Conversation A Taiwanese girl Lily has invited her

Conversation A Taiwanese girl, Lily, has invited her American friend, Robert, to her home for dinner. (L = Lily, R = Robert)

: We’ve prepared some delicious Taiwanese dishes for you, Robert. How about trying this special tofu first? : Oh, my goodness. What a strange smell! I’m not sure I can. . . : Don’t worry, Robert. Although stinky tofu smells bad, it tastes surprisingly good.

: Well, all right. I’ll try it. Here we go. . . hmm, you’re right, Lily! It tastes good! : I’m glad you like it. Now, would you like to try the special jelly in the soup? : Well, it looks interesting and doesn’t smell bad like that “stinky tofu. ” What’s in it?

: It’s made from pig’s blood. But don’t let that worry you. It also tastes delicious, so just dig in! : Pig’s blood? I’m sorry I couldn’t. : That’s OK. Oh, here comes my mom with an oyster omelet. I hope you’ll like it. D E N

Tips for You 1. tofu [`tofu] n. [U] 豆腐 2. goodness [`G 5 dn. Is] interj. 天啊 3. stinky [`st. I 9 k. I] adj. 發臭的 4. jelly [`d. ZEl. I] n. [U] 膠凍，膠狀物 BACK 5. blood [bl^d] n. [U] 血 6. oyster omelet [`OIst 2 `Aml. It] n. [C] 蚵仔煎

1. my goodness = goodness me = my god = oh my，表示「我的 天啊！」之意，用以強調驚訝的語氣，為常見 的口語用法。 2. What a strange smell! 此為感嘆句What + a(n) + Adj + N (+ S + V)! 的句型， 可用 How + Adj ( + S + V)! 代換。 例：What a smart girl Lisa is! → How smart Lisa is! BACK

以下補充一些常見台灣小吃的英文譯名： rice pudding spring roll fired bread stick pig blood cake thick squid soup steamed sandwich steamed dumpling fried rice noodles 碗粿 春捲 油條 豬血糕 魷魚羹 割包 蒸餃 炒米粉 BACK