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附:《阅读·久久为功》小分册
一、背主题名句,写大气文章
1.Food is as fundamental to man as the people are to the state.
—Chen Shou
国以民为本,民以食为天。
——陈寿
2.The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor.
多吃少滋味,少吃多滋味。
3.Food brings people together on many different levels. It's nourishment of the soul and body; it's truly love.
—Giada De Laurentiis
食物在许多不同的层面上把人们聚集在一起,它是心灵和身体的养料,是真正的爱。
——吉娅达·德·劳伦蒂斯
4.Taking radish in winter and ginger in summer will keep the doctor away.
冬吃萝卜夏吃姜,不用医生开药方。
5.Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
睡得早起得早,聪明富裕身体好。
[课文对译]
我在英国长大,我爸爸是英国人,妈妈是中国人。从能拿刀叉——还有筷子——开始,我就一直在享受这两个国家的食物!
[难句破解]
句① “Growing up ... Chinese mother”为现在分词短语作原因状语;“ever since ...chopsticks”为ever since引导的时间状语从句。
[课文对译]
妈妈对四川家乡的食物有着美好的回忆,她经常会做一些辛辣菜肴。正因为如此,爸爸已经逐渐爱上了火锅!但是,尽管已经和妈妈结婚好多年了,爸爸还是有一些不敢尝试的菜肴。他曾告诉我,第一次去中国拜访妈妈的父母时,餐桌上摆的东西让他大吃一惊。在婚礼上,他更是吓了一跳,因为他看到差不多动物的所有部位中国人都吃。直到今天,他还是不习惯吃鸡爪之类的东西。
[难句破解]
句② “he was surprised ...in China”为省略了that的宾语从句,其中包含了what引导的宾语从句和when引导的时间状语从句。
[课文对译]
不过我自己很喜欢吃这类食物。上周,我去肉店问:“你们这里有猪耳朵吗?”“没有,”肉店老板拽了拽自己的耳朵说,“只有这种普通的耳朵。”他肯定觉得我是在开玩笑。
[难句破解]
句③ 此处属于“must have done” 结构,表示对过去发生的动作或状态的肯定推测,意为“想必/准是/一定做了……”。
Dad can cook a super “full English breakfast” of bacon, eggs, beans, sausages and toast with butter — Mum and I just have to find a way to get him into the kitchen! He also does a typical Sunday roast. We all love roast beef and vegetables, but Mum says we'd better not eat too much roast food as it may make us suffer from heat inside our bodies, according to traditional Chinese medicine.
[课文对译]
爸爸会做美味的“全套英式早餐”,有培根、鸡蛋、豆子、香肠,还有黄油吐司——不过我和妈妈得想办法让他进厨房(他才动手)!他也会做传统的星期日烤肉大餐,我们都喜欢烤的牛肉和蔬菜,但妈妈说最好不要吃太多烧烤食物,因为根据传统中医的说法,这会引起上火。
I'll never forget my first visit to China. Mum encouraged me to try different kinds of food, and I did! I loved everything. But just when I thought I could deal with all Chinese food, I came across stinky tofu, a horrible grey thing that looked and smelt like a burnt sports shoe. “You needn't try it if you don't wa