金融時報:芝加哥的美食推薦

芝加哥的美食推薦

餐廳所有的食材都來自當(dāng)?shù)?，烹飪出新鮮地道的美式大餐。還有什么比下班之后拿起肉汁飽滿的漢堡和一大杯冰鎮(zhèn)啤酒更解壓呢？

測試中可能遇到的詞匯和知識：

Americano美式咖啡

plug socket電源插座

hefty肌肉發(fā)達(dá)的['heft?]

Miller Lite米勒淡啤

craft brews工藝啤酒

hub中心[h?b]

glamour魅力['ɡl?m?]

entice誘使；慫恿[?n'ta?s; en-]

salvage搶救['s?lv?d?]

ketchup蕃茄醬['ket??p; -?p]

Farmhouse, Chicago （240 words）

By Lindsay Whipp

Where 228 W Chicago

Ave Americano$3

Plug sockets/WiFi Yes

Privacy 3/5

Open 11am-12am; Fri until 1am; Sat 10am-1am; Sun 10am-11pm

Forget the Chicago classics of deep-dish pizza and hefty steaks washed down with Miller Lite. Farmhouse is all about the capital of the Midwest's more recent obsession: farm-to-fork fare and local craft brews. After all, Chicago's wealth of warehouses has helped it become America's craft beer capital, with about 1.6m sq ft of craft brewery space.

Located a few blocks from the tech hubs Merchandise Mart and 600 West Chicago, and steps from two train lines running to some of the city's trendier neighbourhoods, Farmhouse attracts a techie crowd and young professionals, creating a lively but not loud atmosphere.

The menu, which is home cooking made fancy, is all sourced from Midwest farms in nearby states like Wisconsin (the cheese curd sticks are a favourite), and Farmhouse even offers wine from Michigan. Chicago's long winters (think snow in April and chilly in May) leave little space for glamour. It makes warm, dark taverns where you can rock up in your (clean) welly boots and woolly jumpers enticing.

Farmhouse's low-lit hipster take on cosy is also about local sourcing too. It says 85 per cent of its decor is produced from locally salvaged materials and furniture, including the bevador — a vintage refrigerator. With even the condiments made in-house, you will not find a Heinz ketchup bottle lurking on your table.

請根據(jù)你所讀到的文章內(nèi)容，完成以下自測題目：

1.What time does the Farmhouse open on weekends?

A.11am

B.12am

C.not mentioned

D.10am

答案(1)

2.What can you do in the Farmhouse?

A.try local craft brews

B.have deep-dish pizza

C.buy Americano and get one free

D.use WiFi for $3 per hour

答案(2)

3.Who prefer the Farmhouse as mentioned?

A.financiers

B.young students

C.young professionals

D.chorus girls

答案(3)

4.What is the “bevador”?

A.a name of wine

B.one of grape varieties

C.a refrigerator

D.a ketchup

答案(4)

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(1)答案：D.10am

解釋：周六和周日都是十點(diǎn)開。

(2)答案：A.try local craft brews

解釋：在這里你可以品嘗到從農(nóng)場到餐桌的新鮮食材和當(dāng)?shù)氐墓に嚻【啤?/p>

(3)答案：C.young professionals

解釋：這里活力又不喧鬧的氛圍吸引了很多技術(shù)人員和年輕的專業(yè)人才來。

(4)答案：C.a refrigerator

解釋：餐廳的大部分裝飾都來自于當(dāng)?shù)鼗厥詹牧虾图揖?，包括bevador就是一臺老式冰箱。