The Cronut Craz|可颂甜甜圈旋风来袭

by Olivia Wycech

A new style of donut is so good that people are lining up for it all over the world.

　　Donuts will never be the same again because Cronuts have taken the world by storm. Almost everyone is talking about these donut-croissant _(1)_, but very few people are lucky enough to eat them. The pastries borrow the ring shape of _(2)_ donuts, but are made from croissant dough. They are fried and then filled, dusted, and glazed, just like regular donuts.

　　New York City is the official home to Cronuts, which were invented by chef Dominique Ansel at his Soho bakery in early 2013. It was only a matter of time _(3)_ everyone got in on the action because word about these delicious treats spread like wildfire. The Cronut craze has resulted in _(4)_ springing up all over the world. Even if you've heard that Cronuts are now available in your city, don't get too excited because they are not the real deal. The original Cronut is made _(5)_ at Dominique Ansel's bakery, and only a few hundred are made each day. For a taste of the real thing, and even some of the better replicas, lines are long. For many months after the _(6)_ launch of Cronuts, lines at the New York City bakery started as early as 6:00 AM, and the wait was hours long. It was reported that some people would even _(7)_ the hot commodities for up to US$100 for something that originally only cost US$5. While there are only a few places that sell fake Cronuts in Taiwan, many people expect them to be very popular soon.

 

1. (A) accessories (B) hybrids (C) counterparts (D) descendants

2. (A) eccentric (B) eloquent (C) implicit (D) classic

3. (A) after (B) until (C) before (D) since

4. (A) imitations (B) achievements (C) implications (D) manuscripts

5. (A) neutrally (B) symbolically (C) exclusively (D) ironically

6. (A) initial (B) invalid (C) amiable (D) complicated

7. (A) advocate (B) boycott (C) diagnose (D) resell

 

这种新式的甜甜圈极其美味，因此全世界的人都为了它而大排长龙。

　　甜甜圈再也不会和从前一样了，因为可颂甜甜圈已经席卷全世界。几乎每个人都在讨论这种甜甜圈和可颂面包的综合体，但很少人有幸能够吃到它们。这种糕点有着甜甜圈传统的圆圈形状，但却是由可颂的面团所制成。它们先经油炸后再加入内馅、洒上粉末和浇上糖汁，就像一般的甜甜圈一样。

　　纽约市是可颂甜甜圈的正宗发源地，它是由多明尼克‧安索尔师傅于 2013 年初在他位于纽约苏活区的面包店所发明。由于这些美味甜点的口碑迅速打响，每个人都赶上这股潮流只是时间早晚的问题罢了。可颂甜甜圈旋风已造成仿制品在世界各地如雨后春笋般出现。即使你已经听说可颂甜甜圈现在在你所属的城市可以买到，可别太兴奋，因为它们并不是真正的可颂甜甜圈。原创的可颂甜甜圈只有在多明尼克‧安索尔的面包店独门制作，而且每天只制作数百个。为了要一尝真正的可颂甜甜圈，或甚至是口感较好的复制品，人们不惜大排长龙。在可颂甜甜圈首度推出之后的好几个月期间，人们从清晨六点就在这家位于纽约市的面包店外头排队，而且一等就是好几个小时。据报导，有些人甚至会以高达一百美元的价格转卖这项原先只卖五美元的热销商品。虽然台湾目前只有少数地方有在卖可颂甜甜圈的仿制品，但许多人都看好它们很快就会大受欢迎。

答案： 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. C

6. A 7. D