英文原文:

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!

參考譯文:

比　利：農(nóng)歷年到了！代表現(xiàn)在是吃火鍋的時節(jié)！
詹妮弗：咱們來吃那種鍋子里的湯一邊辣，一邊不辣的。
比　利：你是說鴛鴦鍋？
詹妮弗：對。如此一來我可以解吃辣的饞，你也不會吃到噴火。
比　利：好主意。
詹妮弗：咱們走！

重點詞匯:

satisfy (v.) 　
使?jié)M足
crave for 　
渴望…
hot pot 　
火鍋
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。不如我們?nèi)コ曰疱仭?br />burn into flame 　
燃燒成火球，在此形容吃辣后的反應(yīng)
mild (a.) 　
清淡的
broth (n.) 　
高湯
A: This soup is absolutely delicious! 這湯美味極了！
B: That's because I used homemade beef broth. 那是因為我用了自己熬的牛肉湯頭。
half-and-half (n.,a.) 　
各半的。一般指一半黑啤酒一半麥酒混合的啤酒，或是一半鮮奶油一半牛奶調(diào)制的飲料，在此借指一半清湯一半麻辣湯的鴛鴦鍋，只是兩種湯分別放置在一只鍋的兩邊，并不互相混合