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A: 其實吧，我煮飯水平也還行，fingers crossed I can be a real chef one day! 你就做我的專業試吃員 professional food taster 如何？
B: Uh... I know that we've talked about how much I like a life full of adventures, but I think that might just be a bit too dangerous for me...
A: 哈哈，don't be scared, Kat! I know how important eating delicious and interesting food is to you—I'll take good care of you! 在今天的美語怎么說里，我們就要來教教大家怎么形容Kat這類人——食客!
MC: Jessica在北京學漢語，她的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎么說的詞，就會來請教她。今天是方方要問的：食客。
FF：Jessica, 今晚跟我去吃飯怎么樣？
Jessica: 好啊! 吃什么!
FF: 吃正宗的湖南菜，怎么樣？Look, this is the restaurant I'm talking about.
Jessica: Hmm, I've never heard of this restaurant. Are you sure its food is authentic?
FF: Authentic? 什么意思？
Jessica: Authentic is spelled a-u-t-h-e-n-t-i-c, authentic的意思是“真實的”，“地道的”。 For example, authentic Chinese food 就是地道的中餐。
FF: 哦! 那authentic American English就是“地道美語”，對不對？
Jessica: 沒錯! 對了, You haven't answered my question yet--why are you so sure that restaurant serves authentic Hunan cuisines?
FF: 因為這是一個特別會吃的朋友推薦的。他可是個老饕，或者叫食客，專門能發現一些不起眼，但是特地道的餐館。對了，這種食客在美語里要怎么說呢？
Jessica: We call those people foodies. F-o-o-d-i-e, foodie refers to someone who loves everything there is to know and learn about food. You can rely on their picks of restaurants.
FF: My friend is totally a foodie! He took me to a small eatery last week, and the food there was terrific!
Jessica: Wow, you must have pigged out!
FF: Pig out?
Jessica: To pig out means to eat a lot until you're really full.
FF: 哦，to pig out就是甩開腮幫子狂吃! Sometimes I like to go to KFC to pig out!
Jessica: Watch your waistline, Fangfang!
FF: 哈哈，I will. 不過話說那天我和這個朋友去吃飯，本來打算pig out, 可是我這個人啊，總是眼大肚子小，沒吃多少就飽了，唉！真不爭氣！眼大肚子小你懂吧？
Jessica: You mean you have big eyes and a small belly? Are you saying you're good-looking?
FF: 哈哈！No.“眼大肚子小”就是 you want to eat a lot, but your belly can't take all the food.
Jessica: I see. There's a similar expression in English: your eyes are bigger than your stomach.
FF: 原來"眼大肚子小"是 eyes are bigger than stomach. Jessica, please make sure I don't eat anything before tonight's dinner. I want to pig out on great Hunan food.
Jessica: 哈哈，別光想著吃，還是先說說，今天都學了什么。
FF: 好，今天我們學了：表示地道，用authentic; 會吃的食客，老饕，是foodie; 大吃大喝是to pig out; “眼大肚子小”則是eyes are bigger than stomach.
A: I can definitely admit that my eyes are totally bigger than my stomach! 就像上個周末，我在家組織了一個party，準備了無數好吃的，最后都沒地方放了！
B: Wait... you had a party and didn't invite me???
A: 因為這是個sports party! 組織大家一塊看球的! 我記得你說你不是個籃球迷，對吧？
B: True—I'm not really a sports fan. Okay, I'll let you get away with it just this once.
A: See, I know you so well! 不過在下面的美語三級跳里，我們就要帶著大家去打一場籃球，順便學學這些個籃球術語該怎么說!
B: Let's listen!
