内容正文:
Food matters
Unit 1
Language Points
n. 情绪,心情,气氛,氛围
n. 结合体,联合体,联合,配合
n. (饭后)甜点,甜食
adv. 贪婪地,贪心地
n. 协会,社团;联系,联想,交往
vt. 使联系,把…连接起来 n. 联系,关联;纽带,链条
vt. 解除,减轻,缓和;缓解
n.安全;保护措施,保安部门;保障
v. 产生;生成;引起;发电
v.消化,理解 n.摘要,文摘
Key words
mood
combination
dessert
greedily
association
link
relieve
security
generate
digest
desert
mood n. 情绪,心情,气氛,氛围
moody adj. 情绪多变的,喜怒无常的
in a good/bad mood 心情好/不好
be in no mood for sth / to do sth 没心情做某事
light-hearted mood 轻松的心情
combination n. 结合体,联合体,联合,配合
combine v. (使)结合
combined adj. 联合的,组合的
a combination of A and B A与B的结合
in combination with 与……结合/联合
combine A with B 把A和B结合起来
combine to do sth 共同促成某事
greedily adv. 贪婪地,贪心地
greedy adj. 贪婪的
greed n. 贪婪,贪欲
be greedy for sth 渴求某物;贪图某物
be greedy to do sth 急切想要做某事
association n. 协会,社团;联系,联想,交往
associate v. 联想;交往;adj. 副的
associated adj. 有关联的
in association with 与……合伙/联合
associate A with B 把A和B联想在一起
trade association 行业协会
vary vi. (根据情况)变化,变更;vt. 改变,变更
varied adj. 各种各样的
various adj. 各种各样的
variety n. 多样性
variation n. 变化,变体
vary from…to… 从……到……不等
link vt. 使联系,把…连接起来 n. 联系,关联;纽带,链条
linked adj. 相连的
link A to/with B 将A与B联系/连接起来
link up (with) (与……)连接,会合
a link between A and B A与B之间的联系
relieve vt. 解除,减轻,缓和;缓解
relief n. 宽慰;减轻
relieved adj. 感到宽慰的
relieve stress/pain 缓解压力/疼痛
relieve sb of sth 减轻某人的(负担);解除某人某物
to one’s relief 令某人宽慰的是
security n.安全;保护措施,保安部门;保障
secure adj. 安全的 v.保护
insecurity n.不安全
security check 安检
sense of security 安全感
security guard 保安
generate v. 产生;生成;引起;发电
generate electricity 发电
generate ideas 构思想法
generate profit 创造利润
generate interest 引发兴趣
generator n. 发电机;生成器
electricity generator 发电机
digest v.消化,理解 n.摘要,文摘
digestion n. 消化;领悟
digestive adj. 消化的
digestive system 消化系统
digest food 消化食物
digest information/data 领会信息
a digest of … …… 的摘要
英汉双译
1. __________ 奏效, 起作用
2. __________ 迫切需要
3. _____ 在于
4. _____________ 更不用说
5. __________________ 慢慢地……, 从容不迫地
6. lift one’s spirits _______________
7. make up for _____
8. be linked with ___________
9. cheer up ___________
10. depend on ____________
do the trick
cry out for
lie in
not to mention
take one’s time over
让某人振作起来
弥补
与……相连
为……加油
信赖; 取决于
Phrases
1. Sometimes the smell alone can do the trick…(line 3)
do the trick: to achieve a particular result达到目的
do the job
work the trick
trick sb into doing sth
2. …not to mention the lovely.... (line 3-4)
not to mention更不必说
not to mention sth/doing sth
let alone... 更不用说
let/leave...alone 不打扰/不惊动...
Don’t mention it. 不客气
It’s worth mentioning that... 值得一提的是...
adj. above-mentioned上述的
3. I take my time over every spoonful, ...(line 8)
take one’s time over...从容不迫地做某事
take one’s time to do sth/doing sth
do sth at one’s leisure 从容地做
linger over sth 慢慢品味,细细做某事
4. …tend to be linked with positive emotions...(line 18)
be linked with与...有关
be linked to
be related to
be/become tied up with
be connected with
be associated with
have something to do with
5. …that we cry out for and...(line 31)
cry (out) for: to need sth very much迫切需要...
be badly in need of...
be in urgent need of...
be in sore need of...
B1 on P5
cry out for
do the trick
emotions
desserts
mood
greedily
is/has been linked
relieve
Unit 1
A on P57
various
relieved
impress
estimation
foggy
mixture/mix
security
combination
B on P57
in low spirits
take off
without equal
do the trick
let loose
fell apart
crying out for
has thrown herself into
Translation
Whenever I feel lonely, I have a secret recipe that never fails: rice, milk and sugar, cooked low and slow. No matter how bad my mood is, that perfect combination is always enough to lift my spirits. Sometimes the smell alone can do the trick, not to mention the lovely creamy flavour, which works like a time machine immediately transporting me back to my sunny childhood. With pleasure, I remember the lazy Sunday afternoons I used to spend in the warmth of my grandma’s flat, listening to her wonderful stories and greedily eating bowl after bowl of her delicious rice pudding. I take my time over every spoonful, gently rolling the silky dessert around my mouth and enjoying the perfect marriage of rice and milk. Before I know it, I’m happy again.
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每当感到孤独,我都有一个屡试不爽的秘方:大米、牛奶和糖,小火慢炖。不论我情绪有多差,这种绝妙的组合都足以令我振作。有时候仅仅闻一闻味儿就能奏效,更不要说那美妙、细腻的口感了,它像一台时间机器,立即将我带回欢乐的童年。欣欣然,我回忆起那些慵懒的周日午后,那时我常常是在外婆温暖的公寓里,一边听她讲着那些精彩的故事,一边一碗接一碗贪婪地吃着她做的美味的大米布丁。我细细品尝每一勺,让丝滑的甜点在我口中翻转,享受米糊和牛奶的完美融合。不知不觉中,我便又开心起来了。
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My experience with rice pudding illustrates the unique power of “comfort food”. In its broadest sense, comfort food refers to any food that makes us feel better. In this article, we will talk about a particular type of comfort food whose power mainly lies in the associations it calls to mind. It often makes up for bad feelings by helping us recall happy memories of the people, things or places we love.
我关于大米布丁的经历说明了“治愈系食物”的独特力量。从广义上说,治愈系食物指的是任何能改善我们心情的食物。在本文里,我们要特别讲一类治愈系食物,它的力量主要在于它所唤起的联想。它常常通过帮我们回忆起所爱之人、所爱之物、所爱之地的快乐往事,来消解不良情绪。
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Our comfort foods are highly individual. They vary from person to person, depending on our own unique experiences that have shaped our lives. If we grow up eating certain foods in our family, then those foods tend to be linked with positive emotions. For example, we often connect chicken soup with a happy childhood and its flavour becomes tied up with the feeling of being taken care of. When we eat it again, we unlock memories of a time when we were loved and looked after, and this cheers us up.
治愈系食物相当个性化。它们由塑造我们人生的独特经历决定,因人而异。如果我们从小在家就吃某些特定的食物,这些食物就很容易与积极的情绪产生关联。比如,我们经常把鸡汤与快乐的童年联系在一起,它的味道与被关爱的感觉相关。当再次喝到鸡汤时,我们解锁记忆,回想起受到疼爱与关怀的时光,这就会让我们的情绪变好。
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The feeling of happiness and sense of belonging can become particularly important for people who move away from their home country. According to some food experts, there are some aspects of culture that people will lose right away, but with food, there are more opportunities to connect to memory, family and place. It is hardest to give up the food that you grow up with. Of course, each person’s comfort food largely depends on where they come from—for a Chinese it might be a plate of dumplings with a saucer of vinegar, and for a native of the UK it might be the classic fish and chips, served hot, salty and sour. One mouthful of comfort food takes us back to our cultural roots, giving us the “taste of home” that we cry out for and relieving feelings of homesickness.
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这种幸福感与归属感对于离开故国的人会变得尤其重要。据一些食物专家所言,文化中的某些方面人们很快会失去,但对于食物,则有更多机会与回忆,与家、与处所关联。从小吃到大的食物最难割舍。当然,每个人的治愈系食物(是什么)很大程度上取决于他们来自何方——对一个中国人来说,可能是一盘饺子配上一碟醋;而对一个土生土长的英国人来说,则可能是经典的炸鱼薯条,热腾腾地端上来,咸中带酸。一口治愈系食物带我们回到自己文化的根,带来我们渴望的“家的味道”,一解怀乡之情。
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That’s certainly true for me. Comfort food tastes good and by building an emotional bond with our happy memories, always makes us feel good. It isn’t just a bowl of noodles or chicken soup. It’s food for the soul.
对我而言,的确如此。治愈系食物味道可口,通过与我们快乐的回忆之间建立情感联系,它总是让我们心情不错。它不仅仅是一碗面条或鸡汤,它是心灵的食粮。
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