留学生在中国 12 Delicacy美食

Lesson 12. The Chinese Delicacy

12课中国美食

You:Have you ever heard about Man Han Chuan Xi at all?

你听说过满汉全席吗?

David:I am not sure. What was it like?

不大清楚。能告诉我吗?

You:In the Qing Dynasty the court invented a special type of cuisine for the royal family, which included many elaborate dishes at one meal. It is called Man Han Quan Xi.

在中国清朝时期,宫廷里发明了一种包括很多道菜的美宴,称做“满汉全席”,不过只有极少数皇族才能够享用。

David:Sounds good. Let’s go have some now.

听起来不错呀。我们现在就去吃。

You:It’s practically impossible now because there are probably only a few people in the world who know how to make it. They say it takes three to four days for them to make just one meal.

恐怕不行。现在,也许只有少数几个人会做。据说做一次得花三四天的时间。

David:It’s very time consuming.

那的确很浪费时间。

You:I think some people do eat it, but most people don’t have the chance to.

我觉得确实有少数人能吃到,但大多数人没有这个机会的。

David:It’s a fast paced world today. People don’t have time to cook for five days for a meal.

这是一个快节奏的社会。人们不可能花上五天时间去准备一顿饭。

You:That’s not the problem. The problem is that most people don’t know how to cook it because there are so many kinds of dishes.

这还不是最根本的问题。由于满汉全席菜肴种类繁多,程序复杂,所以大部分人根本就不知道是怎么做的。

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