什么是“小意大利”？它在哪里？ ⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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Hello,

大家好，

this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

这里是 BBC 英语教学的《六分钟英语》。

I'm Neil.

我是 Neil。

And I'm Georgie.

我是 Georgie。

Now, if I told you I'd been for a walk to see Big Ben and Buckingham Palace, 講解

现在，如果我告诉你我去散步，看了大本钟和白金汉宫，

you'd know straight away I was in London. 短語搭配

你会立刻知道我在伦敦。

But what if my walk went past cafes selling mozzarella and ricotta, 講解

但如果我散步时经过了卖马苏里拉奶酪和里科塔奶酪的咖啡馆，

where I smelled freshly made canollis and focaccia?

在那里我闻到了新鲜出炉的奶油煎饼卷和佛卡夏面包的香味呢？

Where would I be then?

那我会在哪里？

Focaccia and mozzarella?

佛卡夏和马苏里拉？

Well, you'd be in Italy, right?

呃，你会在意大利，对吧？

Yes, Italy or Little Italy to be exact. 講解

是的，意大利，确切地说是“小意大利”。

The neighborhood in some cities where Italian communities settled and made their home. 短語搭配

这是在一些城市中，意大利社区定居安家的地方。

These Italian arrivals opened shops and cafes selling food to their own communities.

这些初来乍到的意大利人开了商店和咖啡馆，向他们自己的社区出售食物。

Soon, dishes like spaghetti and meatballs attracted the attention of local people, 短語搭配

很快，像意大利面和肉丸这样的菜肴吸引了当地人的注意，

and gradually Italian food became famous around the world. 短語搭配

渐渐地，意大利美食在世界各地声名鹊起。

In this program, we'll be taking a walk through two Little Italy's, 表達脈絡

在本期节目中，我们将带大家逛两个“小意大利”，

one in Argentina, the other in New York.

一个在阿根廷，另一个在纽约。

And as usual, we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.

像往常一样，我们还会学习一些有用的新词汇。

But before that, I have a question for you, Georgie. 表達脈絡

但在此之前，Georgie，我有个问题要问你。

According to a recent YouGov poll, 表達脈絡

根据最近的一项 YouGov 民意调查，

which Italian food is most popular with British diners? 短語搭配

哪种意大利食物最受英国食客的欢迎？

Is it A, pizza, B, lasagna,

是 A，披萨，B，千层面，

or C, garlic bread?

还是 C，大蒜面包？

I think it must be pizza. 語法

我想肯定是披萨。

Okay, Georgie.

好的，Georgie。

I'll reveal the answer at the end of the program. 短語搭配

我将在节目最后揭晓答案。

One country Italians moved to was Argentina.

意大利人移民的一个国家是阿根廷。

In 1898,

在1898年，

Giuseppe Banchero arrived in the neighborhood of La Boca,

Giuseppe Banchero 来到了博卡区，

the Little Italy of Buenos Aires, 文化背景

这是布宜诺斯艾利斯的“小意大利”，

where many Italian immigrants started restaurants.

许多意大利移民在那里开起了餐馆。

Here, Hugo Banchero, grandson of Giuseppe,

在这里，Giuseppe 的孙子 Hugo Banchero，

tells his story to Veronica Smink,

向 Veronica Smink 讲述了他的故事，

reporter for BBC World Service program The Food Chain.

Veronica 是 BBC 世界服务节目《The Food Chain》的记者。

Well, my grandfather came from Italy,

嗯，我祖父来自意大利，

from Genoa, from Liguria.

来自利古里亚大区的热那亚。

He was born in the center of Genoa and arrived here in 1898,

他出生在热那亚市中心，1898年来到这里，

at the age of 7 and 1/2. 短語搭配

当时只有七岁半。

And this pizzeria where we are was founded on March 28, 1972. 語法

我们现在所在的这家披萨店成立于1972年3月28日。

We have been here for 91 years. 語法

我们在这里已经91年了。

So, what culinary traditions did they bring with them? 講解

那么，他们带来了什么样的烹饪传统呢？

Well, our culinary tradition is pizza,

嗯，我们的烹饪传统是披萨，

and we incorporated the fainá from Genoa,

我们还融入了热那亚的 fainá，

which is a pizza with chickpea flour.

这是一种用鹰嘴豆粉做成的披萨。

In 1898,

1898年，

Giuseppe founded his pizzeria,

Giuseppe 创办了他的披萨店，

a restaurant selling pizza.

就是一家卖披萨的餐厅。

When a business is founded, it's established. 用詞

当一个企业被 founded，就是指它被建立（established）。

Someone starts it up or sets it up. 短語動詞

有人创办（starts it up）或设立（sets it up）了它。

Giuseppe brought the culinary traditions from his home in Liguria in Northern Italy,

Giuseppe 从意大利北部利古里亚的家乡带来了烹饪传统，

including regional pizzas like fainá and furgazzetta.

包括像 fainá 和 furgazzetta 这样的地方特色披萨。

The adjective culinary describes anything connected with cooking.

形容词 culinary 描述的是任何与烹饪有关的事物。

But probably the best known Little Italy in the world 語法

但或许世界上最著名的“小意大利”

is an area of Manhattan's Lower East Side in New York.

是在纽约曼哈顿下东区的一片区域。

90% of Italian immigrants who arrived in the US at the turn of the century 短語搭配

世纪之交抵达美国的90%的意大利移民

came through this neighborhood. 短語搭配

都是通过这个街区过来的。

De Palo's, one of the original shops selling Italian food in Little Italy, 語法

De Palo's 是小意大利最初几家卖意大利食物的商店之一，

has been serving customers for 113 years. 語法

已经服务顾客113年了。

Here, Lou De Palo, co-owner and great-grandson of the original owner Salvino,

在这里，Lou De Palo，共同所有人兼首任老板 Salvino 的曾孙，

explains more about his family history to BBC World Service program The Food Chain.

向 BBC 世界服务节目《The Food Chain》讲述了更多关于他家族的历史。

1925, when my grandmother Concetta and my grandfather Luigi got married, 短語搭配

1925年，我的祖母 Concetta 和祖父 Luigi 结婚时，

they opened their own shop.

他们开了自己的店。

It's the shop we continue today, 用詞

就是我们今天继续经营的这家店，

being the fourth generation working alongside my sister Maria and my brother Sal, 短語搭配

作为第四代，我和我的妹妹 Maria、弟弟 Sal 一起工作，

and our children, the fifth generation.

还有我们的孩子们，他们是第五代。

Our business has expanded, 短語搭配

我们的业务已经扩张，

expanded to represent the full food culture of the 20 regions of Italy.

扩张到代表了意大利20个大区完整的饮食文化。

Little Italy is the stepping stone of the Italian immigrant. 習語

小意大利是意大利移民的垫脚石（stepping stone）。

This is where many of the Italians first came through Ellis Island and then settled here, 文化背景

这是许多意大利人最初通过埃利斯岛来到这里并定居的地方，

and then eventually moved into mainstream America throughout the rest of the country. 用詞

然后他们最终搬到了整个国家的美国主流社会（mainstream America）。

Lou De Palo is the fourth generation of his family to run the shop,

Lou De Palo 是经营这家店的第四代家族成员，

and his children will be the fifth.

他的孩子们将是第五代。

Phrases like fourth or fifth generation describe the children of people

像 fourth 或 fifth generation（第四代或第五代）这样的短语描述的是

whose parents immigrated to a particular country.

父母移民到特定国家的人的子女。

After arriving in New York,

抵达纽约后，

many Italian immigrants moved on to start successful new lives elsewhere. 短語動詞

许多意大利移民继续在其他地方开启成功的新生活。

That's why Lou calls Little Italy a stepping stone, 表達脈絡

这就是为什么 Lou 把小意大利称为 stepping stone（垫脚石），

an experience that helps you achieve something else,

一段能帮助你取得其他成就的经历，

like a real stepping stone helps you cross a river.

就像真正的垫脚石能帮你过河一样。

As a result, Italian newcomers became accepted in mainstream America. 講解

结果，初来乍到的意大利人被美国主流社会所接受。

Mainstream meaning the culture and customs viewed as normal by most Americans. 語法

Mainstream 的意思是大多数美国人视为正常的文化和习俗。

It seems we owe a lot to Little Italy, 短語搭配

看来我们要大大归功于小意大利，

but we still don't know which food is most popular here in the UK.

但我们仍然不知道在英国最受欢迎的是哪种食物。

Isn't it time to reveal the answer to your question, Neil? 語氣意圖

Neil，是时候揭晓你问题的答案了吧？

Right.

没错。

I asked you which Italian food is most popular in Britain,

我问你英国最受欢迎的意大利食物是什么，

and you said pizza, which would be my guess too, 語氣意圖

你说是披萨，我也想猜这个，

but... is the wrong answer, I'm afraid. 語氣意圖

但是……恐怕这是错误答案。

In fact, the top choice for Italian food fans here in the UK is garlic bread. 講解

事实上，在英国，意大利美食爱好者的首选是大蒜面包。

Right, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned from this program on Little Italy, 表達脈絡

好的，让我们回顾一下从这期关于小意大利的节目中学到的词汇，

starting with pizzeria, a restaurant that sells pizza. 用詞

首先是 pizzeria，一家卖披萨的餐厅。

If something is founded, it's started or established.

如果某个事物被 founded（创立），它就是被开始或建立。

The adjective culinary describes anything connected with cooking.

形容词 culinary（烹饪的）描述的是任何与烹饪有关的事物。

Phrases like fourth or fifth generation describe the children of people 用詞

像 fourth 或 fifth generation 这样的短语描述的是

whose parents immigrated to a particular country. 語法

父母移民到特定国家的人的子女。

A stepping stone is an event or experience that helps you advance or achieve something new. 短語搭配

stepping stone（垫脚石）是指能帮助你前进或实现新事物的事件或经历。

And finally, the adjective mainstream describes the customs and culture

最后，形容词 mainstream（主流的）描述的是习俗和文化，

which are accepted as normal by most people in a society. 用詞

即在社会中被大多数人接受并视为正常的（习俗和文化）。

Once again, our 6 minutes are up. 短語搭配

我们的6分钟又到了。

Until the next time here at 6 Minute English,

直到下次在《六分钟英语》再见，

it's ciao.

ciao（再见）。

Ciao.

ciao。

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