(
课件网) CULTURE AND CUISINE The French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once wrote, “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” Put more simply, this means “You are what you eat.” Most people today relate this saying to healthy eating. However, Brillat-savarin was actually referring to our personality, character, and culture. 法国作家让 安泰尔姆 布里亚-萨瓦兰曾写道: “告诉我你平时吃什么，我就可以说出你是个什么样的人。”简单地说，这句话就是“人如其食”的意思。如今，大多数人把这条谚语与健康饮食联系起来。然而，布里亚-萨瓦兰实际上指的是我们的个性、品格及文化。 culture and cuisine文化与美食 Tell me what you eat. 告诉我你平时吃什么. I will tell you what you are.我会告诉你你是什么样的人 put simply (短语) 简而言之 put more simply 更简单地说 You are what you eat. 人如其食 relate sth. to sth. 将…与…联系起来 refer to sb/sth 描述...；涉及...；与…相关 our personality, character, and culture 我们的个性、品格及文化 culture and cuisine文化与美食 Tell me what you eat. 告诉我你平时吃什么. I will tell you what you are.我会告诉你你是什么样的人 put simply (短语) 简而言之 put more simply 更简单地说 You are what you eat. 人如其食 relate sth. to sth. 将…与…联系起来 refer to sb/sth 描述...；涉及...；与…相关 our personality, character, and culture 我们的个性、品格及文化 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, America's most popular Chinese dish is General Tso's chicken, which consists of fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce, flavoured with hot red peppers. This is probably not an authentic Chinese recipe, however, so it cannot tell us much about the Chinese. On the other hand, it does tell us a lot about Americans. It tells us, for example, that Americans love bold, simple flavours. And since the dish was also invented recently, it tells us that Americans are not afraid to try new foods. 当然，从很多方面来看，此话不假。中国菜就是个很好的例子。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。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。然而，这或许并不是地道的中餐做法，因此并不能让我们对中国人了解多少。不过在另一方面，它确实让我们对美国人了解很多。例如，这道菜说明美国人喜爱浓烈、简单的口味。此外，由于这道菜也是新发明，说明美国人不惧怕尝试新的菜品。 in many ways 从很多方面 a case in point 明证;很好的例子 prior to (doing) sth 在…之前的 experience in (doing) sth 在......方面有经验或经历 experience with sth 与......有关经验或经历 my only experience with Chinese cooking 与中式烹任有关经验或经历 suit American tastes 适应美国人的口味 General Tso's chicken左宗棠鸡 consist of .. 由…组成(或构成) fried chicken 炸鸡 be covered in....用……填满(表动作) be covered with...被…覆盖 on the other hand在另一方面 be flavour ... ...
