感恩节必备高逼格词汇-roast turkey（烤火鸡）

感恩节必备高逼格词汇-roast turkey（烤火鸡）

今天是美国的感恩节。感恩节叫Thanksgiving或Thanksgiving Day，是美国和加拿大的重要节日。美国的感恩节是十一月的第四个星期四，而加拿大的感恩节是十月的第二个星期一。北美的感恩节，最最典型的一道菜是烤火鸡（roast turkey），我们今天就来说一说跟roast turkey相关的一些英语。

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1. roast turkey 烤火鸡

首先，roast是一个比较特殊的词，它可以作形容词，意思为“用火烤出来的；烤制出来的”，跟roasted几乎可以互换。但是，说烤火鸡的时候习惯上不说成roasted turkey。Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary是这样说的：

roast turkey不禁让我们想起了北京烤鸭（Beijing roast duck）。以下的短文不仅提到了北京烤鸭，还对中国饭局的特色作了短而精的描述，请马上背下来，成为用地道英语传播中国文化的专家！——

Beijing has a wide range of restaurants, each offering its own particular specialities. Beijing roast duck is a favourite, while Cantonese seafood is also immensely popular. The Chinese always extend their hospitality by inviting people to a lavish meal - it's not only a time for a good get-together over some tasty food, but it’s also an important way to build good business relationships.

（来源：BBC官网，地址为http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zj8vr82）

2. cold turkey

在英语中有一则成语叫cold turkey，MacMillan English Dictionary - American对它的解释是：if you stop doing something such as smoking or taking drugs cold turkey, you stop it suddenly and completely。也就是说，cold turkey是一个副词，如果你突然彻底改掉某种习惯，就是stop doing something cold turkey。

【例】People who quit smoking cold turkey instead of gradually might be more successful than those who wean themselves off slowly, a new study finds.

（来源：CNN官网，地址为http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/15/health/quit-smoking-cold-turkey/index.html）

3. Turkey（土耳其）