英语听力精选进阶版 7180

Background: 法国大餐将被列入联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产代表作名录。该名录现在已收录了213 项非物质文化遗产项目，其中包括中国针灸，京剧和哥伦比亚音乐等。

France’s submission¹, which sits alongside Croatian gingerbread and Azerbaijani carpet, centres mostly around the ritual itself.

How wines are paired with dishes, how the table is dressed, the precise placing of glasses for water and wine, knife blade pointing in, fork curved towards the dish, all time-honoured rituals.

One jury member said there was no major reason why France should be rejected, not even president Sarkozy's untimely assertion that when it comes to cooking, the French are the best in the world, a statement that enraged³ the Italians and Spaniards with whom Greece and Mexico are bidding jointly⁴ for the honour of Mediterranean⁵ diet.

There are no specific French dishes or ingredients in this entry. It centres largely on the fact the French have a tendency to talk endlessly about their food.

Glossary⁶ 词汇表

submission 申报项目 

to be paired 搭配，配对 

dressed 装饰 

time-honoured 历史悠久的 

untimely 不合时宜的 

to enrage² 激怒，使…愤怒 

to bid 申报 

Mediterranean 地中海的 

tendency 趋势，倾向 

endlessly 不断地，无休止地

Questions and Answers

1. Give two examples of items in the Unesco list other than French dining? 

Other items include: Chinese acupuncture⁷, the Peking Opera, Colombian music, Croatian gingerbread and Azerbaijani carpet.

2. Why were President Sarkozy’s comments premature⁸? 

Because Italy, Spain, Greece and Mexico were also interested in having their cuisine⁹ included in the list.

3. True or false: The way a knife and fork are placed is part of the French dining ritual. 

True. The knife blade has to point in and the fork has to be curved towards the dish.

4. True or false: A jury member rejected the French bid to be added to the list. 

False. One jury member said that there was no reason to reject France's bid.

1 submission   

n.服从，投降；温顺，谦虚；提出

参考例句：

• The defeated general showed his submission by giving up his sword.战败将军缴剑表示投降。
• No enemy can frighten us into submission.任何敌人的恐吓都不能使我们屈服。

2 enrage   

v.触怒，激怒

参考例句：

• She chose a quotation that she knew would enrage him.她选用了一句明知会激怒他的引语。
• He started another matter to enrage me,but I didn't care.他又提出另一问题，想以此激怒我，可我并没在意。

3 enraged   

使暴怒( enrage的过去式和过去分词 )； 歜； 激愤

参考例句：

• I was enraged to find they had disobeyed my orders. 发现他们违抗了我的命令，我极为恼火。
• The judge was enraged and stroke the table for several times. 大法官被气得连连拍案。

4 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

5 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

6 glossary   

n.注释词表；术语汇编

参考例句：

• The text is supplemented by an adequate glossary.正文附有一个详细的词汇表。
• For convenience,we have also provided a glossary in an appendix.为了方便，我们在附录中也提供了术语表。

7 acupuncture   

n.针灸，针刺法，针疗法

参考例句：

• Written records show that acupuncture dates back to the Song Dynasty.文字记载表明，宋朝就已经有了针灸。
• It's known that acupuncture originated in China.众所周知，针灸起源于中国。

8 premature   

adj.比预期时间早的；不成熟的，仓促的

参考例句：

• It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。
• The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。

9 cuisine   

n.烹调，烹饪法

参考例句：

• This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
• This restaurant is renowned for its cuisine.这家餐馆以其精美的饭菜而闻名。