美国文化口语秀 第121期:美国人吃什么?

中国人都知道美国人吃东西饭量大，东西油，他们推崇的“快餐文化”一度影响许多中国的年轻人。今天我们要来看看美国人自己是怎么看待自己的快餐文化的，赶快听听今天的节目吧！

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1. We have very big portions in the US, especially compared to China and other places in the world.

美国人食物的量都很大，特别是和中国及其他地方比起来。

2. servings/portions 食物的量

3. fast food restaurant 快餐店

4. McDonald's is very famous. They have something called the 'supersize'. You can supersize your meal. 麦当劳(在这件事上)很有名。他们有个东西叫"超大份"，你可以把你的食物都变成"超大份"的。

5. You can always get more, have a bigger serving, have a bigger portion if you want. 如果你愿意的话你总是能要更大份的食物。

6. public health 公众健康

7. obese 过度肥胖

8. bulk buying 大宗采购

9. fast food culture 快餐文化

10. Big Mac (麦当劳)巨无霸

11. People with lower incomes tend to eat more fast food. 收入比较低的人群都比较倾向于吃快餐。

12. fresh food 新鲜食材

13. frozen food / pre-prepared food / processed food 加工过的/冷冻食品

14. soda / cola / pop 汽水

15. tap water 自来水

16. filter 过滤器

17. unlimited refill 无限量续杯

18. Everyone in America is always worried about their health and their lifestyle, but a lot of times, you know, they live a very unhealthy lifestyle. It's very easy to do that.

每个美国人都很担心他们的健康状况和生活方式，但大部分时候他们的生活还是非常不健康。(因为)这样生活很容易。

19. In many ways, the way that people in China eat and consume food is a lot better than in the US.

在很多方面看来，中国人吃东西的习惯要比美国人好很多。