My favorite Chinese traditional festival is the Mid-Autumn Festival.It falls on the 15th day of lunar August.On that day,my mother and father get up early to prepare a big dinner.My aunt and uncle usually come back ho...My favorite Chinese traditional festival is the Mid-Autumn Festival.It falls on the 15th day of lunar August.On that day,my mother and father get up early to prepare a big dinner.My aunt and uncle usually come back home early.After dinner,we go outside and admire the full moon.展开更多
On a warm,June 2019 evening at the Olympia Oyster Bar restaurant in Portland,Oregon,a group of 12 people sat down to a gourmet dinner that included salmon-based ceviche verde,crudo,and tartare(Fig.1).But this was no o...On a warm,June 2019 evening at the Olympia Oyster Bar restaurant in Portland,Oregon,a group of 12 people sat down to a gourmet dinner that included salmon-based ceviche verde,crudo,and tartare(Fig.1).But this was no ordinary meal.The salmon did not come from the sea-it was painstakingly and carefully grown over weeks,all 500 g of it,in a laboratory bioreactor[1].展开更多
ACROSS China’s land of 9.6 million square kilometers,the northeastern region is often the first to greet winter.When snow falls,the land begins to freeze and people store grains for the long winter.It is a resting ti...ACROSS China’s land of 9.6 million square kilometers,the northeastern region is often the first to greet winter.When snow falls,the land begins to freeze and people store grains for the long winter.It is a resting time for land and crops,and also the season for people who are busy all year around to have a family reunion.Just prior to the Spring Festival,China’s traditional New Year celebrations,hundreds of millions of Chinese people embark on the journey from their places of work and residence back to their hometowns,loaded with simple personal belongings but large packages of gifts,taking every means of transportation available to get together for a family reunion dinner.However,what to eat and how to cook takes the second place to the most important goal of having a meal with family members and loved ones.展开更多
Ken and I met and saw each other iust three tirues before heleft for Vietnam.He never gave me flowers or candy.There wereno moonlight walks,no lingering good-byes on the front porch.Our courtship took place by mail.I ...Ken and I met and saw each other iust three tirues before heleft for Vietnam.He never gave me flowers or candy.There wereno moonlight walks,no lingering good-byes on the front porch.Our courtship took place by mail.I felt sorry for him,far from home in the service of his coun-try.Writing to him seemed almost a patriotic duty.But as we展开更多
When did the sparrows settle in the Liu family yard?Nobody can tell for sure.Maybe the day the family moved in,when Mrs.Liu moved a nest from inside the house to a tree in the yard.Maybe it was the day when she spanke...When did the sparrows settle in the Liu family yard?Nobody can tell for sure.Maybe the day the family moved in,when Mrs.Liu moved a nest from inside the house to a tree in the yard.Maybe it was the day when she spanked her son and denied him dinner for shooting the birds with a sling.Or maybe it was the day when the Liu family planted the first seedling–the family planted hundreds of them every year.As the trees grew into a forest,the number of sparrows in it also increased exponentially.展开更多
After many years in our house we were moving to a condo-minium,and our beautiful old mahogany table would be too bigfor the new dining room.The table was special to me.and I hatedthe thought of giving it up,but I fina...After many years in our house we were moving to a condo-minium,and our beautiful old mahogany table would be too bigfor the new dining room.The table was special to me.and I hatedthe thought of giving it up,but I finally accepted the fact that ithad to go.展开更多
My wife and I used to feel that it was virtually impossible tobe a true friend to someone whose name we didn’t know, Howwrong we were.Years of Sunday-morning bus trips through thecity with the same group of 'name...My wife and I used to feel that it was virtually impossible tobe a true friend to someone whose name we didn’t know, Howwrong we were.Years of Sunday-morning bus trips through thecity with the same group of 'nameless' people have radicallychanged our thinking.展开更多
My 14-year-old son,John,and I spotted the coat simultane-ously.It was hanging on a rack at a secondhand clothing store inNorthampton,Mass,crammed in with shoddy trench coatsand an assortment of sad,woolen overcoats—a...My 14-year-old son,John,and I spotted the coat simultane-ously.It was hanging on a rack at a secondhand clothing store inNorthampton,Mass,crammed in with shoddy trench coatsand an assortment of sad,woolen overcoats—a rose amongthorns.展开更多
Spring Festival or Chinese New Year is a traditional holiday of greatest imports nee for Chin ese people.The New Year Eve's dinner is a meal that Chinese people particularly care about.Each dish served at the New ...Spring Festival or Chinese New Year is a traditional holiday of greatest imports nee for Chin ese people.The New Year Eve's dinner is a meal that Chinese people particularly care about.Each dish served at the New Year Eve contains auspicious and symbolic meanings.展开更多
China＇s food culture is known worldwide. Having dinner is not only for sustenance, but also an important part of socializing in China. Therefore, having dinner together has become a major part of everyday life. As fo...China＇s food culture is known worldwide. Having dinner is not only for sustenance, but also an important part of socializing in China. Therefore, having dinner together has become a major part of everyday life. As for dinner table etiquette in China, what are the most important aspects？展开更多
“I began to skip dinner…Sometimes I got so hungry at night that I cried in bed.Believe me,a man can be starved into tears…Whenever I felt I could no longer hold on,I would stand naked in front of a mirror,and gaze ...“I began to skip dinner…Sometimes I got so hungry at night that I cried in bed.Believe me,a man can be starved into tears…Whenever I felt I could no longer hold on,I would stand naked in front of a mirror,and gaze at my body…If invited to dinner,I just watched my friends gobble and guzzle without taking a bite myself.Of course it was difficult.To resist the temptation,I would take out my wallet and look at a photo of me at my optimum weight.”展开更多
1 As the second most important festival in China,the MidAutumn Festival is celebrated in many traditional ways.Here are some of the most popular traditional celebrations.Enjoying a dinner with family 2 The roundness o...1 As the second most important festival in China,the MidAutumn Festival is celebrated in many traditional ways.Here are some of the most popular traditional celebrations.Enjoying a dinner with family 2 The roundness of the moon represents the reunion of the family in Chinese minds.Families will have dinner together on the evening of the MidAutumn Festival.The public holiday(usually 3 days)is mainly for Chinese people working in different places to have enough time to reunite.Those staying too far away from their parentshomes usually get together with friends.展开更多
It is time to have some delicious food.What would you like to eat?Let's talk about my good eating habit.I often have milk,eggs and noodles for breakfast.For lunch,I have meat,vegetables,fish and beef.When I go out...It is time to have some delicious food.What would you like to eat?Let's talk about my good eating habit.I often have milk,eggs and noodles for breakfast.For lunch,I have meat,vegetables,fish and beef.When I go out on weekends,I would like to have some beef noodles.At dinner,my parents usually cook some delicious food for me.They don't let me eat too much ice-cream.I don't eat fast food like hamburgers or fried chicken.展开更多
文摘My favorite Chinese traditional festival is the Mid-Autumn Festival.It falls on the 15th day of lunar August.On that day,my mother and father get up early to prepare a big dinner.My aunt and uncle usually come back home early.After dinner,we go outside and admire the full moon.
文摘On a warm,June 2019 evening at the Olympia Oyster Bar restaurant in Portland,Oregon,a group of 12 people sat down to a gourmet dinner that included salmon-based ceviche verde,crudo,and tartare(Fig.1).But this was no ordinary meal.The salmon did not come from the sea-it was painstakingly and carefully grown over weeks,all 500 g of it,in a laboratory bioreactor[1].
文摘ACROSS China’s land of 9.6 million square kilometers,the northeastern region is often the first to greet winter.When snow falls,the land begins to freeze and people store grains for the long winter.It is a resting time for land and crops,and also the season for people who are busy all year around to have a family reunion.Just prior to the Spring Festival,China’s traditional New Year celebrations,hundreds of millions of Chinese people embark on the journey from their places of work and residence back to their hometowns,loaded with simple personal belongings but large packages of gifts,taking every means of transportation available to get together for a family reunion dinner.However,what to eat and how to cook takes the second place to the most important goal of having a meal with family members and loved ones.
文摘Ken and I met and saw each other iust three tirues before heleft for Vietnam.He never gave me flowers or candy.There wereno moonlight walks,no lingering good-byes on the front porch.Our courtship took place by mail.I felt sorry for him,far from home in the service of his coun-try.Writing to him seemed almost a patriotic duty.But as we
文摘When did the sparrows settle in the Liu family yard?Nobody can tell for sure.Maybe the day the family moved in,when Mrs.Liu moved a nest from inside the house to a tree in the yard.Maybe it was the day when she spanked her son and denied him dinner for shooting the birds with a sling.Or maybe it was the day when the Liu family planted the first seedling–the family planted hundreds of them every year.As the trees grew into a forest,the number of sparrows in it also increased exponentially.
文摘After many years in our house we were moving to a condo-minium,and our beautiful old mahogany table would be too bigfor the new dining room.The table was special to me.and I hatedthe thought of giving it up,but I finally accepted the fact that ithad to go.
文摘My wife and I used to feel that it was virtually impossible tobe a true friend to someone whose name we didn’t know, Howwrong we were.Years of Sunday-morning bus trips through thecity with the same group of 'nameless' people have radicallychanged our thinking.
文摘My 14-year-old son,John,and I spotted the coat simultane-ously.It was hanging on a rack at a secondhand clothing store inNorthampton,Mass,crammed in with shoddy trench coatsand an assortment of sad,woolen overcoats—a rose amongthorns.
文摘Spring Festival or Chinese New Year is a traditional holiday of greatest imports nee for Chin ese people.The New Year Eve's dinner is a meal that Chinese people particularly care about.Each dish served at the New Year Eve contains auspicious and symbolic meanings.
文摘China＇s food culture is known worldwide. Having dinner is not only for sustenance, but also an important part of socializing in China. Therefore, having dinner together has become a major part of everyday life. As for dinner table etiquette in China, what are the most important aspects？
文摘“I began to skip dinner…Sometimes I got so hungry at night that I cried in bed.Believe me,a man can be starved into tears…Whenever I felt I could no longer hold on,I would stand naked in front of a mirror,and gaze at my body…If invited to dinner,I just watched my friends gobble and guzzle without taking a bite myself.Of course it was difficult.To resist the temptation,I would take out my wallet and look at a photo of me at my optimum weight.”
文摘1 As the second most important festival in China,the MidAutumn Festival is celebrated in many traditional ways.Here are some of the most popular traditional celebrations.Enjoying a dinner with family 2 The roundness of the moon represents the reunion of the family in Chinese minds.Families will have dinner together on the evening of the MidAutumn Festival.The public holiday(usually 3 days)is mainly for Chinese people working in different places to have enough time to reunite.Those staying too far away from their parentshomes usually get together with friends.
文摘It is time to have some delicious food.What would you like to eat?Let's talk about my good eating habit.I often have milk,eggs and noodles for breakfast.For lunch,I have meat,vegetables,fish and beef.When I go out on weekends,I would like to have some beef noodles.At dinner,my parents usually cook some delicious food for me.They don't let me eat too much ice-cream.I don't eat fast food like hamburgers or fried chicken.
