【英音模仿秀】美食教母百年诞辰

模仿文本： Like most food writers I've loved Elizabeth David's work. But most of the last generation of food lovers seems to regard her as a saint with an unquestioning, almost cult-like enthusiasm. As a result she's a terrifically dominant¹ presence in our food culture, probably the biggest single influence on the British food theme. But she was clearly a complicated personality and working in an entirely² different era.

 

译文：跟大多数美食作家一样，我也很喜欢Elizabeth David的书。但是上一代的美食爱好者们似乎都毫无异议地把她当作圣人看待，狂热不已。这样她就成了我们美食文化中最为重要的存在，也许还是英国美食主题中最具有影响力的个人。然而很明显她是个复杂人物，而且属于一个完全不同的时代。

 

 

1 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

2 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。