Smoothie 鲜果奶昔 Neil: Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English, Im Neil. Li: And Im Li. Neil what are you drinking? Neil 喝的饮料听上去很提神,很诱人啊! Neil: Ah yes it is, Li. Its so fruity and refreshing. Li: What kind of juice is it? Neil: Oh its not juice, its a smoothie. Li: A smoothie? Neil: Yeah, a smoothie. The fruit is blended rather than squeezed. Li: Oh I see. A smoothie 就是把新鲜水果搅碎制成的一种饮料,这和挤压的果汁不一样。 Neil: And it sometimes has ice, ice cream or yoghurt in it too. Try it Li. Li: Oh thank you. Oh its delicious. 里面还有冰淇淋和酸奶,真好喝! Neil: How would you describe the texture? Li: Well, its very thick and smooth. Neil: Exactly. And thats where the name comes from. Li: 口感吗?滑滑溜溜的,用英语形容就是 smooth, 这就是为什么人们叫它 smoothie. 汉语中有人把它音译为思慕雪或鲜果奶昔。 A: Right, who wants a drink? I fancy a cup of coffee. B: Yeah but its way too hot for coffee. Can I have one of those smoothies? |