Lesson 23  One man’s meat is

another man’s poison

各有所爱

饮品下载       食品下载

 

【背景知识---西餐菜谱全览】

点西餐菜对许多人来说都还较陌生，以下是西餐上菜顺序，以供学点西餐菜者参考:

	1. 头盘 :   也称为开胃品，一般有冷盘和热头盘之分，常见的品种有 鱼子酱、鹅肝酱、熏鲑鱼、鸡尾杯。奶油鸡酥盒、局蜗牛等。
	2. 汤：   大致可分为清汤、奶油汤、蔬菜汤和冷汤等4类。品种有 牛尾清汤、各式奶油汤、海鲜汤、美式蛤蜊汤、意式蔬菜汤、 俄式罗宋汤。法式葱头汤。
	3． 副菜：       通常水产类菜肴与蛋类、面包类、酥盒菜肴均称为副菜。 西餐吃鱼类菜肴讲究使用专用的调味汁，品种有鞑靼汁、荷兰 汁、酒店汁、白奶油汁、大主教汁、美国汁和水手鱼汁等。
	4． 主菜：       肉、禽类菜肴是主菜。其中最有代表性的是牛肉或牛排， 肉类菜肴配用的调味计主要有西班牙汁、浓烧汁精、蘑菇汁、 白尼丝汁等。禽类菜肴的原料取自鸡。鸭、鹅；禽类菜肴最多 的是鸡，可煮、可炸、可烤、可炯，主要的调味汁有咖喱汁、奶油汁等。
	5． 蔬菜类菜肴：       可以安排在肉类菜肴之后，也可以与肉类菜肴同时上桌 ，蔬菜类菜肴在西餐中称为沙拉。与主菜同时搭配的沙拉，称 为生蔬菜沙拉，一般用生菜、番茄、黄瓜、芦笋等制作。还有 一类是用鱼、肉、蛋类制作的，一般不加味汁。
	6． 甜品：       西餐的甜品是主菜后食用的，可以算作是第六道菜。从真 正意义上讲，它包括所有主菜后的食物，如布丁、冰淇淋、奶 酪、水果等等。
	7． 咖啡：   饮咖啡一般要加糖和淡奶油。

●octopus n. 章鱼

●delicacy n. 美味，佳肴

●repulsive adj. 令人反感的，令人生厌的

●turn v. 感到恶心，翻胃

●abuse n. 辱骂，责骂

●associate v. 联想到

●despise v. 鄙视

●shower n. 阵雨

●stroll n./v. 溜达，散步

●impulse n. 冲动

●fancy v.喜爱，喜欢

①联想故事:

 

② 词组搭配

1.fry up 加热

Fry up the food, please. fry in one's own fat 自作自受

have other fish to fry 另有要事要做

2.associate v. 联想到

associate v. connect in one’s mind

A with B 把……跟……联想到一起= connect with.

associate with ==connect with==link with == be bound up with

3.appeal v. 引起兴致

appeal to sb 引起某人兴趣

appeal上诉，呼吁

appeal for sth. 为某事而上诉

4 fancy v.喜爱，喜欢

fancy oneself 自以为是，自命不凡

5. stroll n. 溜达，散步

go for a stroll; take a stroll; == go for a walk; take a walk

ramble   海岸，林中的漫步

roam     不安定的漂泊，徘徊

wander 流浪，徘徊

【Text】

People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be

eaten and what cannot be eaten. If you lived in the Mediterranean,

for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy. You would

not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive. On the

other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in

animal fat----the normally accepted practice in many northern

countries. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to

eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.


No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common

garden snail. Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various

parts of the world. There are countless people who, ever since their

early years, have learned to associate snails with food. My friend,

Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised. As his flat is in

a large town, he has no garden of his own. For years he has been

asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him.

The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a

heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I

noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of

my prize plants. Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several

dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert. Robert

was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift. I

left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room

where we talked for a couple of hours. I had forgotten all about the

snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner. Snails
 
would, of course, be the main dish. I did not fancy the idea and I
 
reluctantly followed Robert out of the room. To our dismay, we saw
 
that there were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper
 
bag and had taken complete possession of the hall! I have never

been able to look at a snail since then.


参考译文

    在决定什么能吃而什么不能吃的时候，人们往往变得不合情理。比如，如果你

住在地中海地区，你会把章鱼视作是美味佳肴，同时不能理解为什么有人一见章鱼

就恶心。另一方面，你一想到动物油炸土豆就会反胃，但这在北方许多国家却是一

种普通的烹任方法。不无遗憾的是，我们中的大部分人，生来就只吃某几种食品，

而且一辈子都这样。

    没有一种生物所受到的赞美和厌恶会超过花园里常见的蜗牛了。蜗牛加酒烧煮

后，便成了世界上许多地方的一道珍奇的名菜。有不计其数的人们从小就知道蜗牛可

做菜。但我的朋友罗伯特却住在一个厌恶蜗牛的国家中。他住在大城市里的一所公寓

里，没有自己的花园。多年来，他一直让我把我园子里的蜗牛收集起来给他捎去。一

开始，他的这一想法没有引起我多大兴趣。后来有一天，一场大雨后，我在花园里漫

无目的散步，突然注意到许许多多蜗牛在我的一些心爱的花木上慢悠悠的蠕动着。我

一时冲动，逮了几十只，装进一只纸袋里，带着去找罗伯特。罗伯特见到我很高兴，

对我的薄礼也感到满意。我把纸袋放在门厅里，与罗伯特一起进了起居室，在那里聊

了好几个钟头。我把蜗牛的事已忘得一干二净，罗伯特突然提出一定要我留下来吃晚

饭，这才提醒了我。蜗牛当然是道主菜。我并不喜欢这个主意，所以我勉强跟着罗伯

特走进了起居室。使我们惊愕的是门厅里到处爬满了蜗牛：它们从纸袋里逃了出来，

爬得满厅都是！从那以后，我再也不能看一眼蜗牛了。

【课文讲解】

1.People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.


人们在决定吃什么或者不吃什么的时候，往往变得不合情理。

当涉及到或谈及到叙述客观事实的时候

it comes to sth …………

it comes to doing sth ……

用于when 引导的时间状语从句

Eg.: He never complains when it comes to helping his wife with the house work.

2.On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat-….


另一方面,你一想到动物油炸土豆就会反胃,但在这许多北方国家却是一种普遍的烹饪方法.

on the other hand 转折连接词，表示而另一方面

at the idea of: at 介词搭配作状语，表示当......就......；一......就......

at the idea of 一想到

at the sight of 一看到

at the mention of 一提到

at the news of 一听到......消息

at the touth of 一触摸到......东西

at the sound of 一听到......声音

at the thought of 一想到

Eg.: I was glad at the thought of getting something to eat.

       I always love at the mention of ghost story.

3.The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.

that引导表语从句，说明truth的内容

bring up抚养

Eg.: She was brought up to believe that money is the most (great) important thing in life.

他从小到大一直认为金钱是生活中最重要的东西。

被动语态形式，表自小长大，在成长的过程当中已经习惯于......

I’ve been brought up to eat fish, just because my mother is fond of fish as well.

stick to = keep to; not give up

Eg.: We stick to them all our lives.

I made my decision and I am going to stick to it. (to介词)

stick to + 名词==insist on doing sth == persist in doing sth

stick to the idea

stick to the plan

insist on doing sth. 坚持做某事

persist in doing sth. 坚持做某事

4.No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.

比较级表达最高级的概念

Nobody is more beautiful than you.

He is more intelligent than anyone else in my class.

The common garden snails often receive more praise and abuse than other creatures.

【 Homework 】

【Single Choice】:

1.  In a country where snails are eaten, you would expect _____ .

a. to find a great many snails in people’s gardens

b. to find that people cooked them in wine

c. snails to be so popular that they are a luxury only the rich can afford

d. people to be amazed by anyone who refused to eat them

2. The idea of collecting snails never appealed to the writer very much until _____ .

a. the sight of the snails made him think of Robert

b. a heavy shower of rain led him to look for them in his garden

c. a sudden impulse made him decide to visit the country where Robert lived

d. he felt obliged to remove them from his prize plants

3.  On the other hand, you would _____ at the idea…

a. be sick    b. sick    c. sicken    d. feel sick

4. ---- I went into the living room where we talked for _____ .

a. round the clock    b. two hours or so    c. a second hour    d. some hours

【Tanslation】:

5.  He never complains when it comes to helping his wife with the house work.

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