Unit9ContradictoryoppositionsareubiquitousContradictContradictionSelf-contradictoryBenevolenceFreelancepositionThought-provokingEntrepreneurWithregardtoyourloanrequest,youhavebeenapproved.ReadingIPair-work:Workwithyourpartnerandshareyouropinions.1Whatkindoffooddoyoulikebest?Stateyourreasons.2CanyoucooksomeChinesedishes?3HowimportantisfoodtousChinese?4WhatarethecharacteristicsofChinesecuisine?KennethLoisrenownedforhisculinaryexperienceandteachingexpertise,andinthisattractiveandauthoritativebookheshowsyouhowtomasterbothtraditionalandmodernChinesedishes.Fullofcomprehensiveinstruction,hiscoursecontainseverythingyouneedtoknowaboutChinesecuisine,fromequippingyourkitchenwiththenecessaryutensilsandingredientstopreparingmenusforavaryingnumberofguests.

Youwillsoonlearntheartofslicing,shreddingandchoppingtheChinesewayandthebasiccookingmethods,includingsteamingandstir-frying.

Heretooarelessonsonpreparingmeat,fishandgarnishesandhowtocookthosedeliciousChinesesnacks,DimSum.

AboutKennethLoandoneofhiscookerybooks:CHINESECOOKERYSCHOOLWordsandExpressions:gourmetn.

GourmetStreet

美食街

Gourmetpowder

味精gluttonn.(colloq.)對...入迷的人,酷愛...的人

agluttonofbooks

手不釋卷的人

agluttonforwork

閑不住的人gluttonyn.gluttonousadj.sagen.adj.

ConfuciusisconsideredthegreatestoftheancientChinesesages.孔子被認(rèn)為是中國古代最偉大的圣賢。Somesageadvice,asageleaderprimaladj.

(syn.)primary

bedeckv.裝飾（扮）

bedecksth/sb/oneselfwith,bebedeckedwithsth

Theladybedecksherselfwithjewel.街上紅旗招展。

Thestreetsarebedeckedwithredbanners.exotican.異族事物，新奇事物exoticadj.具有異國情調(diào)的

jointn.a.alargecutofmeatforroasting大塊肉b.aplaceorpartatwhichtwoormorethingsarejoined.

接頭，關(guān)節(jié)adj.Sharedbyorcommontotwoormore共同的，聯(lián)合的

ajointdeclaration/statement聯(lián)合聲明

jointenterprise合資企業(yè)

sensualityn.sensualadj.

sensualgratificationorindulgence享樂感官的滿足或沉溺famous//unknownnotorious=infamousfamenotorietybefamous/infamousfortexturen.thewaythatatypeoffood,material,skinfeelsbytouching,tasting,orseeing材質(zhì)，質(zhì)地，紋理，口感

smooth/coarsetextureHerskinhasafinetexture.她的皮膚細(xì)膩。partandparceln.重要(或必要、基本)的部分

Receptionsarepartandparcelofmyjob.我的主要工作是接待來賓。

Unemploymentispartandparcelofthebiggerproblem--asaggingeconomy.fastidiouslyadv.

過于，過于小心fastidiousadj.withexcessivecareordelicacy難取悅的;苛求的;挑剔的

befastidiousaboutone'sfood

挑食

Shestaredfastidiouslyatthetable.

Hefastidiouslycopiedeverywordofhisnotesontocleanpaper.fastidiousnessn.braisev.Tocook(meatorvegetables)bybrowninginfat,thensimmeringinasmallquantityofliquidinacoveredcontainer.燜，燉battern.

Aliquidorsemi-liquidmixture,asofflour,milk,andeggs,usedincooking.牛奶雞蛋面糊palaten.

Let’shaveadinnertodelightthepalate.

Ihaveagoodpalateforfinewine.我善于品嘗好酒。

fowln.syn.bird,poultrychickenduckgooseturkeyenterprisen.[U]willingnesstoundertakenewventures;initiative冒險精神;進(jìn)取心,事業(yè)心

Tomisamanofgreatenterprise.湯姆很有進(jìn)取精神。

aspiritofenterprise進(jìn)取精神[C](有一定冒險性的)事業(yè);企業(yè)，公司undertake[takeon]anenterprise創(chuàng)辦事業(yè)Theenterprisewasdoomedtofailure.該企業(yè)注定要失敗.piquantadj.havingapleasantlysharporstrongtaste開胃的，辛辣的

Withthatpiquanttomatosauce,thedishtastesmuchbetter.

apiquantwit

妙趣橫生的巧語piquancyn.

Textcomprehensionquestions:

1)WhatistheWesternattitudetowardfood?2)WhatistheChineseattitudetowardfood?3)Whatdoes"toeatwithacapitalE"mean?4)WhathashelpedthespreadofChinesefoodtotherestoftheworld?5)WhyisaChinesemealcomparedtoareligiousceremony?6)WhatelsemustChinesefoodpleasebesidesthepalate?Why?Structure:Thetextcanbedividedintothreeparts.Part1(Para.1-4)ThedifferencebetweenChineseattitudeandWesternattitudetowardfood.Part2(Para.5-6)howChinesefoodhasbecomeaninternationalfood.Part3(Para.7-9)

ThenatureofChinesefood.attendto~totakecareof,lookafter,dealwith注意（照料，專心于，處理）Thenurseisattendingtoasickman.

Youshouldattendbettertoyourstudies.I‘llleaveyoutoattendtothematter.我委托你辦此事。如果你工作不專心，你就不會成功。

Ifyoudon'tattendtoyourwork,youwon'tsucceed.

因為我忙，你能代我處理這件事嗎？

SinceIambusy,wouldyouattendtothematterforme?derivefrom~vi.vt.derivefrom,derivesthfromtocomefromasourceororigin起源于,出自

toobtainorreceivefromasource.取得，得到

Theword"deduct"derivesfromLatin.Thestoryderivesfromaverycommonfolktale.Shederivesgreatpleasurefromherstampcollection.

no

less

than

vs.not

less

than

no

less

than的意思是“不亞于”，not

less

than的意思是“不少于”。試比較：

There

were

no

less

than

a

thousand

people

at

the

meeting.

到會的有一千人之多。(有“到會人多”的含義)There

were

not

less

than

one

thousand

people

at

the

meeting.

到會的至少有一千人。(沒有“到會人多或人少”的含義)This

song

is

no

less

popular

than

that

one.這首歌同那首歌一樣受歡迎。(有“兩首歌都受歡迎”的含義)This

song

is

not

less

popular

than

that

one.這首歌受歡迎的程度不比那首差。(純粹比較。不一定有“兩首歌都受歡迎”的含義)This

song

is

no

less

popular

than

that

one.這首歌同那首歌一樣受歡迎。(有“兩首歌都受歡迎”的含義)This

song

is

not

less

popular

than

that

one.這首歌受歡迎的程度不比那首少。This

song

is

no

morepopular

than

that

one.這首歌同那首歌一樣不受歡迎。(“兩首歌都不受歡迎”含義)This

song

is

not

more

popular

than

that

one.這首歌受歡迎的程度不比那首多。Hesprangupfromthesofa.Newrecordsandinventionsspringup.Theplantisbeginningtospringup.IncidentallyIncidentCo-incidenceAplainbrowndressAplainlookPlain-lookingThetruthisplainPlainpaper/ruledpaperBeplainwithsb.PlainlyplainnessHeissecondtonone.Withregardtoyourloanrequest,wehaveapproved..ConsumerTime–consumingtime-wastingEnergy-consumingConsumptionn.

ecstasy~suddenintensefeelingorexcitement

狂喜,忘形,心醉神迷

Heisinanecstasyofdelight.歡喜若狂

Theywent/gotintoecstasiesatthethoughtofgoingtoaparty.興奮到極點(diǎn)他聽音樂聽得入神。

Helistenedtothemusicwithecstasy.ecstaticadj.

Hewasecstaticatthenews.他對他的新玩具著了迷。

Heisecstaticoverhisnewtoy.

PillTabletCapsuleSyrupherbsInjectionInfuseinfusionoperationaccupunctureandmassagetransplantsmother~v.t.a.tocovercloselyorthickly,tokillfromlackofair

覆蓋，使窒息

Thecooksmotheredasteakwithmushrooms.殺人犯用枕頭悶死了受害者。

Thekillersmotheredthevictimwithapillow.b.tokeepfromdeveloping,growing,orgettingout,stifle

壓抑，忍住

Ijustmanagedtosmotherayawn.

Wetriedtosmotherourlaughter.c.tolavishanexcessofagivenemotionon(someone)溺愛spoil祖父母們溺愛這孩子。

Thegrandparentssmotheredthechildwithtoomuchaffection.

Sparetherod,spoilthechild.smotheryadj.令人透不過氣的lavish~adj.vt.adj.belavishwith/ofsth.(fml.),belavishindoingsthCharacterizedbyorproducedwithextravaganceandprofusion奢侈的,大方的,豐富的,浪費(fèi)的

alavishbuffet

Thecriticswerelavishwiththeirpraiseforhislatestalbum.評論家們對他的最新專輯大加贊美。vtTogiveorbestowinabundance;showergenerouslyorwastefully大量地給予或贈予，浪費(fèi)，揮霍

lavishsthonsb/sthlavishsb.withsth.

Helavishedattentiononhiscustomers.對顧客非常周到Helavishedcareandaffectiononhischildren

溺愛子女lavishness

n.ubiquitous~adj.seemingtobeeverywhereHisubiquitousinfluencewasfeltbythewholefamily.

Thisproblemwasubiquitousatthattime.springup~toappearorcomeintobeingoractionquicklyorfromnothing.突然出現(xiàn)，迅速發(fā)生，興起，冒出

Stormsspringupeasilyinthisregion.這個地區(qū)很容易發(fā)生風(fēng)暴。

Newhousesarespringingupalloverthecity.新建筑物猶如雨后春筍般地出現(xiàn)在這座城市里。phenomenal~adj.veryremarkable,amazing

CharlieChaplin

enjoyedphenomenalsuccessasacomedian.Shehasaphenomenalmemory.Thetermchopsueymeans"mixtureofchoppeduppieces".ManysaythatchopsueyisnotactuallyanauthenticChinesedish,andthatitwascreatedintheUnitedStatesbyChineseimmigrants.Nomatterwhat,it’sbecomeapopularAmericandish.Amealofchopsueyconsistsofmeatcookedwithvegetablesinathickenedsauceandistypicallyservedoverrice.ThemeatcanbetraditionalChinesefaresuchaschicken,fishorshrimp,oritcanevenstretchtheboundariesabitandencompassgroundbeefandtomatosauce.contrivev.tomakeorinventsomethinginaskilfulway

發(fā)明;策劃,設(shè)計tobringabout,tomanage

contrivetodosth.設(shè)法做到

Hecontrivedanewmachineforflying.他設(shè)計了一種新式飛行器。你能不能設(shè)法早到點(diǎn)？

Canyoucontrivetobehereearly?

He