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Grandson: Grannie, what's the course of cornmeal called?
孙子：奶奶，这道玉米粉做的饼叫什么呀？
Grandma: Oh, it's hushpuppy.
奶奶：叫油炸玉米饼呀。（注：这个词由两个英语单词合成而来，拆开来的字面意思是"安静，狗狗"）
Grandson: Hushpuppy? Sounds interesting. Why does it contain "puppy" in its name?
孙子：油炸玉米饼？挺有意思的。为什么它的名字里面含有"狗狗"呢？
Grandma: I heard one version of the story. There's an African cook in Atlanta. One day, when he is frying cornmeal and catfish one day, a puppy began to howl. In order to make the puppy quiet, he gave it a bowl of cornmeal and ordered, "Hush, puppy." Then, the name becomes popular.
奶奶：我听过这道菜由来的一个故事。从前，在亚特兰大有个非洲厨师。一天，他在油炸玉米饼和鲶鱼的时候，一只小狗朝他叫了起来。为了让这个小狗狗保持安静，他给了它一碗玉米饼，然后下令"安静，小狗"。从此，这个名字就流传开来啦。
Grandson: Ha, that's interesting!
孙子：哈哈，真有意思啊！
Grandma: Oh, yeah. But I think "hushpuppy" is better to be called "hushteddy " at home, as you're always singing and dancing around when I fry hushpuppies for you.
奶奶：哦，是啊！不过我觉得在我们家，这道菜更适合叫"安静泰德"，因为，每次我炸饼给你吃的时候，你总在一旁手舞足蹈。
