生活中热门口语话题第2期:去吃美食啦

May: Ben, where have you been last week?

Ben: I've been to Pyongyang for business.

M: oh, can you tell me something interesting about Pyongyang?

B: well, it isn't much different from what we know from media except one thing.

M: what?

B: Hamburger.

M: what's the difference?

B: all the hamburgers come with lashings of Kimchi, the spicy pickled cabbage that Koreans prize.

M: they must change something to cater for customers' taste.

B: they even change its name.

M: what do they call it?

B: they call it 'minced beef with bread'.

M: why?

B: the North Koreans are concerned about foreign influence, so they change its common American name.

M: I can't understand them.

B: neither can I. They will introduce hot dogs and croissants to its menu, also with Korean names.

M: is it popular with the people there?

B: perhaps. Although ordinary people are unable to frequent it, the restaurant's business is very good.

M: is it too expensive for ordinary people to frequent it?

B: yeah. 'minced beef with bread' costs $1.7.

M: oh, it's really expensive for them.