Unit 3 Food and Culture Reading and thinking 知识点 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第二册

Unit 3 Food and Culture Language points CULTURE AND CUISINE 文化与美食 The French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once wrote, “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are." Put more simply, this means “You are what you eat." Most people today relate this saying to healthy eating. However, Brillat-Savarin was actually referring to our personality, character, and culture. 法国作家让·安泰尔姆·布里亚-萨瓦兰曾写道:“告诉我你平时吃什么，我就可以说出你是个什么样的人。”更简单地说，这句话就是“人如其食”的意思。如今，大多数人把这条谚语与健康饮食联系起来。然而，布里亚-萨瓦兰实际上指的是我们的个性、品格及文化。 relate ... to ... 把......和......联系起来 Certainly,in many ways this seems to be true. Chinese cuisine is a case in point. Prior to coming to China, my only experience with Chinese cooking was in America, with Chinese food that had been changed to suit American tastes. For example, America's most popular Chinese dish is General Tso's chicken, which consists of fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce, flavoured with hot red peppers. This is probably not an authentic Chinese recipe, however, so it cannot tell us much about the Chinese. On the other hand, 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. 当然，从很多方面来看，此话不假。中国菜就是个很好的例子。来中国之前，我只在美国接触过中式烹饪，那里的中国食物已被改变，以适应美国人的口味。例如，在美国最受欢迎的中国菜是“左宗棠鸡”，它在油炸的鸡肉上淋上甜酱，再佐以煸炒过的红辣椒制成。然而，这或许并不是地道的中餐做法，因此并不能让我们对中国人了解多少。不过在另一方面，它确实让我们对美国人了解很多。例如这道菜说明美国人喜爱浓烈、简单的口味。此外，由于这道菜也是新发明，说明美国人不惧怕尝试新的菜品。 明证，恰当的例子 prior to… 在……之前(before) priority n.优先事项，最重要的事 他在规定时间之前完成了作业。 He finished the homework prior to the set time. 我现在的头等大事就是要努力学习。 My first priority now is to study hard. Certainly,in many ways this seems to be true. Chinese cuisine is a case in point. Prior to coming to China, my only experience with Chinese cooking was in America, with Chinese food that had been changed to suit American tastes. For example, Ameri