2020年经济学人 法国大厨米歇尔·鲁克斯(1)

Michel Roux, transformer with his brother of the British restaurant scene, died on March 11th, aged¹ 78

大厨米歇尔·鲁克斯于3月11日去世，享年78岁。他和哥哥艾伯特是英国餐厅的变革者。

The sight was so awful that Michel Roux, then only in his 20s and new to London, quickly turned his face away. Through the window of the Lyons Corner House near Marble Arch he could see people eating British peas. The peas were fluorescent², big as quails³' eggs. And there was worse: on each side-plate a piece of sliced bread, limp as a handkerchief and bleached⁴ frighteningly white.

当时的情景是如此糟糕，以至于刚到伦敦不久、才20多岁的米歇尔·鲁克斯很快就把脸转开了。透过大理石拱门附近里昂角屋餐厅的窗户，他看到人们在吃英国豌豆。豌豆表面非常亮，像鹌鹑蛋那么大。还有更糟的：每个小盘里都有一片切片面包，像手帕一样软塌塌的，白得吓人。

He realised then that he had come to a land that was still in the culinary Dark Ages. And it was all Albert's fault. His older brother had persuaded him to come. He had been working as a chef in London for eight years, and now had plans. Those eventually led to the founding of two restaurants, Le Gavroche in Chelsea and the Waterside Inn at Bray⁵ in Berkshire, which transformed fine dining and the whole food scene in Britain. Each venue⁶ earned three Michelin stars, something the country had never experienced before. But as Michel stood aghast in the street that day, he was torn between revolutionary fervour and despair.

他意识到自己来到了一个仍处于烹饪黑暗时代的国度。这都是艾伯特的错。是他的哥哥劝他来伦敦的。他在伦敦当厨师已经八年了，现在已经有了计划。这最终促成了两家餐厅的成立，一家是切尔西的Le Gavroche餐厅，另一家是伯克郡布雷的Waterside Inn餐厅，它改变了英国的高级餐饮和整个美食界。每家餐厅都获得了米其林三星，这是这个国家以前从未有过的事情。但当米歇尔那天站在街上惊呆时，他是在革命热情和绝望之间左右为难。

Despite the fact that Albert was dark, dumpy and short, and he was tall, fair and much handsomer, he had always looked up to him, so to speak. If Albert had been a fireman, he would have been a fireman too. As it was, Albert went young to be apprenticed⁷ to a pastry-chef, so at 14 he did the same. There at last he surpassed his brother, becoming so good at pastries⁸ and desserts that for many years he held the title of Best Pastrycook in France.

尽管艾伯特又黑又矮又胖，而他又高又白又帅，但是可以说，他一直都很尊敬艾伯特。如果艾伯特是一名消防员，他也会成为一名消防员。现实是，阿尔伯特很年轻就去做糕点师的学徒，所以在14岁时，米歇尔也做了同样的事情。在那里，米歇尔终于超越了他的哥哥。他非常擅长糕点和甜点，多年来，他一直是法国最好的面点师。

1 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

2 fluorescent   

adj.荧光的，发出荧光的

参考例句：

• They observed the deflections of the particles by allowing them to fall on a fluorescent screen.他们让粒子落在荧光屏上以观察他们的偏移。
• This fluorescent lighting certainly gives the food a peculiar color.这萤光灯当然增添了食物特别的色彩。

3 quails   

鹌鹑( quail的名词复数 )； 鹌鹑肉

参考例句：

• Speckled quails rustled in the underbrush. 鹌鹑在矮树丛里沙沙作响。
• I went out to pop some quails. 我出去打几只鹌鹑。

4 bleached   

漂白的，晒白的，颜色变浅的

参考例句：

• His hair was bleached by the sun . 他的头发被太阳晒得发白。
• The sun has bleached her yellow skirt. 阳光把她的黄裙子晒得褪色了。

5 bray   

n.驴叫声, 喇叭声；v.驴叫

参考例句：

• She cut him off with a wild bray of laughter.她用刺耳的狂笑打断了他的讲话。
• The donkey brayed and tried to bolt.这头驴嘶叫着试图脱缰而逃。

6 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

7 apprenticed   

学徒，徒弟( apprentice的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I was apprenticed to a builder when I was fourteen. 14岁时，我拜一个建筑工人为师当学徒。
• Lucius got apprenticed to a stonemason. 卢修斯成了石匠的学徒。

8 pastries   

n.面粉制的糕点

参考例句：

• He gave a dry laugh, then sat down and started on the pastries. 杜新箨说着干笑一声，坐下去就吃点心。 来自子夜部分
• Mike: So many! I like Xijiang raisins, beef jerky, and local pastries. 麦克：太多了。我最喜欢吃新疆葡萄干、牛肉干和风味点心。