Floating breakfasts go viral 火爆的“漂浮早餐”

2021-12-08谷战峰

疯狂英语·新阅版 2021年10期

谷战峰

疫情期間应减少出游，减少聚集，但即使这样，也不耽误人们“晒”美拍。海岛度假地为减少聚集用餐而提供的“漂浮早餐”恰好迎合了人们这种需要，成为新晋“网红”。泡在水里享用高颜值的早餐，想想都很惬意！

1 If you follow travel influencers lately， it's likely that you've seen at least one floating breakfast.

2 The floating breakfast is your typical fine hotel room service breakfast， including toast， fruit， coffee and the like. It is served in a pool or hot tub（热水浴池） instead of in bed. Usually， it is placed on large plates or in colorful baskets， and then decorated with bright flowers to make it more pleasant to look at. These breakfasts are particularly popular in Asia and the Pacific， especially at warm?weather private villa resorts in places like Thailand， Fiji and the Maldives. While these breakfasts have become common on resort menus over the last five years， the coronavirus pandemic has made them more popular than ever as hotel guests are avoiding eating together in dining rooms.

3 Like afternoon tea， amid the pandemic， the floating breakfast has quickly become yet another must for fine hotels. Timo Kuenzli， general manager of Koh Samui's all?pool?villa Cape Fahn Hotel， says that nearly 100% of their guests over the past year have ordered one.

4 Due to the growing presence of floating breakfasts， resorts have to keep investing more to make their offering stand out. The Six Senses Uluwatu in Bali serves its floating breakfasts in a red heart?shaped basket. The Anantara in Koh Phangan， Thailand， has a floating “sunset sushi” feast. Cape Fahn is working on a floating afternoon tea experience.

5 Are these breakfasts just made to be shared online and deserted， or do people really enjoy eating them？ James Booth， a Sydney?based reporter for DMarge.com， thought that， for him， the meal worked better in concept than in reality. He realized that in a wet environment， leaving the breakfast out was maybe not ideal. He added that the coffee had a bit of pool water in it， and the bread was soggy（受潮的）.

6 Regardless of various opinions on the hotel offerings， it looks like these floating meals have made their way to the table. Just remember to drink the coffee first.

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Choose the best answers according to the text.

Inference

1. What can be inferred about floating breakfasts according to Para. 2？

A. They often look visually friendly.

B. They tend to be enjoyed in bed.

C. They appeared amid the pandemic.

D. They appear more nutritious.

Inference

2. Why does the author mention Timo Kuenzli in Para. 3？

A. To describe a scene.

B. To introduce a person.