Feifei: 大家好，歡迎收聽… 大家好，歡迎…Sssh! 大家好，歡迎收聽《地道英語》，我是馮菲菲。今天和我一起在演播間的…演播間的是 William, 他在不停的制造噪音。What are you doing William?

William: I'm eating a carrot. Sorry... I've almost finished! Mmm. Great! Good carrot! Now, what's today's word, Feifei? 我在吃胡蘿卜，抱歉……我就快吃完了！嗯，很好！好吃的胡蘿卜！現(xiàn)在，今天學(xué)的詞語是什么呢，菲菲？

Feifei: Well, before we start talking about today's word can we discuss your anti-social carrot eating please? 好的，在我們開始談?wù)摻裉斓膯卧~前，可以先討論下反社會的胡蘿卜吃法嗎？

William: OK. It's ever since I've become a veggie, Feifei. I find I need to eat more often. 好的。菲菲，自從我發(fā)現(xiàn)我已經(jīng)成了素食主義者。我發(fā)現(xiàn)我需要吃更多。

Feifei: Eh? Ever since you became what? 額？自從你成為了什么？

William: Ever since I became a veggie. V.E.G.G.I.E. A vegetarian. 自從我成為素食主義者。

Feifei: Oh. A vegetarian 素食者。A veggie. 你說說這些英國人，每個都有點兒怪僻得飲食習(xí)慣。

William: What's that, Feifei? 菲菲，那是什么？

Feifei: Oh nothing! 哦，沒什么！

William: OK, example time! Listen carefully to these two examples. 好的，到舉例子的時候了！仔細(xì)聽好下面的例子。
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Man: Listen, do you and Russell want to come over for dinner on Sunday? 聽好，你和拉塞爾這周日來吃飯嗎？

Woman: Oh, that sounds nice! But you know I'm a veggie, don't you? 哦，聽起來不錯！你知道我是素食主義，對嗎？

Man: Oh right, I didn't know that! Do you eat fish? 哦，是的。我不知道！你吃魚嗎？

Woman: No, I don't. Sorry to be a pain! 不，我不喜歡。讓人頭疼！

Man: No, no, it's not a problem. I'll do my special aubergine bake. 不，不，這不是個問題。我自己烘特別的紫紅色的面包。

Man: What would you like to eat? The lasagne is very good. 你喜歡吃什么？意式寬面很不錯。

Woman: Is it veggie lasagne? 是素食的意式寬面嗎？

Man: No... But I expect they'll have some veggie options. Let's ask the waiter. 不……但是我想應(yīng)該有素食寬面可以選擇。讓我問下服務(wù)生吧。
Can you think of any good veggie recipes?
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Feifei: 在第一個對話中，這位女士說 I'm a veggie. 單詞 veggie 在這里被當(dāng)做名詞使用。在第二個對話中，她問到 is it veggie lasagne? 這里單詞 veggie 被當(dāng)做形容詞使用。Is that right, William?

William: Yes, that's right. But both words are very informal, spoken English, which is important I think. 是的，那很對。但是這樣的表達都很不正式。英語口語是我覺得比較重要。

Feifei: Actually, I have a question. 在第一個例子中，那位女士說 I'm a veggie, 可是她的朋友問她吃不吃魚？素食主義者不是肉魚都不吃的嗎？

William: Yes, you're right. Strictly speaking, vegetarians—or veggies—don't eat meat or fish. But sometimes in the UK people, describe themselves as vegetarian even though they still eat seafood and fish, so it's a good idea to check! But there is actually another phrase that I've heard that we can use to describe someone who eats fish but not meat... 是的，你是對的。嚴(yán)格地說，素食主義就是不吃肉或者魚肉。但是有時在英國，即使人們吃海里的食物還是吃魚肉，他們還是稱他們自己為素食主義者。這樣區(qū)分很好！但是事實上還有另外一種短語表達，那是我聽過的用來稱呼那些只吃魚肉不吃其他肉的人。

Feifei: 只吃魚而不吃肉的人，這又怎么表達呢？

William: A demi-veg. 半個素食主義者。

Feifei: A demi-veg 字面直譯就是半個素食主義者。I haven't heard that phrase before. 我以前沒有聽過這個短語。

William: It's not used much, but I quite like it! Hmmm... do you know what, Feifei? 這個不是很常用，但是我很喜歡這個詞！嗯……你知道嗎，菲菲？

Feifei: What? 知道什么？

William: I'm getting hungry again. 我又餓了。

Feifei: Oh, not...! 哦，不……！

William: Yes, it's carrot time! Mmm… Do you want a carrot, Feifei? 是的，現(xiàn)在是素食時間了！菲菲，你想要根胡蘿卜嗎？

Feifei: 我不要，你還是留著你的兔子食兒吧。我現(xiàn)在準(zhǔn)備去吃上一大碗毛家紅燒肉。