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Conversation One
對(duì)話一
M： What's all that? Are you going to make a salad?
那是什么？你要做沙拉嗎?
W： No, I'm going to make a gazpacho.
不是，我要做西班牙冷菜湯。
M： What's that?
那是什么?
W：Gazpacho is a cold soup from Spain. It's mostly vegetables.
西班牙冷菜湯是一種西班牙冷湯，里面主要是蔬菜。
I guess you could call it a liquid salad.
我想你可以稱之為液體沙拉。
M：Cold soup? Sounds weird.
冷湯？聽起來很奇怪。
W：It's delicious. Trust me. I tried it for the first time during my summer vacation in Spain.
很好吃的，相信我，我第一次吃是暑假去西班牙的時(shí)候。
You see, in the south of Spain, it gets very hot in the summer, up to 40℃.
你要知道，夏天的時(shí)候，西班牙南部很熱的，高達(dá)40℃呢。
So a cold gazpacho is very refreshing.
所以冷菜湯非常消暑。
The main ingredients are tomato, cucumber, bell peppers, olive oil and stale bread.
里面主要是西紅柿、黃瓜、甜椒、橄欖油和干面包。
M： Stale bread? Surely you mean bread for dipping into the soup?
干面包？你肯定它蘸湯好吃？
W： No. Bread is crushed and blended in like everything else.
不是這樣，把面包壓碎混在一起吃。
It adds texture and thickness to the soup.
它會(huì)讓湯口感更好，更濃稠。
M： Mm.
哦，
And is it healthy?
健康嗎？
W： Sure. As I said earlier, it's mostly vegetables.
當(dāng)然健康啦，我之前說過，它以蔬菜為主要原料制作而成。
You can also add different things if you like, such as hard-boiled egg or cured ham.
如果你喜歡的話，也可以添加各種不同的東西，比如煮熟的雞蛋或腌火腿。
M： Cured ham? What's that?
腌火腿？什么東西？
W： That's another Spanish delicacy. Have you never heard of it? It is quite famous.
它也是一種西班牙美食，你沒聽說過嗎？很有名的。
M： No. Is it good too?
沒有，好吃嗎？
W： Oh, yeah, definitely. It's amazing. It's a little dry and salty, and it's very expensive because
當(dāng)然啦，非?？煽?，干干的，咸咸的，而且很貴呢，
it comes from a special type of pig that only cats a special type of food.
因?yàn)樗∽砸环N特殊品種的豬，并且這種豬只吃一種特殊的食物。
The ham is covered in salt to dry and preserve it, and left to hang for up to two years. It has a very distinct flavor.
火腿上撒上了鹽，風(fēng)干保存，然后放上兩年，它有一種非常獨(dú)特的味道。
M： Mm. Sounds interesting. Where can I find some?
恩，聽起來很有趣，我在哪里可以找到這種火腿呢？
W： It used to be difficult to get Spanish produce here. But it's now a lot more common.
過去在這兒很難買到西班牙產(chǎn)品，但現(xiàn)在這種火腿很常見。
Most large supermarket chains have cured ham in little packets, but in Spain you can buy a whole leg.
很多大型連鎖超市都是賣的小包裝，但在西班牙你可以買到一整只。
M： A whole pig leg? Why would anybody want so much ham?
一整只？為什么有人會(huì)想要這么多？
W： In Spain, many people buy a whole leg for special group events, such as Christmas.
在西班牙，許多人在集體活動(dòng)的時(shí)候，比如圣誕節(jié)，買整只的火腿。
They cut it themselves into very thin slices with a long flat knife.
他們用一把又長(zhǎng)又平的刀把它切成很薄的薄片。
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
請(qǐng)根據(jù)你聽到的對(duì)話回答1-4題
1.What do we learn about gazpacho?
問題1：我們對(duì)西班牙冷菜湯了解到什么？
2.For what purpose is stale bread mixed into gazpacho?
問題2：西班牙冷菜湯里加入干面包是為了什么？
3.Why does the woman think gazpacho is healthy?
問題3：為什么這位女士認(rèn)為西班牙冷菜湯是健康的?
4.What does the woman say about cured ham?
問題4：關(guān)于腌火腿，這位女士說了什么?
