Unit 11 All About Food

1. Unit 11 All About Food

2. Text A Conversation: What are you going to get? • Text B: Chinese cuisine: Hot pot • Exercises

3. Language Learning • Three friends, Ann, Rita and Peter, are having dinner together at a restaurant. They are looking at the menu and trying to decide what to order.

4. Rita: So many things look good..What are you going to get, Ann? • Ann: I don’t know yet. I’m trying to get back in shape, so I should stay away from the carbohydrates, especially in the evenings. • Rita: So, no bread or pasta for you tonight! • Peter: I’mstrictly a meat-and-potatoes person. I’ll probably get the steak sandwich. What about you, Rita?

5. Rita: Actually I don’t eat meat. I’m a vegetarian. And I probably can’t have the soup because they usually make soup with chicken or beef. • Peter: Oh, you don’t eat meat. But you can’t even eat something with chicken broth? That must be hard for you! • Rita: Not really. You get used to it.

6. Peter: But how do you manage to get protein and vitamins and minerals? • Rita: There’s actually plenty of protein in vegetable sources, especially things like beans and tofu. And plants are full of vitamins and minerals.

7. Peter: But don’t you miss the flavor and variety of meat and fish? • Ann: Flavor and variety? Ha! I bet you’ve never been to one of Rita’s dinner parties! Trust me, if you could cook like she can, you wouldn’t miss meat at all. • Rita: That’s sweet of you to say, Ann. • Peter: Really? So, next time when we get together, why don’t you cook for us? I’ll bring a dessert.

8. 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. • Peter: And low-fat and low-carbohydrate. • 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.

9. 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!

10. Language Learning • Three friends, Ann, Rita and Peter, are having dinner together at a restaurant. They are looking at the menu and trying to decide what to order.

11. They are looking at the menu and trying to decide what to order. • menu: n. a list of the food that you can eat in a restaurant 菜单e.g. The waiter brought the menu and the wine list. • order: v. to ask for something to be made, supplied or delivered , especially in a restaurant or shop 点菜 e.g. I ordered some pasta and a mixed salad. There are no shirts left in this size but we could order one for you.

12. 翻译 • Three friends, Ann, Rita and Peter, are having dinner together at a restaurant. They are looking at the menu and trying to decide what to order. • 安，丽塔和皮特这三个朋友一起在饭馆里吃饭。他们看着菜单，想决定吃什么。

13. Rita: So many things look good..What are you going to get, Ann? • Ann: I don’t know yet. I’m trying to get back in shape, so I should stay away from the carbohydrates, especially in the evenings. • Rita: So, no bread or pasta for you tonight! • Peter: I’mstrictly a meat-and-potatoes person. I’ll probably get the steak sandwich. What about you, Rita?

14. So many things look good. • so many things: many修饰可数名词 • look good 看上去不错 （look+adj.系表结构） • Conversation: -- What are you going to get? -- I don’t know yet.

15. I’m trying to get back in shape, so I should stay away from the carbohydrates, especially in the evenings. • get back in shape • stay away from • carbohydrate • especially

16. in shape: fit 保持身材；处于良好状态 • get back in shape 恢复身材 e.g. You’ll never be in shape until you eat less and take more exercise. She runs six miles every day to help keep herself in shape.

17. stay away from 避开e.g. • They told him to stay away from these people. • “Stay back,” demanded my wife. “Stay away from us. 

18. especially: adv. very much; particularly; for a particular reason尤其地e.g. • She's not especially interested in sport. • I chose this especially for your new house.

19. no bread or pasta for you tonight • or:在否定句中，连接并列成分，意为“与、和"。如： At that time I had no food or money. 在那个时候，我无食无钱。 The baby can't cry or smile. 那个婴儿不会哭也不会笑。 • pasta noun [ U ] ,a food made from flour, water and sometimes egg which is cooked and usually served with a sauce. It is made in various shapes which have different names 意大利面条；意大利面食

20. I’mstrictly a meat-and-potatoes person. I’ll probably get the steak sandwich. • strictly: adj. 严格地 • a meat-and-potatoes person: a person who like to eat meat and potatoes e.g. a coffee-and-cream person/ a tea person • steak sandwich 牛排三明治

21. Rita: So many things look good.What are you going to get, Ann? • 丽塔：这么多东西看上去都不错。你要吃什么，安？ • Ann: I don’t know yet. I’m trying to get back in shape, so I should stay away from the carbohydrates, especially in the evenings. • 安：我还不知道呢。我想恢复身材，所以不能吃碳水化合物，尤其是在晚上。

22. Rita: So, no bread or pasta for you tonight! • 丽塔：那么，今晚你就不能吃面包或意大利面了。 • Peter: I’mstrictly a meat-and-potatoes person. I’ll probably get the steak sandwich. What about you, Rita? • 彼得：我是一定要吃肉和土豆的那种人。我很可能会要份牛排三明治。你呢，丽塔？

23. Rita: Actually I don’t eat meat. I’m a vegetarian. And I probably can’t have the soup because they usually make soup with chicken or beef. • Peter: Oh, you don’t eat meat. But you can’t even eat something with chicken broth? That must be hard for you! • Rita: Not really. You get used to it.

24. Actually I don’t eat meat. I’m a vegetarian. • actually adv. used in speaking to emphasize a fact or a comment, or that something is really true的确，真实地，事实上 • vegetarian n. a person who does not eat meat for health or religious reasons or because they want to avoid being cruel to animals ("veggie" for short) Of the four million people who have become vegetarians in Britain, nearly two-thirds are women.

25. And Ican’t have the soup because they usually make soup with chicken or beef. • because引导原因状语从句

26. But you can’t even eat something with chicken broth? • 副词even放在它所强调的词、短语或从句前，用来加强语气，表示“即使，甚至连……都”之意；even在句中的位置不同，全句的意思或重点也有所不同。一般来说，even的位置应靠近它所强调的词语和短语。例如：Even John doesn’t go out in the summer(so certainly nobody else does).即使约翰夏天也不外出(所以别人也不一定外出。) John doesn’t even go out in the summer ( so he certainly does nothing else). 约翰夏天甚至连家门都不出(所以他一定不做别的什么事情。)

27. chicken broth 鸡汤 broth n. a thin soup, often with vegetables or rice in it 肉汤

28. Conversation --That must be hard for you. --Not really. You get used to it. must表示猜测 you在此并非指说话的对方，而是一种泛指。

29. Rita: Actually I don’t eat meat. I’m a vegetarian. And I probably can’t have the soup because they usually make soup with chicken or beef. • Peter: Oh, you don’t eat meat. But you can’t even eat something with chicken broth? That must be hard for you! • Rita: Not really. You get used to it. • 丽塔：实际上我不吃肉，我是素食主义者。而且我可能也不能喝汤，因为汤里总是有鸡肉或牛肉。 • 彼得：哦，你不吃肉，可你连有鸡汤的东西都不吃吗？那一定很难吧。 • 丽塔：不怎么难啊，反正都习惯了。

30. Peter: But how do you manage to get protein and vitamins and minerals? • Rita: There’s actually plenty of protein in vegetable sources, especially things like beans and tofu. And plants are full of vitamins and minerals.

31. But how do you manage to get protein and vitamins and minerals? • manage: v. to succeed in doing something, especially something difficult e.g. Did you manage to get any bread? I only just managed to finish on time. • protein 蛋白质 • vitamins 各种维生素 • minerals 各种矿物质 e.g. A healthy diet should supply all necessary vitamins and minerals.

32. There’s actually plenty of protein in vegetable sources, especially things like beans and tofu. • plenty of 充分的 • Plenty:(the state of having) enough or more than enough, or a large amount "Would you like some more wine?" "No thanks, I've had plenty." Don't grab at the balloons, children - there are plenty for everyone. We've got plenty of time before we need to leave for the airport. They've always had plenty of money.

33. vegetable sources 蔬菜 • things like... 中like是介词，表示“好像” • beans 豆类 e.g green beans 青豆 • tofu 豆腐

34. Peter: But how do you manage to get protein and vitamins and minerals? • Rita: There’s actually plenty of protein in vegetable sources, especially things like beans and tofu. And plants are full of vitamins and minerals. • 彼得：那你怎么吸收蛋白质、维生素和矿物质啊？ • 丽塔：蔬菜里也有很多蛋白质啊，尤其是豆类和豆腐。植物中富含维他命和矿物质。

35. Peter: But don’t you miss the flavor and variety of meat and fish? • Ann: Flavor and variety? Ha! I bet you’ve never been to one of Rita’s dinner parties! Trust me, if you could cook like she can, you wouldn’t miss meat at all. • Rita: That’s sweet of you to say, Ann. • Peter: Really? So, next time when we get together, why don’t you cook for us? I’ll bring a dessert.

36. But don’t you miss the flavor and variety of meat and fish? • don‘t you miss...难道你不想念……？ • flavor n. 滋味，香料 e.g. lack of flavor 乏味，无味的 • variety n. the characteristic of often changing and being different When preparing meals, you need to think about variety and taste as well as nutritional value. Work on the production line is monotonous and lacks variety.

37. I bet you’ve never been to one of Rita’s dinner parties! • I bet…(informal) If you say you bet (someone) that something is true or will happen, you mean you are certain that it is true or will happen • I bet you (that) she's missed the bus. • I bet (that) he won't come.

38. Trust me, if you could cook like she can, you wouldn’t miss meat at all. • trust v.信任 e.g. My husband trusts me and I don't intend to break that trust.  我的丈夫信任我，所以我不想失去这种信任。 • 与现在情况相反的虚拟语气 could/ wouldn't • not…at all表示强调，“一点也不”

39. That’s sweet of you to say so, Ann. • It/ That be + adj + of sb to do sth • It’s nice of you to help. • It’s generous of you to offer so much financial support.

40. So, next time when we get together, why don’t you cook for us? I’ll bring a dessert. • get together 聚会 • why don‘t you...表示建议 • dessert n. sweet food eaten at the end of a meal 甜点e.g. a dessert fork/spoon For dessert there's apple pie, cheesecake or fruit.

41. Peter: But don’t you miss the flavor and variety of meat and fish? • Ann: Flavor and variety? Ha! I bet you’ve never been to one of Rita’s dinner parties! Trust me, if you could cook like she can, you wouldn’t miss meat at all. • 彼得：可你不会想念各种肉和鱼的味道及其变化吗？ • 安：味道和变化？哈！我肯定你从来没有去过丽塔的晚餐聚会。相信我，如果你像她一样善于烹饪，你根本不会想吃肉的。

42. Rita: That’s sweet of you to say, Ann. • Peter: Really? So, next time when we get together, why don’t you cook for us? I’ll bring a dessert. • 丽塔：谢谢你这么说，安。 • 彼得：真的吗？那下次我们聚在一起时，你做饭给我们吃吧？我会带份甜点。

43. 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. • Peter: And low-fat and low-carbohydrate. • 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.

44. Well, sure. I love cooking for people. • sure：用作副词，意为“当然；的确；一定”。常用来回答一般疑问句，意为“当然；的确”，相当于yes或certainly。例如： Are you going with us? 你和我们一起去吗？ Sure. 当然啦。 • love cooking: e.g. [ + -ing verb ] I love skiing .

45. Conversation: • What should we have? • Something vegetarian of course, but really interesting and flavorful. • flavorful: adj. 有滋味的

46. And low-fat and low-carbohydrate. • low-fat adj. containing only a small amount of fat 低脂 e.g. a low-fat diet 低脂饮食 low-fat yoghurt/cheese • low-carbohydrate: Low-carbohydrate diets or low-carb diets are dietary programs that restrict carbohydrate consumption usually for weight control or for the treatment of obesity（肥胖）.

47. … 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 e.g. Go easy on/with the cream - I haven't had any yet. • coconut milk 椰奶

48. 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。

49. Peter: And low-fat and low-carbohydrate. • 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。

50. 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!