Unit 9 Chinese Food综合教程三

Unit1Unit9ChineseFoodWatchthevideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatdoyouthinkoftheoldman’sprofession?Arethereanyhintsinthemovieclip?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement1AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationHemustbeachef.Wecanseeitnotjustfromhiscarefulandskillfulpreparationoffoodbutmoreobviouslyfromtensofcleaversinthekitchen,alsoabanneronthewallwhichsaid“AllDelicaciesoftheWorld”aswellashisphotosinachef’sclothes.Thebestwaytocookafreshfishissteaming,inordertoretainitsoriginalflavor.Andremembernottoapplysaltonthefish.2.What’shissuggestionforcookingfishonthephone?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement2AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationTofuisanotherpopularproductoftenusedasameatorcheesesubstitute.Itisasoy-basedproductwhichishighlynutritious,inexpensiveandversatile.Ithasahighprotein/fatratio.1.AvarietyoffoodsmostcommonlyeateninChinaCulturalinformation1AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationIngeneral,riceisthemajorfoodsourceforpeoplefromricefarmingareasinsouthernChina.InwheatfarmingareasinNorthernChina,peoplelargelyrelyonflourbasedfoods.NoodlesaresymbolicoflonglifeandgoodhealthaccordingtoChinesetradition.Theycomedryorfreshinavarietyofsizes,shapesandtexturesandareoftenservedinsoupsorfriedastoppings.2.DifferentregionalstylesofChinesecuisineCulturalinformation1AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationAnumberofdifferentstylescontributetoChinesecuisine,butperhapsthebestknownandmostinfluentialareSichuancuisine,Shandongcuisine,JiangsucuisineandGuangdong(Cantonese)cuisine.Thesestylesaredistinctivefromoneanotherduetofactorssuchasavailableresources,climate,geography,history,cookingtechniquesandlifestyles.3.CookingtechniquesofChinesecuisineCulturalinformation1AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationBraisingandstewing,baking,scalding,andwrapping,etc.Basicmethodsofpreservationsuchasdrying,salting,picklingandfermentation.GlobalReading-Mainidea1TextAnalysisStructuralAnalysisThisarticle,whichiswrittenbyaforeigner,providesuswithaforeignperspectivetoexamineourculture,thoughonaseeminglytrivialaspect—ourfood.Butallelementsofacultureareactuallyofequalsignificance,soanyofthemcanserveasastandwesetourfirststepon.Ifyouhaven’tstartedyourjourneytodiscoveryourownculture,thenletyourselfbepushedbythisarticleandtakeitasyourfirststep.Attheendofthisjourney,youmayeitherloveyourculturemore,orless,butonethingissure,thatyourfeelingtowardyourculturewillbemorerealandwillbebaseduponamuchbroadenedview.RhetoricalFeaturesStructuralanalysis1TextAnalysisStructuralAnalysisThistextcanbedividedintothreeparts:ThefirstpartdiscussesthedifferenceinChineseandWesternattitudestowardsfood.Paragraphs1-4:RhetoricalFeaturesThesecondpartexplainshowChinesefoodhasbecomeaninternationalfood.Paragraphs5-6:ThethirdelaboratesonthenatureofChinesefood.Paragraphs7-9:Structuralanalysis2TextAnalysisStructuralAnalysisRhetoricalFeaturesThetopicsentencesofParagraphs7-9:Thetraditionalhigh-qualityChinesemealisaseriousmatter,fastidiouslypreparedandfastidiouslyenjoyed.Paragraph7:Theenjoymentmustmatchthepreparation.Paragraph8:ThesmoothharmoniesandpiquantcontrastsinChinesefoodareanexpressionofbasicassumptionsaboutlifeitself.Paragraph9:RhetoricalFeatures1TextAnalysisStructuralAnalysisRhetoricalFeaturesInthisessay,alliterationisutilizedhereandthere.Herearesomeexamples:“ManypeopleintheWestaregourmetsandothersaregluttons,…”;“…tomakingyouasaintorasinner?”;“…everywherefromHongKongtoHonolulutoHobokentoHudderfield.”Theunderlinedpartsshowrepetitionofthefirstsoundorletterofasuccessionofwords,whichhelpstoconveyasortofmelodiousquality,thusmakingthosewordssoundmorepleasingandimpressive.RhetoricalFeatures2TextAnalysisStructuralAnalysisRhetoricalFeaturesOtherexamplesofalliterationintheessay:1.“…allthesehavebecomemuchmoreapartandparceloftheaverageperson’slife…”(Paragraph6)2.“Meatandfish,solidsandsoups,sweetandsoursauces,…”(Paragraph8)“Fewthingsinlifeareaspositiveasfood,oraretakenasintimatelyandcompletelybytheindividual.Onecanlistentomusic,butthesoundmayenterinoneearandgooutthroughtheother;onemaylistentoalectureorconversation,andday-dreamaboutmanyotherthings;onemayattendtomattersofbusiness,andone’sheartorinterestmaybealtogetherelsewhere…T.McArthurChineseFoodDetailedreading1DetailedReading1Detailedreading2DetailedReadingInthematteroffoodandeating,however,onecanhardlyremaincompletelyindifferenttowhatoneisdoingforlong.Howcanoneremainentirelyindifferenttosomethingwhichisgoingtoenterone’sbodyandbecomepartofoneself?Howcanoneremainindifferenttosomethingwhichwilldetermineone’sphysicalstrengthandultimatelyone’sspiritualandmoralfibreandwell-being?”—KennethLoDetailedreading3DetailedReadingThisisaneasyquestionforaChinesetoask,butaWesternmightfinditdifficulttoanswer.ManypeopleintheWestaregourmetsandothersaregluttons,butscatteredamongthemalsoisalargenumberofpeoplewhoareapparentlyprettyindifferenttowhatgoesintotheirstomachs,andsodonotregardfoodashavinganyultimatemoraleffectonthem.How,theymightask,couldeatingahamburgerordrinkingCocaColacontributeanythingtomakingyouasaintorasinner?Forthem,foodisq