很长时间以来，三明治的组成都非常简单：两片面包夹着一片芝士或者火腿。但现如今，一种全新的三明治店正在将三明治变成一道精品美食。这些三明治小店通过社交媒体吸引了越来越多的人前去体验。本文探讨这些高价优质三明治的成功因素。

词汇：sandwich 三明治

For many of us, sandwiches are something simple. Something we can take to work or school to avoid having to cook lunch, something we can buy quickly and cheaply. For many of us, we don't even need to stop working to eat them. Sandwiches could possibly be the ultimate convenience food.

But now it seems people are realising that the humble sandwich can be so much more. There's nothing convenient about waiting an hour and paying five times the price of a supermarket sarnie, but that's exactly what customers at one London sandwich shop have been doing. What is it that makes people so keen to get their hands on these £12 sandwiches?

Firstly, it's the ingredients. As baking has become more popular, good quality bread is both available and expected. The brains behind many of these gourmet sandwich shops are often people who have worked in the kitchens of top, Michelin-starred restaurants. This means that they bring a fine-dining attitude to their sandwiches, sourcing the best and freshest ingredients, combining them in new and creative ways. Secondly, it's the size. Max Halley, owner of a similar sandwich shop, boasts that the sandwiches his shop makes are twice the size of most burgers.

Finally, having sandwiches that look both huge and delicious is perfect for social media. While they may be more expensive than supermarket sandwiches, they are far more accessible than many other dining options. Being enticing, affordable, and trendy is an almost guaranteed way to attract attention online and bring crowds to the shops' doors. That's what's leading some to spend most of their lunch hour queueing up for a bite.

And why not? They might be a bit too expensive to have every day, but taking time away from your desk to eat something that has been thoughtfully prepared from fresh, high-quality ingredients isn't a bad thing. It could be a good alternative to munching on industrially-produced supermarket sandwiches at your desk while staring at a spreadsheet.

词汇表

convenience food 方便食品
humble 普通的
convenient 方便的
sarnie (英式英语)三明治
keen 热衷的，渴望的
get your hands on 得到
ingredient 原料
baking 烘焙
expected 期待的
gourmet 优质的
Michelin-starred 拥有米其林星级的
fine-dining 高级餐饮
source 采购，从…获取
combine 组合，结合
boast 夸耀
delicious 美味的
accessible 容易得到的
dining option 餐饮选择
enticing 诱人的，有吸引力的
trendy 时髦的
thoughtfully 精心地

测验与练习

1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. True or false? People can't work and eat sandwiches at the same time.

2. How long have people queued up at the London sandwich shop mentioned in the article?

3. Where have many of these gourmet sandwich shop owners worked before?

4. How much bigger than a burger are Max Halley's sandwiches?

5. What things have made sandwiches popular online?

2. 选择意思恰当的单词或词组来完成下列句子。

1. The easiest thing to make for lunch is a cheese _______.

baking sarnie gourmet sourcing

2. _______ the best ingredients is important for a restaurant business.

Industrially-produced Thoughtfully Sourcing Enticing

3. I can't wait to _______ my birthday presents.

sourcing convenient get my hands on combining

4. I'm always _______ to try new recipes.

convenient keen gourmet humble

5. Sandwiches have become very _______.

convenience food dining option keen trendy

答案

1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. True or false? People can't work and eat sandwiches at the same time.

False. The article says that for many of us, we don't need to stop working to eat them.

2. How long have people queued up at the London sandwich shop mentioned in the article?

People have queued for an hour at the London sandwich shop.

3. Where have many of these gourmet sandwich shop owners worked before?

Many of these gourmet sandwich shop owners have worked in the kitchens of top Michelin-starred restaurants.

4. How much bigger than a burger are Max Halley's sandwiches?

Max Halley boasts that his sandwiches are twice the size of most burgers.

5. What things have made sandwiches popular online?

Being enticing, affordable and trendy is an almost guaranteed way to attract attention online.

2. 选择意思恰当的单词或词组来完成下列句子。

1. The easiest thing to make for lunch is a cheese sarnie.

2. Sourcing the best ingredients is important for a restaurant business.

3. I can't wait to get my hands on my birthday presents.

4. I'm always keen to try new recipes.

5. Sandwiches have become very trendy.