Unit 8 Food Culture

Outline Passage A Eat Like French Women Passage B Business Lunch and Culture Applied Writing Grammar Focus Language Skills Marry Learning

Passage A Eat Like French Women Warm-up Qs: How many kind of food do you know? Try to name them. And which kind do you prefer?

Chinese Dishes

French Style Food American Style Food vs.

Language Points 1. I couldn’t see anyone eating with pleasure. see/hear/feel… + Objective + Complement E.g. We saw someone swimming in the lake. She heard a girl crying in the room.

2. We should not eat like we’re robots. The adverbial clause of manner like we’re robots modifies the verb eat. Like here means the same as. This is an American usage. e.g. Teacher should not talk like they know everything. Do as you are told by the doctor.

3. Many Americans are fed up with keeping running calorie and the idea of losing weight by eating well is seductive. a) be fed up with: are bored with b) keep takes a gerund instead of an infinitive form when a verb is used as its object with the meaning of doing sth. constantly. E.g. He keeps complaining of the poor working conditions. We kept working until it was dark.

4. French women eat with all five senses, Guiliano says, allowing less to seem like more. Meaning : French women eat with all five senses, which makes a little food look like more.

5. Guiliano knows many of the French attitudes will be foreign to American women who are used to convenience foods. be foreign to sb. : be new to somebody, unfamiliar to E.g. The new concept of health is foreign to the public. The subject is foreign to me.

Word Usage appealing a. attractive 吸引人的 e.g. The low price of the supermarket is very appealing to consumers. appeal (to) v. 呼吁, 要求, 诉诸, 上诉, 有吸引力

diet n. The sort of food and drink one habitually takes 饮食；保健饮食，节食 e.g. Proper diet and exercise are both important for health. He began his diet a week ago. （他在一星期前开始节食。） dieter n. 节食者, 减肥者

gulp (down) v. to swallow hastily 狼吞虎咽地吃 E.g. I was so hungry that I gulped down the whole cake. Syn. : wolf (down) e.g. Don’t wolf down your food.

observe v. To see and notice; watch carefully 观察 E.g. Children are told to observe how the flowers grow. observation n. 观察 come/fall under sb.'s observation 被某人注意到 escape observation 未被觉察, 不为人所注意 keep sb. under observation 监视[观察]某人 make a few observations on 谈谈对...的几点看法

ultimate a. greatest, fundamental 最大的，最根本的 E.g. The sun is the ultimate store of power. The ultimate principle is to respect all the people, rich or poor.

at the end of the day finally, last of all 最后 E.g. At the end of the day, we have only one earth, and we must protect it.

come down to To be summarized as 可以归结为…… E.g. The main idea of the story may come down to this: one good turn deserves another.

Understanding of the Passage What is food in the author’s eye’s? What’s the name of the author’s new book? Food is one of the best pleasures in life. French Women Don’t Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure. It’s an “ultimate non-diet book” .

How do the author’s friends in Paris eat even when they are only eating sandwiches? What kind of food are American women used to? They sit down, take their time, look at the sandwich, admire the bread or the butter on it. They eat slowly. They chew well. They stop between bites. Convenience foods.

Differences between the eating habits of American and French women 1) The Food Itself: Americans: fast foods or convenient foods French Women: good food only

2）Attitudes: Americans: Eating is not one of the most important things in life; They eat quickly; They wolf down the food while busy doing something else.

French women: Food is one of the best pleasures in life. Eating manner; They eat slowly and with pleasure; They relax and savor every bite; They eat with all five senses.

3) Problem and Result: Americans They worry about and struggle with their weight; They keep running calorie. French women They don’t know obsess about weight; They don’t get fat.

Passage B Business Lunch and Culture Food in Europe sandwich cheese spaghetti salad

Word Usage bewilderingly adv. 令人困惑地, 使人迷乱地 bewilder vt. 1) 迷惑 2) 使为难; 把...弄糊涂; 使手足无措 e.g. I was bewildered by the maze of streets in the city. bewilderment n.迷惑不解的性质[状态] 令人迷惑的纠纷[混乱]

frugal adj. 1)节俭的；俭朴的 a frugal housekeeper 2)少量的 a frugal supper of bread and cheese 只有面包和奶酪的晚餐 frugality n. 节俭; 俭朴; 节约 frugally adv.

an array of 一排，一批，一群 array n. 阵列；衣服, 盛装；一大批, 大量 be in fine array 盛装 in battle array 【军】列阵 in full battle array 严阵以待 in holiday array 穿着节日盛装的 in proud array 堂堂正正

brand n. 商标，品牌, 烙印 v. brand as (贬义地)称为 E.g. He is branded as a man who has no human feelings. 他背负上了没有人情味的污名。

executive adj. 实行的, 执行的, 行政的 n. 执行者, 经理主管人员 (the) Chief Executive 总统;州长;最高行政长官 financial executive 财务主管 general executive 企业或机关的首长(总负责人)

counterpart n. 副本； 极相似的人［物］； (游戏或戏剧中的)对手； 搭档 互为补充的东西 e.g. Night is the counterpart of day. 黑夜与白天相辅相成。 It has no counterpart in the world. 举世无双。

jet lag n. 飞行时差反应，时差感 jet-lagged adj.

compromise n. 妥协, 折衷 v. 妥协, 折衷, 危及...的安全 be compromised by 被...危害［连累］ compromise with...on 在...方面同...妥协 A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit. [谚]吃亏的和解强似胜利的诉讼（指诉讼消耗时间及金钱的麻烦）。

extravagant adj. 过分的；过度的；放肆的；奢侈的 E.g. extravagant demands 过分的要求 extravagant fees 过高的收费 She's very extravagant — she spends all her money on clothes. 她很奢侈，花掉了所有的钱来买衣服。

Understanding of Passage B True of False Questions: 1. The European attitude to lunch varies from nation to nation. 2. people in the northern part of Europe enjoy having a big lunch. 3. Spanish businessmen don’t do any business during lunch hours. T F T

T T T 4. Italians attach great importance to the business lunch. 5. The English executive’s frustration comes from his misunderstanding of the eating habits in Spain. 6. Many American businessmen who first came to Spain or Italy were not used to the lunch habit of the local people.

Applied Writing Advertisement of Sale She is the nimblest girl around. Nimble is the way she goes. Nimble is bread she likes. Light, NIMBLE! 她是这儿最轻松活泼的姑娘。轻松活泼是她的举止。“轻松牌”是她喜食的面包。松软可口，“轻松牌”面包！

Are you going grey too early. Please buy our remarkable gel Bright Are you going grey too early? Please buy our remarkable gel Bright! It will make you feel 21 years younger! 您是否过早地有白发了？请用我们不同寻常的靓丽牌乌发乳！它会使您感觉年轻了20岁！

千万不要卖掉你的黄金，除非找到合适的买主。 Don’t sell your gold unless you find the best buyer.

促销广告的三个要素： 为读者提供某些信息 对读者有利 通俗易懂，简单明了， 生动有趣。

促销广告的特点： 方式独特 突出其产品的品牌，商标及产地，使人留下 深刻印象 准确交待联系电话，地址，传真号码以及电子邮箱或网址 突出其产品的品牌，商标及产地，使人留下 深刻印象 准确交待联系电话，地址，传真号码以及电子邮箱或网址 常用新创词汇，使其产生耳目一新的效果

Try to translate the ad: We’ll tell you the odds before they are out. We’ll publish what other publication dare not. We’ll give you inside information you won’t find elsewhere. Time! Your Choice! 我们会向您预示未来，我们敢发表别人不敢发表的东西，我们能向您透露别处难以得知的内部消息。《时代》！您的选择！

Grammar Focus Present and Past Participles Used as Attributive Formation: 1) V-ing + n. Boling water 2) V-ed + n. Married young people 3) V-ing clause Have you read the article published last mouth? 4) V-ed clause The room facing south is my bedroom.

现在分词和过去分词作定语主要区别： 现在分词表示主动意义，过去分词表示被动意义 现在分词表示的动作正在进行，而过去分词则表示的动作已经完成。 e.g. developed countries 发达国家 developing countries 发展中国家

Translate the following participle phrases into Chinese. 1. a disappointed child 失望的孩子 2. the rising sun 升起的太阳 3. a smiling face 微笑的脸庞 4. a moving picture 移动的画面 5. a falling star 正在陨落的星星

6. the changing world 变化的世界 7. the weeping child 哭泣的孩子 8. the retired worker 退休的工人 9. a broken glass 破碎的玻璃杯 10. boiled water 烧开了的水

Language Skills Repetition (重复法) 为了强调，关键词重复 为了生动形象，词语重复，汉译时通常使用下列结构达到修辞效果： 1）四字词组 2）词语的重复 3）对偶结构

Examples Ignorance is the mother of fear as well as of admiration. 无知是羡慕的根源，也是恐惧的根源。 （词语重复） Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不烦。 （对偶结构重复）

No pains, no gains. 不劳不获。 （四字成语） But there had been too much publicity about the case. 但此事已闹得无人不知，无人不晓。 （同义词语反复）

Marry Learning The Horse Lost Ten Pounds “My wife made up her mind to lose weight after she watches the TV commercial. That’s why she rides on horse back all the time.” “And what’s the result?” “The horse lost ten pounds last week.”

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