of flavor or taste.
If something is spicy, we often say that it is very hot.
Yes.
Spicy flavors can make you feel like your mouth is on fire.
And... and that's why some people don't like spicy food.
I like some spicy food, but I don't like things that are too spicy.
And Indian food is often spicy.
Mexican food can also be spicy.
And Southern Chinese food is spicy as well.
Food is often spicy because it uses peppers like these in the food.
Some peppers like those are very spicy.
Some people don't feel good when they eat things that are spicy.
That's what it means when your stomach is upset.
Nathan, thank you. You used another key word.
Friends, let's learn about this word.
stomach.
stomach.
The stomach is the part of your body that food goes to.
The stomach keeps food inside of it for a while, but also gets food ready to
move through the body.
Spicy food can make this hard for some people.
And it can make your stomach hurt, too.
Bad food can do the same thing to your stomach.
So be careful what you eat.
Now, Nathan, does spicy food make your stomach hurt?
No. It doesn't make my stomach hurt, but it does make my nose run.
Yeah. That happens to me, too.
But when I eat spicy food, my eyes start to water, and I look like I am crying.
Friends, it's time for us to move on to Conversation B right now.
(Music).
Some Indian food is really spicy. But some Indian food is not spicy.
Right.
You can tell your server, "I don't want spicy dishes.".
Maybe.
What's your favorite Indian dish, Megan?
I really like aloo gobi.
It's a potato and cauliflower dish.
Oh, I like that, too.
But my favorite is a beef dish.
OK, OK. Some Indian food is very spicy.
That's true.
But I guess some Indian food is not.
I think you just need to know what food to order.
Yes, it's good to know what is not spicy.
But you can also just ask your server.
That's the person who brings your food to you.
You can ask: What dishes are not spicy?
And that is a key word that we should talk about.
dish.
dish.
A dish is one specific kind of food.
When you eat with your family, you might have a few dishes.
That's right.
One dish is probably some kind of meat.
Another dish might be a vegetable.
Now, Nathan, I can think of a very common Indian dish.
Can you?
Well, I think I know what you're thinking, Katie.
Curry is a very common dish in India.
Sometimes curry has meat in it, sometimes it has vegetables.
And curry is usually a very spicy dish in India.
We want to find some dishes that aren't spicy.
Aloo gobi is a dish with potato and cauliflower.
It can be spicy, but not always.
If you like cauliflower, you might like aloo gobi, too.
But you might want a meat dish as well, maybe something with beef in it.
That's another key word to look at.
beef.
beef.
Beef is cow meat.
That's right.
In Chinese, you say cow meat, but we don't say this in English.
We always say beef.
I think beef tastes very good, but I don't eat it very often.
It's a little expensive.
Also, it's not healthy to eat too much beef.
If Nathan likes beef, he probably likes steak.
Do you remember that key word from August, friends?
A steak is one big piece of beef.
Many people enjoy steak.
Yes, you're right, Katie.
I do enjoy steak, and maybe you do, too, friends.
Katie, how about you?
Actually, even though I am from Texas, I do not like steak.
I just... I don't think it is a good food for me to eat.
But a lot of people do like it.
Yes.
Katie has too many cows near her home.
She does not eat steak.
Now I think it's time for us to go to Conversation C.
You two really like Indian food.
You might like it, too.
Just try it.
Well, I do like potatoes.
But is your favorite dish spicy, Megan?
Sometimes.
Hey, let's all go to the restaurant together.
We can go for lunch tomorrow.
OK. I can try some Indian food with you.
But I don't want any spicy food!
We know!
That's great.
Carol will go with Mark and Megan to have some Indian food.
She just doesn't want any spicy food.
I hope that she enjoys it.
Me, too, Katie.
She might like it or she might not.
But at least she will try it.
It is always good to try new things.
And it's fun to try new things, too.
It's also fun to learn new key words like this one.
try.
try.
If you try something, you do it for the first time.
If you try a food, you eat it for the first time.
That's right.
If you try something, you are not sure if you will like it, or you may not be
very good at it, but you will still do it to see what it is like.
And you can try a new sport.
If you haven't played American football, you can try it sometime.
Maybe you will like it.
Maybe you'll be really good at it.
Trying new things lets us learn new things about ourselves.
Hey, let's all try to do something new together.
What do you think, Katie?
That's a great idea.
It's fun to do things together.
So let's all go practice our key words together.
And the first one is:
try.
try.
Try this chicken. It's so good!
spicy.
spicy.
I need water!
This food is too spicy.
stomach.
stomach.
My stomach hurts. I can't eat.
dish.
dish.
Mom is making three dishes for dinner.
beef.
beef.
Do you like beef? Then eat this burger.
OK, those are our key words for today.
Please practice them some more at home.
But right now we want to take a short break.
Please don't go away.
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