新世纪英语专业本科生综合教程(第二版)第3册Unit9.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Text4– kosher ducks Text II kosher ducks (Paragraph 10): The word “kosher” means proper or fit for Jews. This is because it relates to the kosher dietary law. They are safe to consume and sometimes used as ingredients to produce additional food items. Previously, most kosher foods were made in the family kitchen or in a store or small factory in the community. At that time, it was simple to know if the product was kosher or not. Sometimes, even rabbis used to supervise the purity of the product. Memorable Quotes In her “Fortune Cookie Chronicles,” subtitled “Adventures in the World of Chinese Food,” Jennifer 8. Lee writes with humor and irony and “delights the reader with tales about Chinese food in America, and its sometimes hilarious origins”, which is really delicious. In addition, Miss Lee adds a social and cultural dimension to the Chinese-American cuisine, seasoning it well with personal anecdotes, which is also delicious. “A delicious sense of humor and irony” may be interpreted as a sort of “transferred epithet”. Questions for discussion1 1. How can the reader understand and enjoy “a delicious sense of humor and irony” of Jennifer 8. Lee ? Text II Memorable Quotes 2. Why do the stories Miss Lee gleaned and spread sound so convincing? The stories Miss Lee gleaned and spread are not fairy-tales, fictitious or improbable stories, but true stories based on first hand experiences “over hill and dale, ocean and mountain, from town to village” throughout the United States, China, and Europe. That’s why they sound so convincing. Questions for discussion2 Text II Memorable Quotes 3. What is one possible philosophical notion that helps to constitute the driving force in developing Chinese food in America? One possible philosophical notion that helps to constitute the drivin