柚子、柿子、枣子、栗子......秋天那么多美好的食物，英语怎么说？

还有香甜的桂花、肥美的大闸蟹......另外，美国也有很多秋天的好东西。

听Jenny, Diana分享吧！

节目音乐：autumn in New York by Frank Sinatra

Autumn还是Fall？

fall=autumn. It's what Americans say: fall就是autumn, 但是是美语的说法

比如：

• Fall is my favorite seaon of the year: 秋天是我最爱的季节

• Fall sale: 秋季打折

• Fall fashion: 秋季时尚

Seasonal fall food: fruit, vegetable, desserts, drinks: 今天聊聊秋季当季食物：水果、蔬菜、甜点、饮料

#1. Citrus: 柑橘类植物

• Pomelo 柚子

• Grape fruit 西柚

• Mandarin oranges 橘子

We wanted to talk about fall foods because we were eating pomelo in the office the other day. 我们之所以会讨论秋天的食物，是因为那天我们在办公室吃柚子。

We called Mandarin oranges "cuties"：中国的橘子也叫“cuties"小可爱

Peelable: 皮容易剥

You must be salivating：聊到这些，非常生津

#2. Persimmon 柿子

Persimmon: 柿子

• Unripe persimmons taste dry：如果柿子没熟，吃起来就很涩

• Ripe: 熟的

• Ripen: 放熟

These words can also describe avocado: 这些词也能形容牛油果

There is another kind of persimmon. When it's crunch or crisp, you can eat it. 还有一种柿子。脆脆硬硬的，也可以吃。

In grocery stores, you can find apple crisps or veggie crisps. 在超市里，你就可以看到很多苹果脆、蔬菜脆这样的零食。

I used to think they're very healthy. Actually they're NOT. 我以前以为这些东西很健康，其实一点儿不！

Lots of marketing there. 都是营销手段啊！

#3. Dates/jujube枣子

• Dates: 枣子

• Jujube: 冬枣

Diana hasn't seen fresh dates in the states yet. Diana在美国没见过新鲜的枣子。

There is a very popular British dessert: sticky date pudding. 有个挺流行的英式点心就是枣子做的：干枣布丁（看起来挺像枣糕的）

#4. Chestnuts 栗子

You can buy fresh chestnuts or roasted chestnuts in America. 在美国，你可以买到新鲜的栗子或者糖炒栗子。

In fall, you can smell the aroma in the air in Shanghai. 在上海的秋天，你可以在空气中闻到这种香味。

除了糖炒栗子的香味，上海的秋天还有一种不可错过的味道：

osmanthus 桂花

I love walking on the street and smelling osmanthus. 我真爱在路上随便走走，闻闻桂花的香味。

It smells like candy and very sweet. 桂花闻起来像糖果一样，非常香甜。

Jenny hasn't seen osmanthus in North America. Maybe they just don't grow there. Jenny在北美没见过桂花，可能它们就不生长在那里。

#5. Candy hawthorn 冰糖葫芦

It's Diana's favorite! 冰糖葫芦是Diana的最爱。

Fresh hawthorn is not common in America, either. 新鲜山楂在美国也不常见。

But there is similar food there: candied apple/toffee apple/caramel apple. 不过美国也有相似的食物：冰糖苹果、太妃苹果、焦糖苹果

They make a very healthy fruit into something that's absolute bad for you. But it tastes good. 他们把非常健康的水果加工成了对你身体不好的食物。但是吃起来真是不错。

Once a while, it should be OK. 偶尔吃一次，应该还好。

I've personally never eaten one, but I've always been tempted. 我自己从来没吃过，不过它总是诱惑着我。

美国秋天好吃的

#1. Pumpkin 南瓜

Pumpkin spiced everything when it's fall. 当秋天到来的时候，什么东西都是南瓜味的。

Pumpkin spiced latte, pumpkin pie, pumpkin milk shake...南瓜拿铁，南瓜派，南瓜奶昔……

Pumpkin is popular from Halloween to Thanksgiving. 南瓜会从万圣节流行到感恩节。

节日限定：

• Halloween: jack o lantern 万圣节是南瓜灯

• Thanksgiving: pumpkin pie 感恩节是南瓜派

这里的"spiced" 不是辣的，而是指用香料调过味的。

#2. Spice 各种香料

• cinnamon 肉桂

• nutmeg 豆蔻

• ginger 生姜

It makes you feel warm inside. 这些香料让你感觉暖暖的。

所以圣诞节的时候，一定要有：

• ginger bread cookies 姜饼

• ginger bread man/house 姜饼人、姜饼屋

这一点和中医理论也不谋而合呢，冬天就得吃点暖暖的东西。

#3. sweet potato 红薯

Americans like roasted sweet potatoes. 美国人也喜欢烤红薯。

I don't think it's the most hygienic. It depends on the huge can. 我觉得不太卫生。这取决于那个烤红薯的筒干不干净。

不过别怕:

You can microwave it. 你可以用微波炉烤红薯。

You put the butter and you cut the sweet potato. 你把黄油放在切好的红薯上。

Butter melts. It tastes so good. 黄油会化掉，吃起来非常香。

But it puts on a lot of weight. 不过这样会很增肥。

最后来只大闸蟹

Alghough nowadays, you can find these foods anytime, seasonal food always tastes the best. 虽然现在好像什么时候都可以吃到这些食物，不过当季的食物永远是最好吃的！

That's why we would like to bring you these very current topics. 这也是为什么我们总是想为大家制作最新鲜的当季节目！

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Is fall your favorite season?

What's your favorite fall food?

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