Шесть студентов и студенток из разных стран мира – что у них общего? Все они приехали в американский университет по обмену на один семестр. Они будут изучать английский язык, культуру США, будут специализироваться в своей области. Эта серия Ежедневных диалогов посвящена жизни студентов в течение семестра в американском вузе. Диалоги рассчитаны на владеющих английским языком на среднем или более высоком уровне.
Студенты Аджаи, Люсия и Яна собираются в ресторан, который принадлежит семье их подруги Кайлы. Они говорят о блюдах, которые подают в этом ресторане, и о других ресторанах города, где можно познакомиться с кухнями разных стран.
Ajay: This food is so much better than the food in the dining hall!
Kayla: Of course it is. My grandmother cooks all of the food, and it’s the best Ethiopian food in the city. I’m biased, of course!
Lucía: Well, I tend to agree with you. This is the best meal I’ve had in a long time.
Kayla: Of course.
Jana: Agreed! I didn’t think I’d come all the way to the U.S. to have amazing Ethiopian food.
Kayla: Welcome to the U.S.! Because the country is so multicultural, there are fantastic restaurants serving delicious dishes from all over the globe.
Jana: Even from my country?
Kayla: Most likely. This is a large, cosmopolitan city. There are people from all over the world, and some of those people own restaurants.
Ajay: How about next week we try a different restaurant? One that serves food from one of our home countries?
Lucía: Sounds good. But first, I would like dessert. Kayla, what do you have?
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A dining hall is a large room in a school, university, etc., where meals are served and many people can eat at the same time. [Столовая.]
In this context, to be biased is used in a positive way. Kayla has a tendency to believe that her grandmother’s cooking is better than everyone else’s cooking. [Здесь: предпочитать, ценить, любить.]
To be biased often has a negative meaning. Someone can be biased against something/someone; in this case, one believes something/someone is not as good as another. For example: He is biased against women; he believes women are not as smart, hard-working, etc., as men. [С предлогом against: иметь предубеждение против чего-л. или кого-л.]
One can also be biased toward something/someone; in this case, one believes something/someone is better than another. For example: The professor was biased toward older students; the professor often helped older students study and gave them better grades. [Предлог toward указывает на то, что biased употреблено в положительном смысле.]
A meal is an occasion when food is eaten. The word meal can also mean the food eaten. For example: Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. For breakfast, my father usually makes a delicious meal of eggs, toast and sausages. [Еда, застолье; также блюдо.]
A dish is food that is prepared in a particular way for a meal. The main dish is the largest or most important dish of a meal. Side dishes are smaller dishes served with the main dish. [Блюдо.]
A cosmopolitan city has people from many different parts of the world. [Космополитичный.]
I would like… is one way to order in a restaurant. For example: I would like the fish. I would like a small coffee, please. [Мне, пожалуйста… (делая заказ у официанта в ресторане).]
What do you have? This is asked when one wants more specific information about the food or drink offered, usually at a restaurant. It is often followed by the word for. For example: What do you have for dessert? What do you have for vegetarians? [Что у вас есть… (напр., на десерт?]
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