綜合英語教程四_Unit_9_Chinese_Food.ppt

1、Unit NineThe author and the textTom McArthur, Professor of English at the University of Quebec , is editor of the journal English Today and the full Oxford Companion to the English . The text is taken from The Written Word , Oxford University Press 1987. Lesson Outline 1. Cultural background informa

2、tion 2. Brainstorming 3. Chinese Cuisine 4. Text explanation 5. ExercisesNO:1 八大菜系之魯菜 NO:2 八大菜系之粵菜 NO:3 八大菜系之川菜 NO:4 八大菜系之湘菜 NO:5 八大菜系之閩菜 NO:6 八大菜系之浙菜 NO:7 八大菜系之蘇菜 NO:8 八大菜系之徽菜 The text can be divided into three parts. Part 1(paras.1-4):It discusses the difference in Chinese and Western attitudes to

3、wards food. Part 2(paras.5-6):It deals with the reasons of the international success of Chinese food. Part 3(paras.7-9):It elaborates on the nature of Chinese food.Rhetorical devices Alliteration :solids and soups Simile :like a religious ceremony Metaphor :food is quite simply a fuel Metonymy :eati

4、ng a hamburger or drinking Coca-Cola Consonance :length and breadth Personification :they may be chopped up and given parts with labels.In the matter of: adv 就就.而論而論【set phrase】 a matter of 大約, 大概.的問題 a matter of course 當然的事 a matter of opinion 看法不同的問題 as a matter of convenience 為方便起見 as a matter of

5、 course 自然, 不用說, 照例 as a matter of fact 實際上, 不瞞你說, 確實, 事實是 as a matter of record 根據(jù)所報數(shù)據(jù) as a matter of routine 作為例行公事; 按常規(guī) as matters stand as the matter stands 照目前的情況 carry matters with a high hand 采取高壓手段; 專橫跋扈 a matter of life and death 生死攸關(guān) in matter of 與.有關(guān) in the matter of 至于; 關(guān)于, 在.方面 it is no

6、 matter that .是無關(guān)緊要的 let the matter drop go, rest聽任事情自然發(fā)展 make a matter 大驚小怪, 引起一場風波 make matters it worse更壞的是, 更糟的是 make sth. a matter of conscience憑良心做某事 matter at issue爭論點; 正在討論的問題 no laughing matter不是鬧著玩的事 no matter how what, when, where, who 不管怎樣什么, 何時, 哪里, 誰.Proceed: vi. 開始進行(to), 繼續(xù)進行(with),

7、出(原)自(from) proceed from the out side to the inside由表及里 proceed to Beijing 去北京 proceed to the next business著手另一工作 proceed to the degree of M.A.得文學碩士學位 The talks proceeded in a friendly atmosphere. 會談是在友好的氣氛中進行的 。See more phrases【SET PHRASE】 export proceeds出口收入, 出口貨款 life insurance proceeds人壽保險收入 loa

8、n proceeds 借入資 金 net proceeds 純收入, 凈收益 sales proceeds 銷貨進款 tax proceeds 捐稅收入, 稅收 veterans insurance proceeds退伍軍人保險收入 proceeds in cash貨幣收入 proceeds of sale 銷售收入phenomenal:?very unusual; extraordinary strength memory? known through sense a experienceconform to: vi. 遵守， 符合（to， with） conform to the cust

9、oms of society 遵守社會習俗 conform with the regulations 遵守規(guī)章It is that is (1) at the root of sudden and (2) phenomenal spread of Chinese food throughout (3) the length and breadth of the Western World.(1) at the root (of): 實質(zhì)上；根本上blush to the roots of ones hair 臉紅到發(fā)根get at (to) the root of sth. 追究根源grass

10、 roots 基層單位 (群眾)pull ones roots 改行,轉(zhuǎn)行root and branch 全部地 to the root 完全的,徹底的the root of all evil 禍根正是西方這種與日俱增的感官享受主義以及擺脫根深蒂固的生活習慣束縛的愿望,再加上中國飲食所固有的感知觀念,很容易滿足人的味覺,才可使得中國飲食能夠快速遍布西方世界各個角落.q要求接不定式接不定式做賓語的動詞有：expect, urge, intend, persuade, prefer, cause, encourage, tell, ask, make, let;q下列動詞既可以用動名詞也可以用不定

11、式既可以用動名詞也可以用不定式做賓語：remember, forget, regret, mean, like, hate, love, stop。qremember, forget, regret后接不定式接不定式時表示動作尚未動作尚未發(fā)生發(fā)生；接動名詞接動名詞表示動作已經(jīng)發(fā)生動作已經(jīng)發(fā)生。qlike, hate, love 后面接不定式接不定式表示一次性的或具體的一次性的或具體的動作動作，接動名詞接動名詞時表示習慣性或抽象的動作表示習慣性或抽象的動作。qstop 后面加不定式加不定式表示停下現(xiàn)在的動作去干另一件事停下現(xiàn)在的動作去干另一件事，加動名詞加動名詞表示停下現(xiàn)在正在做的事停下現(xiàn)在正在

12、做的事。qmean 后面加不定式加不定式表示打算去一件事打算去一件事，加動名詞加動名詞表示意思是什么意思是什么。 Questions: 1. What did you have for dinner last night?2. Please make a list of three Chinese dishes and one Western dish.3. Do you agree that cuisine represents the cultural characteristics of a people? Why or why not?Chinese FoodSome English

13、expressions for common Chinese dishes:北京烤鴨 roast Beijing duck宮保雞丁 spicy diced chicken with peanuts古老肉 sweet and sour pork荷葉蒸肉 steamed pork wrapped in lotus leaf家常豆腐 home style bean curd麻婆豆腐 Mabo tofu (Bean curd with mince and chili oil, Ma Pos bean curd）糖醋里脊 sweet and sour fillet糖醋鯉魚 fried carp with

14、 sweet and sour sauce糖醋排骨 sweet and sour spareribs魚香肉絲 shredded pork with garlic sauce走油扣肉 steamed fried pork叫花雞beggars chicken龍井蝦仁 shrimp with Longjin tea leaves宋嫂魚羹 sister songs fish soup餛飩 won ton水餃 dumpling饅頭 steamed bun包子 stuffed bun月餅 moon cakeSome common western food: sandwich mashed potato s

15、alad hamburger French fries spaghetti意大利式細面條 macaroni 通心面 pizza steak pudding apple pie omelet煎蛋卷 Russian soup (borsch) Broth (肉湯) bacon breadChinese Cooking Methods: Roasting: Boiling: Shallow frying: Stewing Red-cooking Stir Frying Deep frying Salting Pickling Steeping Drying Splashing Rinsing smo

16、kingFood Symbolism In China, foods are given particular meanings, so that in certain occasion a type of food, can only be eaten by some specific individuals, or must be eaten in specific occasion. Usually, an honored guest will be served a snappers head or shell to hail him and show warmly welcome i

17、n some districts. What did people say aboutOne should eat to live,not live to eat. Molire (1622 - 1673) French playwright Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are. Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755 - 1826) French politician, and writer. We are what we eat.吃什么東西，就長什么樣子。吃什么東西，就長什么樣子。Well fed

18、, well bred.衣食足，而后知禮節(jié)衣食足，而后知禮節(jié)。He that eats least eat most.食量少，能長壽食量少，能長壽。 Fish is always served to symbolize accumulations of prosperity and wealth with the New Years Eve meals. There are other foods and snacks, which symbolize good wishes under special circumstances. These include duck, chicken and melon seeds. Long noodle is the symbol of longevity in China, so that youngsters or seniors all will have a bowl of Long Life Noodle in the expectation of a healthy life. In Centra