羊肉泡馍！ Bread in the soup!

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Bread in the soup!

羊肉泡馍！

口语君：小吃最能体现一方地域文化和风土人情。那么问题来了，西安小吃哪个强？仔细听下面的对话，有彩蛋哦！

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F: I love street food – so that's a no-brainer for my itinerary. But is it a long walk?

我很喜欢街边小吃，所以小吃街我是必去的。不过那条路需要走很远吗？

M: Not really, and most people enjoy a leisurely pace. We stopped for lamb soup, which is very famous there. It's made with a crumbled loaf of bread as well as noodles and mutton.

不需要，多数人都喜欢以闲适的步伐慢慢逛。我们半路还去吃了名气很响的美食羊肉泡馍。汤里有碎馍、粉丝和羊肉。

F: Bread in the soup?

馍泡在汤里？

M: It sounds weird, I know. But it's very good. Spicy, too! It's also fun to watch the cooks making soup over a big fire. Plus, there are lots of dried fruits and interesting pastries and breads. They also make sesame candy by pounding the seeds into paste with big hammers.

我知道，听起来是挺怪的，但味道非常好，也很辣！看厨师在猛火上煮汤也很有趣。此外，那儿还有很多干果、有趣的甜点和面点。人们还用大锤子将芝麻压进面糊里做芝麻糖。

F: That sounds fun to watch.

观看制作过程似乎很有趣啊。

M: It is! But it's quite noisy, too. So those candy makers are easy to find.

可不！不过也非常吵，正因此芝麻糖摊很容易找。 

[口语点睛]

口语君：除了bread in the lamb soup，还可以用以下几种表达来说羊肉泡馍：

Flatbread in lamb soup

Yangrou Paomo

Mutton paomo (pancakes in mutton soup)

Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup

[口语天天练之古都名吃羊肉泡馍]

口语君：羊肉泡馍是到西安必吃的美味。此外，在面点王国西安，从biangbiang面、肉夹馍，到凉皮、锅盔、羊血冒饸饹，各色面食小吃不仅种类繁多且样样都色香味浓，光是看看就令人垂涎欲滴、食指大动。下面，我们就来学学有关羊肉泡馍的英文表达法：

1. Yangrou Paomo, or Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup, is a famous local snack in Xi'an.

羊肉泡馍是西安当地有名的小吃。

2. The main ingredient in this mouth-watering dish is mutton and pita bread.

这种令人垂涎欲滴的美食主要原料是羊肉和馍饼。

3. Diner shreds the bread with his hands and places the shreds in a bowl, the soup is then poured over the shreds (along with meat, maybe some noodles or scallion).

食客将馍用手撕碎，并将其放在碗里。然后，店家会把汤(还有肉，也许还有粉丝和葱花)浇在碎馍上。

4. It is normally also served with pickled garlic and chili.

通常，这道美食还会佐以糖蒜和辣椒。

（中国日报网英语点津 丁一）