Thursday, August 23, 2012

Chirba Chirba: Dumplings on the Go

The latest star of the American food-truck trend
「吃吧、吃吧」: 滿街跑的水餃美食 美國餐車風潮中的閃亮新星

What a fast, delicious meal? Look no further than the food truck parked on the corner! Recently, food trucks have become a popular source of gourmet food on the go. They serve convenient, high-quality food at low prices.

One of these mobile restaurants, Chirba Chirba started serving food in August 2011. Their truck travels around Durham, North Carolina, and stops at different locations every day. Hungry food-truck fans can find the truck by checking the Internet for a daily schedule and even last minute changes.

Chirba Chirba uses their website, Facebook and Twitter to tell the public the truck's next stop. Chirba Chirba's four partners became friends at the University of North Carolina. They all love Asian street food and decided to start a business. Chirba Chirba, which means "eat, eat" in Mandarin, serves genuine Chinese dumplings and other Chinese dishes.

The owners, who have traveled to China many times, wish to offer American people a taste of traditional Chinese food. They want their name and food to inspire warm feelings. Chirba Chirba Gives Americans a taste of Chinese food and culture.

Grammar Tips:
Want a fast, delicious meal? Look no further than the food truck parked on the corner!
"to look no further " - You don't have to go far, how easy to do something in a formal situation.
*If you're exploring your options for an affordable vacation, look no further than your home, plan a
stay-cation.
*If you want to make the world a better place, look no further than your immediate community.

Vocabulary Tips:
gourmet -(adj) (t)-不发音 - high quality food and very delicious. 美食。
*The restaurant serves gourmet food at reasonable prices.
gourmet (n)- people who has high standard of food taste.美食家。
*The food served here should be able to satisfy most gourmets.
mobile - can be easy to move from one place to another. 可活动的,可移动的。
*mobile home -拖车型可移动的房子。
*mobile phone -移动电话。
*mobile clinic -移动诊所。
*mobile library -移动图书馆。
*Karl bought a car so he can be more mobile. 可行动自如。
fan - people who likes you, support you and follow you around. 粉丝。
last minute - last moment.
warm - lovingly and friendly. good feeling, welcomed. 温暖的,很热情的。
*This weekend, many people went outdoors to enjoy the warm weather.
*My new classmates greeted me warmly.
*The warmth (n) she gave to her students inspired them. 温暖。
warmly (adv.)-很热情的

Chat Room:
"at the last minute " -(idiom ) 到期或截止前的最後一刻。
study at the last minute.
last-minute -最后一刻。
He made a last-minute decision. 最后决定。
last-minute changes.最新的,临时的变动。
the eleventh hour - 时钟上有12小时,已是11个小时,接近12了。表示剩下的时间不多了。来到了最后关键或是接近规定的到期,截止时刻。11 (write in counting way (eleventh), and at the front of eleventh need to add "the".



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