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米其林指南好比餐飲界奧斯卡獎,登榜幾乎就是票房保證,從3月中在台北掀起追風可見一斑。不過,這道coveted(眾人渴求的)光環並非所有大廚都愛,像是新加坡唯一的三星餐廳6月底將結束營業,更早則有台灣名廚江振誠歸還二星,寧可專注本業。
【米其林星等淺談】
to covet 渴望
A:It's not easy maintaining the coveted Michelin stars for any restaurants, as popular as one can be.
(不管米其林等級餐廳有多受歡迎,要維持眾人渴望的星等都不容易。)
B:Oh, you heard about the closure of the Joel Robuchon Restaurant in Singapore, didn't you?
(你聽說新加坡的侯布雄餐廳關門的消息,是不是?)
blow 打擊、衝擊
A:Well, sort of. It's going to be a blow to the local fine-dining industry, for sure.
(算是吧!無疑的,這將是對當地精緻餐飲產業的一大打擊。)
B:AIt can't be good, especially shortly after the exit of the two-Michelin-starred Restaurant André.
(情況不妙,尤其米其林二星的André餐廳才剛退場。)
dire straits 困境
A:Such dire straits make me worry about the fine-dining industry in Taiwan.
(如此緊迫的困境讓我擔心起台灣的精緻餐飲了。)
B:Well, don't read too much into it. People in Taiwan always find their way out.
(哎呀,不要過度解讀。台灣人總是能找到出路的。)
【延伸關鍵字】
1. to unveil:揭露
2. dim:黯淡
3. to swirl:旋轉、盤繞
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