[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 on cold cereal 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.
[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
[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. 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。 |