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Unit3FoodandCultureCultureandCuisine

文化和美食Part1CultureandCuisineTheFrenchauthorJeanAnthelmeBrillat-Savarinoncewrote,“Tellmewhatyoueat,andIwilltellyouwhatyouare.”Putmoresimply,thismeans“Youarewhatyoueat.”Mostpeopletodayrelatethissaying

tohealthyeating.However,Brillat-savarinwasactually

referringtoourpersonality,character,andculture.Para1putv.表述指的是……参考……谚语；格言=proverb=mottoCultureandCuisineCertainly,inmanywaysthisseemstobetrue.Chinesecuisineisacaseinpoint.PriortocomingtoChina,myonlyexperiencewithChinesecookingwasinAmerica,withChinesefoodthathadbeenchangedtosuit

Americantastes.Forexample,America’smostpopularChinesedishisGeneralTso’schicken,which

consistsof

friedchicken

coveredinasweetsauce,flavouredwithhotredpeppers.ThisisprobablynotanauthenticChineserecipe,however,soitcannottellusmuchabouttheChinese.Para2左宗棠鸡1952年，美国太平洋第七舰队司令、海军上将雷德福访台，由蒋介石的私厨、负责公务宴请的大厨彭长贵掌厨。当时负责接待的是蒋介石的海军总司令梁序昭，他要求彭长贵要保证每天的菜都要不一样。到第三天时，彭长贵开始犯愁了，因为传统的红烧、清蒸、油淋做法都已经用过了，于是他创办了一个新做法：将鸡肉切成大块，先炸到半焦状，再粘上辣酱，用大蒜、生姜和辣椒小炒。雷德福吃了之后后开心的询问菜名，哪有什么菜名？彭长贵灵机一动，freestyle的瞎编了一个名字：“左宗棠鸡”因为彭长贵是湖南人，他希望菜名与湖南有点关系。CultureandCuisineOntheotherhand,itdoestellusalotaboutAmericans.Ittellsus,forexample,that

Americanslovebold,simpleflavours.Andsincethedishwasalsoinventedrecently,ittellsusthatAmericansarenotafraidtotrynewfoods.Para2invent v.发明invention n.发明inventor n.发明者CultureandCuisineLater,IhadachancetoexperienceauthenticChinesefoodbycomingtoChina.WhenmyfamilyandIhadjustarrivedinChina,wewentlookingforagoodplacetoeatinBeijing.ASichuanrestauranthadbeenrecommended

tousbyafriend,andfinally,wefoundit.Tired,hungery,andnotknowingawordofChinese,wehadnoidea

howtoorder,sothechefjustbeganfillingourtablewiththebestfoodwehadevereaten.Para3recommendv.建议；介绍；推荐---recommendationn.建议；介绍；推荐；推荐信CultureandCuisineWiththis,wehadthepleasureofexperiencinganentirely

newtaste:Sichuanpeppercorns.Thefoodwaswonderfulanddifferent,butwhatwasevenmoreimportantwasthefriendshipofferedus.Para3有……的荣幸；很荣幸……offerv.提供；提出offertodo...主动提出做某事CultureandCuisineWesoonmovedtoShandongProvinceintheeasternpartofNorthChina.Myfavouritedishtherewasboileddumplingsservedwithvinegar.Iobserved

that

familyisimportanttothepeoplethere.IthasbecomeafavouritetraditionaldishofthepeopleinNorthChina,where

makingdumplingshasalwaysbeenafamilyaffairwitheveryone—fromtheyoungesttotheoldest—joiningintohelp.Later,IlearntthatthemostfamousfoodinShandongispancakerollsstuffedwith

slicedChinesegreenonions.Para4CultureandCuisineThenwemovedtonorthernXinjiang.SomeofourfriendswereKazakandInnerMongolian.Thesegroupstraditionallywanderedtheopenrange（牧场；范围）onhorses.Asaresult,theirtraditionalfoodsarewhatyoucancookoveranopenfire—usuallyboiledorroastedmeat,suchaslambkebab.Para5CultureandCuisineOurtravelsthentookustoSouthChina,andthenontocentralChina.Ineachplacewewent,weexperiencedwonderfullocaldishes,fromGuangdong’selegantdimsum—smallservingsoffoodinbamboosteamers（蒸笼）—totheexceptional

stewednoodlesinHenan.Everywhere,thefoodwasasvariedasthepeople.However,onethingisalwaystrue:Throughfood,Chinesepeopleeverywhereshowfriendshipandkindness.Para6CultureandCuisineAtaminimum,thekindsoffoodlocalpeopleconsumetelluswhattheygrowintheirregion,whatkindsoflivestheylead,and

whattheylikeanddonotlike.Couldwealsosay,forexample,that

thosewholikeboldflavoursareboldthemselves?Or,that

thosewholikespicyfood

tendtohaveahottemper?Maybe.Maybenot.Whatwecansay,however,isthat

cultureandcuisinegohandinhand,andifyoudonotexperienceone,youcanneverreallyknowtheother.Para7HealthyEating

健康饮食Part2HealthyEatingThereismuchdebatenowadaysasto

what

makesupahealthydiet.Forexample,scientistshaveinsisted

foryears

that

abigenemyofhealthisfattyfood.However,thereisincreasingevidencethat

therealdriverofpoorhealthisnotsomuchfattyfood,asitissugar.HeartdiseaseisthenumberonekillerofAmericans.Para1HealthyEatingAndinAmerica,people

whoreceive25%oftheirdailycaloriesormorethroughsugar

aretwiceaslikelytodie

fromheartdiseasethanpeople

whoreceivelessthan10%aday(JournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,2014).Thisistrueregardlessof

howhealthytherestoftheirdietmightbe.Putmoresimply,

whilepeoplecontinuetoargueover

whetherornotfattyfoodisdangerous,wealreadyknowthat

sugarisakiller.Para1HealthyEatingMuchofthisextrasugarcomesfromsweetsandsweetdrinks.TheaverageAmericangets1/3ofhisorhersugarthroughsweetdrinksalone.TheAmericanHeartAssociationrecommendsthat

we(should)limitourselvesto

lessthan100-150caloriesadayfromsugar,whichislessthanwhatisusuallycontainedinonecanofsweetdrinkorinasinglecandybar.

Inotherwords,ifyouwanttobehealthy,youhavetocutdownondesserts,and

cutoutsweetdrinksaltogether/entirely.Para2HealthyEatingBeyondthis,youcankeephealthybyconsumingdifferentcategoriesoffreshfoods,especiallyfruitandvegetables,whicharefullofvitaminsandfibre,ratherthanprocessedfoods.

Processedfoodsoftencontainlessnutrition,andhavehigherquantitiesofsugar,salt,andfatthanfreshingredients.Para3HealthyEatingBesidesthis,itisalsoimportanttohavesomemeat,beans,ordairyproductsinyourdiet,astheyprovide

thenecessaryprotein

forstrongbonesandmusclegrowth.Aswith

（正如）everythinginlife,moderationiskey.Theidealdietisabalancedone,withouttoomuchortoolittleofanyonething.Para3HealthyEatingFinally,afundamental

keytohealthyeatingistoeatslowly.Ittakesabouttwentyminutesfrom

thetime

youstarteatingforyourbrainto

tell

yourbodythatyouarefull.Whatthismeansisthat

peoplewhochewtooquicklyendupeatingtoomuchfoodbecausetheystillfeelhungery.Eatingslowlyalsoallowsyourbodytodigestyourfoodbetter,andwillallowyoutoenjoyyourfoodmore.Para4keyto...……的关键HealthyEatingInaddition,studiesshowthat