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[第九期]

Bread in the soup!

羊肉泡馍!

口语君：小吃最能体现一方地域文化和风土人情。那么问题来了，西安小吃哪个强?仔细听下面的对话，有彩蛋哦!

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F: I love street food – so that's a no-brainer for my itinerary. But is it a long walk?

我很喜欢街边小吃，所以小吃街我是必去的。不过那条路需要走很远吗?

M: Not really, and most people enjoy a leisurely pace. We stopped for lamb soup, which is very famous there. It's made with a crumbled loaf of bread as well as noodles and mutton.

不需要，多数人都喜欢以闲适的步伐慢慢逛。我们半路还去吃了名气很响的美食羊肉泡馍。汤里有碎馍、粉丝和羊肉。

F: Bread in the soup?

馍泡在汤里?

M: It sounds weird, I know. But it's very good. Spicy, too! It's also fun to watch the cooks making soup over a big fire. Plus, there are lots of dried fruits and interesting pastries and breads. They also make sesame candy by pounding the seeds into paste with big hammers.

我知道，听起来是挺怪的，但味道非常好，也很辣!看厨师在猛火上煮汤也很有趣。此外，那儿还有很多干果、有趣的甜点和面点。人们还用大锤子将芝麻压进面糊里做芝麻糖。

F: That sounds fun to watch.

观看制作过程似乎很有趣啊。

M: It is! But it's quite noisy, too. So those candy makers are easy to find.

可不!不过也非常吵，正因此芝麻糖摊很容易找。

[口语点睛]

口语君：除了bread in the lamb soup，还可以用以下几种表达来说羊肉泡馍：

Flatbread in lamb soup

Yangrou Paomo

Mutton paomo (pancakes in mutton soup)

Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup

[口语天天练之古都名吃羊肉泡馍]

口语君：羊肉泡馍是到西安必吃的美味。此外，在面点王国西安，从biangbiang面、肉夹馍，到凉皮、锅盔、羊血冒饸饹，各色面食小吃不仅种类繁多且样样都色香味浓，光是看看就令人垂涎欲滴、食指大动。下面，我们就来学学有关羊肉泡馍的英文表达法：

1. Yangrou Paomo, or Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup, is a famous local snack in Xi'an.

羊肉泡馍是西安当地有名的小吃。

2. The main ingredient in this mouth-watering dish is mutton and pita bread.

这种令人垂涎欲滴的美食主要原料是羊肉和馍饼。

3. Diner shreds the bread with his hands and places the shreds in a bowl, the soup is then poured over the shreds (along with meat, maybe some noodles or scallion).

食客将馍用手撕碎，并将其放在碗里。然后，店家会把汤(还有肉，也许还有粉丝和葱花)浇在碎馍上。

4. It is normally also served with pickled garlic and chili.

通常，这道美食还会佐以糖蒜和辣椒。