 | | | A greasy spoon breakfast |
Feifei: Hello everybody. This is Authentic Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m Feifei. Diarmuid: Hello I'm Diarmuid. Feifei: 在地道英語裏你會學到英國人日常生活中常用到，而且通常在字典和課本裏找不到的單詞和短語。You’re looking very pleased and contented today, Diarmuid. Diarmuid: I am very happy today Feifei. Why? Because I had my breakfast at my local greasy spoon this morning. Feifei: Greasy spoon? 油膩的勺子？這是什麽意思，I don't understand. How could you have breakfast at a greasy spoon? Diarmuid: Because greasy spoon is a slang phrase. Feifei: Slang 俚語。 Greasy spoon 是一個俚語短語。 Diarmuid: Yes, greasy spoon is slang. Feifei: So what does it mean? Diarmuid: A greasy spoon is a name for café that serves cheap meals. Feifei: 我明白了，原來 a greasy spoon is a café 就是一個廉價便利小吃店，這個小店裏的吃的要比一般飯館兒的價錢便宜很多。I have seen lots of these kinds of cafes around Britain but I didn’t know they were called greasy spoons. Diarmuid: Yes, greasy spoons are very common in the UK. You can find them everywhere. Feifei: But why are they called greasy spoons? 用這個名字來形容一個小吃店好像有點兒不妥吧？ Diarmuid: People probably call these cafés greasy spoons because the food they serve there is nearly always fried food. Feifei: 油炸食品 fried food. Diarmuid: Yes, I suppose it's a kind of joke. The fried food served in the café is so oily, or greasy, that even the spoons are greasy. Example A: Where shall we go for lunch? There’s a new health-food restaurant near here. B: I don't really want to eat salad and vegetables. A: Ok, let’s go to the greasy spoon for a fry-up. B: Mmm, that sounds great. I’m going to have sausage and chips. Feifei: You know, eating at a greasy spoon doesn't sound very healthy to me. Diarmuid: I think you're probably right there. You shouldn't eat at a greasy spoon every day. Feifei: 每天都吃油炸食品對身體是非常不好的。 Diarmuid: Mmm, the problem is the food from a greasy spoon tastes good to me. Feifei: I know. Why does unhealthy food always taste so good? Diarmuid: That's a question for another day Feifei. For now it's time to go. Feifei: If you want to learn more Authentic Real English, just visit our website. Diarmuid: That's www.bbcchina.com.cn. Drop by often, there are new programmes every day. Feifei: Bye. Diarmuid: Goodbye. | 
