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SiennaReva的第2本书

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Kaili sour soup, a signature delicacy from Guizhou province, is increasingly inviting the taste buds of food lovers around the world.

凯里酸汤,是贵州省的一道招牌美食,正日益吸引全球美食爱好者的味蕾。

【signature adj.标志性的;delicacy n.佳肴;increasingly adv.日益;taste buds 味蕾】

A food blogger Ahmed Mohammed Jaber Alkalthoom said in a video:

一位美食博主艾哈迈德·穆罕默德·贾比尔·阿尔卡尔索姆在视频中说道:

【blogger n.博主】

“That acidity — one sip, an unforgettable taste. You’ll want to come back for more.”

“那份酸味——抿上一口,便是一种难以忘怀的滋味。你会想要再来品尝更多。”

【acidity n.酸味;sip n.一小口;unforgettable adj.难忘的】

Originating from the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture in Guizhou, whose capital is Kaili, the soup reflects culinary wisdom passed down by local people for more than a thousand years.

酸汤源自贵州黔东南苗族侗族自治州,它的首府为凯里,这道汤凝聚着当地百姓传承上千年的饮食智慧。

【originate from 源自;autonomous adj.自治的;prefecture n.自治州;culinary adj.烹饪的;wisdom n.智慧;pass down 传承】

The red soup is made through natural fermentation of local specialty maolaguo, a type of wild tomato, while the white version is fermented from rice.

红酸汤由当地特产毛辣果(一种野生番茄)经过自然发酵制成,而白酸汤由大米发酵而成。

【fermentation n.发酵;specialty n.特产;ferment v.发酵】

Mixed with spices such as chili and litsea cubeba and aged slowly over time, it develops a rich, mellow sour aroma with a refreshing, slightly sweet aftertaste.

加入辣椒、木姜子等多种香料,随时间慢慢陈酿,它酝酿出浓郁醇厚的酸香,入口清爽,带着淡淡的回甘。

【spices n.(复数)香料;age v.陈化,存放;mellow adj.醇厚的;aroma n.香气;refreshing adj.清爽的;aftertaste n.余味,回甘】

“There is an old saying in Qiandongnan: ‘Three days without sour, and you’ll walk unsteady for sure.’

“黔东南有一句老话:‘三天不吃酸,走路打蹿蹿。’

【unsteady adj.不稳的】

Sour soup is an indispensable part of our daily diet,” said Zheng Peikun, a deputy to the 14th National People’s Congress and Party secretary of Tashan village in the prefecture.

“酸汤是我们日常生活饮食中不可或缺的一部分。”第十四届全国人大代表、该自治州塔山村党支部书记郑培坤说道。

【indispensable adj.不可或缺的;diet n.日常饮食;deputy n.代表;secretary n.书记】

Zheng traced the region’s love of sour flavors to earlier times when salt was scarce, prompting residents to rely on fermentation for seasoning.

郑培坤将当地对酸味的喜爱追溯到食盐匮乏的旧时,这促使当地百姓依靠发酵来获取调味品。

【trace…to… 追溯到;scarce adj.稀缺的;prompt v.促使;resident n.居民;rely on 依靠;seasoning n.调味品】

重点短语汇总(考试可用)

1. originate from 起源于

2. pass down 代代相传

3. be made through 由……制作而成

4. trace sth to sth 把……追溯至

5. prompt sb to do sth 促使某人做某事

6. rely on 依靠

高级句式(写作摘抄)

1. Originating from …, the soup reflects …

(现在分词作句首状语:源自……,这道汤体现了……)

2. …, while …

(while表对比:……而……)

3. …, prompting residents to do …

(现在分词作结果状语,前面事件带来后面结果)