話說最近雅思口語有這么一道高頻題：

描述第一次嘗試的新食物

Describe the first time you tried a new kind of food.

在本期的節目中

我們就介紹一道蘇格蘭最有名的黑暗料理

haggis

哈吉斯
 

You should say:

When you had it

Where you ate it

What it was

And how you felt about it.

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1. The topic really reminds me of an unforgettable experience a couple of years ago when I visited Scotland.

這個話題還真的讓我想起來幾年前當我在蘇格蘭旅游時的一段難忘的經歷。

2. On one day during that trip, when I was wandering together with my two close friends on the street in Edinburgh, we had something very typical in a local restaurant.

在那次旅行期間的一天，當我和我的兩個好朋友在愛丁堡街上閑逛的時候，我們在一家當地的餐館吃了一些東西非常得特別。

3. We ordered the national dish of Scotland, called Haggis.

我們點了蘇格蘭的“國菜”，叫“哈吉斯”。

4. Haggis is a savoury pudding, containing sheep's pluck including heart, liver and lungs, minced with onion.

哈吉斯是一種口味濃郁美味的布丁，它包括切碎的洋蔥末和羊的內臟：包括羊心，羊肝以及羊肺。

5. Traditionally, the pudding is encased in the animal's stomach, but nowadays it’s often packed in an artificial casing.

傳統做法中，這種羊雜布丁是將餡兒包在動物的胃囊中;但今日，布丁的外皮換成了一種人工材料。

 

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6. Frankly speaking, I was kind of uncomfortable when I saw Haggis for the first time.

坦白說，當我第一次看到哈吉斯的時候我不是特別舒服。

7. It really scared me at first, and I was even almost ready to give up eating it, but my friends forced me to have a bite.

它一開始真的嚇到我了，我甚至差一點就準備放棄吃了，但是我的朋友們強迫我咬一口。

8. Well, unexpectedly, after a bite, I would say it wasn’t so bad, it just looked sort of disgusting.

好了，出乎意料地，當我咬了一口之后，我會說它沒有那么槽糕，它只是看起來有點惡心。

9. It tasted pretty great, especially when it’s mixed with some spicy ingredients.

它吃起來味道還不錯，尤其把它和一些辣的原料攪到一起。

10. Normally, I don’t like cuisine of this kind，but this special pudding did impress me.

通常情況下，我不喜歡這樣的菜，但是這個特殊的布丁讓我印象很深刻。

11. More importantly, it was served with some whisky.

更重要的是它是和一點威士忌搭配在一起供應的。

12. It turned out to be a delicious meal.

哈吉斯結果是很美味的一道菜。