The culture of food and dining in the West is a little different from that in China.The proper Western dinner at a fine restaurant is one of manners, focusing on conversation.You are expected to have knowledge of table manners such as what folk or knife to u as the are esntial in Western dining.The meal would consist of veral cours including a soup or salad, an appetizer, the main dish, and a desrt.The atmosphere will be filled with light music that would only rve as background as people conver with each other.The decorations are usually spar and are only meant to highlight the atmosphere that is being created by the music.This type of dining is different from the dining experience in most restaurant
s in China.However, with the increa in internationalism, more restaurants are opening which reflect the more Western dining style.The Chine people, now more affluent and knowledgeable about international customs, are beginning to join in this dining experience.This is not to say that people have given up the deep richness in culture that Chine food reprents.It only means that more choices and tastes are becoming available to population.This reprents a significant improvement as it will change the perception that the height of Western dining is fast food.As cultural communication expands, knowledge of Western food will improve.
[理解] (True or Fal)
1．The proper Western dinner at a fine restaurant focus on conversation.(T)
2．Chine people have given up the deep richness in culture that Chine food reprents.(F)
3．If cultural communication expands, knowledge of Western food will improve.(T)
[积累]
1．esntial adj. 必要的，本质的
2．consist of 由……组成(或构成)
3．appetizer n. 开胃菜
4．atmosphere n. 气氛，氛围
5．spar 印花税税目税率表adj. 稀少的，稀疏的
6．highlight v. 突出，强调
7．reflect v. 反映，反射
8．affluent adj. 富裕的，丰富的
9．significant adj. 重要的，有意义的
10．perception n. 感觉，知觉，洞察力
Section ⅠReading and Thinking
艾草的功效
①cuisine n．菜肴；风味；烹饪
②Jean Anthelme BrillatSavarin让·安泰尔姆·布里亚萨瓦兰(法国美食家)
③put more simply更简单地说
④prior adj.先前的；优先的
prior to在……之前的
⑤consist vi.
consist of由……组成(或构成)
⑥pepper n．甜椒；灯笼椒；胡椒粉
⑦authentic adj.真正的；真实的
⑧recipe n．烹饪法；食谱
⑨on the other hand 另一方面
bold 立方体素描adj.大胆自信的；敢于冒险的
⑪recommend vt.推荐；介绍
⑫order v．点菜
⑬chef n．厨师；主厨
⑭peppercorn n．胡椒粒
⑮vinegar n．醋
⑯银行还款方式stuff vt.填满；把……塞进
n．东西；物品
⑰slice n．(切下的食物)薄片古筝英语
vt.把……切成薄片
slice ... off切下
⑱onion n赋的组词．洋葱；葱头
⑲Kazak adj.哈萨克族的
n．哈萨克族人
⑳Inner Mongolian内蒙古人
lamb n．羊羔肉；羔羊
lamb kebab烤羊肉串
elegant adj.精美的；讲究的；文雅的
dim sum n．点心(中国食品)
exceptional adj.特别的；罕见的
CULTURE AND CUISINE①
The French author Jean Anthelme BrillatSavarin② once wrote, “Tell me what you eat[1], and I will tell you what you are.” Put more simply③， this means “You are what you eat．[2]” Most people today relate this saying to healthy eating. However, BrillatSavarin was actually referring to our personality, character, and culture.
Certainly, in many ways this ems to be true. Chine cuisine is a ca in point. Prior④ to coming to China[3], my only experience with Chine cooking was in America, with Chine food that had been changed to suit American tastes[4]. For example, America's most popular Chine dish is General Tso's chicken, which consists⑤ of fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce[5], flavoured with hot red peppers⑥. This is probably not an authentic⑦ Chine recipe⑧， however, so it cannot tell us much about the Chine. On the other hand⑨， it does tell us a lot about Americans. It tells us, for example, that Americans love bold, simple flavours. And, since the dish was also invented recently, it tells us that Americans are not afraid to try new foods.[6]
[3]形容词短语位于句首，作时间状语。
[4]关系代词that引导定语从句修饰先行词food。
[5]关系代词which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词General Tso's chicken。
[6]这是一个主从复合句；从属连词since在句中引导原因状语从句；连接词that引导宾语从句作动词tells的宾语。
练字英语怎么说Later, I had a chance to experience authentic Chine food by coming to China. When my family and I had just arrived in China, we went looking for a good place to eat in Beijing. A Sichuan restaurant had been recommended⑪ to us by a friend, and finally, we found it. Tired, hungry, and not knowing a word of Chine[7], we had no idea how to order⑫， so the chef⑬ just began filling our table with the best food we had ever eaten[8]. With this, we had the pleasure of experiencing an entirely new taste：Sichuan peppercorns⑭. log算子The food was wonderful and different, but what was even more important was the friendship offered us.[9]
[7]and连接形容词短语和现在分词短语，放于句首作状语。
