離開
進入《中英對照讀新聞》Tokyo remains top gourmet city in Michelin Guide 東京維持米其林指南3星美食之都地位
◎張沛元
Japan’s capital has retained its top spot in the world of gastronomy, according to Michelin Guides, with more top-rated restaurants than Paris for the second year in a row.
根據米其林美食指南，日本首都東京維持全球3星美食之都的地位，當地所擁有的3星頂級餐廳數，連續第2年超越巴黎。
The Tokyo metropolitan area, which unseated Paris from the No. 1 spot last year with 11 three-star restaurants, widened its margin this year with a stunning 14 receiving the highest rating, Michelin said in a statement Wednesday. The French capital scored 10.
米其林週三在一份聲明中指出，東京大都會區（譯註：東京版米其林指南的調查範圍涵蓋東京、橫濱與鎌倉），去年就以11家3星餐廳把巴黎擠下世界美食之都的寶座，今年（2011年版）又以驚人的14家餐廳獲評鑑為最頂級的3星，拉大與巴黎之間的差距。法國首都巴黎有10家餐廳獲評鑑為3星級。
Michelin Guides Director Jean-Luc Naret said the results proved once again that Tokyo was the world’s gastronomical capital.
米其林美食指南總監納雷特說，此一結果再度證明，東京是全球美食之都。
The first Michelin Guide was published in 1900 as a handbook for French motorists. It made its Asia debut in Japan in 2007.
第1本米其林指南出版於1900年，提供法國駕駛人作為美食指引手冊之用。2007年首度進軍亞洲出版日本版米其林。
Tokyo’s victory included the debut of sushi restaurant Araki and the promotion of three Japanese restaurants that had been awarded two stars in the previous edition of the guide, including one that specializes in pufferfish, a delicacy known as fugu that can be highly poisonous if prepared improperly.
東京的勝利包括首次入榜就獲得3星評價的壽司店??輝，以及在前一版東京米其林中被評鑑為2星的3家餐廳在新版中被升為3星，其中包括一家專門提供河豚的餐廳，這種美食倘若不小心處理、便有中毒致命之虞。
新聞辭典
in a row：片語，連續。例句：I haven’t had a good meal for three days in a row.（我連著3天沒好好吃一頓了。）
unseat：動詞，使離開座位，特別是馬鞍。
make one’s debut：某人的初次露面或登台。例句：That young tenor makes his debuts next month at the Metropolitan Opera.（那名年輕的男高音下月在大都會歌劇院展開一系列首度登台演出。）
