Unit 3 Diverse Cultures
Listening andSpeaking录音原文
Interviewer:Today our guest is Steve Fox. He’s here to talk about cultural influences on American food. Welcome, Steve!Steve: Thank you. It's nice to be here.Interviewer:When it comes to American food, some say no food was ever invented in America. What doyou think?Steve: Hmm., .That’s not really true. For example, some say the hamburger comes from Hamburg in Germany, but they’re wrong. The recipe for themeat in a hamburger may have come from Germany, but the final hamburger we know today was definitely created by Americans.Interviewer: You mean there was amixing of cultures? Food from overseas changed when it arrived in the States.Steve: Right. And there are many more examples of mixed-culture dishes. Like nachos, for example.Interviewer:Oh, Ijust love nachos! Mexican corn chips covered in cheese!Steve: Yes, they’re delicious, but they’re not traditional Mexican food. The recipe was actually invented by a Mexican cook for his American customers. Then there are fortune cookies. ….Interviewer:What doyou mean?Steve: They’re not Chinese.Interviewer:You're kidding! But every Chinese restaurant in America has them!Steve: Yes, but they’re unknown in China. About 100 years ago,someone in San Francisco put a piece of paper with a fortune on it inside aJapanese-style cookie, and the fortune cookie was born!Interviewer:Wow!That/s interesting! So they’re like a mix of the Chinese, American, and Japanese cultures.Steve: You got it. And then we have gumbo, the spicy stew. It was invented in New Orleans over 200 years ago, and mixes French, African, Native American, and Spanish cooking.Interviewer:So it'sthe food of many different cultures, all in one dish?Steve: Exactly. American cooking often mixes things from around theworld to make something completely new.Justin: Hey, Wu Yue, do you know what kind of instrument these Miao performers are playing? Wu Yue: Yes, it's called a lusheng, my favourite musicalinstrument.Justin: It sounds beautiful. Isit made of bamboo?u Yue: Yes. Can you guess whenit was invented?Justin: Um...five hundred yearsago I can’t tell. I know China has a very long history.wu Yue: That's a good guess,but the lusheng actually has ahistory of over 3,000 years. It's even mentioned in the oldest collection ofChinese poetry.Justin: Wow, such a long timeago. There must be many beautiful songs.wu Yue: Yes, indeed, and theyall make me proud. You know, I'm a Miao, too, and I'm really proud of ourculture. Look, the performers are performing the lusheng dance. (music)Justin: This is great! And Ireally like the silver accessories that the girls are wearing. What are they?Wu Yue: Oh, they’re traditionalhand-made accessories. I can help you buy some as souvenirs if you likeJustin: Great, thanks! I hopethey're not too expensive.Wu Yue: Oh, well, it' ll dependon the percentage of silver.Justin: Great, now I have mysouvenirs. So where are we going next, Wu Yue?Wu Yue: I’m taking you to Zhaoxing, a pretty Dong minority village. It's considered one of China’s mostbeautiful villages.Justin: Great. I can't wait.There must be a lot to see.Wu Yue: There is. First, I'll take you to see the beautiful drum towers, and then the wind and rain bridges.The Dong play the lusheng, too.Perhaps you’ll see them perform the Grand Song of the Dong People.Believe me, you'll love it.Justin: Wow. I’m really lookingforward to it now.公众号回复“听力原文” 获取全册内容
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