1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,The American,food culture,美国餐饮文化,You are what you eat.Nutrition experts often use this saying to promote better eating habits.What we put in our mouths does become a part of us.But we can look at this statement another way.What we eat reflects who we areas
2、 people and as a culture.Do you want to understand another culture?Then you ought to find out about its food.Learning about American food can give us a real taste of American culture.,“,你吃什么就成为什么样子,”,营养专家经常使用这句话来倡导更好的饮食习惯,入嘴的东西确实成为我们的一部分但我们也可以从另一个角度来看这句话,我们所吃的反映出我们自己,不论就人或文化而言你想了解另一种文化吗?那么你应该去认识他们的食
3、物认识美国食物可以让我们得知美国文化的精髓。,What is American food?At first you might think the answer is easy as pie.To many people,American food means hamburgers,hot dogs,fried chicken and pizza.If you have a sweet tooth,you might even think of apple pie or chocolate chip cookies.Its true that Americans do eat those th
4、ings.But are those the only kind of vittles you can find in America?,何谓美式食物?乍听之下你可能认为答案容易得很。对许多人而言,美式食物就是汉堡、热狗、炸鸡和披萨。如果你是好吃甜食的人,你可能会想到苹果派或巧克力片饼干。美国人确实吃这些东西,但这些就是你在美国唯一找得到的食物吗?,美式食物,h,amburger,coffee,steak,bread,pizza,hot dog,apple pie,chocolate,American Fast Foods,KFC(Kentucky Fried Chicken),McDonal
5、ds,The dangers of fast food,Fast food cause obesity,(肥胖),Damage to childrens intelligence,Cause cancer,But eating too much fast food is harmful to health,Obesity is a serious problem in the United States,Except for Thanksgiving turkey,its hard to find a typically American food.The United States is a
6、 land of immigrants.So Americans eat food from many different countries.When people move to America,they bring their cooking styles with them.Thats why you can find almost every kind of ethnic food in America.In some cases,Americans have adopted foods from other countries as favorites.But the Americ
7、an version doesnt taste quite like the original!,除了感恩节火鸡以外,挺难找到典型的美国食物。美国是个移民之地,所以美国人吃的食物来自许多不同的国家,当人们移居美国,他们也将自己的烹调带了进来。那也就是为什么在美国你几乎可以看到所有不同民族的食物。在某些情况中,美国人把外国的食物视为最爱。但是这些东西的美国版味道却不很道地!,感恩节火鸡,Thanksgiving turkey,感恩节为什么吃火鸡?,Why eat Turkey for Thanksgiving,?,有一种说法是这样的,在,16,世纪某一年的收获节上,英国的伊丽莎白女王正在吃烤鹅。
8、这时传来消息说,西班牙的无敌舰队在前往攻击她心爱的英国途中沉没了,女王高兴不已,于是又要了一只鹅来庆祝这一捷报。因此鹅也就成了英国丰收季节的爱鸟。当清教徒们从英国来到美国时,烤火鸡代替烤鹅成了主要菜肴,因为北美大陆火鸡数量更为丰富,比鹅更容易找到。于是火鸡的末日来临了。,美国总统奥巴马在感恩节前赦免两只火鸡,美国总统奥巴马和女儿萨沙、玛莉娅在感恩节前夕按照传统赦免火鸡。根据统计,美国人每年在感恩节将吃掉大约,4500,万只火鸡。总统赦免火鸡的传统始于,1947,年杜鲁门执政时期。自,1989,年以来,美国在任总统每年都要赦免火鸡,而总统也把“赦免火鸡”作为向美国人民祝福节日的机会。,The t
9、hree meals of Americans,美国人的三餐,一般而言,美国人的三餐既随便又简单。,早餐,往往是果汁、鸡蛋、牛奶和面包。,午餐,多用半小时在工作场所匆匆食用。进餐时,人们从自带的小纸袋里取出几片三明治、一根香蕉,再冲上一杯咖啡,便是一顿午餐。,晚餐是正餐,比较丰盛,有不少人上餐馆用晚餐。,快餐是典型的美国饮食文化,十分普及。美国式饮食不讲究精细,追求快捷方便,也不奢华,比较大众化。一日三餐都比较随便。,Eating Custom and Practice,用餐习惯,American eating is funny.They eat almost everything with
10、a fork,and it appears that holding a knife in ones right hand longer than a few seconds is considered to be against good table manners.,The system is that if it is absolutely necessary to use a knife,people take the fork in their left hand,and cut off a piece of meat or whatever it is in the normal
11、manner.Then they put the knife down,transfer the fork to their right hand,and only then do they transport the food to their mouth.This is clearly ludicrous(,滑稽可笑,),but it is considered good manners.,美国人用餐的戒条主要有以下六条:,其一、不允许进餐时发出声响。,其二、不允许替他人取菜。,其三、不允许吸烟。,其四、不允许向别人劝酒。,其五、不允许当众脱衣解带。,其六、不允许议论令人作呕之事。,Ame
12、rican culture is a good illustration of the saying you are what you eat.Americans represent a wide range of backgrounds and ways of thinking.The variety of foods enjoyed in the U.S.reflects the diversity of personal tastes.The food may be international or regional.Sometimes its fast,and sometimes its not so fast.It might be junk food,or maybe its natural food.In any case,the style is all-American.,美国文化是你吃什么就成为什么样子这句话的好写照。美国人代表了范围广泛的背景和想法。在美国可享受到的各式食物正反映出个人品味的多样化。这食物可能是国际性也可能是地区性的;有时是快餐,有时也不见得;它可能是垃圾食物,也可能是天然食品。然而无论如何,它们都是美式的。,Finally,lets enjoy the American food.,Thank you!,Thats all.,






