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现代大学英语精读(第2版)第二册:U9B Understanding Society and Culture Through Eating(4)

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Eating is intimately connected with sex roles, since the responsibility for each phase of obtaining and preparing a particular kind of food is almost always allotted according to sex. Members of one sex, generally the males, may be served first, and particular foods may be regarded as appropriate to each sex. Husbands and wives in some parts of Melanesia and Polynesia are not supposed to see each other eat; in Arabia, Japan, and parts of eastern Europe, women do not eat until the men in the family have finished their meals. In some societies, on the other hand, eating with the family is so traditional that workers are given long midday breaks so that they can go home for lunch. After World War II, hungry Greeks preferred to carry home the hot soup given them by the Red Cross and eat it there with their families rather than in the warm Red Cross canteens. At marriage celebrations in northern Europe during the Middle Ages, it was considered an important moment when the couple ate together—which is apparently the origin of the custom that prevails today in North America and in parts of Europe of watching the new bride and groom share the first slice of wedding cake.

饮食与两性角色有着密切的联系,因为在获得食物和准备某种特定食物的每个阶段,责任总是按性别分配的。某一种性别的家庭成员(通常是男性)可能是要先用餐的,而有一些食物被认为是对男女两性都适合的。在美拉尼西亚和波利尼西亚的部分地区,夫妻不应当看到彼 此吃饭时的样子;在阿拉伯半岛、日本和东欧的一些地区,家庭男性成员都吃完饭后,女人们才吃饭。另一方面,在有些社会中,和家人一起吃饭已经成为惯例,因此工人们在工作日都有长长的午休时间,可以回家吃午饭。二战后,饥饿的希腊人宁可将红十字会分发的热汤带回家和家人一起吃,也不愿在红十字会温暖的食堂中享用。在中世纪北欧的婚礼上,夫妻二人共餐被认为是一个非常重要的时刻。显然,现如今在北美洲和欧洲部分地区盛行的观看一对新人分享第一块结婚蛋糕的风俗就是来源于此。

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appropriate [ə'prəupriət]

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adj. 适当的,相称的
vt. 拨出(款项)

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traditional [trə'diʃənəl]

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adj. 传统的

 
groom [gru:m]

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n. 马夫,新郎,男仆
vt. 刷洗,照看马,

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particular [pə'tikjulə]

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adj. 特殊的,特别的,特定的,挑剔的
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slice [slais]

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n. 薄片,切片
vt. 切成薄片,削

 

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