By Matt Hickman/羅煥慧（譯）

◆語篇導(dǎo)讀

在紐約街頭，隨處可見人們站在路邊從美食車上購買美食。這些卡車被裝扮得風(fēng)格迥異，所售的美食也不盡相同。無論在時代廣場還是第五大道的人行道上，你都能覓到美食車的蹤影，品味到世界美食。現(xiàn)在，就讓街頭美食餐車帶你體驗紐約的別樣風(fēng)味吧!

In New York,thousands of food trucks sell delicious food from around the world,from hot dogs and sushi to juices and desserts.These tasty and affordable foods and drinks draw a large crowd of people from nearby high-rise office buildings.

Although they're usually found near sidewalks,food trucks in New York can also be found at concerts,and they're even hired for wedding ceremonies,birthday parties and anniversaries.

New York is often regarded as the greatest city in the world.Some Chinese friends may wonder why it would allow food trucks everywhere in the streets,even on the sidewalks of Times Square and Fifth Avenue.Some think they make the streets look untidy,and some complain about the heavy smoke.

The history of the food truck in New York dated back to 1691,when the Dutch just settled in what was then New Amsterdam.Today,many food trucks can still be found there.And they have become a part of the whole city's culture．

Today,online maps can help people easily find different kinds of food trucks nearby.Besides,there are awards for the best food truck cook every year．

The Great Food Truck Race,a reality TV and cooking series,has produced 51 episodes over eight seasons,showing the city's food truck culture.And organized tours allow people to taste their way through the best food trucks in downtown(市中心)and midtown Manhattan．

◆詞語積淀

sushi/'su??i/n.壽司

affordable/?'f??d?b?l/adj.買得起的；能消費得起的

crowd/kra?d/n.群眾；一伙；許多

high-rise/'ha?ra?z/adj.高聳的；高層的

sidewalk/'sa?dw??k/n.人行道；行人道

ceremony/'ser?m?ni/n.典禮；儀式

anniversary/'?n?'vз?s(?)ri/n.周年紀念日

episode/'ep?s??d/n.集；一段情節(jié)

◆典句賞析

1.Some think they make the streets look untidy,and some complain about the heavy smoke.有些人覺得它們使城市看上去不整潔，有些人則抱怨餐車的濃煙。

make the streets look untidy是“make+賓語+賓語補足語”結(jié)構(gòu)形式，其中make為使役動詞，充當(dāng)其賓補的動詞不定式與賓語構(gòu)成主動關(guān)系，此時的不定式省略to。complain為不及物動詞，與介詞about構(gòu)成固定短語，意為“對……抱怨”，后接名詞、代詞或動名詞作賓語。

【即時嘗試】不要把房間弄得不整潔，否則你媽媽又要抱怨。

2.The history of the food truck in New York dated back to 1691,when the Dutch just settled in what was then New Amsterdam.紐約美食車的歷史可以追溯到1691年，當(dāng)時荷蘭人剛剛在那時的新阿姆斯特丹定居。

when the Dutch just settled in...是由關(guān)系副詞when引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語從句，指代前文的1691。date back to為動詞短語的固定搭配形式，意為“追溯到……”，后接表示時間的詞。settle in意為“定居”，后接表示地點的單詞。

【即時嘗試】我還記得2004年我首次去長城，那時我剛在北京定居。

譯文助讀

在紐約，成千上萬的美食車出售來自全世界的美食，從熱狗、壽司到果汁、甜點。這些美味可口又價格實惠的食物和飲品吸引了來自附近高層寫字樓里的大批人群。

盡管紐約美食車常見于人行道附近，但你也能在音樂會上看到它們，甚至它們還會被雇來參加婚禮、生日派對和周年紀念日。

紐約常被認為是世界上最棒的城市。一些中國朋友可能會奇怪為何它會允許美食車遍布街頭，甚至是在時代廣場和第五大道的人行道上。有些人覺得它們使城市看上去不整潔，有些人則抱怨餐車的濃煙。

紐約美食車的歷史可以追溯到1691年，當(dāng)時荷蘭人剛剛在那時的新阿姆斯特丹定居。今天在那個地方仍然可見很多的美食車。它們已然成為整個城市文化不可分割的一部分。

當(dāng)今，在線地圖軟件能幫助人們輕松地找到附近不同種類的美食車。此外，每年都有授予美食車最佳廚師的獎項。

《美食車大賽》是一檔美食類的真人秀節(jié)目，播出八季共51集，（它）向觀眾展示了城市的美食車文化。一些組織有序的旅游，也讓人們在市中心和曼哈頓中心體驗最好的美食車以感受城市的獨特風(fēng)味。