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在美国，这些餐馆的标准在逐步提高，可卢却认为促使这种食物在西方世界推广开来的关键的因素是英殖民地香港的人口压力，特别是1950 年以后，许多家庭因此移民到世界各地，靠开餐馆赚钱致富。他还说，假如社会对香港的华人出于无奈而烹饪和销售的那些东西不感兴趣的话，也不会发生这样的事情。 他发现，在西方人们越来越重视感官享受：色泽、质地、运动、食物、饮料还有摇滚乐——所有这些已经成为人们生活中的重要组成部分，这是前所未有的。 He detects an increase in sensuality in the Western world: “Color, texture, movement, food, drink, and rock music- all these have become much more a part and parcel of the average person’s life than they have ever been. detect :notice; discover发现,察觉;查出,看穿eg.I detected anger in her voice. He soon detected the faulty valve. 他很快查到了出毛病的阀门。 detective n. 侦探;私家侦探[C] a. 侦探的 detective stories 侦探小说 sensuality n. physical pleasure and satisfaction 喜爱感官享受,纵欲 sensual a. 1. 官能的;肉体上的 2. 喜爱感官享受的;耽于酒色的;好色的 He led a sensual life. 他整天耽迷酒色。 texture n. 1. (织物的)组织,结构,质地I like the smooth texture of this material. 2. (材料等的)构造;(岩石等的)纹理;(皮肤的)肌理the texture of marble 大理石的纹理 Her skin has a fine texture. 她的皮肤细腻。 3. 本质,实质;特征  be part and parcel of … :be a necessary feature of a particular experience, which cannot be avoided 是……的一部分，是……不可或缺的部分 e.g. Being recognized in the street is part and parcel of being famous. Working irregular hours is all part and parcel of being a journalist. 工作时间不规律是记者工作的基本特征。  It is this increased sensuality and the desire for great freedom age-bound habits in the West, combined with the inherent sensual concept of Chinese food, always quick to satisfy the taste buds, that is at the root of the sudden and phenomenal spread of Chinese food throughout the length and breadth of the Western World.” 正是西方这种与日俱增的感官享受主义以及摆脱根深蒂固的生活习惯束缚的愿望,再加上中国饮食所固有的感知观念,很容易满足人的味觉,才可使得中国饮食能够快速遍布西方世界各个角落. Inherent a. 内在的;固有的,与生俱来的(+in) The problems you mention are inherent in the system. 你提及的那些问题是这一制度本身存在的。 phenomenal a. 1.great or impressive very unusual; extraordinary显著的； 不寻常的，惊人的；杰出的 ~ memory She had phenomenal powers of concentration and memory. 她有惊人的注意力和记忆力. 2.known throu