节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-05-02
难易度:Medium
关键字:mouthwatering, declare, booth, idol, cook-off, Guinness, legendary
Well, if you're just joining us, we've been talking all about the World
Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest during Memphis in May.
And of course, if you go, then you might experience some mouthwatering smells.
This event, this championship barbecue cooking contest, has been declared the
Largest Pork Barbecue in the World.
So if you enjoy pork, you don't want to miss this festival.
We're going to continue learning all about this right now.
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Memphis in May.
Festival-goers get to participate, too, with free guided tours of the teams'
areas.
Team cooks share barbecuing techniques, secret recipes and lots of fun tips.
Visitors can also view individual team booths that are decorated in unique and
creative ways.
Another fun event is the "Ms. Piggie Idol," where people dress up like pigs and
compete in a singing contest.
Best of all, though, is the opportunity for festival-goers to buy and experience
the legendary barbecue Memphis is famous for!
This does sound like a very interesting and delicious festival to go to.
And we see that festival-goers get to participate, too.
So it's not just the people who are competing in this competition trying to be
crowned the barbecue champions but the people that go there, the festival-goers.
This is an interesting way to talk about the people that attend a festival.
That's right.
So that's a festival-goer, someone who goes to a festival.
But let's use that word "goer" in another way.
You might see this in other ways.
You could talk about someone who goes to a party.
How many people went to the party?
There were a lot of party-goers.
Or maybe you go to church, there are other church-goers to attend church with
you.
That's right.
You could also go to a concert like we talked about yesterday, and you would be
a concert-goer.
So there are many different ways that you can talk about people who attend an
event.
They are a something-goer.
That's right.
So these festival-goers, well, they have free guided tours of the teams' areas.
And we continue learning about these teams.
Team cooks share barbecuing techniques, secret recipes and lots of fun tips as
well.
Wow! I think I would really like to get to meet some of these cooks and learn
their secret recipes.
Mmhm, so would I, and some of their techniques.
I am not a very good cook myself.
I don't cook many things.
But maybe I can learn something here at this barbecue cooking contest.
That's right.
Well, visitors can also view individual team booths that are decorated in unique
and creative ways.
So you can walk from one booth to the next.
And "booth" is one of our Word Bank words.
What is a booth, Gabe?
Well, a booth is... usually I think of a closed-off kind of area, maybe a little
smaller than a room.
And a booth has... well, at a booth in a barbecue cooking contest, you would
have the team that is making the barbecue - the team that is cooking.
So there are different booths for the different teams.
That's right.
So each team has their own booth.
And you can walk from one to the other, and meet the different team members and
maybe try some of their barbecue.
Well, we see that there are many other things going on.
Another fun event is the "Ms. Piggie Idol," where people dress up like pigs and
compete in a singing contest.
Gabe, would you like to participate in Ms. Piggie Idol?
I think it would be kind of interesting.
This is the first I've heard of Ms. Piggie Idol.
But I have seen some videos about this contest.
And some people do really like to dress up.
And they dress up pretty well, looking like pigs in the Ms. Piggie Idol.
Let's take a look at that Word Bank word: an idol.
Usually... well, recently we use this word "idol" to talk about maybe a hero of
some kind, someone who is the best at something, like singing.
That's right.
So here we have a Ms. Piggie Idol.
But there are many other singing competitions that you could watch on TV, and
maybe vote for your favorite singer.
And those also use the word "idol" in the name of the competition.
Well, best of all, though, is the opportunity for festival-goers to buy and
experience the legendary barbecue Memphis is famous for!
And I think that's probably why most people want to go to this particular part
of the festival.
Well, I think so, too.
Any opportunity to have world-class or world-famous barbecued pork, that's a
great reason to go to this festival.
And we see that word there.
You can experience the "legendary" barbecue Memphis is famous for.
If something is legendary, that means it is famous.
Maybe it's become a legend around the world.
People in many places have heard about it.
It is legendary.
That's right.
So everyone wants to come and experience this great barbecue pork in Memphis,
Tennessee, during the Memphis in May festival.
It sounds like a really great time.
Well, Carolyn, we've been talking all about Memphis in May.
And today we've been learning about the barbecue, this world-famous cooking
contest.
Would you want to be a festival-goer in the future?
I think that if I had time to go to Memphis, Tennessee, in May, (it would have
to be in May),
then I would definitely love to go and see all of these great events that go on
there.
I think it would be quite interesting to go and eat some pork barbecue while
watching some people dressed up like pigs singing and dancing on a stage.
It all sounds quite exciting.
Right now it's time for us to continue learning about this world-famous barbecue
with a video.
Let's enjoy.
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If you love food, fun and Southern hospitality, a stop at the World Championship
Barbecue Cooking Contest in Memphis, Tennessee, is a must.
Held in Tom Lee Park in downtown Memphis, you're nestled between the bluffs and
the mighty Mississippi.
This annual contest is part of a month-long festival known as Memphis in May.
Just an incredible atmosphere.
A wonderful opportunity to learn about uh, how the big hogs do it and how you
can translate that into your own backyard.
Established in 1978, the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest started
with 20 teams competing, but quickly grew.
Today, more than 250 teams compete for the right to be called the Grand
Champion.
They come not only from across the country but around the world, and certainly
just down the street as well.
More than $100,000 in prize money is also awarded.
But to some teams, the oversized trophy and bragging rights are worth much more.
Teams compete in a variety of events, ranging from "Anything but Pork" to the
best sauce, the best baked beans, even the best booth.
And there's definitely no lack of creativity when it comes to team names and
booth designs.
Just walking the rows of booths that stretch for over a mile is a treat in
itself.
It... is a great neighborhood setting.
As you can see, the booths are just right next to each other.
And everybody sort of becomes great friends even if they didn't know each other
before they moved in.
Once the weekend is over, they... they never forget one another.
It's a great place to be.
The music and the food and the atmosphere, just one of the best festivals I've
ever been to and I go to a lot.
Like any other festival, you'll find plenty of vendor booths set up with
demonstrations, products, food and drinks and prize giveaways.
But what you won't find at any other festival is the undeniable aroma of the
world's best barbeque being smoked to perfection.
Whether you're a really professional or just a fan of barbecue,
you're sure to appreciate the sights and scents at the World Championship
Barbecue Festival.
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Visit MemphisinMay.org for more info.
Here you'll find everything from dates and times to a complete team listing.
And there's even a link to download a Memphis in May app for your Android or
iPhone.
Come on down to barbecue fast and see why Memphis is home of the world's best
barbecue.
Well, that video looks so delicious, I... I could smell the pork barbecue
through the video.
Well, now it's time for us to go get some more information from Michelle in the
Language Lab.
OK.
(Chinese).
And now it's time to hear more from our teachers.
Today we've been talking all about the world-famous barbecue competition in
Memphis, Tennessee, during their month-long celebration.
And I just think of how wonderful it must smell as you're walking around this
festival.
And Gabe, I... I also wonder what was the most mouthwatering smell you've ever
experienced.
Ooh, mouthwatering smells.
Um, my mouth usually begins to water when I'm already pretty hungry.
Mouthwatering smells...
Well, I'd have to say it's another kind of barbecue, but they were just cooking
hamburgers and hot dogs.
But I could smell it from a long ways away.
It was definitely a mouthwatering smell, I went and got my hamburger.
Oh, I'm sure you went and got it right away if your mouth was already watering.
Well, we still have another day to learn about this very exciting festival.
So I hope we'll see you again tomorrow right here on Studio Classroom.
See you then.