雅思口语part2话题卡：Describe a kind of food people eat during a special event特定场合食品

老烤鸭小编/昌哥/Dale 发布于 2019-01-04 23:28雅思口语Part2范文5条评论

雅思口语 Part 2话题卡：Describe a kind of food people eat during a special event / on special occasions 特定场合食品/描述在特殊场合吃的食物

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这道话题卡的重点在于special occasion，也就是“特殊场合”。因此，在准备答案时一定要选择一种与节日或者重要场合存在明显联系的食物。最常见的包括生日时吃的生日蛋糕和长寿面、元宵节的元宵、中秋节的月饼、端午节的粽子以及春节期间的年糕等。回答时除了介绍食物本身和制作方式之外，最好重点解释它为什么会出现在这个特殊场合，以及它背后的文化寓意。

题目

Describe a kind of food people eat during a special event

You should say:

What it is

How it is cooked/made

Why people eat it or why it is for the special event

And explain how you feel about this kind of food

参考答案

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A type of food that immediately springs to mind is niangao, or Chinese New Year cake. It’s a traditional food that many Chinese families eat during the Spring Festival, although the exact way it’s prepared varies considerably from one part of the country to another. In my family, it has been part of our New Year celebrations for as long as I can remember.

我立刻想到的一种食物就是年糕，也就是Chinese New Year cake。它是很多中国家庭在春节期间都会吃的一种传统食物，不过中国不同地区制作和食用年糕的方式存在很大差异。在我的家庭里，从我记事起，年糕就是春节庆祝活动的一部分。

Niangao is generally made from glutinous rice or glutinous rice flour, which gives it its distinctive chewy and slightly sticky texture. Once it’s been made, there are all sorts of ways to prepare it. It can be steamed, pan-fried or cut into slices and stir-fried with other ingredients. The version I’m most familiar with is the savory one my grandmother used to make when I was a child.

年糕通常由糯米或者糯米粉制成，因此拥有非常有特点的软糯而略带黏性的口感。年糕做好之后，可以采用各种不同的方式进行烹饪，比如蒸、煎，或者切成片之后跟其他食材一起炒。我最熟悉的还是小时候奶奶经常做的咸味年糕。

Around Chinese New Year, she would cut the niangao into relatively thin slices and cook it with vegetables and seasonings. This article is from Laokaoya website. Do not copy or repost it. I can still vividly remember standing in the kitchen waiting for it to be ready while the rest of my family were preparing other dishes for our New Year’s Eve dinner. When it finally appeared on the table, it was usually one of the first dishes I went for.

春节前后的时候，奶奶会把年糕切成比较薄的片，然后搭配蔬菜和调料一起烹饪。我现在依然清楚地记得，小时候自己站在厨房里等年糕出锅，而家里的其他人则忙着准备年夜饭的其他菜肴。等年糕终于端上桌的时候，它通常都是我最先去夹的几道菜之一。

What makes niangao particularly appropriate for the Spring Festival, though, is the symbolism behind its name. In Chinese, the word gao in niangao sounds the same as the word meaning “high”. Because of this play on words, eating niangao is traditionally associated with the hope of rising higher or making progress year after year. In other words, people aren’t simply eating it to satisfy their appetite. It also represents their hopes for greater success and a better life in the year ahead.

不过，真正让年糕特别适合春节的，是它名字背后的象征意义。在中文里，“年糕”的“糕”和“高”读音相同。正是因为这个谐音，春节吃年糕通常与“年年高”的美好愿望联系在一起，代表着希望自己一年比一年进步、生活越来越好。换句话说，人们吃年糕并不仅仅是为了满足口腹之欲，它也代表着人们对来年取得更大成功以及拥有更好生活的期待。

Personally, I have a real soft spot for it. Partly that’s because I genuinely enjoy its chewy texture, but I think nostalgia plays an even bigger role. The taste reminds me of New Year’s Eve dinners at home, with everyone gathered around the same table. Now that I’m older, I appreciate the tradition much more than I did as a child. To me, niangao isn’t just something to eat. It’s one of those foods that immediately brings back memories of family reunions and the festive atmosphere of Chinese New Year.

就我个人而言，我对年糕有一种特别的喜爱。一方面，我确实很喜欢它软糯有嚼劲的口感，但我觉得怀旧情感起到的作用甚至更大。它的味道会让我想起一家人围坐在同一张桌子旁吃年夜饭的场景。现在长大之后，我比小时候更加珍惜这种传统。对我而言，年糕不仅仅是一种食物，它还是一种能够立刻唤起家庭团聚回忆以及春节节日氛围的食物。