Part C   Wild Menu Features ExoticAnimals as Main Dish

 

Vocabulary Preparation:

 

cereal / 5sIErIEl / n. a breakfast foodmade from roasted grain, typically eaten with milk. （尤指与牛奶配食的）谷类早餐食物；麦片

exotic / Ig5zCtIk/ adj. attractive or striking because colourful or out of the ordinary. 奇异的；异常迷人的

push the limits to be forced to gobeyond the limits 超越极限

taco / 5tAkEJ/ n. a Mexican dish consisting of a folded or rolled tortilla filled withvarious mixtures, such as seasoned mince, chicken, or beans （墨西哥）玉米面卷

uproar /5QprR: / n. a publicexpression of protest or outrage. 骚乱；骚动

roaring /rR:rIN / adj. very greatin intensity or degree 巨大的；非常的

maul / mR:l/ v. to strongly criticize something抨击；责难

punch / pQntF / n. a hard hit made withthe fist 重拳击打；用力捶打

uncowed / Qn5kaJd / adj. not frightened or intimidated 没被吓到的；不受胁迫的

clang / 5klAN / n. a loud ringing sound 叮当声；铿锵声；尖叫声

buck /bQk/ n. (North America & Austral)a dollar 一美元；一澳元

moment of truth  a time when a person or thing is tested, adecision has to be made, or a crisis has to be faced 严峻考验时刻；紧要关头

herd / h\:d / n. a large group of people of the same type人群；芸芸众生

verdict /5v\:dIkt / n. an opinion or judgement 意见；判断

ostrich / 5RstrItF/ n. Struthio camelus, the only member of the family Struthionidae 鸵鸟

otter / 5RtE/ n. Lutra and other genera, family Mustelidae: several species, includingthe European otter 水獭

bison / 5baIsn/ n. also buffalo, ahumpbacked shaggy-haired wild ox native to North America and Europe 野牛

down the hatch used before drinking something, especially to express good wishesbefore drinking alcohol  干杯（尤作祝酒词）

 

 

Notes:

 

Taco Fusion is a restaurant inFlorida, being famous for offering tacos filled with fresh lion meat. 塔克融合菜式餐厅（美国一家因出售狮子馅玉米卷而闻名的餐厅）

Tampa / 5tAmpE / is a port andresort on the west coast of Florida 坦帕（美国佛罗里达州西海岸的一个港口和旅游胜地）

Noah's Ark is the ship inwhich Noah, his family, and the animals were saved from the Flood, according tothe biblical account. Here refers to a Taco Fusion named after Noah’s Ark. 诺亚方舟（一家塔克融合菜式餐厅）

 

 

Exercise:Listen to the news report and decide whether the following statements are trueor false.

 

1.      We can findmore and more exotic dishes on the menus of restaurants.

2.      Taco Fusionbegan offering tacos filled with fresh lion meat earlier this week and it was agreat success.

3.      Thereporter found that there were few people waiting to try a taco with lion meat.

4.      Customerscame to the restaurants because they saw the news that they could try some tacothat they normally don’t eat.

5.      Besideslion meat, people can also try some other wild animals’ meat.