高中英语人教版(2019)选择性必修二unit3unit4课文原文及译文.pdfVIP

UNIT3 CULTURE AND CUISINE The French author Jean Anthelme Bri at-Savarin once wrote,Te me what you eat, and I wi te you what you are Put more simply this means You are what you eat.Most people today relate this saying to healthy eating.However, Bri at-Savarin was actua y referring to our personality, character,and culture. 法国作家让•安泰尔姆•布里亚-萨瓦兰曾经写道:“告诉我你喜欢吃什 么,我就能了解你是个什么样的人。”简单点说就是“人如其食。”如今， 大多数人将这句话与健康饮食联系在一起。然而，布里亚-萨瓦兰说， 这实际上指的是我们的个性、性格和文化。 Certainly in many ways this seems to be true. Chinese cuisine is a case in point.Prior to coming to China, my only experience with Chinese Cooking was in America, with Chinese food that had been changed to suit American tastes.For example, Americas most popular Chinese dish is Genera Tsos chicken,which consists of fried chicken covered in a Swe et sauce, flavoured with hot red peppers. This is probably not an authentic 1 Chinese recipe, however, so it can not tell u much about the Chinese. On the other hand, it doe tell u a lot about Americans. It tell us, for example, that American love bold, simple flav ors.And,since the dish wa also invented recently, it tell u that Americans are not afraid to try new foods. 当然，在许多方面，这似乎是正确的。中国菜就是一个很好的例 子。在来中国之前，我对中国烹饪的唯一经验是在美国，中国食物被 改变以适应美国人的口味。例如，美国最受欢迎的中国菜是左宗棠甜 辣鸡，这是由涂上甜酱汁的炸鸡和红辣椒调味而成。这可能不是一个 真正的中国食谱，但是，它不能告诉我们很多关于中国人的事情。另 一方面，它确实告诉我们很多关于美国人的事情，比如，它告诉我们 美国人喜欢大胆、简单的口味。而且，因为这道菜也是最近才发明的， 这告诉我们美国人不怕尝试新的食物。 Later, I had a chance to experience authentic Chinese food by coming to China. When my family And I had just arrived in China, we went Looking for a good place to eat in Beijing. A Sichuan restaurant had been recommended to u by a friend, and finally we found it. Tired, hungry, and not knowing a word of Chin