泛读1 unit 4

Unit4FoodAddYourText•What'saEuropean'sideaofheaven?It'swheretheEnglisharethepolice,theFrencharethecooks,theSwissarethebankers,theItaliansarethelovers,andtheGermansaretheengineers.What'saEuropean'sideaofhell?It'swheretheEnglisharethecooks,theFrencharetheengineers,theSwissarethelovers,theItaliansarethebankers,andtheGermansarethepolice.AJokeBritishFoodandDrinkIdioms:Part1•Collegestaffgobananasatprotestoverpaycuts•CoolasacucumberLouisOosthuizenwinsBritishOpenGolfatStAndrews•BritishAirwaysoffersolivebranchtoUniteunion•AninterestrateriseinAugustwouldbeapoliticalhotpotato•ChelseaClintonandmotherHillarywillnotspillthebeansonweddingdetails•Seriousiphone4defectmakesitmoreofalemonthananAppleBritishFoodandDrinkIdioms:Part2Thecreamofthecropmeansitisb.thebestToeggonmeanstoa.encourageIfit'sjustyourcupoftea,itisa.perfectUseyournoodlemeansb.thinkInanutshellmeansa.conciselyInthesoupmeansa.inserioustroubleIfyoueathumblepieyoua.acceptshameIfyoubuttersomeoneupyoub.flatterthemAnesteggmeansa.retirementmoneySoupedupmeansb.mademorepowerful•Seafood–AtWhitstableyoucantrytraditionalfishandchips,oysters(thetown’sspeciality)andvisitthefishmarket.•HerearesomeofthethingsyoucantryatWhitstable•TheSundayRoast–ThetraditionalSundaymealinBritainisapieceofroastmeat(beef,chicken/turkey,porkandlamb),servedwithroastpotatoes,aselectionofvegetablesandgravy(saucemadefromthemeatjuices).ManypubsdoSundaylunch.•Eachmeathasitsownadditionalsauce:–Beefwithhorseradishsauce–Chicken/Turkeywithbreadsauce–Porkwithapplesauce–LambwithmintsauceWhatistraditionalEnglishfood?AfternoonCreamTea–Thisisapotofteawithscones,jamandcreamorasliceofcake.Typicalcakesincludefruitcake,Victoriasponge,lemondrizzlecake,coffeeandwalnutcake,gingercakeandcherryandalmondcake.InCanterburywehaveTinyTim’sTearoom,whichdoesaverygoodselectionofcakesandisalsothe‘mosthauntedbuildinginCanterbury’ifyouwanttogolookingforghosts!WhatistraditionalEnglishfood?AFry-up–ThetraditionalEnglish‘fry-up’breakfastisnotaspopularasitoncewasbecausepeoplearemorehealthconscious.Atypical‘fry-up’wouldinclude:Friedbacon,sausageandblackpuddingFriedtomatoes,mushroomsandbakedbeansFriedbreadandpotatohashbrownsFriedeggsThereareseveralcafésaroundCanterburywhereyoucangetatraditionalbreakfast(oryoucouldtrycookingoneyourself!)WhataboutAmericantraditionalfood?DoyouknowWhataboutAmericantraditionalfood?Turntopage44andyouwillgettoknowtheanswerVocabularyn.theparticulartasteofafoodordrinkEg.Thisbreadhasplentyofflavor.这面包味道真好。flavorVocabularydietn.1.thekindoffoodthatapersonoranimaleatseachdayeg:Itisimportanttohaveabalanced,healthydiet.2.alimitedrangeandamountoffoodthatyoueatwhenyouwanttogetthinnereg:Lynalwaysseemstobeonadiet.V.tolimittheamountandtypeoffoodthatyoueat,inordertobecomethinnereg:Ifyouaredieting,youeatspecialkindsoffoodoryoueatlessfoodthanusualbecauseyouaretryingtoloseweight.Vocabulary•Portion•n.apartofsomething;ashareofsomething,suchasresponsibility,blame,oraduty,thatisdividedbetweenasmallnumberofpeople•eg:1.Sorrowhasalwaysbeenherportion.•她的命运一直与悲哀相连。2.Youmayfindtheinformationyouneedinthefirstportionofthebook.•你可以在这本书的第一部分找到你要的资料。3.Thedrivermustbearaportionoftheblamefortheaccident.•司机应该对这场车祸负部分责任。Vocabulary•Sufficient•adj.asmuchasisneededforaparticularpurpose•eg:Themoneyisnotsufficienttocovereverythingthatneedsdoing.•Weneedsufficienttimetodealwiththeproblem.Vocabulary•Potluckn.家常便饭,每人自带一个菜的家庭聚会,运气eg:1.Havingarrivedunannouncedforsupper,wehadtotakepotluck.由于没有提前通知我们要来吃晚饭，我们只能吃些家常便饭2.Thescheduledflightwascanceledandpassengershadtotakepotluckontheotherairlines.原定航班被取消了，乘客们只能在其他航线上试试运气。Vocabulary•Picklen.vegetables(especiallycucumbers)preservedinbrineorvinegar;informaltermsforadifficultsituationeg:1.Hehadsomemixedpicklesandriceforsupper.他晚饭吃了一些什锦泡菜和米饭。•2.Bythistime,hewashopelesslypickled.–到这时他已经烂醉如泥了。V.preserveinapicklingliquidVocabulary•Swallow•n.smalllong-wingedsongbirdnotedforswiftgracefulflightandtheregularityofitsmigrations;theactofswallowing•eg:1.Therearemanyswallowsflyinginthesky.v.takebackwhatonehassaid;passthroughtheesophagusaspartofeatingordrinking;believeoracceptwithoutquestioningorchallengeeg:Theycan'ttreatmelikethat;I'mnotgoingtoswallowit.他们不能这样对待我，我忍不下这口气。Thecompanywasswallowedupinacorporatemerger.该公司在一次公司合并中被收购了。Vocabulary•Taste•n.味觉,味道,尝试,品味,爱好•eg:I'vegotacoldandsoIhavelostmysenseoftaste.–我伤风了,尝不出味道。•Themedicinehasabittertaste.–这药有苦味。•Shelikesherfirsttasteoflifeinabigcity.–她喜欢她对大城市生活的初次体验。•Shehasgoodtasteinclothes.–她对服装有很好的审美眼光。•Theyhavenotatleastbeengivenatastefornatureinearlylife.–至少,他们在少年时期没有受到爱好自然的培养。Vocabulary•Ingredient•n.acomponentofamixtureorcompound;anabstractpartofsomething;foodthatisacomponentofamixtureincooking•eg:•Humorisaneffectiveingredientofaspeech.•幽默是演讲中效果极佳的一个因素。•Asourceofnourishment,especiallyanourishingingredientinafood.•营养品，滋养物营养的来源，尤指食物中的营养成分.Vocabulary•Call•calltosb表示“高声唤某人”。•callon和callat都表示“短暂的拜访”，但是后者后面接地点。–Thepolicemancalledonhertosayafewwords.警察拜访了她，问了些话。•calluponsb表示“请求某人”，偶指“拜访某人”。•callforsb可表示“拜访某人然后跟他一同出去”，或者表示“吩咐别人叫某人来”•callsbup表示“打电话给某人”；•callsbtodo表示“高声唤某人做某事”，如callhimt