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1、"whenitrains,itpours"Whenitrains,itpours①describeshowaftertherehasbeennorainforalongtime,itsuddenlyrainsalotallatonce.Example:"Ithadn'trainedforovertwomonths.Nowithasstartedrainingandithasbeenrainingforaweekstraight."Reply:"Whenitrains,itpours."②thatoncesomethinghappens
2、afteralongpause,ithappensinlargeamounts.Example:"Itlookslikeeveryoneinourdepartmentissickagain,andallatthesametime."Reply:"Whenitrains,itpours." Example:"Sometimeswehavenocustomersfortwoorthreehours,thensuddenlyweget20peopleallatonce."Reply:"Itneverrains,butitpours"=Wh
3、enitrains,itpours.UnitNineChineseFOODLessonOutline1.Culturalbackgroundinformation2.Brainstorming3.ChineseCuisine4.Textexplanation5.ExercisescuturalbackgroundFormalmealsmaytakehoursinsomeculturesorhouseholds,whileinother’speoplemayeathastilywhiletravelingtotheirnextdesti
4、nationonfootorbycar.Foodisabasicnecessity,soeveryculturehasimportantnormsandcustomsrelatedtoit.Mostcultureshavefoodpreferencesandfoodtaboos,(e.g.Hindusdon’teatbeef,Muslimsdon’teatpork,…)Thebiggestrecentchangeineatinghabitsandfood-relatedlifestylesistheadventoffastfood.T
5、hispermitsmanypeopletoeatawayfromhome,ortobringfoodhometoeatwithouthavingnoprepareit.Thefamousfastfoodsare,forexample,McDonald’shamburgersandKFC(KentuckyFriedChicken).FoodSymbolismInChina,foodsaregivenparticularmeanings,sothatincertainoccasionatypeoffood,canonlybeeatenb
6、ysomespecificindividuals,ormustbeeateninspecificoccasion.Usually,anhonoredguestwillbeservedasnapper'sheadorshelltohailhimandshowwarmlywelcomeinsomedistricts.FishisalwaysservedtosymbolizeaccumulationsofprosperityandwealthwiththeNewYear'sEvemeals.Thereareotherfoodsandsnac
7、ks,whichsymbolizegoodwishesunderspecialcircumstances.Theseincludeduck,chickenandmelonseeds.LongnoodleisthesymboloflongevityinChina,sothatyoungstersorseniorsallwillhaveabowlofLongLifeNoodleintheexpectationofahealthylife.InCentralChina,ifababyisborn,hisfatherwillsendRedBo
8、iledEggstoannouncethenews.Anevennumber,usuallysixoreightRedBoiledEggswithablackpointdottedononeendwillbedelive
