美语会话 106 eat hot pot 吃火锅

Billy: It's Chinese New Year! That means it's time to eat hot pot!

Jennifer: Let's eat the kind that has both spicy and mild broth in one pot.

Billy: You mean half-and-half?

Jennifer: Yep. That way I can satisfy my craving for spicy food and you can eat hot pot without burning into flames.

Billy: Good idea.

Jennifer: Let's go!

satisfy (v.)

使满足

crave for

渴望…

hot pot

火锅

A: What do you feel like having for dinner? 你晚餐想吃什么? B: It's kind of cold out. Why don't we have hot pot? 外面有些冷。不如我们去吃火锅。

burn into flame

燃烧成火球，在此形容吃辣后的反应

mild (a.)

清淡的

broth (n.)

高汤

A: This soup is absolutely delicious! 这汤美味极了! B: That's because I used homemade beef broth. 那是因为我用了自己熬的牛肉汤头。

half-and-half (n.,a.)

各半的。一般指一半黑啤酒一半麦酒混合的啤酒，或是一半鲜奶油一半牛奶调制的饮料，在此借指一半清汤一半麻辣汤的鸳鸯锅，只是两种汤分别放置在一只锅的两边，并不互相混合

比　利：农历年到了!代表现在是吃火锅的时节!

珍妮花：咱们来吃那种锅子里的汤一边辣，一边不辣的。

比　利：你是说鸳鸯锅?

珍妮花：对。如此一来我可以解吃辣的馋，你也不会吃到喷火。

比　利：好主意。

珍妮花：咱们走!