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1、公共英语等级考试三级(PETS3)学习笔记（三）Unit6EatingandDrinking Dialogues/monologues: 1、I’minahurry. 我得赶紧。“inahurry”指匆忙，有时用作口语也表示轻易地做好某件事情。 2、Thesedaysthemostsought-aftertablesarehiddenaway,severalfloorsaboveground,inthecity’shigh-riseapartments,whicharerunbychefsoutoftheirownhomesorfromrentedspaces.. 这句话的
2、意思我翻译为：目前，很多广受欢迎的餐馆总是藏匿在公寓大厦地面上方的楼层，就在厨 师们自家门口或是租的空地外面营业。 3、Merelyrequestingareservationcanbeasdifficultasgettingone. 哪怕是仅仅要求预定(房间)都有可能象真要得到它一样那么难。 4、Exclusivelyisthemainattractionforcustomersinacitythatisstillobsessedwithstatus. 独有性(专用权)是吸引城市消费者的主要因素，因为人们还是会被身份地位(带来的虚荣感)所迷惑的。 5、Ican’tmak
3、eupmymindaboutwhattohavefordessert. makeupone’smind：下决心、作决定。 本句的意思是：餐后吃什么甜点，我还没能做出决定。 Passage: Theladieswerepuzzled.CherylSpangler,ValeriaBorundaJamesonandSusanPuckett,threeuniversity-admissionsworkersonatrainingvisittoFlorence,Kentucky,hadwalkedintoalocalbarbecuejointcalledChungKiwha.Butin
4、steadofsauce-coveredmuttonservedupfromthekitchen,theysawabuffetofuncookedmeatsandvegetables.Insteadofknivesandforks,theyweregivenlargescissors,chopsticksandmetaltongs.Nocandleflickeredattheirtable,butabucketoffierywoodcharcoalhissedinthetabletopgrillpit.ChungKiwhaservedbarbecue,allright—cook-it
5、-your-selfKoreanbarbecue.“Ididn’trealizetherewererestaurantslikethis,”marveledSpanglertoherfriends,whohailfromKnoxville,Tennessee,andIworkedinrestaurantsfor20years. Thesecretisout,thankstothegrowingpopularityofrestaurantswherethecustomeristhechef.Longastapleofimmigrantcommunitiesinbigcities,re
6、staurantswheredinerschop,grill,boil,ordiptheirdiptheirfoodarehotintheAmericanheartland.St.Paul,Minnesota,hasThaihot-potcooking.Indianapolis,Indiana,hasJapaneseshabu-shabu(anothertypeofhotpot).ApizzeriainLasVegasletscustomersrollthedough. Whywouldpeoplebothergoingouttocooktheirownmeal?“American
7、swantcontrol,”saysHudsonRiehle,seniorvicepresidentofresearchfortheNationalRestaurantAssociation.“Thecook-it-your-selfexperienceembodiestheAmericanvaluesoffreedomofchoiceandindependence.”Withfamiliesspending46%oftheirfoodbudgetonme
