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UNIT 3 FOOD AND CULTURE
UNIT 3
FOOD AND CULTURE
单元。新知预览
[重难预知]
核
elegant
exceptional
minimum
consume
temper
stable
somewhat
madam
calorie
association
category
fibre
quantity
ideal
fundamental
chew
consistent
modest
trick
overall
L.prior to在…之前的
2.consist of由…组成
3.slice..off切下
4.regardless of不管;不顾
核5.refer to参考:提及;指的是
6.on the other hand另一方面
短
7.tend to do sth.往往会做…
8.at least至少,不少于
9.earn one's living谋生
10.set off出发;动身;使爆炸;引发
11.asto至于;关于
12.make up形成;构成;制造;化妆
13.cut down削减;缩减;砍倒
14.get rid of摆脱;丢弃;扔掉
元语
过去完成时
1.“祈使句十and十陈述句”句型
重
2.形容词短语作状语
3.by the time引导的时间状语从句
型
4.It takes,/took some time for sb.todo.,.句型
[读图探新]
C
D
Talk about the following questions in pairs and
3.Can you guess where the dishes/food come
answer them.
from?
1.What are the foods/dishes?
2.Have you ever tried the dishes/foods and
where?
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英语·选择性必修第二册
Section I】
Reading and Thinking(I
课文。对照副译
CULTURE AND CUISINE
文化和美食
The French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once
法国作家让·安泰尔姆·
wrote,"Tell me what you eat,and I will tell you what you
布里亚-萨瓦兰曾写道:“告诉
are.”Put more simply,this means“You are what you eat..”
我你吃什么,我就能知道你是
Most people today relate this saying to healthy eating.How-
什么样的人。”更简单地说,这
ever,Brillat-Savarin was actually referring to our personali-
就是说“人如其食”。今天大多
ty,character,and culture.
Certainly,in many ways this seems to be true.Chinese
数人把这句话和健康饮食联系
cuisine is a case in point.Prior to coming to China,my only
起来。然而,布里亚-萨瓦兰实
experience with Chinese cooking was in America,with Chi-
际上指的是我们的个性、性格
nese food that had been changed to suit American tastes.[1]
和文化。
For example,America's most popular Chinese dish is Gener-
当然,在很多方面这句话
al Tso's chicken,which consists of fried chicken covered in a
似乎是正确的。中国莱肴就是
sweet sauce,flavoured with hot red peppers[2].This is prob-
一个恰当的例子。在来中国之
ably not an authentic Chinese recipe,however,so it cannot
前,我对中国烹饪的唯一体验
tell us much about the Chinese.On the other hand,it does
tell us a lot about Americans.It tells us,for example,that
是美国中餐。它们已经作了改
Americans love bold,simple flavours.And,since the dish
变以满足美国人的品味。例
was also invented recently,it tells us that Americans are not
如,美国最受欢迎的中国菜左
afraid to try new foods.
宗棠甜辣鸡是用甜酱汁包裹炸
[l]“Prior to coming to China'”为时间状语,“with Chinese
鸡,用红辣椒调味。然而这可
food that..tastes”是with短语,修饰America,with短语
能不是正宗的中国烹饪法,所
里又包含一个that引导的定语从句,修饰Chinese food。
以它不能告诉我们太多关于中
[2]画线部分中的which引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行
国的事情。另一方面,它确实
词General Tso's chicken;过去分词短语“covered in a
告诉了我们很多关于美国人的
sweet sauce'”和“flavoured with.·peppers'”作后置定语,修
饰fried chicken。
事情。例如,它告诉我们美国
Later,I had a chance to experience authentic Chinese
人喜欢浓烈的、简单的口味。
food by coming to China.When my family and I had just ar-
而且,由于这道莱是最近才发
rived in China,we went looking for a good place to eat in Bei-
明,它告诉我们美国人并不害
jing.A Sichuan restaurant had been recommended to us by a
怕尝试新食物。
friend,and finally,we found it.Tired,hungry,and not know-
后来,我有机会来到中国,
ing a word of Chinese,we had no idea how to order,so the
体验真正的中国菜。我和家人
chef just began filling our table with the best food we had
刚到中国时,在北京寻找吃饭
ever eaten.[3]With this,we had the pleasure of experiencing
的好地方。一位朋友向我们推
an entirely new taste:Sichuan peppercorns.The food was
wonderful and different,but what was even more important
荐了一家川菜馆,最终我们找
was the friendship offered us[4].
到它了。又累又饿,而且一句
3]句中的“Tired,hungry,and not knowing..of Chinese'”
中文也不会,我们根本不知道
为状语,表示当时“我们”的状态。
如何点餐,于是厨师开始在我
[4]“what..important'”是what引导的主语从句,what在
们桌上摆满了食物,那是我们
从句中作主语,offered us为过去分词短语作后置定语,修
吃过的最可口的饭菜。因此,
饰the friendship。
我们很高兴地体验了一种全新
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UNIT 3 FOOD AND CULTURE
We soon moved to Shandong Province in the eastern
的味道:四川花椒。这种食物
part of North China.My favourite dish there was boiled
又美味又与众不同,但更重要
dumplings served with vinegar.I observed that family is im-
的是我们感受到的友好。
portant to the people there.It has become a favourite tradi-
很快我们就到了华北地区
tional dish of the people in North China,where making
东部的山东省。在那里我最喜
dumplings has always been a family affair with everyone[5]
from the youngest to the oldest-joining in to help.Later,I
欢的菜是蘸醋水饺。我发现对
learnt that the most famous food in Shandong is pancake
那里的人来说家庭很重要。水
rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions.
饺成为了华北地区最受人们喜
[5]句中的where引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词
爱的传统食物。在那里,包饺
North China,where在从句中作地点状语。“making
子一直是全家人一起做的事
dumplings”为v.-ing短语作主语,谓语动词用单数形式。
情,从最年幼的到最年长的,都
Then we moved to northern Xinjiang.Some of our
要加入其中帮忙。后来我才知
friends were Kazak and Inner Mongolian.These groups tra-
道,山东最有名的食物是煎饼
ditionally wandered the open range on horses.As a result,
卷葱丝。
their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open
fire [6]-usually boiled or roasted meat,such as lamb ke-
后来我们到了新疆北部。
bab.
我们的一些朋友是哈萨克族人
[6]此处what引导表语从句,what在从句中作cook的
和内蒙古人。传统上,这些民
宾语。
族在开阔的草原骑马漂泊。因
Our travels then took us to South China,and then on to
此,他们的传统食物是可以在
central China.In each place we went,we experienced won-
户外火堆上烹饪的食物—通
derful local dishes,from Guangdong's elegant dim sum-
常是煮熟的或烤熟的肉,比如
small servings of food in bamboo steamers-to the exception-
羊肉串。
al stewed noodles in Henan.Everywhere,the food was as
后来我们又游历了华南地
varied as the people.However,one thing is always true:
Through food,Chinese people everywhere show friendship
区,随后去了华中地区。在去
and kindness.
的每一个地方,我们都体验了
At a minimum,the kinds of food local people consume
当地的美食,从广东精致的点
tell us what they grow in their region,what kinds of lives
心(用竹制蒸笼盛装的小份食
they lead,and what they like and do not like7].Could we
物)到河南独特的烩面。每个
also say,for example,that those who like bold flavours are
地方,食物和人都一样多样化。
bold themselves?Or,that those who like spicy food tend to
然而,有一件事总是真的:每一
have a hot temper[8]?Maybe.Maybe not.What we can
处的中国人都通过食物显示出
say,however,is that culture and cuisine go hand in hand9],
友好和善良。
and if you do not experience one,you can never really know
the other.
至少,当地人食用的食物
[7]local people consume为省略关系词that/which的定语
种类告诉我们,他们在当地种
从句,修饰先行词the kinds of food;三个what引导的宾语
植什么,过着什么样的生活,他
从句作tell的宾语。
们喜欢和不喜欢什么。比如,
[8]画线部分中的“that those who like bold flavours.,.
我们可以说那些喜欢重口味的
bold themselves'”和“that those who like spicy food..tem-
人本身就很粗犷?或者说,喜
per”都为that引导的宾语从句,作say的宾语,两个宾语从
欢辛辣食物的人脾气往往比较
句中都含有who引导的定语从句,都修饰先行词those。
火辣?也许是。也许不是。然
“that those who like spicy food...temper”中的that不可
而,我们能说的是,文化和美食
以省略。
[9]“What we can say”是what引导的主语从句,“that cul-
是紧密相关的,如果你没有体
ture and cuisine go hand in hand”是that引导的表语从句。
验过其中一个,就永远不能真
正了解另外一个。
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课文◇篇章理解
I.Reading for main idea
4.What do the Chinese show through food?
1.What is the main idea of the text?
A.Friendship and kindness.
What you eat can tell people about
B.Their cooking skills
C.The importance of family.
2.Match the main idea with each paragraph.
①Para.1
A.Famous food in Xinjiang.
D.Their special characters.
②Para.2
B.Famous food in Shandong.
5.What can we infer according to the last par-
③Para.3
C.Experience of food in South
agraph?
China.
A.People's personalities are linked to what
④Para.4
D.Experience of Sichuan food
they eat.
in Beijing.
B.We should be brave to taste new kinds of
⑤Para.5
E.Culture and cuisine go
food.
hand in hand.
⑥Para.6
F.Experience of Chinese dish
C.The brave people often enjoy eating spicy
in America.
food.
⑦Para.7
G.What we eat can represent
D.In a sense spicy food will lead to a quarrel.
our personality,character,
II.Post-reading
and culture.
Fill in the blanks and try to recite the summary.
I.Reading for details choose the best answer
According to the French author Jean An-
according to the text.
l.What does the idiom“a case in point'”most
thelme Brillat-Savarin,1.
we eat can
probably mean?
show our personality,character,and culture.
A.A good idea.
Chinese cuisine is a case in point.Prior to
B.A proper example.
2.
come)to China,I only experi-
C.A right decision.
enced Chinese food that 3.
(change)
D.A reasonable suggestion.
to suit American tastes.America's most popu-
2.What did the author think was more impor-
lar Chinese dish is General Tso's chicken,
tant?
A.The friend's recommendation.
which tells us a lot about Americans.
B.The taste of Sichuan food.
When I came to Beijing,a friend recom-
C.The service of the restaurant.
mended a Sichuan restaurant where we had
D.The friendship offered to them.
the 4.
(please)of experiencing an en-
3.What does the fourth paragraph mainly
tirely new taste:Sichuan peppercorns.What
tell us?
was even 5.
(important)was the
A.His visit to Shandong.
friendship offered us.In Shandong,I liked
B.His experience of Shandong food.
C.The reason why they moved to Shandong.
boiled dumplings 6.
(serve)with vin-
D.Family is important to the people in Shan-
egar best.I observed that family is important
dong.
to the people there.In northern Xinjiang,I en-
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UNIT 3 FOOD AND CULTURE
joyed boiled 7.
roasted meat.Every-
that culture and cuisine go hand in hand,and
where we went,we experienced wonderful
if you do not experience one,you can never
local dishes.Although the food is as varied
10.
(real)know the other.
6
the people,Chinese people every-
C温馨提西
where show friendship and kindness through
学习至此,请完成配套训练
food.From 9.
(I)experience,I know
SectionⅡ
Reading and Thinking(I)
新知。点点突破
[重点单词]
4
切掉
vt.填满;把…塞进n.东西;
5.
由…组成
物品
6.
用…把…填满
2.
n.菜肴;风味;烹饪
7.
另一方面
3.
n.薄片l.把…切成薄片
8.
结果
adj.精美的;讲究的;文雅的→
9.
和…一样多样的
n.精美;高雅
10.
倾向于
5
adj.特别的;罕见的→
11.
联系紧密,相辅相成
n.例外;异常→
prep.除…之外
[重点句式]
6.
adj.最低(限度)的;最小的n.最
1.On the other hand,it does tell us a lot about
小值;最少量
Americans.
7.
n.脾气;火气
[句式分析]does/do/did+do表示强调。
8
t.吃;喝;饮;消耗→
n.
试译:
消费者→
n.消费;消耗
2.Tired,hungry,and not knowing a word of
[重点短语]
Chinese,we had no idea how to order...
在…之前的
[句式分析]形容词短语和现在分词短语
2
指的是;描述;提到;查阅
作状语,表示原因。
被看作……;认为是…
试译:
要点。层层精析
[词汇精讲]
◆[佳句感知]
l.(教材P26)Chinese cuisine is a case in
(1)I told you Mark is very generous.His do-
point.
nation to the poor family is a case in point.
中国菜肴就是一个恰当的例子。
我告诉过你马克很慷慨,他捐助贫困家庭就是
a case in point明证;恰当的例证
个明证。
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9. surroundings
surrounding
10. depressed de-
surround
In my opinion, I do think that Chinese students going to
press depression 11. strengthen 12. optimistic 13. compe-
study abroad is a good thing, which helps us to know more
tence competent 14. cooperate cooperation 15. logical
about foreign countries, but I don't think it necessary for us to
logically
do that so early.
重点短语
UNIT3
1. take place 2. break down 3. pay attention to 4. to begin
单元新知预览 读图探新
with 5. in addition 6. to sum up 7. deal with 8. side with
1. (Chinese is acceptable).
9. as far as I know 10. as far as I'm concerned 11. in summa-
(烤羊肉串、龙虾、水饺和毛血旺)(lambkebab,lobster
ry: 12. generally speaking
dumplings and nao.rueuung)
重点句式
2. Various.
1.有些学生在学习如何在新环境中表现时可能会有困难并遇
3. A. Perhaps from Xinjiang.
B. From the seaside.
受文化冲击。
C. From Shandong
D. From Sichuan.
2.随着中国的蓬勃发展,教育环境有了显著的改善,现在有很
SectionI
多优秀的大学。
要点层层精析 词汇精讲
即学即练
课文篇章理解
1.①n.理解,领会 ②ut.抓牢,抓紧
③ut.理解,领会
I. your personality,character and culture
④grasp any opportunity chance have a good grasp of
2.①-G ②-F ③-D ④-B -A -C -E
end
2. ①getting
②as ③ with ④end up having more
II.1-5 BDBAA
up in prison
II.1. what 2. coming 3. had been changed 4. pleasure
②ourselves
3.(1)①behaviour
③My new friend is a little
5. more important 6. served 7. or 8. as 9. my 10. really
naughty but he is very friendly and well-behaved/behaves well.
Section II
④ He is often scolded by the manager because he behaves bad
新知点点突破
重点单词
ly/is badly-behaved.
1. stuff 2. cuisine 3. slice 4. elegant elegance
5.excep-
(2)①surroundings
③ surrounding
②surrounded
④sur-
tional exception except 6. minimum 7. temper 8. con-
rounded by his family
adapt to your new surroundings
sume consumer consumption
quickly a wonderful view of the surrounding villages
重点短语
4.(1)①增进 ②是......的原因之一 ③捐献,捐赠
④(为报
1. prior to 2. refer to 3. be regarded as 4. slice... off
纸、杂志等)撰稿,投稿 solving contributor to
5. consist of 6. stuff... with... 7. on the other hand 8. as
(2)①strengthen ②strengths
a result 9. as varied as 10. tend to 11. go hand in hand
5. ①having received;having sold
②informing;assistance
重点句式
③denying:speaking ④It
②t.增加,增长
1.另一方面;它的确告诉我们很多关于美国人的事情。
6.①v.获得
③of.赢得
④u.(钟表)快
n.增加
2.又累又饿,而且一句中文也不会,我们根本不知道如何点
餐.....
7. ①side with ②take sides
③side by side
句式精析 即学即练
要点层层精析 词汇精析 即学即练
1. ①in ②in ③to ④come/get to the point
①accepted ②visiting
③asked
④tosay
While walk-
missed the
ing the dog
point A case in point
写作表达升格
2.①in ②of ③consisting
学以致用
3.①消耗 ②吃 ③eonsumers
参考范文
④consumption
4. ①to be ②tendency ③to ④tend to/have a tendency to
Nowadays,going to study abroad is popular with the sen-
ior students in China.
句式精析 即学即练
1. ①and ②or/otherwise
③Give
Obviously, it has a lot of advantages. The students can
④Don't eat the food that
has gone bad,or or else otherwise you will fall ill.
study in good conditions in developed countries. Besides, they
Keep a
can learn about different cultures and broaden their horizons as
clear head when in danger and you'll protect yourself from seri
well as raise their ability of living independently. However, never
ous harm.
③worried
2.①amazed
② Tired; discouraged
can we ignore the disadvantages. Perhaps most students will
④finished;
find it difficult to communicate with the natives because of the
relaxed
3. ①I do hope you can will stay for dinner.
language problem. So they may fall behind in their studies while
②The baby often
trying to adapt to the new society. Being alone abroad, they're
does catch a cold now and then.
③ He did come but soon
sure to be faced with safety problems
went back.
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