赖世雄学英语第四册 lesson 27

　　[00:00.00]Lesson 27  American Cooking

[00:10.75]美式烹饪

[00:21.50]I. Text

[00:24.45]If you think American cooking means opening a food package

[00:32.03]and throwing the contents into the microwave,think again.

[00:35.71]如果您以为美式烹饪就是打开包装将里面的东西放进微波炉加热，那您得改变想法了。

[00:39.39]On the one hand, it’s true that Americans thrive 1 on cold cereal 2 for break-fast,

[00:49.55]sandwiches for lunch and instant dinners.

[00:52.48]一方面，早餐喝冷麦片，午餐吃三明治，晚餐用速食食品的美国人体格健壮，这倒是真的。

[00:55.41]From busy home-makers to professionals,

[00:58.03]无论是忙碌的家庭主妇还是专业人士，

[01:00.66]many Americans enjoy the convenience of prepackaged meals

[01:06.22]that can be ready to serve in 10 minutes or less.

[01:10.44]许多美国人喜欢享受事先包装好的便餐所带来的方便，这些速食品不到10分钟就可上桌。

[01:14.66]On the other hand, many Americans recognize the value of cooking skills.

[01:19.12]从另一个角度来看，许多美国人都认同厨艺的价值。

[01:23.59]Parents—especially mothers—see the importance of training their children—

[01:28.02]家长们——特别是妈妈——意识到培养子女——尤其是女儿——

[01:32.45]especially daughters in the culinary arts.

[01:35.73]烹饪手艺的重要性。

[01:39.00]Most A-mericans will admit that there’s nothing better than a good home-cooked meal.

[01:43.73]大多数美国人都承认自家做的饭菜是最好的美餐。

[01:48.46]But with cooking, as with any other skill,

[01:54.81]a good performance doesn’t come by accident.

[01:57.89]而谈到烹饪，一如其他的技巧，好手艺并不是靠运气得来的。

[02:00.97]Probably every cook has his or her own cooking style.

[02:04.75]   大概每一位厨师都有自己的烹饪风格。

[02:08.52]But there are some basic techniques and principles that people fol-low.

[02:12.61]但仍有大多数人共同遵循的一些基本技巧和原则。

[02:16.70]For example, baking is the primary method of preparing food in America.

[02:21.17]例如，烘培是美式烹饪的一种主要方法。

[02:25.63]The dinner menu often has casseroles, roast meats and other baked goods.

[02:29.73]正餐菜单上通常有“焗烤菜”，烤肉及其他的烘培食物。

[02:33.84]For that reason,

[02:37.49]Americans would find it next to impossible to live without an oven 3.

[02:41.57]因此，美国人会觉得没有烤箱几乎无法生活。

[02:45.64]Americans cooks give special attention to the balance of foods, too.

[02:49.81]美国厨师也特别留意食物的均衡。

[02:53.98]In planning a big meal they try to include a meat, a few vegetables,

[03:03.01]some bread or pasta and often a dessert.

[03:06.28]在计划一顿大餐时，他们要准备一份肉、几样蔬菜、一些面包或面食，而且通常有甜点。

[03:09.54]They also like to make sure the meal is colorful.

[03:12.68]他们还喜欢使餐点色彩亮丽。

[03:15.81]Having several different colors of food

[03:21.27]on the plate usually makes for a healthy meal.

[03:24.40]若盘中的食物有不同色彩，这往往会是健康的一餐。

[03:27.52]II. Dialog 4

[03:31.49]Chinese Food

[03:33.07]中国菜

[03:34.65]The restaurant across the street hired a new Chinese chef,

[03:41.49]so I ordered some Chinese food there for this evening.

[03:44.77]街对面的餐馆新聘用了一个中国厨师，所以我今晚在那儿订了中餐。

[03:48.05]Good. I love Chinese food. What did you order?

[03:51.24]太好了。我喜欢吃中餐。你都订了什么？

[03:54.42]Something hot and spicy 5. They look very invithing on the menu.

[03:58.30]我订了一些辣菜。菜单上的照片真馋人，

[04:02.18]You are going to love them.

[04:04.55]你一定会喜欢的。

[04:06.91]Maybe we can find a place to learn some Chinese cook-ing.

[04:09.73]也许我们应该找个地方学做点中国烹饪。

[04:12.55]I hear there’s a place in Chinatown where you can take some courses.

[04:19.11]Are you interested?

[04:20.69]我听说唐人街有个地方开这种课，你有兴趣吗？

[04:22.27]I’m not sure. I don’t enjoy cooking that much.

[04:25.69]我可说不好。我不是那么喜欢下厨。

[04:29.11]As long as we can order it from a restaurant,

[04:34.78]we don’t have to learn to do it by ourselves.

[04:37.60]只要我们能在餐馆里吃到中餐，我们就没必要自己学着做。

[04:40.42]You are right.

[04:42.04]你说得对。

[04:43.66]But just want to know how they prepare food and make it taste so different.

[04:48.38]不过我还是想知道他们是如何把食物调配成与众不同的口味的。

[04:53.09]Chinese Food

[04:57.93]中国菜

[05:02.76]The restaurant across the street hired a new Chinese chef,

[05:09.52]so I ordered some Chinese food there for this evening.

[05:12.75]街对面的餐馆新聘用了一个中国厨师，所以我今晚在那儿订了中餐。

[05:15.98]Good. I love Chinese food. What did you order?

[05:19.26]太好了。我喜欢吃中餐。你都订了什么？

[05:22.53]Something hot and spicy. They look very invithing on the menu.

[05:26.50]我订了一些辣菜。菜单上的照片真馋人，

[05:30.48]You are going to love them.

[05:32.81]你一定会喜欢的。

[05:35.15]Maybe we can find a place to learn some Chinese cook-ing.

[05:38.23]也许我们应该找个地方学做点中国烹饪。

[05:41.32]I hear there’s a place in Chinatown where you can take some courses.

[05:44.75]我听说唐人街有个地方开这种课，

[05:48.19]Are you interested?

[05:49.77]你有兴趣吗？

[05:51.35]I’m not sure. I don’t enjoy cooking that much.

[05:54.73]我可说不好。我不是那么喜欢下厨。

[05:58.11]As long as we can order it from a restaurant,

[06:03.68]we don’t have to learn to do it by ourselves.

[06:06.51]只要我们能在餐馆里吃到中餐，我们就没必要自己学着做。

[06:09.35]You are right.

[06:10.87]你说得对。

[06:12.40]But just want to know how they prepare food and make it taste so different.

[06:16.53]不过我还是想知道他们是如何把食物调配成与众不同的口味的。