[BBC Leaning english] The hidden life of buffets

 

 

Expressions

 

[1] I only managed to finish three or four plates…well, maybe five!

 

(해석) 세개나 네개 음.. 아마 다섯개까지는 끝냈(먹었) 던 것 같아

 

※ managed to: 어떤 일에 대해서 노력을 해서 뭔가 해내는 느낌

(e.g)

Do you think you could manage somehow to slip it in ? (어떻게 해서든 그것을 할 시간을 낼 순 없나요?)

I could manage to make it (나는 그것을 해낼 수 있었어요)

I could manage to be there on time 

I didn't want to do that but Jake managed to pursuade me to go

We barely managed to finish it (우리는 그것을 가까스로 끝냈어요)

 

[2] usually too much is cooked, and buffets have been criticised for waste.

 

(해석) 보통 너무 많이 요리되고, buffet는 낭비하는 것으로 비판당해왔다

 

※ All 은 전부를 묶는 느낌-- 복수, Every 는 전체 중 개별을 지칭하는 느낌-- 단수취급

All + (셀 수 있는 명사 - 복수명사) or (셀 수 없는 명사 - 단수명사)

 - All my plants have died

 - All human beings are fallible

 - All the furniture is crafted from natural materials  (셀수 없는 명사)

Every + 단수명사

 - Every move was painful

 - Every job has its difficulties and frustrations

 

※ 셀 수 없는 것은 단수 취급

many + 복수명사 (셀수 있는 명사)

- Many diets methods fail because they are boring

- Many insects species are banded black and yellow

much + 단수명사 (셀수 없는 명사)

- I don't have much money with me

- Much of the region is lowland

 

※ 셀 수 없는 것은 단수 취급

a few + 복수명사 (셀 수 있는 명사)

- It only took a few seconds

 - I need a few things from the store

a little + 단수 명사 (셀 수 없는 명사)

 - she gave a little laugh

 - Combine the eggs with a little flour

 

※ 셀 수 없는 것은 단수 취급

few + 복수 명사(셀 수 있는 명사)

- There are few empry seats

- Very few people know that

little + 단수 명사  (셀 수 없는 명사)

- There was very little room to move

- I understood little of what he said

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※ criticise for : ~ 에 대해 비난하다

 

[3] The word ‘buffet’ originated from the French name for the table on which food was served, but buffets themselves don’t come from France. So in which country did buffets begin?

 

(해석) buffet 라는 단어는 프랑스 이름인 음식이 놓인 테이블에서 유래됐다. 그러나 buffet 그 자체는 프랑스에서 온 것이 아니다. 

어떤 나라에서 buffet 가 시작됐나요?

 

※ originated from

※ begin in

 

[4] John shares his observations on human buffet behaviour with BBC

 

(해석) John 이 BBC에 buffet 에서의 사람 행동에 대해 관찰한 내용을 공유한다 

 

※ share with + so / share + sth + with + so

(e.g)

share a table with another at a restaurant

Excuse me, but would you mind sharing your table (with me)?

I share a room with my older sister

※ observation on / about

But I think that's a pretty astute observation on his part (그런데 나는 그것이 그의 입장에서 꽤 영리한 관찰이라 생각한다)

 

[5] There are different people that treat buffets in different ways. 

 

(해석) buffet를 다른 방식으로 대하는 사람들이 있다

 

[6] Some people think this is a great opportunity to try little bits and lots of everything, and we come back as many times as I like. 

 

(해석)  몇몇 사람들은 이것이 모든 것을 조금씩 맛볼(try) 수 있는 아주 좋은 기회라고 생각한다. 그리고 우리는 원하는 만큼 돌아 올 수 있다

 

(e.g)

Some of us try a little bit of everything, some of us have a big helping of one or two things

(우리중 몇몇은 모든것을 조금씩 시도하고, 몇몇은 한두개를 크게 돕는다)

The best thing you can do is to try a little bit of everything, and you'll eventually find something you like.

(네가 할 수 있는 것중 가장 좋은 것은 조금씩 다 해보는 것이다, 그리고 너는 결국 네가 좋아하는 것을 찾게 될 것이다)

 

[7] And other people just - whether they don't like getting up and down, which is understandable from their table - just want to pile it high, and people they want to getvalue for money.

 

(해석) 그리고 다른 사람들은 단지 앉았다 일어나는 것을 싫어합니다. 그들의 테이블에선 그게 당연한거죠. 단지 포개서 쌓고 싶어하고, 가성비를 찾고자 하죠.

 

[8] if you're paying $100, $200 a head for a buffet, you're gonna pile it up high and take the most expensive things you can you know, and get your money's worth.

 

(해석) buffet 에서 일인당 100, 200달러를 지불한다면, 당신은 높이 쌓고 당신이 알 수 있는 가장 비싼 것을 가져올 것이다. 그렇게 가성비를 갖는다

 

[9] If you pile something up, you gather a large amount of it into one place to build what’s called a pile.

 

(해석) 당신이 뭔가를 쌓는다면, 당신은 많은 양을 한 장소로 모을 것이다 이른바 pile이라고 불리는 것을 만든다

 

[10] The richer the people getting married, the bigger the buffet, sometimes inviting as many as five thousand guests. If each guest eats around six dishes, we’re taking about a seriously big buffet!

 

(해석) 사람들이 호화롭게 결혼할 수록, buffet는 더 커진다. 때때로 5천명의 게스트를 초대하기도 한다. 각 게스트들이 약 6접시씩 먹으면, 엄청 큰 buffet 를 하게되는 것이다

 

※ the 비교급 S + V, the 비교급 (S + V) : ~ 할수록 더 ~ 하다

접속사 as 로 표현 가능 (the 사라지고, 비교급은 제자리로 감)

The more you work, the more you earn  = As you work more, you earn more

주의사항

1. 형용사 부사 올바른 비교급 형태쓰기

The more rich(->richer) he gets, the more he wants 

The expensiver(-> more expensive) the smartphones is, the more features it has

2. more(less) 부사(형용사) 형태는 항상 함께 움직임

As he got more stressed, he ate more

-> The more he got stressed, the more he ate (X)

-> The more stressed he got, the more he ate (O) 

3. 형용사적으로 쓰인 more가 명사를 수식할 때는 함께 움직임

As we read more book, we learn more.

-> The more we read book, the more we learn (X)

-> The more books we read, the more we learn (O)

4. 어순: the 비교급 S + V, the 비교급 (S + V) 

The higher climbed we, the thinner the air was (X)

The higher we climbed, the thinner the air was (O)

 

※ take 동사 6가지 의미

1. 잡다 취하다, 차지하다 (획득)

- I have already taken some action (이미 조치 취했다)

- I took the prize in the audition (오디션에서 상 탔다)

- Can you take my hand now ? (지금 내 손좀 잡아줄래?)

2. (사물) 갖고가다 , (사람) 데리고 가다

- I'll take you by car a little later (좀 이따가 차로 바래다 줄게)

- Be sure to take an umbrella with you (우산 꼭 챙겨가)

3. 받다, 받아들이다

- We take it for granted now (우리는 이제 그걸 당연하게 받아 들인다)   *for granted : 주어진 것으로

- Do you take credit cards here? (여기 신용카드 받나요?)

4. (시간) 걸리다

- It takes an hour to get to work

- How long does it take from here ?

5. (약 등) 복용하다 (약 복용에 eat이나 have 사용하지 않음)

- Taking medicines isn't always good

- Why don't you take some painkillers? 

6. (교통수단) 타다 , 타고가다

- I would rather take the bus (버스타는게 낫겠어)

- I'm going to just take a subway  (그냥 지하철 타고 가려고)

 

[11] They are out to impress - they want to ‘wow’ the guests - knock their socks off.

 

(해석) 그들은 인상을 심어주기 위해 한다. 즉, 게스트를 놀래키길 원한다 - 깜짝 놀라게한다(크게 감동시킨다)

 

[12] They should just go back saying,  ‘I couldn't eat even half of it!’, you know. 

 

(해석) 그들은 다시 돌아가서 말해야 한다. 절반밖에 못먹었어.

 

[13] The problem is that no matter how extravagant and expensive one buffet is, the next one has to be even more impressive, something Sandeep calls a vicious circle – a difficult situation which has the effect of creating new problems which then make the original situation even worse.

 

(해석) 문제는 한(one) buffet 가 아무리 사치스럽고 비쌀지라도, 다음 것(one)은 더 인상적이어야 한다. sandeep이 vicious circle 이라고 부르는 것이다. - 원래 상황을 더 안좋게 만드는 새로운 문제를 만들어 내는 효과가 있는 어려운 상황.

 

1. No matter how + 형용사 + S + V  : 아무리 (형용사) 해도, (형용사) 일지라도

2. one ~ , next one : sequential 한 관계에서의 비교를 하기 위해서 사용

3. something 이 관계사 which(that) 처럼 쓰임

4. has the effect of ~ ing : ~ 하는 효과가 있는 

 

 

[14] It seems the secret to enjoying a buffet is trying a little bit of everything, without stuffing yourself until you can’t move – although in the past, I think, that was exactly the idea.

 

(해석) buffet 를 즐기는 비밀은 전부를 조금씩 시도해보는 것 같다. 움직일 수 없을 때까지 (자신의) 속을 꽉 채우지 않고 - 비록 과거에 그랬었더라도, 내 생각엔 그게 정확한 아이디어인거 같다.

 

1. secret to ~ ing : ~하는 비밀

2. try a little bit of everything : 조금씩 전부 시도해보다

3. stuff : 속을 꽉 채우다

4. although in the past: 비록 과거엔 그랬더라도(?)

 

[15] In fact buffets are thought to have come from Sweden in the Middle Ages.

 

(해석) 사실 buffet 는 중세 스웨덴에서 유래됐다고 생각되고 있다.

 

1. 현재 생각되고 있으므로, think 수동태 + 현재시제로 표현

2. have come from : 의미상 '유래' 는 과거부터 쭉 이어져온 것이므로 현재완료로 표현

    즉, A are thought to come from B 일 경우, A는 B로부터 온다고 생각된다로 해석됨

Vocabulary

eyes bigger than your belly
(idiom) used when someone has taken more food than they can eat

pile up
gather a large quantity of something into a one place to form a pile

*pile: (포개 쌓아 놓은) 더미

get your money's worth
get good value for the money you have spent

vicious circle
problem or difficult situation which has the effect of creating new problems which then make the original situation even worse

knock your socks off
(idiom) amaze and impress someone

caterer
person or company which provides food and drink for special social occasions

TRANSCRIPT

Neil
Hello. This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I’m Neil.

Sam
And I’m Sam. 

Neil
Have you ever been to an all-you-can-eat buffet, Sam? You know – a meal in a restaurant where you can eat as much food as you like.

Sam
Yes, I went to an Indian buffet once. I didn’t eat all day before the meal, but [1] I only managed to finish three or four plates…well, maybe five!

Neil
It sounds like your eyes were bigger than your belly, or stomach –  a phrase describing someone who has taken more food than they can eat. In this programme we’ll be discussing buffets – a feast of many different food dishes where diners are allowed to eat as much as they want – or as much as their stomachs will allow. And, of course, we’ll be learning some new vocabulary as well.

Sam
The popularity of buffets is booming, especially in Middle Eastern and Asian countries where the variety of foods means there’s something for everyone. But feasts are big and boastful - [2] usually too much is cooked, and buffets have been criticised for waste.

Neil
We’ll hear more soon, but first I have a question for you, Sam. [3] The word ‘buffet’ originated from the French name for the table on which food was served, but buffets themselves don’t come from France. So in which country did buffets begin?

a)     The United States of America

b)    Sweden

c)     China

Sam
Well, the US is famous for supersizing food so I’ll guess a) America.

Neil
OK, Sam. We’ll find out the answer later in the programme. John Wood, owner of cooking company Kitchen Cut, knows a lot about buffets – he used to run a one thousand seat breakfast buffet at the five-star Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai. Here [4] John shares his observations on human buffet behaviour with BBC World Service programme, The Food Chain.

John Wood
[5] There are different people that treat buffets in different ways. [6] Some people think this is a great opportunity to try little bits and lots of everything, and we come back as many times as I like.  [7] And other people just - whether they don't like getting up and down, which is understandable from their table - just want to pile it high, and people they want to getvalue for money. So, [8] if you're paying $100, $200 a head for a buffet, you're gonna pile it up high and take the most expensive things you can you know, and get your money's worth.

Sam
John says buffet diners want to get their money’s worth – get good value for the money they spend, so they often pile up food on their plate. [9] If you pile something up, you gather a large amount of it into one place to build what’s called a pile.

Neil
But buffets are not just about eating until you explode - they’re also an opportunity to show off to your friends. Weddings are big in India, and usually include a buffet. [10] The richer the people getting married, the bigger the buffet, sometimes inviting as many as five thousand guests. If each guest eats around six dishes, we’re taking about a seriously big buffet!

Sam
Sandeep Sreedharan is a wedding caterer from Goa in South India – he owns a company which provides the food and drink for special social occasions. Here he talks with Ruth Alexander, presenter of BBC World Service, The Food Programme, about organising an Indian wedding buffet:

Sandeep Sreedharan
It's a very vicious circle, I think, right? Everybody wants to overwhelm everybody around you.

Ruth Alexander
OK. That's the aim. [11] They are out to impress - they want to ‘wow’ the guests - knock their socks off.

Sandeep Sreedharan
Knock their socks off. [12] They should just go back saying,  ‘I couldn't eat even half of it!’, you know. Some people just come for eating. They don't even worry about who's wedding is it… They know that… ‘Who's the caterer? Ah, these guys are catering. Oh my God, this is gonna be great.

Sam
Wedding buffets are designed to amaze and overwhelm the guests with their huge displays of food. They need to ‘wow’ the guests, or knock their socks off – an idiom meaning to amaze and impress someone.

Neil
[13] The problem is that no matter how extravagant and expensive one buffet is, the next one has to be even more impressive, something Sandeep calls a vicious circle – a difficult situation which has the effect of creating new problems which then make the original situation even worse.

Sam
[14] It seems the secret to enjoying a buffet is trying a little bit of everything, without stuffing yourself until you can’t move – although in the past, I think, that was exactly the idea.

Neil
OK, it’s time to reveal the answer to my question - where did the buffets originally come from?

Sam
I guessed it was from the United States. Was I right?

Neil
That was… the wrong answer, I’m afraid, Sam. In fact buffets are thought to have come from Sweden in the Middle Ages.

Sam
OK, let’s recap the vocabulary we’ve learned, starting with the expression, eyes bigger than your belly, or eyes bigger than your stomach,used when someone has taken more food than they can eat.

Neil
If you pile up your plate,you gather a large quantity of food together into a pile.

Sam
The phrase to get your money’s worth means to get good value for the money you have spent .

Neil
A vicious circle is a problematic situation, having the effect of creating new problems which then make the first situation even worse.

Sam
The idiom to knock your socks off means to wow, amaze or impress someone.

Neil
And finally, a caterer is a person or company which provides food and drink for special social occasions. Once again, our six minutes are up. Bye for now!