VOA常速英语:America’s Oldest Restaurant Serves Seafood and History

Boston has a storied past as part of the birth of American democracy and it’s restaurants belong to Boston’s long history including one that was listed as a nation of historical landmark in 2003.That’s the Union Oyster House. It has been feeding Bostonians and tourists almost two centuries.The restaurant signboard might have lost its lustre but Chef Rico DiFronzo says the place is packed every day.
作为美国民主诞生的一部分，波士顿有着传奇的历史，它的餐馆也属于波士顿悠久的历史，其中包括2003年被列为具有历史里程碑意义的国家。那是联合牡蛎屋。它已经为波士顿人和游客提供了近两个世纪的食物。餐厅的招牌可能已经失去了光泽，但大厨里科·迪弗隆佐说，餐厅每天都人满为患。

You’ll find that there are restaurants out there that say they’re older but some of them have closed, some of them move locations. We’re the only restaurant that’s been in the same exact spot and been opening since then continuously.Since the restaurant first opened its doors in 1826, the menu has changed only slightly.Lobsters are delivered fresh to the Oyster House each and every morning.DiFronzo places them in a special aquarium where they await their fate.See, it can’t get you because you hands are behind and these little guys right here can’t get you because you hold them like that. You got a good grip? You got them, there you go.
你会发现有些餐馆说他们更老，但有些已经关门了，有些还搬了家。我们是唯一一家在同一地点开业的餐厅。自从这家餐厅1826年开业以来，菜单只发生了轻微的变化。龙虾每天早上都被送到牡蛎屋。迪弗隆佐将它们放置在一个特殊的水族箱中，在那里等待他们的命运。你看，它抓不住你，因为你的手在后面，而这些小东西也抓不住你，因为你这么握着它们。你抓得好吗? 有了，好了！

Many celebrities and even presidents have come to the Union Oyster House to enjoy lobster and other popular items.Before moving to Washington the late President John F. Kennedy was a regular at table 18 and former President Barack Obama who came here three years ago loved the clam chowder, one of the restaurant specialties.DiFronzo uses old time-tested recipes so the clam chowder here is made according to New England tradition with cream and not tomatoes like it’s done in New York.
许多名人甚至总统都来到联合牡蛎屋享受龙虾和其他受欢迎的食物。在搬到华盛顿之前，已故总统约翰·f·肯尼迪(John F. Kennedy)是第18桌的常客，三年前来到这里的美国前总统巴拉克·奥巴马(Barack Obama)喜欢蛤蜊浓汤，这是这里的一道特色菜。迪弗隆佐使用的是经过时间检验的老食谱，所以这里的蛤蜊杂烩是根据新英格兰的传统制作的，里面加的是奶油，而不是像纽约的做法一样加番茄。

DiFronzo considers that culinary savagery. No, no, no. It’s good.This is clam chowder, the other one in again why do they add tomatoes, you know,it could have been the fact that there may have been more tomatoes available in the area and cream was harder to get and so tomatoes became incorporated ingredient, that would be my best guess.And the chef brushes off any concerns about competition because he knows there is not other place like the Union Oyster House in Boston.
迪弗隆佐认为这是烹饪的野蛮行径。不,不,不。很好。这才是蛤蜊浓汤，另一种是为什么要加西红柿，你知道，可能是因为这个地区奶油比西红柿难得，而西红柿随处可见，所以西红柿成为了配料。我想不出什么别的理由了。厨师早已打消了能有与之匹敌的其它餐馆的念头，因为他知道，在波士顿，根本没有其他地方能像联合牡蛎屋一样。

Karina Bafradzhian, for VOA News, Boston, Massachusetts.
美国之音记者Karina Bafradzhian，马萨诸塞州，波士顿报道。