snack/スナック


Preview(腕試し)

(Somewhere in America . . .)

Yoshi: In Japan, some people like to go to a snack after work to relax. Have you ever been to a snack?

Sam: Do you mean something like potato chips?

Yoshi: Of course not!

Sam: Well, in English, a snack is a ____________ .

 

A. a small bar

B. a light food eaten between meals

C. a fast-food restaurant that sells snacks

 


Examples(例文)

In Japanese, a snack is a very small bar where customers drink and sometimes sing karaoke around a counter. It seems to come from the English term "snack bar," but that term is used for small lunch counters: small restaurants that usually serves light meals (but not alcohol).

If you are referring to this kind of small Japanese bar, I would just call it a small bar. ("Snack" is an example of a word that has no English equivalent. In Japanese, the word "snack" describes something that is particular to Japan.)

In English, snack means a kind of food, such as popcorn or potato chips, that is eaten between meals. Even healthful foods such as apples and banana are considered snacks if they are eaten at a time other than breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

If you're interested in seeing what a snack bar in America serves, click here and then click on the picture that says "Snacks." This snack bar is at a drive-in theater.


Exercises (練習)

Please choose the best answer.

1. In English, which of these would be considered a snack?

A. a plate of spaghetti and a salad at dinner

B. cereal and toast at breakfast

C. an apple eaten after lunch but before dinner

 

2.
Tadashi: What did you do after work last night?

Hideji: On my way home I dropped into ____________ and had a few drinks while singing karaoke.

A. a snack

B. a small bar

C. a sushi shop


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