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Culinary Culture 2 Text Interpreting Many changes are taking place in Americans’ food styles. The United States is traditionally famous for its very solid and unchanging diet of meat and potatoes. 参考译文： 美国人的饮食习惯正在发生诸多的变化。一 直以来美国都以其丰盛的、一成不变的肉制 品加土豆的传统食物而闻名。 Now we have many different alternatives to choose from: various ethnic foods, nutrition-balanced health food, and convenient and delicious fast food, in addition to the traditional home-cooked meal. 而今，我们可以有多种不同的选择， 除了传统的家常菜以外，我们可以享受 到各种不同的民族风味食品，营养均衡 的健康食品，以及方便可口的快餐。 Ethnic restaurants are commonplace in the United States. Because the United States is a country of immigrants, there is an immense variety in its catering cultures. Any large American city is filled with restaurants serving international cooking. 参考译文： 民族餐馆在美国比比皆是。由于美国是一个 由移民组成的国家，因此它有着丰富多彩的 饮食文化。在美国任何一个大城市，外国风 味餐馆随处可见。 Many cities even have ethnic sections: Chinatown, Little Italy, or Germantown. With this vast ethnic choice, we can enjoy food from all over the world. This is a pleasant thought for those who come here to travel or to work; they can usually find their native specialities. 参考译文： 许多城市甚至还有一些少数民族聚集区，如 唐人街（中国城）、小意大利城、德国城等 等。有如此之多的民族餐馆可供选择，我们 就可以吃遍天下菜了。对于那些来美国旅游 或工作的人来说，一想到这点便会深感愉 快，他们可以在美国找到自己家乡的特色菜。 Besides sections of the cities, there are regions which are well known for certain food because of the people who settled there. For example, southern California has many Mexican restaurants, and Louisiana has a strong Creole accent to its food. Creole is a mixture of French, African, and Caribbean Island food. Tip: Louisiana has a strong accent to its food. 这里的 accent 可作“特征”理解，可以翻 译为“口味”或“风味”。 参考译文： 除了少数民族聚集区外，还有一些地区也因 其在当地定居的外族人开设了民族风味餐馆 而闻名。例如，在南加利福尼亚州可以看到 许多墨西哥餐馆，路易斯安那州的食物则带 有浓重的克里奥尔口味。克里奥尔风味菜是 一种兼有法国菜、非洲菜和加勒比海岛菜风 味的混合新菜系。 Health food gained popularity when people began to think more seriously about their physical well-being. The very term “health food” is ironic because it implies that there is also “unhe