日本美食週

Dale is visiting his good friend, Yoshi, in Japan for a week, and they are eating at a Japanese restaurant in downtown Tokyo. Dale is asking Yoshi what she thinks they should order to drink with their meal. Dale 到日本一個禮拜，拜訪他的好友 Yoshi；現在他們正在東京市一家日式餐廳吃飯。 Dale 正問 Yoshi 要點什麼飲料來搭配他們的餐點。
Dale: What should we have to drink with our meal? This picture in the menu looks good to me! Dale：我們的副餐飲料要點什麼呢？我覺得菜單上的這張圖看起來還不錯！
Yoshi: That is "shochu". It's a distilled liquor made from grain and it's about 50% proof!
Yoshi：那是「燒酒」，是一種榖類蒸餾酒，濃度約 50 %！
Dale: Whoa! That's a bit too strong for my taste. What about ordering some sake?
Dale：哇！那對我來說太烈了。點清酒如何？
Yoshi: We can if you want to. Did you know that sake is also used as a generic term for alcohol? The correct term for refined Japanese rice wine is "seishu" or "nihonshu".
Yoshi：假如你要的話，可以啊。你知道清酒也是一般酒類的意思嗎？日本精煉米酒的正確說法是 "seishu"（清酒）或 "nihonshu"（日本酒）。
Dale: I had no idea. Oh! Look here! Here's a page full of Japanese beer brands. I think I'll just have a beer.
Dale：我不清楚耶。噢！看這邊！這一頁有完整的日本啤酒品牌。我覺得我只想喝啤酒。
Yoshi: Have you ever tried "happoshu"?
Yoshi：你試過 "happoshu" 嗎？
Dale: No. What's that?
Dale：沒耶，那是什麼？
Yoshi: It's a low-malt beer, and it's quite popular.
Yoshi：那是一種發泡酒，相當受歡迎。
Dale: What is the best-selling Japanese brand of beer in Japan?
Dale：在日本哪一種啤酒品牌最暢銷呢？
Yoshi: Asahi's Super Dry is the number one beer here.
Yoshi：第一名是朝日啤酒。
Dale: Okay. That settles it. I've made up my mind. I'll have a bottle of Asahi Super Dry.
Dale：好吧，那就這麼決定。我已經做好決定了。我要點一瓶朝日啤酒。
Yoshi: Great. I think I'll get the same!
Yoshi：太好了，我想我也是！

重要字詞講解：

1. downtown (a.) 城市商業區的 例：Dale is visiting his good friend, Yoshi, in Japan for a week, and they are eating at a Japanese restaurant in downtown Tokyo. （Dale 到日本一個禮拜，拜訪他的好友 Yoshi；現在他們正在東京市一家日式餐廳吃飯。） 例：Their downtown office stays open till ten. （他們城裡的辦公室一直開到十點。） 2. liquor (n.) 酒 例：It's a distilled liquor made from grain and it's about 50% proof! （它是一種榖類蒸餾酒，濃度約 50 %！） 例：Are brandy and other liquors available here? （這兒能買到白蘭地及其他的烈酒嗎？） 3. rice wine (n.) 米酒 例：The correct term for refined Japanese rice wine is "seishu" or "nihonshu.". （日本米酒的正確稱呼為「seishu」（清酒）或「nihonshu」（日本酒）。） 例：Rice wines are alcoholic beverages made from rice. （米酒是米做成的酒精飲料。） 4. beer (n.) 啤酒 例：Asahi's Super Dry is the number one beer here. （朝日啤酒是這裡的第一名。） 例：I'll just have a beer. （我喝啤酒就好。） 5. best-selling (a.) 最暢銷的 例：What is the best-selling Japanese brand of beer in Japan? （在日本哪一種啤酒品牌最暢銷呢？） 例：We have a best-selling novel in Japan. （我們有一本日本最暢銷的小說。） 　小試身手 The restaurant in _____ sells the _____-_____ distilled _____, _____ _____ and _____. （此家市中心的餐館販售最暢銷的榖類蒸餾酒、米酒和啤酒。） 請 先 練 習 再 看 解 答 ☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆ 解答 The restaurant in downtown sells the best-selling distilled liquors, rice wines and beers. 相關實用句型解析 1. 做決定 　　 to make up one's mind 例：I've made up my mind. I'll have a bottle of Asahi Super Dry. （我已經做好決定了。我要點一瓶朝日啤酒。） 例：I have made up their minds to stay in Britain. （我已決意留在英國。） ※ 小叮嚀： "make up one's mind" 之後常接不定詞片語作為修飾語，表「（決定要）做什麼事」。 2. （食物等）口味對某人來說太過於... 　　 be too... for one's taste 例：The distilled liquor made from grain is a bit too strong for my taste. （這種榖類蒸餾酒對我來說太烈了。） 例：The coffee is too sweet for my taste. （這咖啡對我來說太甜了。） 小試身手 1. 他已做好放棄這段婚姻的決定。 _____________________________________________________________________ 2. 這藥對我來說太苦了。_____________________________________________________________________ 請 先 練 習 再 看 解 答 ☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆ 解答 1. He has made up his mind to give up this marriage. 2. The medicine is too bitter for my taste.