The Delicacy of China
滿漢全席
You：你聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)滿漢全席嗎？Have you ever heard about Man Han Chuan Xi at all?
David：I am not sure. What was it like?不大清楚。能告訴我嗎？
You：在中國(guó)清朝時(shí)期，宮廷里發(fā)明了一種包括很多道菜的美宴，稱(chēng)做“滿漢全席”，不過(guò)只有極少數(shù)皇族才能夠享用。
David：Sounds good. Let's go have some now. 聽(tīng)起來(lái)不錯(cuò)呀。我們現(xiàn)在就去吃。
You：恐怕不行?，F(xiàn)在，也許只有少數(shù)幾個(gè)人會(huì)做。據(jù)說(shuō)做一次得花三四天的時(shí)間。
David：It's very time consuming. 那的確很浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。
You：我覺(jué)得確實(shí)有少數(shù)人能吃到，但大多數(shù)人沒(méi)有這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)的。
David：It's a fast paced world today. People don't have time to cook for five days for a meal.這是一個(gè)快節(jié)奏的社會(huì)。人們不可能花上五天時(shí)間去準(zhǔn)備一頓飯。
You：這還不是最根本的問(wèn)題。由于滿漢全席菜肴種類(lèi)繁多，程序復(fù)雜，所以大部分人根本就不知道是怎么做的。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.
分析
在中國(guó)清朝時(shí)期，宮廷里發(fā)明了一種包括很多道菜的美宴，稱(chēng)作“滿漢全席”，不過(guò)只有極少數(shù)皇族才能夠享用。
常見(jiàn)錯(cuò)誤及點(diǎn)評(píng)
常見(jiàn)錯(cuò)誤：There is the Qing Dynasty ruling China at that time. The court of the Qing Dynasty invented a special type of food for the royal family including many food at one dinner. We call it in Chinese is Man Han Quan Xi.
there is：談及過(guò)去時(shí)，應(yīng)該使用動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)?！癮t that time”已經(jīng)提示了這一點(diǎn)，因此不應(yīng)用“there is”。
call it in Chinese：“in Chinese, we call it…”的表達(dá)比較符合英語(yǔ)習(xí)慣的說(shuō)法。有時(shí)甚至沒(méi)有必要提及“in Chinese”，而直接說(shuō)我們把它們叫成什么。
參考答案：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.
恐怕不行。現(xiàn)在，也許只有少數(shù)幾個(gè)人會(huì)做。據(jù)說(shuō)做一次得花三四天的時(shí)間。
常見(jiàn)錯(cuò)誤及點(diǎn)評(píng)
常見(jiàn)錯(cuò)誤：No. Now, maybe there are only several people can make that food. They said that it took three to four days for them to make just one.
no：“no”在此處顯得太強(qiáng)硬。“我不想去”并不是說(shuō)話者的本意，所以把“no”去掉。
maybe：maybe本身就包括兩種可能：“也許是”和“也許不是”。說(shuō)話者如果已經(jīng)清楚的知道是或不適，就不應(yīng)該用此詞。
參考答案：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.
滿漢全席
You：你聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)滿漢全席嗎？Have you ever heard about Man Han Chuan Xi at all?
David：I am not sure. What was it like?不大清楚。能告訴我嗎？
You：在中國(guó)清朝時(shí)期，宮廷里發(fā)明了一種包括很多道菜的美宴，稱(chēng)做“滿漢全席”，不過(guò)只有極少數(shù)皇族才能夠享用。
David：Sounds good. Let's go have some now. 聽(tīng)起來(lái)不錯(cuò)呀。我們現(xiàn)在就去吃。
You：恐怕不行?，F(xiàn)在，也許只有少數(shù)幾個(gè)人會(huì)做。據(jù)說(shuō)做一次得花三四天的時(shí)間。
David：It's very time consuming. 那的確很浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。
You：我覺(jué)得確實(shí)有少數(shù)人能吃到，但大多數(shù)人沒(méi)有這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)的。
David：It's a fast paced world today. People don't have time to cook for five days for a meal.這是一個(gè)快節(jié)奏的社會(huì)。人們不可能花上五天時(shí)間去準(zhǔn)備一頓飯。
You：這還不是最根本的問(wèn)題。由于滿漢全席菜肴種類(lèi)繁多，程序復(fù)雜，所以大部分人根本就不知道是怎么做的。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.
分析
在中國(guó)清朝時(shí)期，宮廷里發(fā)明了一種包括很多道菜的美宴，稱(chēng)作“滿漢全席”，不過(guò)只有極少數(shù)皇族才能夠享用。
常見(jiàn)錯(cuò)誤及點(diǎn)評(píng)
常見(jiàn)錯(cuò)誤：There is the Qing Dynasty ruling China at that time. The court of the Qing Dynasty invented a special type of food for the royal family including many food at one dinner. We call it in Chinese is Man Han Quan Xi.
there is：談及過(guò)去時(shí)，應(yīng)該使用動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)?！癮t that time”已經(jīng)提示了這一點(diǎn)，因此不應(yīng)用“there is”。
call it in Chinese：“in Chinese, we call it…”的表達(dá)比較符合英語(yǔ)習(xí)慣的說(shuō)法。有時(shí)甚至沒(méi)有必要提及“in Chinese”，而直接說(shuō)我們把它們叫成什么。
參考答案：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.
恐怕不行。現(xiàn)在，也許只有少數(shù)幾個(gè)人會(huì)做。據(jù)說(shuō)做一次得花三四天的時(shí)間。
常見(jiàn)錯(cuò)誤及點(diǎn)評(píng)
常見(jiàn)錯(cuò)誤：No. Now, maybe there are only several people can make that food. They said that it took three to four days for them to make just one.
no：“no”在此處顯得太強(qiáng)硬。“我不想去”并不是說(shuō)話者的本意，所以把“no”去掉。
maybe：maybe本身就包括兩種可能：“也許是”和“也許不是”。說(shuō)話者如果已經(jīng)清楚的知道是或不適，就不應(yīng)該用此詞。
參考答案：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.