Hi! I’m David. 哈囉，我是David.

Welcome to “Hot English Classroom”! 歡迎來到“Hot 英文教室”

Have you been to Yanshui? 你有去過鹽水嗎？

Yanshui? You bet I have! 鹽水？當然囉！

It is famous for its beehive bottle rockets 鹽水蜂炮

and the Yuejin Lantern Festival! 和月津港花燈非常有名！

That’s right! 沒錯，

Besides the beehive bottle rockets, 但是鹽水除了蜂炮之外，

there are many more places to go to in Yanshui ! 還有許多好玩的地方喔！

Oh! Really? 喔！真的嗎？

Of course! You can go to Yanshui’s Dazhong Temple. 當然囉！你可以去鹽水大眾廟，

And you can look around to see which places you would like to 先看一看有哪些地方可以逛逛，

go, and then taste the local street food. 然後品嚐在地的小吃！

Do you have any recommendations? 有什麼推薦的美食嗎？

Yanshui has egg noodles, bean noodle chowder, 鹽水有鹽水意麵、豆簽焿...

pan-fried steam buns just to name a few. 鹽水煎包等等

And people always line up for the red bean cakes! 連紅豆餅都要排隊

Oh, so those are the legendary local street food dishes 喔！這是傳說的

that everyone lines up for. 排隊美食嗎？

That’s right! The historic Yuejin Port in Yanshui 沒錯！尤其月津港

is an important harbor and developed early 是早期非常重要的港口，發展很早，

so that there are many decades-old shops. 老店都開幾十年了！

They are the real deal so you shouldn’t miss out! 非常道地，千萬別錯過！

Especially the egg noodles, 特別是

or “yi-mien” which is known locally. 鹽水意麵！

Wow, I guess people in Tainan really do love their egg noodles! 我發現台南人很愛吃意麵耶！

You can find it almost everywhere! 街道巷弄都可以看到意麵！

Did you know that egg noodles originated in Yanshui? 那你知道意麵的發源地就是鹽水嗎？

Oh I see. They are the “Yanshui” egg noodles! 原來如此，難怪叫鹽水意麵！

Visiting the old street of Yanshui is a must. 鹽水的老街非常值得一逛，

It is very well preserved! 保存得非常好

Yes, I remember when they decorated the alleyways 嗯！我記得燈節連巷弄內

during the lantern festival. 都有裝置，

It's an interesting place to stroll around at night. 晚上逛老街也非常有趣！

There is the Yanshui Catholic Church, too. 還有鹽水的天主堂，

I highly recommended it as well. 也是要特別推薦的

A Catholic church? What's so special about it? 天主堂？有什麼特別的嗎？

You know that old saying, 可以說是

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do"? 入境隨俗的代表作！

Well, inside the temple, they have a Chinese rendition of the famous 例如：將“最後的晚餐”

"The Last Supper" painting 畫中人物

complete with Chinese faces and clothing! 以華人面孔替代西方人物，穿著也變成漢服！

They are even eating Taiwanese steamed buns! 連食物都改成台灣包子！

Also, the architecture of the church resembles 建築外觀看起來

that of a typical Taiwanese temple! 就像是廟宇一般！

Wow, I guess this really is an example of 哇！那是中西合璧

an Eastern-Western fusion eh? 的概念嗎？

Yes, that’s right! 沒錯！非常有特色！

Oh, by the way, Yanshui also has some delicious 另外，農曆新年前後

cherry tomatoes that are harvested right 還可以品嚐鹽水的

around the Chinese New Year season! 小番茄喔！

I love tomatoes! 我最愛番茄了！

Tomatoes are full of vitamins ! 番茄有豐富的茄紅素！

You know, there is an old Italian proverb, 義大利有句諺語，

"When a tomato turns red, the doctor's face turns green”! 番茄紅了，醫生的臉就綠了！

Yes, that’s right! 是這樣沒錯！

I think it's time for review! 讓我們來複習一下！

Okay! let's do it! ＯＫ！複習一下！

Yanshui egg noodles 鹽水意麵

Bean noodle chowder 豆簽焿

Pan-fried bun 煎包

Red bean cake 紅豆餅

Fine food 美食

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入境隨俗

Steamed bun 包子

Tomato 番茄

Did you get all of that? 都記起來了嗎？

I got it. 我都記起來了

See you next time at “Hot English Classroom” ! 英語小教室，下次見囉！