Unit 9 Food and Healthcar析.pptVIP

Unit 9 Food and  Healthcare Food Food is a basic biological need, a fundamental ingredient for the survival of a group. The environment often determines what sorts of foods are available and also influences which foods are culturally preferred and which are prohibited. Jill Dubisch 食物是一种基本生理需求,是一个群体赖以生存的基本因素. 1. Fast food and American Culture The rise of fast food restaurant: 快餐店的兴起 Concomitant: 相伴的;伴随的 blur v.涂污, 污损(名誉等), 把(界线,视线等)弄得模糊不清, 弄污 Lucrative: adj. adj.有利的; 赚钱的 Simultaneous: adj.同时的, 同时发生的 Melding: v.混合, 合并 p.34 affordable automobile; new road systems Spark a boom: 促进（旅游业的）繁荣 Diners: n.用餐者; 餐车；餐车式的饭店 Eateries: eatery n.美餐馆, 食堂 Thoroughfares: n.通路, 大道 Interstate traveler: adj.州际旅行者 On the run: adv.跑着, 逃跑, 奔走, 被通辑着 Ritual: n.典礼, (宗教)仪式, 礼节; adj.典礼的 On the go: [口]在进行活动, 忙碌; 刚要动身 Human working machines Food was becoming merely a fuel, like gasoline, for the human working machines. 对于人类工作机器而言，食物犹如汽油，变成一种燃料而已。（人类—工作机器） Franchise: n. (政府给予个人、公司或社团经营某种事业的）特权, 公民权 v.赋予特权, 赋予公民权；联营大公司 Milk shake: n.奶昔(即泡沫牛奶,将牛奶和冰激凌等混合后搅打至起泡的饮料) McDonald’s: Preferring predictability over quality Conceiving of his franchise operation in its entirety: 通盘考虑他的联营业务 in its entirety：全面, 完整, 全体, 全部 Outlets: n.出口, 出路 Systematize: v.系统化 Dictum: n.格言, [律] 法官的附带意见 Layout: n.规划, 设计, (工厂等的)布局图 The “golden age” 1960s-1990s Pay phones: n. 投币式公用电话 Pin ball machines: n.钉球戏, 弹球戏(把小球打入插钉的板上的凹洞中）设施 Loitering: v.闲荡, 虚度, 徘徊 The strip: 城市或郊区商店、加油站、酒吧、餐厅密集的街道 Flank: n.腰窝, 侧面, vt.在...的侧面, Trademark: n.商标 A machine ethic Ethic: n.道德规范, 伦理 Basic skills substituted for high turn-over rates: 基本技能替代高生产效率 Short order cook: 快餐厨师 short order n.快餐 Artisan: n.工匠, 技工 Of sorts: adj.各种各样的 Benefits: n.利益, 好处 Fast food culture Homogenization: n.(均)匀化, 均质化,同质化,纯一化 Vibrant: adj.振动的；活跃的；有活力的 Enact: vt.制定法律, 颁布, 扮演 Cultural imperialism: 文化帝国主义 Embrace: vt.拥抱, 包含, 收买, 信奉 Comprise: v.包含, 由...