unit-9-Chinese-food

Unit9ChineseFoodWatchthevideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatdoyouthinkoftheoldman’sprofession?Arethereanyhintsinthemovieclip?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement1Hemustbeachef.Wecanseeitnotjustfromhiscarefulandskillfulpreparationoffoodbutmoreobviouslyfromcleaversinthekitchen,alsoabanneronthewallwhichsaid“AllDelicaciesoftheWorld”aswellashisphotosinachef’sclothes.Thebestwaytocookafreshfishissteaming,inordertoretainitsoriginalflavor.Andremembernottoapplysaltonthefish.2.What’shissuggestionforcookingfishonthephone?Culinary(cooking)Methodsboil煮smoke烟熏steam蒸fry(quick,deep)炸，煎simmer煨sauté爆炒bake烘烤roast烤stew炖pickle腌stir搅scramble炒(蛋)Topic-relatedDiscussion1.Doyoulikecooking?Orhaveyoutriedtocooksomethinginthekitchen?Whichisthedishyouaregoodat?(presentation)2.Howdoyouconsiderfoodinyourdailylife?Let’stalk!CharacteristicsofChineseCuisineEight(major)schoolsofcuisine:Anhui,Cantonese,Fujian,Hunan,Jiangsu,Shandong,Sichuan,andZhejiang.八大菜系（鲁、川、粤、闽、苏、浙、湘、徽）：thesweeteasterncuisineandthespicywesterncuisine,thelightsoutherncuisineandthesaltynortherncuisine.东甜西辣，南淡北咸perfectcombinationofcolor,aroma,taste,andappearance色香味形俱全ChinesefoodVSWesternfoodFoodcontentsFoodprocessFoodetiquette:Tableware,tablemanners…Foodculture:sensual?Rational?Whatdidpeoplesayabout…Wearewhatweeat.吃什么东西，就长什么样子。Wellfed,wellbred.衣食足，而后知礼节。Hethateatsleasteatsmost.食量少，能长寿。TextcomprehensionGooverthetextanddecidewhichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainideaofthepassage.A.TheinternationalsuccessofChinesecooking.B.ThenatureofChinesecooking.C.ThemoralimplicationsofChinesefood.StructuralanalysisPartI(para.1-4)With__________tobeginhisessay,thewritergoesontodiscuss____________________________________________________________PartII(para.5-6)explainshowChinesefoodhasbecome___________________.PartIII(para.7-9)discusses________________.andtheWesternattitudetowardfood.thecontrastbetweentheChineseattitudeaquotationaninternationalfoodthenatureofChinesefoodPartI(Para1-4)Questionsforcomprehension1.Inwhatwayisfooddifferentfrommusic,alectureorconversation,ormattersofbusiness?DoyouagreewithKennethLo?2.Whyisitadifficultquestionforawesterner?3.What’stheChineseattitudetowardsfood?4.HowdoWesternerseatdifferentlyinrestaurantsfromtheChinese?Para.1Howisfooddifferentfrommusic,alecture,aconversation?QuotationComparisonandcontrastRaisingquestionsneverbeintegratedintoone’sbodyorspiritualandmoralfiber,onemaynotattendtothemwhole-heartedly.Yetfoodisdifferent.Itrequiresourserioustreatment.PutthefollowingquestioninChineseHowcanoneremainindifferenttosomethingwhichdetermineone’sphysicalstrengthandultimatelyone’sspiritualandmoralfibreandwell-being?Para.2Whyisitadifficultquestionforawesterner?(foodisnomorethansomethingthatsatisfiestheirhunger.Theycouldhardlyseeitsmoraleffect.)GourmetsandgluttonsSaintsandsinners(ParallelismandAlliteration)InversionScatteredamongthemisalargenumberofpeoplewhoareapparentlyprettyindifferentto…Pleasetranslate:天空乌云密布，一场暴雨即将来临。Gatheringintheskyarethickdarkcloudswhichindicateanimminentheavystorm.Para.3What’stheChineseattitudetowardsfood?(thefirsthappinessinlife)Prime,primal,primaryEcstasyn.ecstaticadj.suddenintensefeelingorexcitemente.g.Therewasalookofecstasyonhisface.Theywentintoecstasyovertheview.Synonyms:rapture,elationsmotherv.covercloselyorthicklye.g.Thecooksmotheredasteakwithmushrooms.Ifyousmothersomeone/thingwithloveorattention,yougivethemsomuchofitthattheyareoverwhelmed.e.g.Shesmotheredhimwithkisses.Sheshouldlovethemwithoutsmotheringthemwithattention.Lavishv.givealot,ortoomuchofsth.Themedialavishedenoughpraiseonthefilm.Everythingwaslavishedonheroneandonlychild.他过分宠爱他的孙辈。Derivations:lavishness(n.),lavishly(ad.)Para.4HowdoWesternerseatdifferentlyinrestaurantsfromtheChinese?Incidentally,accidentallyPlainwallsPrivacy?Intimacy?Whatdoes“toeatwithacapitalE”mean?Foodtomycountrymenisoneoftheecstasiesoflife,tobethoughtaboutinadvance;tobesmotheredwithlovingcarethroughoutitspreparation;andtohavetimelavishedonitinthefinalpleasureofeating.(Para3)FoodtousChineseisoneofthegreatestjoysinlife:itisthoughtaboutbeforebeingprepared;itistreatedwithlotsofloveandcarewhilebeingprepared;andwhenitisready,agreatdealoftimeisdevotedtoenjoyingit.ParaphrasePartII(Para5-6)Questionsforcomprehension1.WhydoestheauthorsaythatChinesefoodistheonlytrulyinternationalfood?2.WhathashelpedthespreadofChinesefoodtotherestoftheworld?First,peoplefromHongKongopenedrestaurants;then,westernpeoplebecameinterestedinthepursuitofsensualpleasure,breakingtheoldwesternhabits;third,sensualconceptisaninherentelementofChinesefood.RailwayworkersHowdidChinesefooddevelopintheUnitedStates?PartIILanguagePointsassertv.declarestronglye.g.Heassertsthatshestolemoneyfromhim.Thecompanyassertsthatthecutswillnotaffectdevelopment.Derivations:assertion(n.),assertivea.,assertivelyad.ubiquitousa.beingeverywhereatthesametimee.g.Hisubiquitousinfluencewasfeltbyallthefamily.Earth’subiquitousatmosphereisessentialforlife.一位哲学家认为矛盾对立无处不在。Synonyms:omnipresent,ever-presentDerivations:ubiquitously(ad.)