轻松学英语，探索饮食文化的碰撞
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When I was a kid I used to live in a predominantly white neighborhood
回想我小时候，居住的社区主要是白人居民
mostly Portuguese,Italians and Polish.
其中大部分是葡萄牙人、意大利人和波兰人
Having only lived in Canada for a few years,
虽然我在加拿大只生活了短短几年
I was still getting used to the diverse cultures present in my school,
但我仍然在逐渐适应学校中存在的多元文化
and as a child,I had to admit I felt a bit self-conscious about the unique foods I brought for my classmates.
作为一名孩子，我得承认我对带给同学们的独特食物感到有些不自在
You know,I’d take out my rice and chicken adobo,
你知道吗，我会拿出米饭配醋烹鸡（菲律宾传统菜肴）
or literally,what I’d usually have for lunch at home,
实际上，这些是我通常在家吃午餐时吃的食物
but packed in a container.
然后装在饭盒里带走
Then there were my classmates with their lunchables,which included things like cheese and crackers,
我的同学们则带着他们的便当，比如奶酪和饼干
with processed ham and sometimes a chocolate bar.Why?
加上加工过的火腿，有时还有巧克力棒。这是怎么回事？
Although it seemed like a meal to them,it wasn’t to me;but the same went for me too.
虽然对他们来说像是一顿饭，但对我来说不太一样；而我带给他们的食物他们也不太习惯
They thought I was strange too.
他们也觉得我很奇怪
However,my biggest concern was always about the snacks I brought.
然而，我最大的担忧始终是我带来的零食
You see,there’s a Filipino snack called sweet corn,
你瞧，有一种菲律宾小吃叫甜玉米粒
which looks incredibly similar to corn pops.
它看起来和玉米片非常相似
I once brought some to school in a sandwich bag,
有一次我把它们装在三明治袋里带到学校
and a classmate approached me excitedly and asked,
一个同学兴奋地走过来问我
“Hey,can I have some?Those look delicious!”
“嘿，能给我一些吗？看起来很好吃！”
In my mind,I thought,”Wow,my non-Filipino classmate not only recognizes this Filipino snack
在我心里我想，“哇，我的非菲律宾同学不仅认识这种菲律宾小吃
but actually enjoys it as much as I do?That’s awesome!”
而且喜欢和我一样地享用它？太棒了！”
She reached in,take a handful,and quickly shoved them in her mouth,
她伸手抓了一把，迅速塞进嘴里
chewed for a couple of seconds,then her expression changed instantly to one of disgust and regret.
嚼了两秒钟，她的表情立刻变成了厌恶和后悔
[SPITS]”Ew,ew,eww!”
(吐)”真恶心！”
What is that?
这是什么？
Uh,sweet corn.
嗯，甜玉米粒
I thought it was corn pops.Ew,ew,so disgusting.
我还以为是玉米片呢，真恶心
You’re disgusting.
你才恶心呢
This happened multiple times with other classmates even after I warned them.
在我警告之后，这种情况还发生了好几次
Oh dude,I love those!
哦，伙计，我喜欢这些！
Are you sure?I don’t think that’s what you think it is.
你确定吗？我不认为那是什么你想象的东西
No no,corn pops,right?
不，不，是玉米片，对吧？
No no no no,sweet corn.
不，不，是甜玉米粒
Yeah,yeah,sweet corn pops.whatever.
哦对对，甜玉米片。随便吧
Can I have some?
我能吃一些吗？
Honestly,they probably only found it repulsive because it wasn’t what they expected.
老实说，他们可能只是因为这不是他们期望的东西才觉得恶心
The same situation arose when I brought shrimp chips.
同样的事情也发生在我带虾条的时候
Oh man,can I have a french fry?
哦，伙计，我能吃点薯条吗？
It’s…they’re not fries.
这些……它们不是薯条
Don’t lie.those are totally fries.
别骗我，那些看起来就是薯条
I really am not.
我真的不是
Alright,that’s all for today’s English lesson.
好了，今天的英语课程就到这里
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