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课件网) Unit 3 Food and culture Language points 1 Reading and Thinking What, if anything, do these cuisines[c/u菜肴;烹饪] tell you about the people who eat them 要说有什么的话，这些菜肴告诉你食用者的什么信息？ if anything: 要说有什么的话（倒是…）； We don't see each other too often—if anything we don't see each other often enough! 我们见面不太频繁———其实是我们不怎么见面！ The weather forecast is not for cooler weather; if anything, it is expected to be warmer. 天气预报说天气不会变冷； 如果说有变化的话，倒是有可能变暖。 Unit 3 CULTURE AND CUISINE 文化与美食 Reading and Thinking Put more simply(= To put it simply), this means “You are what you eat.” 简单地说，这句话就是“人如其食”的意思。 2. put (vt.): to say or write something in a particular way As President Xi Jinping put it in Moscow on Saturday, China’s development creates more chances than threats. 正如...所说 Chinese cuisine is a case in point.中国菜就是个很好的例子。 3. (be ) a case in point= a good example 是个典型的/很好的/合适的例子 Now, as a case in point, let's look at nineteenth Century England. 现在，作为一个例子，让我们看看十九世纪的英国。 get to the point There is no point in doing… 谈正题 做…没有意义 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. 来中国之前，我只在美国接触过中式烹任，那里的中国食物已被改变，以适应美国人的口味。--学案P.44/4. 4. prior adj. 先前的; 优先的 priority [c]优先考虑的事；当务之急 prior to sth. [formal] 在某事之前，先于某事 = previous to sth. 1） I’ m afraid I won’ t be able to come. I’ ve got_____. 我恐怕不能来了。我已经和别人有约在先。 2) _____ ____ ____(晚宴前), photographs of the wedding party will be taken. 3) Education is a top priority. 4) Exercising is not very high on her list of _____. 锻炼身体并不是她优先考虑的事情。 a prior engagement appointment Prior to dinner priorities 教育是当务之急。 For example, America’s most popular Chinese dish is General Tso’s chicken, which consists of fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce, flavo(u)red (加味于…，使更有味道)with hot red peppers. 例如，在美国最受欢迎的中国菜是“左宗棠鸡”，它在油炸的鸡肉上淋上甜酱，再佐以煸炒过的红辣椒制成。 General Tso's chicken 左公鸡;左宗棠甜辣鸡--textbook 99/note 3 5. consist of 由...组成/构成 = be made up of --学案P.44/5. 拓展： consist in= lie in: 在于；存在于 Happiness does not _____how many possessions you own. 幸福不在于你拥有多少财产。 班里有53个孩子。 The class _____45 children. Listening is an active behavior _____(consist) of hearing, understanding and remembering. consists of / is made up of / is comprised of consist in =lie in consisting =which consists recipe books, cards 烹饪书﹑ 食谱卡片 What is your recipe for success 你取得成功有什么窍门 6. This is probably not an authentic Chinese recipe. It tells us, for example, that Americans love bold, simple flavours. 例如，这道菜说明美国人喜爱浓烈、简单的 ... ...
