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名厨做高档菜,下班后却爱吃塔可钟

Top Chefs Cook Fine Food and Reach for Taco Bell After Work

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Why fine-dining chefs in New York, Nashville love Taco Bell — Crunchwraps, Doritos tacos, and fast-food inspiration. HSK 3 Chinese listening practice.

This is an HSK 3-4 Chinese listening episode that runs about 5 minutes. The full Mandarin script is shown with tap-for-pinyin and a line-by-line English translation, so you can listen and read at once — comprehensible input in the sense of Stephen Krashen's i+1 theory. It teaches 12 key vocabulary words such as 做、菜、吃 and walks through 4 grammar patterns, each explained in English with examples. The same news story is retold at 4 difficulty levels — use the level selector above to find the version that is challenging but still understandable for you.

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纽约有一家很好的饭店,叫 Cafe Commerce。
那里的厨师 Harold Moore 做过很多高级的菜。
他做过一道整鸡,卖 99 美元。
这道鸡用黄油烤,里面放了面包。
不过,他也称赞塔可钟的 Crunchy Supreme。
塔可钟就是 Taco Bell。
他说,那个 taco 里什么都有。
有牛肉,有 cheese,有生菜,有西红柿,还有 sour cream。
热的冷的脆的软的都在一个 taco 里。
有一点辣,但是 sour cream 让辣味小一些。
他说吃一口很完整很开心。
你听,一个做高级菜的厨师爱吃塔可钟。
这不是他一个人。
还有一个厨师,叫 Bricia Lopez。
她一起管理一家做瓦哈卡菜的饭店,瓦哈卡是墨西哥的一个地方。
她也喜欢塔可钟。
她说脆的油的酸的都在一起。
这些东西让你的嘴开心,让你的脑子开心。
在 Nashville,有一个厨师,叫 Dung Vo。
他和别人一起创办了 Noko Hospitality。
他下班以后会吃塔可钟。
他去塔可钟买一个 chicken quesadilla。
他还要加 steak 加牛肉。
他说,这个 quesadilla 里有很多肉。
他可以在车里吃,不会弄脏车。
在 San Antonio,有一个厨师,叫 Jennifer Hwa Dobbertin。
她得到过三次 James Beard 奖的提名。
她的员工要走的时候,她常常开一个 party。
她买什么?
她买塔可钟,买很多。
她说,在饭店工作的人,很多人都吃塔可钟。
为什么这些厨师都爱塔可钟?
因为塔可钟的东西吃起来很舒服。
你看,一个 taco,外面是脆的,里面是软的。
有肉有菜有 cheese 有 sauce。
一口咬下去,什么都有。
这种吃法让人的嘴很开心。
还有一个原因:方便。
Vo 说自己喜欢下班以后吃塔可钟,因为这顿饭来得快,也可以在车里吃。
塔可钟有一个东西,叫 Crunchwrap。
去年,Crunchwrap 20 岁了。
塔可钟卖了超过 1 亿个 Crunchwrap。
文章里的厨师还做自己的 Crunchwrap。
他们不用塔可钟的牛肉,用自己做的肉。
比如,Jennifer 做过一个 Crunchwrap,里面放泰国菜。
她在泰国住过很多年,自己的脆卷用了泰国菜的味道。
她做的 Crunchwrap 里面有鸡,有咖喱,有面,有菜。
Dung Vo 也学 Crunchwrap。
他的饭店有一个 grilled cheese,像 Crunchwrap 一样。
外面是面包,里面是 cheese,有 truffle,有 prosciutto。
咬一口,很脆,很香,很软。
塔可钟的老板叫 Glen Bell。
很久以前,他开了一个卖 hot dog 的小店。
他的店对面有一个饭店叫 Mitla Cafe。
那个饭店的人教他了解 crunchy taco。
后来他开了塔可钟。
现在塔可钟有一个 Doritos Locos Taco。
外面是 Doritos 做的壳。
公司一个做新食品的人说,这个 taco 让很多人想:taco 的外面可以是什么?
现在你可以用很多东西做 taco。
用 bao,用 roti,用 pita,用 nori。
塔可钟自己用过炸鸡,用过饼干,用过 waffle,用过炸 cheese。
有一个在塔可钟工作的人叫 Brett Pluskalowski。
他在 Food Innovation 团队。
他在做一个新东西:用 tahdig 做 taco。
Tahdig 是伊朗饭,是锅底那层脆脆的饭。
他还没有做成。
但是,如果做成了,很多厨师会想试。
有的厨师可能比他先做出来。
你看,塔可钟不只是快餐。
它让厨师想新的东西。
这些厨师觉得,快餐里也有做菜的好想法。
一个 taco 有热,有冷,有脆,有软,还有辣的和不辣的。
这就是为什么做高级菜的厨师也爱塔可钟。
你想一想:你累了一天,最想吃什么?
English transcript reference

There is a very good restaurant in New York called Cafe Commerce.

The chef there, Harold Moore, has made many high-end dishes.

He once made a whole chicken and sold it for 99 dollars.

This chicken is roasted with butter, and bread is put inside it.

However, he also praises Taco Bell's Crunchy Supreme.

Taco Bell is Taco Bell.

He says that taco has everything in it.

There is beef, there is cheese, there is lettuce, there are tomatoes, and there is sour cream.

Hot, cold, crispy, and soft are all in one taco.

It is a little spicy, but the sour cream makes the spiciness less.

He says one bite is very complete and very happy.

Listen — a chef who makes high-end food loves eating Taco Bell.

He is not the only one.

There is another chef named Bricia Lopez.

She co-manages a restaurant that makes Oaxacan food; Oaxaca is a place in Mexico.

She also likes Taco Bell.

She says the crispy, oily, and sour are all together.

These things make your mouth happy and make your brain happy.

In Nashville, there is a chef named Dung Vo.

He co-founded Noko Hospitality with others.

After work, he eats Taco Bell.

He goes to Taco Bell and buys a chicken quesadilla.

He also asks to add steak and add beef.

He says this quesadilla has a lot of meat.

He can eat it in the car and will not dirty the car.

In San Antonio, there is a chef named Jennifer Hwa Dobbertin.

She has received three James Beard Award nominations.

When her employees are about to leave, she often throws a party.

What does she buy?

She buys Taco Bell, and buys a lot.

She says many people who work in restaurants eat Taco Bell.

Why do these chefs all love Taco Bell?

Because Taco Bell's food feels very comforting to eat.

You see, a taco — the outside is crispy, and the inside is soft.

There is meat, vegetables, cheese, and sauce.

With one bite, there is everything.

This way of eating makes a person's mouth very happy.

There is another reason: convenience.

Vo says he likes eating Taco Bell after work because this meal comes quickly and can also be eaten in the car.

Taco Bell has a thing called the Crunchwrap.

Last year, the Crunchwrap turned 20 years old.

Taco Bell has sold more than 100 million Crunchwraps.

The chefs in the article also make their own Crunchwraps.

They do not use Taco Bell's beef; they use meat they make themselves.

For example, Jennifer once made a Crunchwrap with Thai food inside.

She lived in Thailand for many years, and her crispy wrap uses the flavors of Thai food.

Her Crunchwrap has chicken, curry, noodles, and vegetables inside.

Dung Vo also learned from the Crunchwrap.

His restaurant has a grilled cheese that is like a Crunchwrap.

The outside is bread, and the inside is cheese, with truffle and prosciutto.

One bite is very crispy, very fragrant, and very soft.

Taco Bell's founder was named Glen Bell.

A long time ago, he opened a small shop selling hot dogs.

Across from his shop was a restaurant called Mitla Cafe.

The people at that restaurant taught him to understand crunchy tacos.

Later he opened Taco Bell.

Now Taco Bell has a Doritos Locos Taco.

The outside is a shell made of Doritos.

A person at the company who works on new foods says this taco makes many people think: what can the outside of a taco be?

Now you can use many things to make tacos.

Use bao, use roti, use pita, use nori.

Taco Bell itself has used fried chicken, used cookies, used waffles, and used fried cheese.

There is a person who works at Taco Bell named Brett Pluskalowski.

He is on the Food Innovation team.

He is making a new thing: using tahdig to make a taco.

Tahdig is Iranian rice; it is the crispy layer of rice at the bottom of the pot.

He has not succeeded yet.

But if he succeeds, many chefs will want to try it.

Some chefs might make it before he does.

You see, Taco Bell is not just fast food.

It makes chefs think of new things.

These chefs feel that fast food also has good cooking ideas.

A taco has hot, cold, crispy, soft, and also spicy and not spicy.

This is why chefs who make high-end food also love Taco Bell.

Think about it: when you are tired after a day, what do you most want to eat?

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What vocabulary does this episode teach?

词汇
zuòto make; to cook; to do

HSK 1. Very common verb; in this script it appears in 做过很多高级的菜 and 做自己的 Crunchwrap.

càidish; cuisine; vegetable

HSK 1. Refers to a prepared dish or cuisine; used in 高级的菜 and 泰国菜.

chīto eat

HSK 1. Basic verb; appears in 吃塔可钟 and 吃起来很舒服.

rénperson; people

HSK 1. Used in 一个人, 很多人, and 做菜的人.

shénmewhat

HSK 1. Question word; appears in 她买什么? and 什么都有.

shuōto say; to speak

HSK 1. Used to report speech: 他说, 她说, 公司一个做新食品的人说.

xǐhuanto like

HSK 1. Appears in 她也喜欢塔可钟 and 喜欢下班以后吃塔可钟.

fāngbiànconvenient; convenience

HSK 3. Used as a reason: 还有一个原因:方便.

chúshīchef; cook

HSK 3. Central topic word; appears throughout the script.

gāojíhigh-end; high-grade; advanced

HSK 3. Used in 高级的菜 and 做高级菜的厨师.

tímíngnomination; to nominate

Beyond HSK 3. Used in 她得到过三次 James Beard 奖的提名.

chuàngbànto found; to establish

Beyond HSK 3. Used in 他和别人一起创办了 Noko Hospitality.

* beyond level超纲词

What grammar patterns appear in this episode?

语法
Place + 有 + Object↗

Used to say that something exists or is located in a place.

纽约有一家很好的饭店,叫 Cafe Commerce。

在 Nashville,有一个厨师,叫 Dung Vo。

叫 + Name

Used to give the name of a person, place, or thing.

纽约有一家很好的饭店,叫 Cafe Commerce。

塔可钟有一个东西,叫 Crunchwrap。

有……有……还有……

Lists multiple things that exist or are present.

有牛肉,有 cheese,有生菜,有西红柿,还有 sour cream。

有肉有菜有 cheese 有 sauce。

让 + Person/Thing + Adjective

Expresses that something makes someone or something have a certain feeling or quality.

这些东西让你的嘴开心,让你的脑子开心。

这种吃法让人的嘴很开心。

Proper nouns

专有名词
纽约NiǔyuēNew YorkCafe CommerceCafe CommerceCafe CommerceHarold MooreHarold MooreHarold Moore塔可钟TǎkězhōngTaco BellTaco BellTaco BellTaco BellCrunchy SupremeCrunchy SupremeCrunchy SupremeBricia LopezBricia LopezBricia Lopez瓦哈卡WǎhākǎOaxaca墨西哥MòxīgēMexicoNashvilleNashvilleNashvilleDung VoDung VoDung VoNoko HospitalityNoko HospitalityNoko HospitalitySan AntonioSan AntonioSan AntonioJennifer Hwa DobbertinJennifer Hwa DobbertinJennifer Hwa DobbertinJames BeardJames BeardJames BeardCrunchwrapCrunchwrapCrunchwrapGlen BellGlen BellGlen BellMitla CafeMitla CafeMitla CafeDoritos Locos TacoDoritos Locos TacoDoritos Locos TacoDoritosDoritosDoritosBrett PluskalowskiBrett PluskalowskiBrett PluskalowskiFood InnovationFood InnovationFood InnovationTahdigTahdigTahdig

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