留學生在中國 第12期Delicacy美食
Lesson 12. The Chinese Delicacy
12課中國美食
You:Have you ever heard about Man Han Chuan Xi at all?
你聽説過滿漢全席嗎?
David:I am not sure. What was it like?
不大清楚。能告訴我嗎?
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.
在中國清朝時期,宮廷裏發明了一種包括很多道菜的美宴,稱做“滿漢全席”,不過只有極少數皇族才能夠享用。
David:Sounds good. Let's go have some now.
聽起來不錯呀。我們現在就去吃。
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。現在,也許只有少數幾個人會做。據説做一次得花三四天的時間。
David:It's very time consuming.
那的確很浪費時間。
You:I think some people do eat it, but most people don't have the chance to.
我覺得確實有少數人能吃到,但大多數人沒有這個機會的。
David:It's a fast paced world today. People don't have time to cook for five days for a meal.
這是一個快節奏的社會。人們不可能花上五天時間去準備一頓飯。
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.
這還不是最根本的問題。由於滿漢全席菜餚種類繁多,程序複雜,所以大部分人根本就不知道是怎麼做的。