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I'm Neil. And I'm Rob. Now Rob, you look like you enjoy a good meal. Well, I do like eating out and I like to think I know a good meal when I have one. Well, that should give you an advantage with today's quiz. In 2016, which is the last year we have statistics统计数值 for, how many restaurants and mobile food services were there in the UK? Was about 75,000, about 83,000, about 93,000? Well, I know there are a lot, so I'm going to say 93,000, but that is just a guess.

I'll reveal显示 the answer a little later in the programme. Today, we're talking about being a foodie. Rob, what is a foodie? Well, I would describe a foodie as someone who has a strong interest in food. They like preparing it as well as eating it. They like using good ingredients成分 and they're probably not fans of fast food. Angela Hartnett is one of Britain's top chefs. In the BBC podcast The Bottom Line, she talked about this topic. In this first clip, how does she describe people who say they are foodies?

I think people who say they're foodies buy the books, watch TV and will cook a little bit. She's saying that people who say they are foodies may not actually实际上 know that much about food. They buy books and watch cookery programmes on TV and will cook a little bit. A little bit is a common phrase that means a small amount and if you do something a little bit, it means you don't do it a lot. You could just say a little, but adding bit to the phrase makes it very natural.

Well, we heard a little bit of Angela Hartnett there. Let's hear more now. What's her description of a foodie? My idea of a foodie is the very European idea that people go and shop every day. They understand one end of a pig from another. And maybe that's a bit romantic, but I look at my mother and I look at my grandmother and I'll back around. You know, they made food. They knew about what was expensive. They knew about quality and stuff like that.

Rob, do you know one end of a pig from another? Well, I hope so. But the point Angela Hartnett is making is that a true foodie has a good understanding谅解, for example, of the different parts of an animal that are used in cooking and what they're used for. She says that idea might be a bit romantic. We normally think of the word romantic when we're talking about love and relationships关系, but that's not what it means here, is it?

No. Romantic can also describe a pleasant ideal理想, an imaginary假想的 perfect way of life that forgets about the difficult things of everyday existence存在. Let's hear some more from Chef Angela Hartnett now. What is she worried about? I think we think we're foodies, but I think food is expensive in this country. I don't think it's affordable负担得起的 for lots of people. And I think we are in danger of not knowing how to cook anymore, how to make a meal for a family of four for five pounds.

So Rob, what is Angela Hartnett worried about? She commented发表评论 that food was very expensive here in Britain. Many people don't have enough money to buy it. As she said, it's not affordable负担得起的. She thinks we might be in danger of not being able to feed our families cheaply廉价地. Can you say a bit more about the phrase 'endanger of'? Sure. The phrase 'to be in danger of' is followed by a gerund, and it means that there is the possibility可能 of something bad happening.

It's not happened yet, but it could happen. Thanks, Rob. Right. Well, we're in danger of running out of time, so let's get to the answer to the question I asked at the start of the programme. I asked how many restaurants or mobile food services there were in the UK in 2016. And I said, it was a guess, 93,000. But was I right? I'm afraid you're 10,000 out. The answer is approximately近似地 83,000. Right. Well, I've still got a few more to get to before I can tick发出滴答声 them all off my list.

Me too. Well, before we go, let's recap the words and phrases we talked about today. The first was 'foodie'. Yes, 'foodie' is a modern word to describe someone who is very interested in all aspects方面 of food, from buying, preparing and cooking to eating. And someone who may or may not know which end of a pig is which. Well, I think you're being a little bit silly there, aren't you? Well, a little bit was our next phrase, wasn't it?

Yes, a little bit. A very simple but a very natural conversational口语的 phrase that means a small amount. The next word was the adjective 'romantic'. Not used in the context of love here, though虽然, was it? No, it wasn't. A romantic idea here is one that is not realistic现实的, but is an imagined perfect situation. For example, we have a very romantic view of our childhoods when every Christmas was a white Christmas and every summer holiday was baking hot and spent on the beach.