Different Food Styles between Northern and Southern China
南北飲食差異
David：As a foreigner, I traveled around China and noticed that the cuisine in the north and south is very different. There is a great variety of food in China. 作為一個外國人，我游歷了中國的很多城市。我發(fā)現(xiàn)北方和南方的食物風格很不同。中國的食物種類真是太多了。
You：中國人口分布很廣，不同地區(qū)的人有著不同的生活，飲食習慣，各地的特產(chǎn)也不同，那么不同的原料，不同的烹飪方法就使得人們做出的食物也大不相同。
David：Well, what is the biggest difference between northern and southern food?嗯，那你認為北方和南方食物的區(qū)別在什么地方？
You：烹飪方法吧。即使用一樣的原料作出來的食物也不會相同，因為烹飪方法不同。
David：Can you give me an example?能舉個例子嗎？
You：就說魚吧。北方人做魚時，要放很多佐料，然后把魚放在料里燉。南方人做魚時，一般只放一些姜；這樣做出的魚一般比較清淡。
David：Sounds like northern and southern cuisine are quite different.聽起來南北的烹飪方法是很不一樣的。
分析
中國人口分布很廣，不同地區(qū)的人有著不同的生活，飲食習慣，各地的特產(chǎn)也不同，那么不同的原料，不同的烹飪方法就使得人們做出的食物也大不相同。
常見錯誤及點評
常見錯誤：Yes, people live in different place in China. They have different life styles and the food, and vegetables maybe in every place is not the same. So they make different food with different ingredients and the food is of different style.
people live in different place in China：根據(jù)上下文，可以看出說話者是想解釋中國食物種類豐富的種種原因。其中地區(qū)差異就是一個。強調(diào)有很多“地區(qū)”時，用“there are so many places where people live in China”的句式，因為這樣感覺說話者要著重強調(diào)的是人的某種行為。另外，即使要用place的話，也要用其復數(shù)形式places，因為既然different就是說有不止一個地方。
maybe in every place：中國學生在各種場合下都喜歡用maybe。“might be”表示的也是一種可能性。例如： It might rain tonight.今晚可能會下雨。選用不同的表達方式可以讓言語和文章增色不少。
is of：“be of …”表示食物具有某種屬性，相當于of后名詞相應的形容詞的功能。例如： Almost all companies wish they can hire people of higher quality. 幾乎所有公司都希望能雇用素質(zhì)較高的員工。但食物的不同口味，一般不用這種表示法。
參考答案：There are so many places where people live in China. People from these different places have different life styles and food. The produce of different places might not even be the same. So people make different types of food depending on different ingredients and different cooking styles.
就說魚吧。北方人做魚時，要放很多佐料，然后把魚放在料里燉。南方人做魚時，一般只放一些姜；這樣做出的魚一般比較清淡。
常見錯誤及點評
常見錯誤：Such as fish. If northern people make fish, they may just add a lot of ingredients and they put the fish in some sauce. But for southern people they just add ginger and put the fish in the water, just on the fire. The meal maybe taste light.
make fish：談到“做飯”時，make和cook很容易混淆；實際上，英語中有一些固定的搭配，如cook rice, cook fish, cook chicken, make cake make omelette等。
參考答案：Take fish for example. If northern people cooked the fish, maybe they would add a lot of ingredients and cook the fish in some sauce. But southern people might just add ginger and boil the fish. Their meal may taste lighter than northern food.
Take fish for example：take something for example是個非常實用的片語，用來舉例： A: All men are creeps!男人都不是好東西。 B: Yeah, take Sam for example.可不是，就說山姆吧。 A: What did he do?他怎么了？ B: He broke up with his girlfriend on their anniversary. Really heartless.他在與他女友相識的紀念日提出分手了。真是個沒良心的家伙。
南北飲食差異
David：As a foreigner, I traveled around China and noticed that the cuisine in the north and south is very different. There is a great variety of food in China. 作為一個外國人，我游歷了中國的很多城市。我發(fā)現(xiàn)北方和南方的食物風格很不同。中國的食物種類真是太多了。
You：中國人口分布很廣，不同地區(qū)的人有著不同的生活，飲食習慣，各地的特產(chǎn)也不同，那么不同的原料，不同的烹飪方法就使得人們做出的食物也大不相同。
David：Well, what is the biggest difference between northern and southern food?嗯，那你認為北方和南方食物的區(qū)別在什么地方？
You：烹飪方法吧。即使用一樣的原料作出來的食物也不會相同，因為烹飪方法不同。
David：Can you give me an example?能舉個例子嗎？
You：就說魚吧。北方人做魚時，要放很多佐料，然后把魚放在料里燉。南方人做魚時，一般只放一些姜；這樣做出的魚一般比較清淡。
David：Sounds like northern and southern cuisine are quite different.聽起來南北的烹飪方法是很不一樣的。
分析
中國人口分布很廣，不同地區(qū)的人有著不同的生活，飲食習慣，各地的特產(chǎn)也不同，那么不同的原料，不同的烹飪方法就使得人們做出的食物也大不相同。
常見錯誤及點評
常見錯誤：Yes, people live in different place in China. They have different life styles and the food, and vegetables maybe in every place is not the same. So they make different food with different ingredients and the food is of different style.
people live in different place in China：根據(jù)上下文，可以看出說話者是想解釋中國食物種類豐富的種種原因。其中地區(qū)差異就是一個。強調(diào)有很多“地區(qū)”時，用“there are so many places where people live in China”的句式，因為這樣感覺說話者要著重強調(diào)的是人的某種行為。另外，即使要用place的話，也要用其復數(shù)形式places，因為既然different就是說有不止一個地方。
maybe in every place：中國學生在各種場合下都喜歡用maybe。“might be”表示的也是一種可能性。例如： It might rain tonight.今晚可能會下雨。選用不同的表達方式可以讓言語和文章增色不少。
is of：“be of …”表示食物具有某種屬性，相當于of后名詞相應的形容詞的功能。例如： Almost all companies wish they can hire people of higher quality. 幾乎所有公司都希望能雇用素質(zhì)較高的員工。但食物的不同口味，一般不用這種表示法。
參考答案：There are so many places where people live in China. People from these different places have different life styles and food. The produce of different places might not even be the same. So people make different types of food depending on different ingredients and different cooking styles.
就說魚吧。北方人做魚時，要放很多佐料，然后把魚放在料里燉。南方人做魚時，一般只放一些姜；這樣做出的魚一般比較清淡。
常見錯誤及點評
常見錯誤：Such as fish. If northern people make fish, they may just add a lot of ingredients and they put the fish in some sauce. But for southern people they just add ginger and put the fish in the water, just on the fire. The meal maybe taste light.
make fish：談到“做飯”時，make和cook很容易混淆；實際上，英語中有一些固定的搭配，如cook rice, cook fish, cook chicken, make cake make omelette等。
參考答案：Take fish for example. If northern people cooked the fish, maybe they would add a lot of ingredients and cook the fish in some sauce. But southern people might just add ginger and boil the fish. Their meal may taste lighter than northern food.
Take fish for example：take something for example是個非常實用的片語，用來舉例： A: All men are creeps!男人都不是好東西。 B: Yeah, take Sam for example.可不是，就說山姆吧。 A: What did he do?他怎么了？ B: He broke up with his girlfriend on their anniversary. Really heartless.他在與他女友相識的紀念日提出分手了。真是個沒良心的家伙。