Chinese Food

1、v Chinese are famous for their cuisine.Chinese are the ultimate gourmet.Especially in south China, they would say theyd eat everything that has four legs except dinner table,everything that has two wings except a plane.Many of these dishes are so called medicinal dishes believed to have extraordinar

2、y nutritional value, including Shark Fin and Swallow(bird) Nest.vAccording to Chinese philosophy, food is the most important part of life, but a Western would hardly take food so seriously.Food is prepared in various ways imaginable in Chinese culture, but the cooking methods in Western cuisine seem

3、 to be relatively simple.Whats more, the eating manners are also different.The Chinese would take eating itself as an end.They would pay less attention to things other than food such as table manners, while a Western would take eating as a means to an end, and as a result would pay more attention to

4、 table manners and atmosphere of eating. Western people do not hold their bowl up even when they have a bowl of soup.vIt has occupied an important part in our life. “Have you eaten?” This greeting simply justifies its importance.vIt can determine not only our physical health but also our spiritual o

5、ne.The saying “ Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are” can prove it.vchopsticks VS knives or forksvfood on a shared plate VS own platevChinese food: starter-cold dishes-hot dishes-staple food(rice/noodles/pancake)-soup.vWestern food: starter-soup/drink-main dishes-dessert-fruitsvOve

6、r-order food VS just enoughvShandong: clear,pure but not greasyvSichuan:none two share the same tastevGuangdong: choice seafoodvHunan: arid and peppery with lots of seasoningvChinese attach much importance and value to food and eating.The purpose of going to a restaurant is to enjoy the pleasure of

7、eating and savoring, whereas for a Westerner, it may be, first of all, to socialize, then to eat.vsoybean milk 豆浆 steamed buns, steamed bread 馒头 vPart one: (1-?)vPart Two:(?-6)vPart Three:(7-9)vPart One(1-4)vQ 1: How is food different from music, lecture or matters of business?vThey can never be int

8、egrated into ones body or spiritual state, one may not attend to them whole-heartedly.Yet, food is different. As it is going into our bodies, it requires serioue treatment.v(1).attend to:vlook after/deal with/see to/handlevIm really busy right now.There are a lot of things to attend to.vThe cabin cr

9、ew will attend to the passengers needs.vWould you please attend to what I have written about in your composition?v(2): be indifferent to: without interest or concernvHe is indifferent to praise or blame, about success or failure.v(3).moral fibre:the quality of being determined to do what you think i

10、s right.vthe destruction of moral fiber of the nationv(4).glutton:a person who eats too muchvgluttony: n. the habit of eating or drinking too muchvalliteration:is the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.Like rhyme, alliteration is a great help to memory. It is a powerful device that pr

11、ose has borrowed it. It is the alliteration that makes us remember such phrases as: sink or swim, do or die, the more the merrier, watchful waiting, poor but proud, hale and hearty, (strong and healthy)green as grass, live and learn, money makes the mare go. vPeter Piper picked a peck of pickled pep

12、pers v(5).profoundly:extremelyvHe can hardly calm down after that profoundly disturbing experience.v(6).derive from:come from a sourcevHe has derived the passion for arts from his father.v(7).no less than: before an amount to indicate that the amount is larger than you expected.vHe has applied for n

13、o less than 10 jobs.(to show surprise).vNot less than 1000 people came.(不少于）vno less than:vHe is accused of no less crime than traitor.vHe is no less guilty than you.vA whale is no less a mammal than a horse is.vItalian is no less a mother tongue for her than English.v.vA is no better than B.(A &

14、; B are equally bad).vA is no bigger than B.vNo more thanvNo fewer thanvNo wider thanvNo larger thanvNo thicker thanvNo more than:merely/only(accurate number)vNo more than 3 people came to my class.vNot more than:不多于vThe water is not more than five feet deep at any point.vNo morethan表示等同关系,用熟悉的事物去比喻

15、不熟悉的事物,后面的从句形式是肯定的,但意义是否定的.vHe is no more a god than we are.(他不是神,就像我们不是一样)vThey are no more scholars than my baby.vShe is no more enthusiastic than they are.vShe is no more a fool than you are.v(8).authority:n.v authoritative adj.v(9).ecstasy:sudden intense feeling or excitementvThey went into ecst

16、asies over the view.vIn ecstasy: be very excitedvI was in ecstasy when I knew she won scholarship.vecstatic adj.He gave an ecstatic sigh of happiness.v(10).in advance: beforehandv(11).smother:to cover thicklyvThe cook smothered a steak with mushrooms.vShe smothered him with kisses.vShe smothered the

17、 baby with pillow.vShe felt smothered by her husbands loving.v(12).lavish: give a lot or too much of sth.vlavish gift/money/attention/affection on/upon sbvShe lavishes most of her attention on her youngest son.vShes been accused of lavishing too much attention on just one or two students.vFor years

18、he has lavished expensive gifts on the girl.vlavish:adj:extravagentvlavish gifts/celebrationsvFood to my countrymen(sibling).v Food to us Chinese is one of the greatest joys in life: it is thought about before being prepared; it is treated with lots of love and care while being prepared; and when it

19、 is ready, it is enjoyed with excessive amount of time.v(13).proceed with sth: go on doing sth.vWe are not sure whether we still want to proceed with the sale.vThe project proceeds slowly.vproceed against: to start a courtcase against sb.vproceeds of /from sth: n.money you receive sth.vThe proceeds

20、of the concert will go towards famine relief.vPart two(5-6)vQ: What has helped the spread of Chinese food to the rest of the world?vFirstly,many people from HK, China opened restaurants in various places. Secondly, the Western people have become interested in the pursuit of sensual pleasures and are

21、 eager to break the old Western habits. Thirdly, sensual concept is an inherent element of Chinese food.v(1).marked: striking/conspicuousvHe has made marked improvement in her pronunciation.vThere is a marked increase in economy.v(2).ubiquitious: to be everywhere/very commonvSuger is ubiquitious in

22、the diet.vubiquityv(3).be bedecked with/in sth.vOn National Day every building is bedecked with/in flags.v(4).dim sin gaivChiao-Tzu/Kuo-TiohvGing Ai Kwarvspring up:vNew words have sprung up with the development of technology.vHonolulu:is the capital as well as the most populous community of the Stat

23、e of Hawaii, United States. In the Hawaiian language, honolulu means sheltered place”vHuddersfield:north-central EnglandvHobokenv vchop suey jointsv(4).texture: the taste or feels of food,whether it is rough,smooth heavy or light.vThe two cheese were different in both taste and texture.v(5).part and

24、 parcel:an essential part of sthvTeaching is part and parcel of my job.v(6).taste bud= tastebud: the little point on the surface of the tongue which enables you to recognize the flavor of food or drink.v(7). Phenomenal: amazing/unusualvTheir performance is absolutely phenomenal.vShe has a phenomenal

25、 memory.vParaphrase: The main reason for the sudden and tremendous popularity of Chinese food throughout the whole Western world lies in two facts: one is the increased desire for sensual pleasures and freedom from age-old customs in the west; the other is the notion of physical pleasure provided by

26、 Chinese food which is always ready to satisfy the taste of the eater.vPart Three:vThe nature of Chinese foodvQ 1.Why is a Chinese meal compared to a religious ceremony?vJust like a religious ceremony that follows significant ritual procedures,a Chinese meal proceeds with carefully planned dishes,.I

27、t is time-consuming as preparing a religious ceremony.vfastidiously:with excessive carevShe kept her daughters fastidiously clean.vHe was fastidiously concerned about his appearance.vprocession:a group of people who are walking,riding or driving in a line as part of a public eventva funeral/religiou

28、s processionva number of dishes that are served one after another in an orderly wayvcontrive: (a).to invent or construct in a clever or unusual wayvThey contrived a plan to defraud the company.vHas anyone contrived a way of handling the situation?v(b).to manage to do sth in spite of difficulties.vI

29、contrived to spend four hours with my son every week.vcontrived: sth not natural and seems falsevAt the end of the movie theres this ridiculously contrived scene where everyone gets killed or disappears.alter: changeHer schedule has altered drastically.I want to have my clothes alteredalter wary res

30、ource mediaaltar weary recourse medianadapt drag compliment adept dreg complementmediation potent delicatemeditation patent dedicatecasual martial moralcausal marital moralevconform to/with sth:vto act in accordance; to comply withvHer clothes was not conformed with fashion.vThough educated, we stil

31、l have to conform to some old customs.velusive:hard to define/hard to findvWe tried to contact the manager, an elusive man who was never in his office.vThe meaning of the poem was somewhat elusive.vDuring the time of depression, employment becomes even more elusive.vThe Tao regulates natural processes and nourishes balance in the Universe. It embodies the harmony of opposites (i.e. there would be no love without hate, no light without dark, no male without female.) vEmily Hahn was born in St. L