dispiriting 令人沮喪. dispiritingly bland, aims for maximum palatability極致的迎合大眾口味. stodge, fish and chips, fish chip, bastion, Swift pint, fish 'n' chips, then business.

Critics of the conflict see a distinctly Trumpian disaster unfolding in the Middle East, reflecting the president’s worst traits. The truth is even more dispiriting: https://econ.st/4cvwnkg

批評者認為，這場衝突正在中東上演一場典型的川普式災難，反映了這位總統最糟糕的性格特質。但真相更令人沮喪：https://econ.st/4cvwnkg

平淡乏味的阿黛爾和酷玩樂團與英國音樂曾經輝煌的時代，例如披頭四和滾石樂團的「英國入侵」時期，相去甚遠。

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從阿黛爾到酷玩樂隊，從《Hello》到平淡無奇的英國流行樂

英國音樂追求的是極致的迎合大眾口味。

The dispiritingly bland Adele and Coldplay are a long way removed from more colourful epochs of UK music, such as the original British Invasion of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

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From Adele to Coldplay, ‘Hello’ to bland British pop
Music from the UK aims for maximum palatability.

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Communist rule in Poland ended on this day in 1989. The regime did to the country's national cuisine what it did to so much else: it reduced it to bland stodge characterised by poor ingredients, low standards and low expectations http://econ.st /1USCnoF ‪#‎ econarchive‬

What communism did to Polish food

A NATION'S cuisine can sometimes provide a nice history lesson. Take Poland, for instance. With Polish food boasting German, Jewish, Russian and Hungarian...

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Brexiteer wants to leave EU so she can 'eat fish and chips from a newspaper again'

We have heard many, many explanations as to why people chose to vote for Brexit in the 2016 EU referendum. From bendy bananas to 'less paperwork' we'v...

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2004/6/17 看報章學點吃喝英文

【本文下兩語請問瑞麟中：Excuse' mois/ cassoulet。屆時再更新。
第一個問題Excuse' mois正確寫法為Excusez-moi=Excuse me
第二個問題可以叫做什錦砂鍋。
cassoulet [kasulɛ]
nom masculin
sausage and bean hotpot

rl
18:00 2004/61/】

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BBC駐北京記者 林慕蓮：

英國最經典的一道食品炸魚配薯條，終於在中國的首都北京安家落戶。與喝下午茶相比，炸魚配薯條在英國更受歡迎。儘管炸魚配薯條還不像愛爾蘭酒吧那樣在全球各地得到普及，不過BBC駐北京記者林慕蓮在她的來信中說，如果這道英國食品能在北京取得成功，那麼也許炸魚配薯條的名聲會徹底改變。 …….

Swift pint, fish 'n' chips, then business.

Xi Jinping UK visit, learn more: bbc.in/1OKD6rA

2017.10.2 我在捷運看到 BURGER KING® 公司廣告由Alaska的魚漿做成的chip，稱之為

fish chip。不過，網路上找不到資料。希望這不是台製的英語詞彙。

fish and chips noun [U]
fish covered with batter (= a mixture of flour, eggs and milk) and then fried and served with pieces of fried potato


《每日電訊報》刊登了中英兩國領導人喝啤酒的照片。在分享了炸魚和薯條之後，習近平問「鹽和醋在哪裏啊」？



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There is more to British Cuisine than boiled food as traditional dishes are making a comeback. Rashmi Uday Singh makes a case for the last bastion of the Empire.

bastion

(băs'chən, -tē-ən)
n.

1. A projecting part of a fortification.
2. A well-fortified position.
3. One that is considered similar to a defensive stronghold: You are a bastion of strength. See synonyms at bulwark.

[French, from Old French bastillon, from bastille, fortress. See bastille.]

Excuse' mois, you French gourmets, but I am going to make a case for British food and of course also for the food in Britain. Sure! you think that British food is all about boiled meats served up with stodge…

Bland - definition of bland by The Free Dictionary

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Characterized by a moderate, unperturbed, or tranquil quality, especially: a. Pleasant in manner; smooth: a bland smile. b. Not irritating or stimulating; soothing: ...

stodge  noun [U] UK INFORMAL DISAPPROVING
heavy food, such as potatoes, bread and rice, which contains too much starch and makes you feel very full stodge 1. 【物】 厚膩的[易使人脹肚子的]食物;枯燥乏味的[無聊的]東西[作品];動作緩慢的人 ；. 暴食,飽食;(在泥濘等中)步履艱難地走