A1 English Listening Practice - Cultural Customs · Listening Time
本视频讲解美国和墨西哥的饮食习惯差异，适合A1英语学习者练习听力，了解不同国家的日常饮食时间与文化特点。
Hey English learners, welcome to this A1 English listening practice video.
嘿，英语学习者们，欢迎来到这个A1级别的英语听力练习视频！
Today I'm going to talk about some different customs in the US and in Mexico.
今天，我想谈谈美国和墨西哥的一些不同习俗。
I've lived in both of these countries and I have a lot of experience with the different customs in these different cultures.
我在这两个国家都生活过，对各自不同的文化习俗有着丰富的了解。
So hopefully you find this topic interesting.
希望你觉得这个话题很有趣。
Many people like hearing about my experience living in Mexico because it's interesting to live abroad and experience these differences in culture
很多人都很喜欢听我讲述在墨西哥生活的经历，因为在国外生活并体验不同的文化确实是一件非常有趣的事情。
and in customs.
以及在风俗习惯方面。
So that's what I'm going to talk
所以，这就是我打算要讨论的内容。
about today and remember that if you want my help to understand fast English make sure to sign up to become a listening time member
关于今天的事情，请记住：如果你想借助我的帮助来快速理解英语内容，一定要注册成为“Listening Time”会员。
so you can watch my listening practice seminars in which I help you understand English when people speak fast.
你可以观看我的听力练习课程，在这些课程中，我会帮助你理解那些说话速度较快的人所说的英语内容。
So that link is down below.
那个链接就在下面。
Okay let's talk about some different customs in the US and in Mexico.
好的，让我们来谈谈美国和墨西哥之间的一些不同习俗吧。
The first thing I want to talk about is meals, eating, breakfast, lunch and dinner.
我想首先谈谈的是饮食相关的事情，包括早餐、午餐和晚餐。
These are meals.
这些都是餐食。
Let's talk about the different meal times in the US and in Mexico.
让我们来谈谈美国和墨西哥的不同用餐时间吧。
In the US, lunch is usually between 12 and 1 p .m.
在美国，午餐时间通常是在中午12点到1点之间。
usually and it's usually not the biggest meal of the day.
通常情况下，这并不是当天最重要的一餐（即不是分量最多、营养最丰富的那顿饭）。
So sometimes people eat a lot but often it's not a heavy meal.
有时候人们会吃很多东西，但通常这些食物并不属于高热量的餐食。
It's a white meal.
这是一道白色的菜肴（或主食）。
So perhaps someone might just eat a sandwich for example but people can also eat a hot meal.
也许有人会只吃一个三明治，但人们也可以吃一顿热乎乎的饭菜。
Maybe it depends on the person but lunch usually isn't the biggest meal of the day and sometimes
也许这因人而异，但午餐通常并不是一天中摄入热量最多的那顿饭；有时候确实如此。
people eat lunch at their office while they're working or in their car on their lunch break
有些人在工作时会在办公室吃午饭；也有些人在午休时间会坐在车里吃午饭。
when they have a break from work.
当他们从工作中休息下来时。
So this is different in Mexico.
在墨西哥，情况有所不同。
In Mexico lunch is later in the day.
在墨西哥，午餐的时间通常比较晚。
It's usually between 2 and 4 p .m.
通常是在下午2点到4点之间。
So maybe around 3 p .m.
那么，也许是在下午3点左右吧。
on average and it's usually the biggest meal of the day.
平均而言，这通常是当天最重要的一餐（即摄入热量最多的一餐）。
This is usually when people eat the most.
通常这个时候人们吃得最多。
People might go to restaurants around this time.
这个时候，人们可能会去餐馆用餐。
So you see a lot of people at restaurants at 3 p .m.
所以你会看到下午3点时餐厅里有很多客人。
3 .30 p .m.
下午3点30分
This is very typical.
这种情况非常典型。
It's common.
这种情况很常见。
In the US, you don't see as
在美国，这种情况并不常见（或者说：在美国，这种现象并不容易被观察到）。
many people at restaurants at that time because that's too late for lunch in the US and it's too early for dinner.
在那个时候，很多人都去餐厅用餐——因为在美国，这个时候已经太晚，不适合吃午餐了；同时又太早，还不适合吃晚餐。
In the US, dinner is typically around 6, 6 .30, 7 p .m.
在美国，晚餐的时间通常是在晚上6点、6点30分或7点左右。
Dinner is usually served around that time and dinner is usually the biggest meal of the day.
晚餐通常在那个时候供应，而且晚餐通常是全天分量最多的一餐。
This is when people eat the most and when I was a kid,
这个时候人们吃得最多。我小时候也是这样。
I always ate dinner with my family, my parents and my sister and we ate almost every day at the same time.
我总是和家人一起吃晚餐——我的父母以及我的妹妹。我们几乎每天都在同一时间用餐。
We ate dinner around 6 .30 p .m.
我们大约在下午6点30分吃了晚饭。