1、Food and CultureUnit 3食物和文化食物和文化Period OneReading and ThinkingComprehending内容索引内容索引What impressed you most in the picture?Hundreds of long tables are put together with hundreds of hot pots on them, winding their ways along the street like a dragon.数以百计的长桌和数以百数以百计的长桌和数以百计的火锅放在一起，像一计的火锅放在一起，像一条龙蜿蜒在街道上
2、。条龙蜿蜒在街道上。What are the people doing?The guests are sitting at the tables sharing the food. A man is shooting a video. There are other people walking on the street.客人们正坐在桌旁共享食客人们正坐在桌旁共享食物。物。 一个男人正在拍视频。一个男人正在拍视频。 街上还有其他人在走。街上还有其他人在走。Where and when do you think this photo was taken?Judging from the bui
3、ldings and lanterns, it seems that it was taken in an ethnic minority area during a festival.从建筑和灯笼来看，这张从建筑和灯笼来看，这张照片似乎是在一个少数民照片似乎是在一个少数民族地区的节日期间拍摄的。族地区的节日期间拍摄的。Why do you thin they are gathering together?They are probably celebrating a festival.他们可能在庆祝节日。他们可能在庆祝节日。 贵州雷山千户贵州雷山千户苗寨的苗寨的“千人长桌宴千人长桌宴”。 苗
4、族千人长桌宴是苗族苗族千人长桌宴是苗族宴席的最高形式与隆重礼宴席的最高形式与隆重礼仪，已有几千年的历史。仪，已有几千年的历史。通常用于接亲嫁女、满月通常用于接亲嫁女、满月酒以及村寨联谊宴饮活动。酒以及村寨联谊宴饮活动。左边是主人座位，右边是左边是主人座位，右边是客人座位。主客相对，敬客人座位。主客相对，敬酒劝饮并对酒高歌。酒劝饮并对酒高歌。What do you think of when you see the title “Food and Culture”?Whats the relationship between food and culture?夹叙夹议文夹叙夹议文The Fren
5、ch author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once wrote, “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.”Put more simply, this means “You are what you eat.”Most people today relate this saying to healthy eating.However, Brillat-Savarin was actually referring to our personality, character, and cu
6、lture. 法国作家法国作家让让安泰尔姆安泰尔姆布里亚布里亚萨瓦萨瓦曾写道：曾写道：“告诉我你告诉我你(平时平时)吃什么，我吃什么，我就能说出你是怎样的一个人。就能说出你是怎样的一个人。” 更简单一点说，就是更简单一点说，就是“人如其食人如其食”。 如今大多数人都把这句话和健康饮食联系起来。如今大多数人都把这句话和健康饮食联系起来。 然而，然而，布里亚布里亚萨瓦萨瓦实际上指的是我们的个性、性格和文化。实际上指的是我们的个性、性格和文化。At a minimum, the kinds of food local people consume tell us what they grow in
7、their region, what kinds of lives they lead, and what they like and do not like.Could we also say, for example, that those who like bold flavours are bold themselves?Or, that those who like spicy food tend to have a hot temper?Maybe. Maybe not. What we can say, however, is that culture and cuisine g
8、o hand in hand, and if you do not experience one, you can never really know the other. 当地人所吃的食物种类至少告诉了我们他们在自己的地区种当地人所吃的食物种类至少告诉了我们他们在自己的地区种植什么，他们过着什么样的生活，他们喜欢什么，不喜欢什么。植什么，他们过着什么样的生活，他们喜欢什么，不喜欢什么。 例如，我们也可以说那些喜欢大胆口味的人本身就很大胆吗？例如，我们也可以说那些喜欢大胆口味的人本身就很大胆吗？或者，喜欢辛辣食物的人脾气很暴躁吗？或者，喜欢辛辣食物的人脾气很暴躁吗？ 也许是。也许不是。然而，我
9、们能说的是，文化和美食是密切相关也许是。也许不是。然而，我们能说的是，文化和美食是密切相关的，如果你没有体验过其中一个，你就永远不可能真正了解另一个。的，如果你没有体验过其中一个，你就永远不可能真正了解另一个。Step 1Fast-reading1.What s the main idea of the passage?A.Healthy eating.B.Most famous foods in China.C.My experiences of food and culture in China.D.My exciting journey in China.语 篇 理 解精读精练 萃取文本
10、精华P26 Reading and Thinking2.Read the passage and match the main idea of each part.Para.1A.Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.Para.2 B.You are what you eat.Paras.36 C.My experience of Chinese food in America.Para.7 D.My chance to experience authentic Chinese food in different parts of China.Step 2Ca
11、reful-readingRead the passage carefully and choose the best answer.1.According to the passage, what can t be shown in the food you eat? A.Your personality. B.Your figure. C.Your character. D.Your culture.2.Put the following places that the author had been to in time order.Xinjiang HenanShandong Beij
12、ingGuandong A. B.C. D.3.What is the most famous food in Shandong?A.Boiled dumplings.B.Roasted meat.C.Stewed noodles.D.Pancake rolls.4.Why do people in Xinjiang prefer their food to be cooked over an open fire?A.Because they like the flavour of boiled or roasted meat.B.Because they traditionally wand
13、ered the open range on horses.C.Because that way of cooking can bring the people together.D.Because that way of cooking can show their character.5.What is the author s opinion about culture and cuisine?A.Cuisine has nothing to do with culture.B.The foods a person eats can reflect his personality viv
14、idly.C.Culture and cuisine are closely related to each other.D.Cuisine only shows what people grow or raise in their region.你的身材你的身材Step 4Post-readingAfter reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks.The French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once wrote，“Tell me what you eat, and I
15、will tell you what you are,” 1. means “You are what you eat.” In fact, Brillat-Savarin was actually 2. (refer) to our personality, character, and culture. In many ways, this seems to be true. Chinese cuisine is a case in point. China is a country with vast 3._(area) and a large population. So the fo
16、od is as 4. (vary) as the people. For example, people in Shandong like boiled dumplings 5._(serve) with vinegar, because the process of making dumplings can bring the family members together. 6. (traditional), people in Xinjiang spent most of their time on horse backs, and that is 7._ they prefer th
17、eir food to 8. _(cook) over an open fire. In conclusion, through food, Chinese people everywhere show their culture as well as their friendship and 9. (kind). So what we can say is that culture and cuisine go hand 10. hand，and if you do not experience one，you can never really know the other.whichreferringareasvariedservedTraditionallywhybe cookedkindnessin
