耳目一新

1. Chinese food is often served with rice or noodles. 中餐经常有米饭或面条。

2. People often identify chopsticks with Chinese food. 人们总是将筷子和中餐视为一体。

3. I like Chinese food a lot, especially Chinese dumplings. 我喜欢中国菜，尤其是中国水饺。

4. The Chinese diet is considered to be the healthiest food in the world. 中国饮食被认为是世界上最为健康的食物。

5. Generally speaking, I like Chinese food, especially sweet and sour stuff. 总的来说，我喜欢中国食物，特别是糖醋的东西。

6. Bean curd dishes occupy an important and special status in Sichuan cuisine. 豆腐菜在川菜中占有一个重要而特别的地位。

7. The Chinese cuisine is based on five tastes—sour, hot, bitter, sweet and salty. 中国菜以五味为主，即酸、辣、苦、甜、咸。

8. The Chinese cuisine is perfect fusion of color, shape, apperance and flavor. 中国菜系完全将颜色、形状、外观和味道融合为一体。

9. Sichuan cuisine characterized by its spicy and pungent flavor, emphasizes on the use of chili. 川菜的特点是麻辣风味，善用辣椒。

10. Shandong cuisine, clear, pure and not greasy, is characterized by its emphasis on aroma, freshness, crispness and tenderness. 鲁菜清单，不油腻，以其香、鲜、酥、软而闻名。

重点讲解：
pungent: 辛辣的；刺激性的

实战演练

A: I know you've been eating Chinese food all the time since you've been here, don't you miss your French food?
B: Not so much. There are Chinese restaurants all over France, so I was already used to it before I came here.
A: Really? Chinese cuisine has a variety of special flavors. Which one do you like best?
B: Actually, I like them all. I seldom identify the place the food comes from.
A: I see. Generally speaking, the food is light in South and heavy in North. And there are also some places that are known for having spicy food.
B: Oh, I like spicy food, but as far as I know, Sichuan food is too spicy.
A: I cannot agree with you more.

A: 要知道，自从你来到中国以来一直吃中国菜，难道你不怀念自己国家的法国菜吗？
B: 还好啊。法国到处都有中国餐馆，所以来之前我就已经习惯中国菜了。
A: 真的吗？中国菜有不同的地方风味。你最喜欢吃哪个地方的菜呢？
B: 实际上，我都喜欢。我很少分得出食物来自哪个地方。
A: 这样啊。一般来说，南方菜清淡，北方菜味重，还有一些地方以麻辣的食物而闻名。
B: 对了，我喜欢吃辣一点儿的菜，但是据我所知，四川菜太辣了。
A: 我完全同意你的看法啊！

重点讲解：
1. French: adj. 法国的，法国人的，法语的
n. 法语，法国人，我们还可以把法国人说成是Frenchman。
例句：Hi, Lucy. I'll take French and Economics. 你好，露西。我想选法语和经济。
2. France: n. 法国
例句：Britain, France and the United States refused to lift their embargoes. 英、法和美国都拒绝取消禁运。
3. spicy: adj. 加了香料的; 辛辣的, 轻快的; 出产香料的
例句：Very spicy food doesn't suit my stomach, ie makes me feel ill. 太辣的东西我吃了胃不舒服。