话说最近雅思口语有这么一道高频题：

描述次尝试的新食物

Describe the first time you tried a new kind of food.

那么宝宝们都会想说什么呢？

在本期的节目中

我们就介绍一道苏格兰最有名的黑暗料理

haggis

哈吉斯

　　Describe the first time you tried a new kind of food.

　　描述你次尝试的新食物。

　　You should say:

　　When you had it

　　Where you ate it

　　What it was

　　And how you felt about it.

　　

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　　1. The topic really reminds me of an unforgettable experience a couple of years ago when I visited Scotland.

　　这个话题还真的让我想起来几年前当我在苏格兰旅游时的一段难忘的经历。

 

　　2. On one day during that trip, when I was wandering together with my two close friends on the street in Edinburgh, we had something very typical in a local restaurant.

　　在那次旅行期间的一天，当我和我的两个好朋友在爱丁堡街上闲逛的时候，我们在一家当地的餐馆吃了一些东西非常得特别。

 

　　3. We ordered the national dish of Scotland, called Haggis.

　　我们点了苏格兰的“国菜”，叫“哈吉斯”。

 

　　4. Haggis is a savoury pudding, containing sheep's pluck including heart, liver and lungs, minced with onion.

　　哈吉斯是一种口味浓郁美味的布丁，它包括切碎的洋葱末和羊的内脏：包括羊心，羊肝以及羊肺。

 

　　5. Traditionally, the pudding is encased in the animal's stomach, but nowadays it’s often packed in an artificial casing.

　　传统做法中，这种羊杂布丁是将馅儿包在动物的胃囊中；但今日，布丁的外皮换成了一种人工材料。

　　

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　　6. Frankly speaking, I was kind of uncomfortable when I saw Haggis for the first time.

　　坦白说，当我次看到哈吉斯的时候我不是特别舒服。

 

　　7. It really scared me at first, and I was even almost ready to give up eating it, but my friends forced me to have a bite.

　　它一开始真的吓到我了，我甚至差一点就准备放弃吃了，但是我的朋友们强迫我咬一口。

 

　　8. Well, unexpectedly, after a bite, I would say it wasn’t so bad, it just looked sort of disgusting.

　　好了，出乎意料地，当我咬了一口之后，我会说它没有那么槽糕，它只是看起来有点恶心。

 

　　9. It tasted pretty great, especially when it’s mixed with some spicy ingredients.

　　它吃起来味道还不错，尤其把它和一些辣的原料搅到一起。

 

　　10. Normally, I don’t like cuisine of this kind，but this special pudding did impress me.

　　通常情况下，我不喜欢这样的菜，但是这个特殊的布丁让我印象很深刻。

 

　　11. More importantly, it was served with some whisky.

　　更重要的是它是和一点威士忌搭配在一起供应的。

 

　　12. It turned out to be a delicious meal.

　　哈吉斯结果是很美味的一道菜。

 

　　本期所用关键词

　　1.wander这个词表示 闲逛 ，可以替代大家口中常说的walk或go
　　2.savoury这个形容词在描述食物时，表示美味的，可口的，可以替代大家口中常说的tasty and delicious
　　3.mince这个词表示把食物切成小碎块
　　4.traditionally这个词大家都知道，表示 传统意义上得，在我们的口语表达中，要经常有意识地用此类的句首副词来替换口中经常用到的and，类似的还有undoubtedly, unexpectedly, frankly speaking
　　5.be almost to do sth. 表示快要，几乎……以很好地体现当时的内心感受。
　　6.have a bite 表示 咬一口， 当然也可以用take a bite
　　7.cuisine of this kind这个表达非常地道，表示此类菜品
　　8.be served with 可以替换大家经常会用的take, have or try something,我们举个小例子：
　　I had some dumplings in that Chinese restaurant.
　　I was served with some dumplings in that Chinese restaurant.

 

　　Sample Answer

　　The topic really reminds me of an unforgettable experience a couple of years ago when I visited Scotland. On one day during that trip, when I was wandering together with my two close friends on the street in Edinburgh, we had something very typical in a local restaurant. We ordered the national dish of Scotland, called Haggis. Haggis is a savoury pudding, containing sheep's pluck including heart, liver and lungs, minced with onion. Traditionally, the pudding is encased in the animal's stomach, but nowadays it’s often packed in an artificial casing.

　　Frankly speaking, I was kind of uncomfortable when I saw Haggis for the first time. It really scared me at first, and I was even almost ready to give up eating it, but my friends forced me to have a bite. Well, unexpectedly, after a bite, I would say it wasn’t not so bad, it just looked sort of disgusting. It tasted pretty great, especially when it’s mixed with some spicy ingredients. Normally, I don’t like cuisine of this kind, but this special pudding did impress me. More importantly, it was served with some whisky. It turned out to be a delicious meal.