什麼是「小義大利」？它在哪裡？ ⏲️ 6分鐘英文：英語精讀講義

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Hello,

大家好，

this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

這裡是 BBC 英語教學的《六分鐘英語》。

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

現在，如果我告訴你我去散步，看了大笨鐘和白金漢宮，

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

你會立刻知道我在倫敦。

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

但如果我散步時經過了賣瑪茲瑞拉起司和瑞可塔起司的咖啡館，

where I smelled freshly made canollis and focaccia?

在那裡我聞到了新鮮出爐的卡諾里捲和佛卡夏麵包的香味呢？

Where would I be then?

那我會在哪裡？

Focaccia and mozzarella?

佛卡夏和瑪茲瑞拉？

Well, you'd be in Italy, right?

呃，你會在義大利，對吧？

Yes, Italy or Little Italy to be exact. 講解

是的，義大利，確切地說是「小義大利」。

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

這是在一些城市中，義大利社區定居安家的地方。

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

這些初來乍到的義大利人開了商店和咖啡館，向他們自己的社區出售食物。

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

很快地，像義大利麵和肉丸這樣的菜餚吸引了當地人的注意，

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

漸漸地，義大利美食在世界各地聲名大噪。

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

在本期節目中，我們將帶大家逛兩個「小義大利」，

one in Argentina, the other in New York.

一個在阿根廷，另一個在紐約。

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

像往常一樣，我們還會學習一些有用的新詞彙。

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

但在此之前，Georgie，我有個問題要問你。

According to a recent YouGov poll, 表達脈絡

根據最近的一項 YouGov 民意調查，

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

哪種義大利食物最受英國食客的歡迎？

Is it A, pizza, B, lasagna,

是 A，披薩，B，千層麵，

or C, garlic bread?

還是 C，大蒜麵包？

I think it must be pizza. 文法

我想肯定是披薩。

Okay, Georgie.

好的，Georgie。

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

我將在節目最後揭曉答案。

One country Italians moved to was Argentina.

義大利人移民的一個國家是阿根廷。

In 1898,

在 1898 年，

Giuseppe Banchero arrived in the neighborhood of La Boca,

Giuseppe Banchero 來到了博卡區，

the Little Italy of Buenos Aires, 文化背景

這是布宜諾斯艾利斯的「小義大利」，

where many Italian immigrants started restaurants.

許多義大利移民在那裡開起了餐廳。

Here, Hugo Banchero, grandson of Giuseppe,

在這裡，Giuseppe 的孫子 Hugo Banchero，

tells his story to Veronica Smink,

向 Veronica Smink 講述了他的故事，

reporter for BBC World Service program The Food Chain.

Veronica 是 BBC 世界服務節目《The Food Chain》的記者。

Well, my grandfather came from Italy,

嗯，我祖父來自義大利，

from Genoa, from Liguria.

來自利古里亞大區的熱那亞。

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

他出生在熱那亞市中心，1898 年來到這裡，

at the age of 7 and 1/2. 片語搭配

當時只有七歲半。

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

我們現在所在的這家披薩店成立於 1972 年 3 月 28 日。

We have been here for 91 years. 文法

我們在這裡已經 91 年了。

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

那麼，他們帶來了什麼樣的烹飪傳統呢？

Well, our culinary tradition is pizza,

嗯，我們的烹飪傳統是披薩，

and we incorporated the fainá from Genoa,

我們還融入了熱那亞的 fainá，

which is a pizza with chickpea flour.

這是一種用鷹嘴豆粉做成的披薩。

In 1898,

1898 年，

Giuseppe founded his pizzeria,

Giuseppe 創辦了他的披薩店，

a restaurant selling pizza.

就是一家賣披薩的餐廳。

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

當一個企業被 founded，就是指它被建立 (established)。

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

有人創辦 (starts it up) 或設立 (sets it up) 了它。

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

Giuseppe 從義大利北部利古里亞的家鄉帶來了烹飪傳統，

including regional pizzas like fainá and furgazzetta.

包括像 fainá 和 furgazzetta 這樣的地方特色披薩。

The adjective culinary describes anything connected with cooking.

形容詞 culinary 描述的是任何與烹飪有關的事物。

But probably the best known Little Italy in the world 文法

但或許世界上最著名的「小義大利」

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

是在紐約曼哈頓下東區的一片區域。

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

世紀之交抵達美國的 90% 的義大利移民

came through this neighborhood. 片語搭配

都是透過這個街區過來的。

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

De Palo's 是小義大利最初幾家賣義大利食物的商店之一，

has been serving customers for 113 years. 文法

已經服務顧客 113 年了。

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

在這裡，Lou De Palo，共同所有人兼首任老闆 Salvino 的曾孫，

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

向 BBC 世界服務節目《The Food Chain》講述了更多關於他家族的歷史。

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

1925 年，我的祖母 Concetta 和祖父 Luigi 結婚時，

they opened their own shop.

他們開了自己的店。

It's the shop we continue today, 用詞

就是我們今天繼續經營的這家店，

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

作為第四代，我和我的妹妹 Maria、弟弟 Sal 一起工作，

and our children, the fifth generation.

還有我們的孩子們，他們是第五代。

Our business has expanded, 片語搭配

我們的業務已經擴張，

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

擴張到代表了義大利 20 個大區完整的飲食文化。

Little Italy is the stepping stone of the Italian immigrant. 慣用語

小義大利是義大利移民的墊腳石 (stepping stone)。

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

這是許多義大利人最初透過埃利斯島來到這裡並定居的地方，

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

然後他們最終搬到了整個國家的美國主流社會 (mainstream America)。

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

Lou De Palo 是經營這家店的第四代家族成員，

and his children will be the fifth.

他的孩子們將是第五代。

Phrases like fourth or fifth generation describe the children of people

像 fourth 或 fifth generation (第四代或第五代) 這樣的短語描述的是

whose parents immigrated to a particular country.

父母移民到特定國家的人的子女。

After arriving in New York,

抵達紐約後，

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

許多義大利移民繼續在其他地方開啟成功的新生活。

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

這就是為什麼 Lou 把小義大利稱為 stepping stone (墊腳石)，

an experience that helps you achieve something else,

一段能幫助你取得其他成就的經歷，

like a real stepping stone helps you cross a river.

就像真正的墊腳石能幫你過河一樣。

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

結果，初來乍到的義大利人被美國主流社會所接受。

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

Mainstream 的意思是大多數美國人視為正常的文化和習俗。

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

看來我們要大大歸功於小義大利，

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

但我們仍然不知道在英國最受歡迎的是哪種食物。

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

Neil，是時候揭曉你問題的答案了吧？

Right.

沒錯。

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

我問你英國最受歡迎的義大利食物是什麼，

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

你說是披薩，我也想猜這個，

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

但是……恐怕這是錯誤答案。

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

事實上，在英國，義大利美食愛好者的首選是大蒜麵包。

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

好的，讓我們回顧一下從這期關於小義大利的節目中學到的詞彙，

starting with pizzeria, a restaurant that sells pizza. 用詞

首先是 pizzeria，一家賣披薩的餐廳。

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

如果某個事物被 founded (創立)，它就是被開始或建立。

The adjective culinary describes anything connected with cooking.

形容詞 culinary (烹飪的) 描述的是任何與烹飪有關的事物。

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

像 fourth 或 fifth generation 這樣的短語描述的是

whose parents immigrated to a particular country. 文法

父母移民到特定國家的人的子女。

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

stepping stone (墊腳石) 是指能幫助你前進或實現新事物的事件或經歷。

And finally, the adjective mainstream describes the customs and culture

最後，形容詞 mainstream (主流的) 描述的是習俗和文化，

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

即在社會中被大多數人接受並視為正常的 (習俗和文化)。

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

我們的 6 分鐘又到了。

Until the next time here at 6 Minute English,

直到下次在《六分鐘英語》再見，

it's ciao.

ciao (再見)。

Ciao.

ciao。

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