【7A文】高等学校研究生英语系列教材-综合教程(上)熊海虹-B篇课文翻译第二单元

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"Light,refined,learnedandnoble,harmoniousandorderly,clearandlogical,thecooking ofFranceis,insomestrangemanner,intimatelylinkedtothegeniusofhergreatestmen."

--MarcelRouff,Frenchjournalistandwriter

ACUISINECRISIS

1WhatcouldbemoreFrenchthananoutdoormarketonasunnySundaymorning?The airisfilledwithvitalscentsfromtheherbsandfruitsandvegetablespiledhighinthe

greengrocers'creativegeometrics.AwhiffoftheAtlanticblowsofftheoystersonthe

fishmongers'bedofice.Wildgame--hare,venison,boar--hangsfromthebutchers'

racks,sausagesandcheesesarelaidouttosavorandsmell.

有什么比晴朗的星期日早晨的一个户外市场更具法国特色？空气中弥漫着香草和水果散发出的气味，而且这些水果被水果商摆成各种有创意的图形。鱼贩的冰床上的牡蛎透露着一点点大西洋的痕迹。在肉贩的货架上挂出了一些野味：野兔、鹿肉和野猪，而一些香肠和奶酪的摆出使这个小摊更具一番风味。

2This,youthink,istheveryessenceofFrance,untilyoureadthoselittlesignsthattell

youthetomatoes(whicharereallyprettytasteless)comefromMoroccanhothouses,

thegrapesfromSouthAfrica,kiwisfromChileandtheharicotfromKenya.Youcan't besurewherethatboarbitthedust.

直到你读到那些小标识，即西红柿（相当无味的）产自摩洛哥的温室，葡萄酒产自南非，猕猴桃产自智利，扁豆产自肯尼亚。你认为这才是法国的精髓所在。

3Thecongenialquaintnessofthestreetmarket,infact,drawsdirectlyonglobalization. EmileZolaoncecalled"thebellyofParis",therich,ripe,smellycenterofthewholesale

foodbusiness,longsincemovedoutofdowntowntoacargohubnearQrlyairport.

Quiteliterally,thatisnowwherealotofFrenchcookingbegins--and,increasingly,

wheretheeraofgreatFrenchcuisineassomethingtrulyuniqueandexclusiveto

Franceisslowlycomingtoanend.

街市上那些彼此相宜的稀奇古怪的事事实上是全球化的结果。这个富裕的、

成熟的、难闻的被埃米尔.左拉称为“巴黎的肚子”的大型食品批发中心是很久以

前从市中心搬到奥利机场附近的。毫不夸张的说，这里是现在很多法国烹饪的开

始的地方，而且渐渐地伟大的法国烹饪时代（一些真正独具特色并专属法国的事物）就要结束了

4Forgenerations,theFrenchhavepridedthemselvesontheirdistinctiveness.Nothing hasstoodforFrance'ssenseofexceptionalismmorefamouslythanitscooking.Gallic

talent,tasteandtechniqueshavebeenexportedallovertheworld.Andthereinliespart

totheproblem.FromtheNapaV alleytotheThamesandTokyo,non-Frenchcooks havecrackedthecodesofthebestFrenchcuisine.Meanwhile,whatwasmediocre

elsewhere--albeitcheapandpopular--hasbeenimported.Theresult:Manytourists-- aswellastheFrenchthemselves--nolongerseewhat'ssospecialaboutFrench

cooking.

4长久以来，法国人一直为他们的与众不同感到骄傲。而能代表法国超凡特色、最负盛

名的就要数她的烹饪艺术了。高卢人的才智、品味和技术已经传播到世界各地，然而，

一些问题也随之产生。从纳帕谷到泰晤士河再到东京，非法裔的厨师们破解了最上乘

法式烹饪的秘笈。与此同时，其他地方一些尽管又便宜又流行但却不怎么上档次的烹

制法也传入了法国。结果就是，很多游客——甚至法国人自己——都已经看不出法国

烹饪有任何的特别之处了。

5Thedeclinegoeswellbeyondrecentsurveysthatshowgrowingcomplaintsabout mediocrequalityandhighprices--nosmallconcerninacountrywheretourisme gastronomiqueearned18billioneurosin20KK,aquarterofalltouristrevenues.More andmorerestaurateurssaythatgovernmenttaxandeconomicpoliciesarelimiting

theirprofits,andtherebyhurtingtheircapacitytoinvestandhiremorestaff.Theyhave becomeensnarledintheredtapeforwhichFranceisinfamous--nottomentionedicts fromBrusselsthataffecteverythingfromsalestaxestothebacteriaintheBrie.

5最近的调查显示越来越多的人抱怨饭莱质量平平，价格昂贵，而法国烹饪的衰落还不