火锅

　　火锅中，重庆火锅(hotpot)最著名，也最受欢迎。重庆人认为以麻辣 (peppery and hot)著称的火锅是当地特色。人们喜欢围在用木炭(charcoal)、 电热或天然气加热的火锅旁边吃边聊美味和有营养的食物。人们可以选择辣汤、清汤以及鸳鸯(combo)锅底，再将肉片、鱼片、各种豆腐产品和蔬菜加进火锅，之后蘸上特制酱料即可食用。在寒冷的冬天里，吃火锅成为一件惬意十足的事情。

　　参考翻译:

　　Hotpot

　　Chongqing hotpot is the most famous and popular of all hotpots. In the eyes of people in Chongqing, hotpot noted for its peppery and hot taste is a local specialty. People enjoy gathering around a hotpot heated with charcoal, electricity or natural gas and chatting over the delicious and nutritious food. You have a choice of spicy, pure or combo for the soup, into which you may add thin sliced meat, fish, various bean curd products and vegetables, and dip them into a special sauce before eating. It is a very delightful experience to eat hotpot in the cold winter.

　　翻译讲解

　　1.以…著称:可译为be noted for。noted作形容词，表示“著名的，显著的”，同样的搭配还有be noted as,表示“作为…而著名”。两个词组有区别，使用时需要注意。

　　2.当地特色:可译为local specialty。specialty可以表示“特产，招牌菜”。

　　3.选择:可译为have a choice of,表示“有…选择”。也可以用动词choose。

　　4.酱料:可译为sauce。

　　5.惬意十足的:即“令人愉悦的”,译为delightful或pleasing。