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INeedSomethingHot-(A)-WhatisSusiedrinking?難易度:Low

關(guān)鍵字:taste,spice,warm(someone/something)up,tongue,wait,eggnog,chai

etoLet'sTalkinEnglish.

It'stimetolearnsomeEnglishtogetherandhavesomefun,too.MynameisKatie,andI'moneofyourteachershereattheshow.TodayournewtopicisFOOD.

AndthetitleofourlessonisINeedSomethingHot.INeedSomethingHot.

So,Nathan,doyoulikespicyfood?

DoIlikespicyfood?Uh,Ilikesomespicyfood.Um...ha,ha,ha.

o,everyone.

MynameisNathan,andit'sgreattohaveyouhereontheshow.Ithinkwe'regoingtohaveagreatlessontoday.

IthinkthatNathan'sright.

So,friends,findtoday'sReadItandyoucanreaditwithNathanrightnow.Kenwantsahotdrink.

Buthedoesn'twanthotchocolate.Ittastestoosweet.

Hedoesn'twanteggnogorcoffee.Helikesteawithspices.

Hewantssomechai.

Chaicanwarmhimup.

HeasksJohnforsomechai.Butthechaiistoohot.

Kenburnshistongue!

Hecanwaitaminuteortwo.

Oh,Nathan,Ithinkthere'saproblem.

Well,youthoughtthat"hot"meant"spicy,"didn'tyou?Butdon'tworry.

It'sgoodforustolearnthat"hot"canmeantwodifferentthingswhenwetalkaboutfood.Hotcanmeanspicy.

Andnoteveryonelikesspicythings.

Somepeoplethinkitmakestheirmouthfeellikeitisburning.Butintoday'slesson,hotjustmeanshot,likefire.

Fireisveryhot.

Hotfoodlikethisreallycanburnyou.That'strue.

Butrightnowweneedtolearntoday's .Solet'sgoseeChristina.

o.

( ).

Brrr!Theweatherisreallycoldtoday.Ineedahotdrink.

I'mhavinghotchocolate.

It'sniceandhot!

Doyouwantsome?

Nothanks.

Hotchocolatetastestoosweet.

TheJungleCafehasgoodchaitoday.Ithasgoodeggnog,too.

Iliketeawithmilkandspices.

I'llhaveacupofchai.

Well,thatsoundsreallygoodrightnow.Doyoulikehotdrinks,Nathan?

Hmm.Sometimes.

Ilikecolddrinksmorethanhotdrinks.Butit'sJanuary.

It'sreallycoldoutside.

Thisisthebesttimeoftheyearforhotdrinks.Iknow,butIstillliketodrinkcoldthingsmore.UnlessI'msick.

Thenhotdrinksarebetter.

Yes.Hotdrinkscanhelpyouwhenyouhaveacold.ButIlikehotdrinkswhetherornotI'msick.

Itfeelssogoodtobeathomewearingsomethingwarmanddrinkingsomethingniceandhot.Oh.Well,thatdoessoundnice.

Anditremindsmeoftoday'sCalendarPhrase.It'sniceandhot.

It'sniceandhot.( ).

Yourdrinkisniceandhot.

Hmm.OK.

Oh.Drinkcarefully.

It'sniceandhot.

Hmm.OK.

Drinkslowly.

It'sniceandhot.

Hmm.OK.

Oh.Don'tburnyourself.It'sniceandhot.

Hmm.OK.

Hmm.Oh!

Isitniceandhot?

No.Notanymore.

It'sniceandhot.It'sniceandhot.( ).

So,whatdrinksareniceandhot?

Well,KenandSusietalkaboutalotofdifferenthotdrinks.Doyourememberthem,Nathan?

Hmm...let'ssee.

Oh,thefirstonewashotchocolate.Thatisadeliciousdrink.

Ithinkso,too.

Butit'susuallyverysweet.

Whatotherdrinkswerethere?

OK.Thenextonewascalledeggnog.Ireallylikeeggnog.

It'smadewitheggsandmilk,butit'salsoverysweet.Doyoulikeeggnog,Katie?

Actually,eggnogisadrinkthatIreallydon'tlike.

Ithinkit'salittletoosweetforme,soIdon'tdrinkitveryoften.ButIknowalotofpeoplewhodo.

Nowthelastdrinkthatwelearnedaboutwaschai.Doyouknowwhatthatis?

Hmm.Well,I'veheardofit.

IthinkmaybeI'vetrieditonce.ButKen lsuswhatitis.

Hesays,"Iliketeawithmilkandspices."Somaybeit'salittlebitlikemilktea.Ithinkyou'reright,Nathan.

AndIthinkthatChristinareallylikeschai,too.Shewantstotalktousaboutitrightnow.

( ).

(Music).

TheJungleCafealsohasgoodcoffee.Iknow.

Idrinkthecoffeeherealot.

Ihadsixcupsyesterday!Youdrinkalotofcoffee.Iknow.

SoIwantsomethingdifferenttoday.John,mayIhavesomechai?

Thechaicanwarmyouup!

Ihopeso!

(Music).

SoKenwillhavesomechaitoday.

Youknow,Katie,chaisoundsalotlikethe wordfortea.( ).

Oh,that'strue.

ButIthinkthatchaimeansteainmanylanguageslikeHindi.That'sthelanguagethatmanypeoplespeakin .

Hmm.That'sinteresting.

Iguesschaimustbeapopulardrink.

Butourfriendstalkedaboutanotherverypopulardrinktoday-coffee.Now,Ilikecoffee,butIdon'tdrinkitveryoften.

Howaboutyou,Katie?

Well,IlikecoffeeandIdrinkiteverymorning.Iusuallydrinktwocupsaday.

SoIdon'tdrinkasmuchasKen.

Sixcupsinoneday!That'salot.

Yeah,thatreallyisalotofcoffee.Kendrinksalotofcoffee.

Hey,thatsoundsalotliketoday'sUseIt.Ithinkit'stimetotalktoElizabeth.(Music).

Hi,nowlet'slearnhowtousethephrase:Youdrinkalotof...

Forexample:

Youdrinkalotoftea.

Oryoucouldsay:

Youdrinkalotofwater.Now,don'tforgettouseit!(Music).

SoNathan,ifIseeyoudrinkingabigcupofcoffee,canIsaythatyoudrinkalotofcoffee?Hmm.Goodquestion.Butno.

Youcanonlysaythatifyouseemedrinkcoffeeoften.

Butifyouseemedrinkalotofcoffeeatonetime,youcansaythatI"drank"alotofcoffee.Drinkanddrank.

OK.Trytorememberthedifferencebetweenthosewords,everyone.Nowmanypeopledodrinkcoffeeeveryday.

Theydrinkalotofcoffee.

Butsometi