空中英語教室 8/21 TRENDS Food Truck Fans “就愛快餐車(上)"
Can food trucks keep up with a constantly changing food world?
街頭快餐車跟得上變化不斷的餐飲業界嗎?
關鍵詞 fan, explode, confine, technology, veggie burger, savor
Key Point
>> Food trucks will likely continue to grow more popular in the future.
①先看中文翻譯
快餐車最早在加州洛杉磯受到廣泛大眾的喜愛,之後該概念便迅速傳遍世界各地。
那都是2008年的事了,因此這些年來你很可能已經跟一些快餐車買過餐點。
你也許順道買過素食漢堡當作簡便午餐,或曾經好好嚐過一份宵夜熱狗。
不過,有些跡象顯示,快餐車產業已經普遍獲得認可、蔚為風尚了。
快餐車的銷售範圍不僅限於學校及辦公室的午餐餐點。
你也可以租一輛快餐車在派對現場或是活動上供應食物;讓每一個人都能享用新鮮且現點現做的餐食。
這個做法將能讓生日派對或結婚典禮成為與會賓客永難忘懷的體驗。
快餐車產業也證明了自己夠聰明,知道運用科技保持生存爭力。
很多快餐車的顧客都是年輕族群。
要引起他們的興趣,還有什麼會比在IG和抖音上發佈優質貼文更加有效?
一般人也可以利用這些管道追蹤快餐車的營業行經地點。
因此,下次肚子餓的時候,可別把快餐車這個選項排除在外喔!
②逐句閱讀英文
When food trucks first became popular in Los Angeles, California, the idea quickly exploded around the world. That was back in 2008, so you've likely already bought from a few over the years. Maybe you've grabbed a quick veggie burger for lunch or savored a late night hot dog. But there are signs that this industry is here to stay. Food truck sales are not confined to school and office lunch breaks.
You can rent a food truck to serve food at your party or event. Everyone can enjoy fresh, made-to-order food. That wouldmake for a birthday party or wedding that your guests would never forget. The food truck industry has also shown that it's smart enough to stay alive by using technology. Many food truck customers are young people. What better way to interest them than through quality posts on Instagram and TikTok? People can also use these channels to track a food truck's location. So the next time you're hungry, don't count out a food truck!
Food Truck Fans / Can food trucks keep up with a constantly changing不斷變化 food world?
When food trucks first became popular in Los Angeles, California, the idea quickly exploded around the world. That was back in 2008, so you've likely already bought from a few over the years. Maybe you've grabbed a quick veggie burger for lunch or savored a late night hot dog. But there are signs that this industry is here to stay. Food truck sales are not confined to school and office lunch breaks.
● fan (n) 狂熱愛好者,粉絲
· I can't wait to meet my favorite musicians and tell them I'm their biggest fan!
● fan (v) 搧,搧風
Everyone at the wedding was using their program to fan themselves because it was unusually hot. program程序單
● confine (v) 把⋯侷限在,限制,受限於
· My dogs are confined to the yard, so they can't chase cars.
· All speakers need to confine their speeches to 15 minutes.
· Please confine your comments to helpful criticism so we can make any appropriate changes適當的改變.
· I hope you don't feel confined by the small space given to you for the demonstration.
| ① to keep up with 跟上,齊頭並進 | ② to stay ahead 保持領先 |
| ③ to fall behind 落後 | ④ to catch up 趕上 |
● to keep up with 齊頭並進,跟上變化
>> This means that you are moving or progressing at the same rate as somebody or something else. 這意味著您正在以與某人或其他事物相同的速度移動或進步。(progressing前進 ,rate速度)
>> Can you stay at the same pace with it? 你能跟上它的步伐嗎？
>> Businesses have to learn to keep up with trends to continue thriving. 企業必須學會跟上趨勢才能繼續蓬勃發展。 ( thrive繁榮,蓬勃發展 = prosper, flourish)
● to stay ahead 保持領先
>> Maybe if a business is doing really well, they're not only keeping up, but they're staying ahead of the trends. 不僅要跟上潮流，而且還要走在潮流的前面。
>> Maybe they're setting the trends引領潮流, or they're staying ahead in their field.正在引領潮流，或者他們在自己的領域保持領先。 set the trend引領潮流
● to fall behind 落後
>> But there's something else that happens if you fall behind, then you have to catch up with other people.
● to catch up 追趕上
>> I encourage him to keep up with his homework or keep up with his schoolwork, then you have to catch up with other people.
>> You don't want to fall behind because it's always harder to catch up than just to keep up with things. 落後趕上總是比保持跟著更難。
● to explode (v) 急劇擴大:激增
· After the newspaper had a story about the restaurant, it exploded in popularity. (人氣,它的人氣爆炸式增長)
· When food trucks first became popular In Los Angeles, California, the idea quickly exploded around the world.這個想法很快在世界各地爆炸.
>> Now, Andrea, be honest : with me, when you hear the word "explode," what normal comes to your mind? ( be honest 老實說 )
>>Well, I have to say fireworks.>>I was thinking of a bomb. (firework and bomb 煙火和炸彈)
● popular (a)受歡迎的
● popularity (n)人氣, 受歡迎 / 反義詞：unpopularity (n)不受歡迎
>>The blogger's post exploded on social media. 常用句
>>Everyone was sharing it and learning about it. Many people are starting to do the same thing.常用句
● to grab a bite = to grab a quick bite 快速咬一口,美慣用語沒時間匆匆忙忙吃點東西
· I need to grab a bite before heading out from home. 我離開家前必須吃點東西.
>> Maybe you've grabbed a quick bite, or you've grabbed a veggie burger.
· veggie burger (n) 素食漢堡
● to savor (v) 細細品味,享用 >> You're not just eating it quickly. (savor = savour)
>> When you savor a snack or savor a veggie burger, that means you are truly enjoying it.
>> You're not just eating it quickly. You're savoring it and enjoying every bite.
>> What's another thing you might get? 常用句
>> You could... savor a late-night hot dog.
>>Now I found a picture of a food truck here that sells tacos because our lesson mentions California. There are tons of 很多taco trucks. They're food trucks that sell tacos for people who love to have a midnight snack.
● late-night snack or midnight snack or bedtime snack 深夜小吃或午夜小吃或睡前小吃
>> late-night or midnight snack, it is savor.
>> My younger son, he went through a stage where he really liked to savor his food. Most toddlers, when you give them something to eat. They will eat it really quickly. But he was really cute. He likes these, you know, dried strawberry. So we would give it to him, and he wouldn't put it in his mouth right away. He would lick it slowly. And then he would hold onto the dried strawberry in his hand. He would savor that dried strawberry.
● go through (v)穿過,經歷,翻找
· He went through a stage. 經歷了一個階段
· He has gone through a stage. 經歷完一個階段
● toddler (n)幼兒, 學步的孩童（通常為一歲到一歲半）
● to lick (v)舔, 蔓延 一點
· The cat was licking its paw. (paw爪子)
· He likes to lick the dried strawberry.
● a lick of (n)一點
· It could do with a lick of paint to brighten up its premises.塗一點油漆就可以讓房子亮麗起來。
premises (n)房子,前提 (v)做前提
● hold onto 緊緊抓住
● hold onto hope 堅持希望
● Keep on trucking 不要放棄,持續不斷地勇往直前
· I am just Keeping on trucking.
>> When you keep on trucking, you continue to do the things you have to do in life.
>> We use this phrase to talk about doing the ordinary things in life.我們用這句話來談論做生活中平凡的事情。
>>You keep on trucking through each day. 每天都在繼續前進
>>Sometimes s it's also used to encourage people when they are facing challenges. 鼓勵人們面臨挑戰
>> This phrase can be used as an encouragement and a description.
>> You can encourage someone by saying, "Keep on trucking!" 可以透過說...來鼓勵某人
>> It's a way of saying keep going forward even if things are hard. 這是一種表示即使遇到困難也要繼續前進的方式
>> "I'm sorry to hear you're sick. Just keep on trucking and you'll feel better soon."
· Mark keeps on trucking in this company for over 20 years.
· Just keep on trucking and you will see results soon.
第二段 You can rent a food truck to serve food at your party or event. Everyone can enjoy fresh, made-to-order food. That wouldmake for a birthday party or wedding that your guests would never forget. The food truck industry has also shown that it's smart enough to stay alive by using technology. Many food truck customers are young people. What better way to interest them than through quality posts on Instagram and TikTok? People can also use these channels to track a food truck's location. So the next time you're hungry, don't count out a food truck.
● technology (n) 科技:技術
· Technology changes quickly, so it can be hard to keep up with the latest products.
● make for (v)造成,有助於
· Packing the right food and drinks made for an enjoyable picnic.
· Emma and George's wedding adventure makes for a good story.
● make for (v)走向某一地點
· As soon as our family got to the beach, the kids made for the water. (made for the water往大海去)
● count out (v)不算在內,剔除,將⋯排除在外
· Don't count out the younger kids when deciding who you want to play on your team.
· Vivian had to count five of her friends out for her pool party because they were all going on vacation with their families.
● count out (v)數算
· The clerk counted out the wrong change, so I had to ask her to figure it out again.
● catering industry 餐飲業
● catering service 外燴服務
● catered food 配送食物
>> In this case, the food truck would be a catering service.
>> When you hire a truck or hire the food service to come to your home or to a place where you have set up a party, that's called catering an event or getting catered food.
>> Because that's what catered food is, or the catering service, they're providing food or drinks for a social event.
>>I actually used to work for a catering company. So I got to bring food to different locations. We had a truck, but it wasn't a food truck.
>> The truck would take the catered food to the place where we were catering.
>> And I have to say it was very interesting. I got to see a lot of very different and some very unique venues. (unique venue獨特的場所 )
>> I thought maybe you were going to say you got to see a lot of different kinds of people, too, right, at these different kinds events?
● made-to-order 定制
>> We use this word to talk about food, made-to-order food.
>> But you can also use it in other ways. Maybe you order a piece of clothing that is made-to-order. That means you have it made to fit your body type, and you have the colors or the style that you want.
● tailor-made vs. custom-made 定制
>> A related term would be tailor-made when comes to clothing.
>> In referring to things more than just clothing but maybe it's just for you is custom-made. It made exactly the way that you want it.
● memorable (a)令人難忘的
>> That would make for a birthday party or wedding that your guests would never forget.
>> I think if I went to a wedding and there was a food truck there, I wouldn't forget that event at all.
>> And if you never forget it, that means you'll remember it.
>> It would be a memorable event.
● stay alive 活著
>> that reminds me of that old song: Ah, ah, ah, staying alive, staying alive.(Stayin' Alive)
>> The idea is we're surviving.
● street food 路邊攤
I really do have to watch how often I eat street food 'cause (because) it's really not that healthy.
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