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FOOD AND CULTURE
Reading and Thinking
UNIT 3
CULTURE AND CUISINE
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.
what引导的宾语从句
what引导的宾语从句
what引导的表语从句
说;表达 put simply,简单说
relate to涉及;与…相关;谈到
涉及;指的是;参考
person-personal-personality
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.
明证;恰当的例证
在……之前,先于=before
with复合结构套定语从句,定从中的时态为过去完成时的被动语态
左宗棠鸡:一道美国中餐馆常见的中式炒鸡肉菜肴,以辣味和甜味为特点。
过去分词做后置定语
v.给(食物或饮料)调味;加味于,此处是非谓语作状语
【归纳】
由……组成
be made up of
consist of
be composed of
consist in 在于……;存在于……
consist with 与......一致
consistent [adj] 一致的;连续的
consistency [n] 一致性,一致
be consistent with 与......一致的
EXAMPLES:
班里有45个孩子。
The class consists of / is made up of / is composed of 45 children.
② It's believed that theory should consist with practice.
③ The true wealth does not consist in what we have, but in what we are.
consist in=lie in 存在于
consist with 相符,与……一致
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.
插入语,可删去,that 引导了宾语从句
adj:probable 注意变副词规则
be afraid to do
General Tso's chicken
Later, I had a ch