
仰望星空的魚頭
Stargazy Pie is a savory pie originating from the U.K. This classic British delight is also known as the Fish Head Pie.
仰望星空派是來自英國的鹹派。這道經典的英國佳餚也被稱為魚頭派。
savory (adj.)鹹的,美味的classic (adj.)經典的delight (n.)欣喜,滿足,令人感到欣喜的事物
As illustrated by its name, the pie features heads of pilchards poking out of pie crust as if gazing at the stars.
就如它的名字,這個派的特色就是有魚頭探出派皮,好像在仰望星空似的。
as if 彷彿原句: As the pie is illustrated by its name, it features heads of pilchards poking out of pie crust as if gazing at the stars.
Their bodies, meanwhile, are tucked under the pastry.
同時,牠們的身體則被包在餡中。
tuck (v.)把…夾入,把…藏入pastry (n.)餡餅皮,糕點
The position allows the oil that is released during cooking to drain into the pie, adding more flavor to it. The inside of the pie is filled with bacon, hard-boiled eggs, potatoes, and onion.
這樣的姿勢可以讓烹飪過程中釋放出的油流到派中,以增添更多風味。派中的餡料有培根、水煮蛋、馬鈴薯和洋蔥。
drain (v.)排出,排放be filled with 充滿sunny-side up (eggs) 單面荷包蛋 (太陽蛋)scrambled eggs 炒蛋eggs benedict 班尼迪克蛋poached eggs 水波蛋omelet 煎蛋捲(歐姆蛋)
Stargazy Pie is more than just an eye-catching cuisine. It is said to be born of famine, at a fishing village called Mousehole.
仰望星空派不只是一道搶眼的料理而已。據說它是因飢荒而在一個名為鼠洞的小漁村被發明出來的。
eye-catching (adj.)很引人注目,很搶眼的It is said… 據說famine (n.)飢荒
Long ago, winter storms had prevented the fishermen from going to the sea.
在很久以前,漁夫因冬天的暴風肆虐而無法出海。
prevent sb. from doing sth. 讓某人無法去做某件事
However, one fisherman named Tom Bawcock somehow managed to catch enough fish to prevent the village from starving.
然而,一位名為湯姆包卡克的漁夫卻有辦法捕到足夠的魚讓全村免於挨餓。
somehow (adv.)以某種方式,不知怎麽地manage to 設法做到某事starve (v.)使飢餓starve to death 餓死If it had not been for Tom Bawcock, many people would have starved to death.
He put the fish he caught into a pie, and every year since on December 23, local people celebrate Tom Bawcock’s Eve in honor of him.
他將抓到的魚放到派裡面,自那時候起的每年十二月二十三日,當地人們為了紀念他而慶祝湯姆包卡克之夜。
in honor of 紀念,向……表示敬意
You might have read something similar in the famous children’s book “The Mousehole Cat.” So great was his endeavor that his story was even written into children’s literature.
你可能在著名的童話書《鼠洞貓》讀過類似的故事。他的貢獻十分偉大,所以他的故事甚至被寫進了兒童文學之中。
might have +p.p. 表示對過去的推測similar (adj.)相似的;be similar to 與……相似endeavor (n.)努力原句: His endeavor was so great that his story was even written into children’s literature.