综合英语教程四Unit9ChineseFood
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In Central China, if a baby is born, his father will send Red Boiled Eggs to announce the news. An even number, usually six or eight Red Boiled Eggs with a black point dotted on one end will be delivered for a boy and an odd number, usually five or seven without black point for a girl.
Fish is always served to symbolize accumulations of prosperity and wealth with the New Year's Eve meals.
Long noodle is the symbol of longevity in China, so that youngsters or seniors all will have a bowl of Long Life Noodle in the expectation of a healthy life.
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The biggest recent change in eating habits and food-related lifestyles is the advent of fast food. This permits many people to eat away from home, or to bring food home to eat without having no prepare it. The famous fast foods are, for example, McDonald’s hamburgers and KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken).
Unit Nine
01
Lesson Outline
Cultural background information Brainstorming Chinese Cuisine Text explanation Exercises
cutural background
第一章
Formal meals may take hours in some cultures or households, while in other’s people may eat hastily while traveling to their next destination on foot or by car.
Brainstorming
Hale Waihona Puke 1234
5
6
1
2
3
4
Direction: work in groups to compete the following four category.the group that has the longest list can get the cake on the right.
Chinese Food Quotations and Proverbs
"Talk doesn't cook rice." (Chinese Proverb) "Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." (Lao-tzu, Chinese philosopher) "To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven." (ancient Chinese proverb)
Famous saying by famous people
Chinese Food
Do you know how many kinds of famous cuisine in China?
Which do you prefer? Why?
Food Symbolism
In China, foods are given particular meanings, so that in certain occasion a type of food, can only be eaten by some specific individuals, or must be eaten in specific occasion.
Cantonese woman believe that “to win a man’s heart, she must first learn how to cook a good pot of soup ” “Fashion is in Europe, living is in America, but eating is in China”
Usually, an honored guest will be served a snapper's head or shell to hail him and show warmly welcome in some districts.
”
There are other foods and snacks, which symbolize good wishes under special circumstances. These include duck, chicken and melon seeds.
What did people say about…
One should eat to live,not live to eat. Molière (1622 - 1673) French playwright
Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are. Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755 - 1826) French politician, and writer.
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“To be born in Suzhou
To live in Hangzhou To eat in Guangzhou And to die Liuzhou”
An old saying indicates how highly the cuisine of the Guangzhou (Canton) area is regarded
"My momma always said, life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get." (Forrest Gump) One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well. (Virginia Woolf) Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time , and sometimes you weep. (Car Sandburg)
Food is a basic necessity, so every culture has important norms and customs related to it. Most cultures have food preferences and food taboos, (e.g. Hindus don’t eat beef, Muslims don’t eat pork,…)
"when it rains, it pours"
2023
When it rains, it pours ①describes how after there has been no rain for a long time, it suddenly rains a lot all at once. Example: "It hadn't rained for over two months. Now it has started raining and it has been raining for a week straight." Reply: "When it rains, it pours." ②that once something happens after a long pause, it happens in large amounts. Example: "It looks like everyone in our department is sick again, and all at the same time." Reply: "When it rains, it pours." Example: "Sometimes we have no customers for two or three hours, then suddenly we get 20 people all at once." Reply: "It never rains, but it pours "= When it rains, it pours.
We are what we eat. 吃什么东西，就长什么样子。
Well fed, well bred. 衣食足，而后知礼节。
He that eats least eat most. 食量少，能长寿。
Food idioms and vocabulary
Your eyes are bigger than your stomach. -- You want to eat a lot, but you just can not. I am so hungry I could eat a horse. --I can eat a lot. It’s as easy as pie. --it’s a piece of cake. Greasy spoon --small restaurant that serves good but cheap food Ma and Pop restaurant --family restaurant Take out --take the food away to eat elsewhere Organic -- naturally-grown food, without any pesticide,etc. Vegetarian --people who don’t eat any kind of meat Vegan --people who don’t use anything from animals, e.g. they won’t eat milk, eggs, meat, and won’t wear fur coats and leather shoes
Fish is always served to symbolize accumulations of prosperity and wealth with the New Year's Eve meals.
Long noodle is the symbol of longevity in China, so that youngsters or seniors all will have a bowl of Long Life Noodle in the expectation of a healthy life.
”
The biggest recent change in eating habits and food-related lifestyles is the advent of fast food. This permits many people to eat away from home, or to bring food home to eat without having no prepare it. The famous fast foods are, for example, McDonald’s hamburgers and KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken).
Unit Nine
01
Lesson Outline
Cultural background information Brainstorming Chinese Cuisine Text explanation Exercises
cutural background
第一章
Formal meals may take hours in some cultures or households, while in other’s people may eat hastily while traveling to their next destination on foot or by car.
Brainstorming
Hale Waihona Puke 1234
5
6
1
2
3
4
Direction: work in groups to compete the following four category.the group that has the longest list can get the cake on the right.
Chinese Food Quotations and Proverbs
"Talk doesn't cook rice." (Chinese Proverb) "Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." (Lao-tzu, Chinese philosopher) "To the ruler, the people are heaven; to the people, food is heaven." (ancient Chinese proverb)
Famous saying by famous people
Chinese Food
Do you know how many kinds of famous cuisine in China?
Which do you prefer? Why?
Food Symbolism
In China, foods are given particular meanings, so that in certain occasion a type of food, can only be eaten by some specific individuals, or must be eaten in specific occasion.
Cantonese woman believe that “to win a man’s heart, she must first learn how to cook a good pot of soup ” “Fashion is in Europe, living is in America, but eating is in China”
Usually, an honored guest will be served a snapper's head or shell to hail him and show warmly welcome in some districts.
”
There are other foods and snacks, which symbolize good wishes under special circumstances. These include duck, chicken and melon seeds.
What did people say about…
One should eat to live,not live to eat. Molière (1622 - 1673) French playwright
Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are. Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755 - 1826) French politician, and writer.
单击此处添加大标题内容
“To be born in Suzhou
To live in Hangzhou To eat in Guangzhou And to die Liuzhou”
An old saying indicates how highly the cuisine of the Guangzhou (Canton) area is regarded
"My momma always said, life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get." (Forrest Gump) One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well. (Virginia Woolf) Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time , and sometimes you weep. (Car Sandburg)
Food is a basic necessity, so every culture has important norms and customs related to it. Most cultures have food preferences and food taboos, (e.g. Hindus don’t eat beef, Muslims don’t eat pork,…)
"when it rains, it pours"
2023
When it rains, it pours ①describes how after there has been no rain for a long time, it suddenly rains a lot all at once. Example: "It hadn't rained for over two months. Now it has started raining and it has been raining for a week straight." Reply: "When it rains, it pours." ②that once something happens after a long pause, it happens in large amounts. Example: "It looks like everyone in our department is sick again, and all at the same time." Reply: "When it rains, it pours." Example: "Sometimes we have no customers for two or three hours, then suddenly we get 20 people all at once." Reply: "It never rains, but it pours "= When it rains, it pours.
We are what we eat. 吃什么东西，就长什么样子。
Well fed, well bred. 衣食足，而后知礼节。
He that eats least eat most. 食量少，能长寿。
Food idioms and vocabulary
Your eyes are bigger than your stomach. -- You want to eat a lot, but you just can not. I am so hungry I could eat a horse. --I can eat a lot. It’s as easy as pie. --it’s a piece of cake. Greasy spoon --small restaurant that serves good but cheap food Ma and Pop restaurant --family restaurant Take out --take the food away to eat elsewhere Organic -- naturally-grown food, without any pesticide,etc. Vegetarian --people who don’t eat any kind of meat Vegan --people who don’t use anything from animals, e.g. they won’t eat milk, eggs, meat, and won’t wear fur coats and leather shoes