unit11allaboutfood

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uld we have? – Something vegetarian of course, but really interesting and flavorful. – flavorful: adj. 有滋味的 • And lowfat and lowcarbohydrate. – lowfat adj. containing only a small amount of fat 低脂 . a lowfat diet 低脂饮食 lowfat yoghurt/cheese – lowcarbohydrate: Lowcarbohydrate diets or lowcarb diets are dietary programs that restrict carbohydrate consumption usually for weight control or for the treatment of obesity（肥胖） . • … maybe some kind of Thai curry, and we can go easy on the coconut milk and the rice. – Thai curry 泰式咖喱 (Thailand 泰国） – Go easy on : to not take or use too much of something . Go easy on/with the cream I haven39。 t had any yet. – coconut milk 椰奶 • Ann: And I‘ll bring the wine. • Rita: Well, sure. I love cooking for people. What should we have? • Ann: Something vegetarian of course, but really interesting and flavorful. • 安：那我带红酒。 • 丽塔：好，没问题。 我喜欢给别人做饭。 那我们吃什么。 • 安：当然吃素啦，不过要有意思又好味道。 • Peter: And lowfat and lowcarbohydrate. • Rita: Hmmm, maybe some kind of Thai curry, and we can go easy on the coconut milk and the rice. • Peter: Oh, wow, that‘s great. I can‘t wait. • 彼得：而且要低脂肪、低碳水化合物。 • 丽塔：嗯，那来点泰式咖喱吧，我们可以喝椰奶、吃米饭。 • 彼得：哦，哇，很不错啊，我都等不及了。 • Waiter: So, have you decided? • Ann: We‘ve decided about dinner sometime in the next few weeks, but not about dinner today. • Peter: Could you give us a few more minutes? • Waiter: Sure. I‘ll be back in a few minutes. • Rita: So, about dessert… • Peter: Wait, we haven‘t figured out appetizers yet! • conversation: – Could you give us a few more minutes? – Sure. I‘ll be back in a few minutes. • could you give us… 提出要求， sure表示同意。 • a few more minutes中， a few修饰形容词比较级 more • Wait, we haven‘t figured out appetizers yet! – figure out: to finally understand something or someone, or find the solution to a problem after a lot of thought I can39。 t figure out why he did it. I find him really odd I can39。 t figure him out at all. Can you figure out the answer to question 5? – appetizer n. a small amount of food eaten before a meal 开胃菜 . At 6:30, everyone gathered for drinks and appetizers in the lounge. • Waiter: So, have you decided? • Ann: We‘ve decided about dinner sometime in the next few weeks, but not about dinner today. • Peter: Could you give us a few more minutes? • 侍者：那么你们已经决定点什么了吗。 • 安：我们决定了几周后某天的晚饭，可不是今天的这顿饭。 • 彼得：再给我们几分钟时间好吗。 • Waiter: Sure. I‘ll be back in a few minutes. • Rita: So, about dessert… • Peter: Wait, we haven‘t figured out appetizers yet! • 侍者：当然可以，我过几分钟再来。 • 丽塔：那么关于甜点 …… • 彼得：等等，我们还未决定要点的开胃菜呢。 Idiomatic Study: at the restaurant • Eating out is fun and exciting. It allows one to experience new taste sensations. There are any number of expression you are likely to encounter at a restaurant. Below are just a few of them. • Ordering food: • A: Would you like to order now? (Are you ready to order?) • B: Yes. I‘ll have the shrimp cocktail to start. • A: What would you like for your main course? • B: I‘ll have a sirloin steak, medium rare. • A: May I take your order? • B: Yes. I‘d like a cup of onion soup. • A: Have you decided what you39。 d like? • B: Yes. I‘ll have tomato juice and the lamb chops, welldone, please. • Offering food: • A: Please have another sandwich. • B: Thank you, but I really can‘t eat any more. • A: You‘re going to have dessert, aren‘t you? • B: Well, I‘ll join you if you‘re having something. • A: You‘ll finish the chicken, won‘t you? • B: No, thank you. I‘m trying to cut down. • A: Would you like some more soup? • B: No, thank you. It‘s delicious, but I‘ve had enough. • A: Help yourself to some fish. • B: Thank you. • Complaining about food: • A: This steak is still bloody. Could you have the chef cook it a little more? • B: Right away, ma‘am. • A: This isn‘t what I ordered. I wanted a sandwich and you gave me meat loaf? • B: I‘m so sorry, sir. It‘s my first day and I‘m still a little confused. •Thank you! Text B Chinese Cuisine: Hot Pot Getting started • cuisine： the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared 烹饪 • Chinese cuisine（中国菜） – Traditionally there are eight main regional cuisines, or Eight Great Traditions (八大菜系 ): Anhui, Cantonese, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Sichuan and Zhejiang. Main idea • Passage 1:the popularity and process of hot pot • Passage 2: history of hot pot • Passage 3: the material and fuel of hot pot • Passage 45: the ingredients of hot pot Detailedreading: Para. 1 • In winter, people like to eat food that instantly warms their bodies and lifts their spirits. For that, the hot pot is a delicious and hearty choice. Families or groups of friends sit around a table and eat from a steaming pot in the middle, cooking and drinking and chatting. Eating hot pot is not a passive activity: diners must select prepared raw food from plates scattered around the table, place them in the pot, wait for them to cook, fish them out of the soup, dip them in the preferred sauce, and then eat them hot, fresh, and tender. • In winter, people like to eat food that instantly warms their bodies and lifts their spirits. – instantly adv. immediately . Both drivers were killed instantly. – warm their bodies – lift their spirits: to make them happier . Nothing not even the prospect of dinner could lift his spirits. • For that, the hot pot is a delicious and hearty choice. – for that 出于这一原因 – delicious adj. 美味的 – hearty adj. enthusiastic, energetic, and often loudly expressed . a hearty wele / a hearty laugh • Families or groups of friends sit around a table and eat from a steaming pot in the middle, cooking。