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1、"whenitrains,itpours"Whenitrains,itpours①describeshowaftertherehasbeennorainforalongtime,itsuddenlyrainsalotallatonce.Example:"Ithadn'trainedforovertwomonths.Nowithasstartedrainingandithasbeenrainingforaweekstraight."Reply:"Whenitrains,itpours."②thatoncesomethinghappensafteral
2、ongpause,ithappensinlargeamounts.Example:"Itlookslikeeveryoneinourdepartmentissickagain,andallatthesametime."Reply:"Whenitrains,itpours." Example:"Sometimeswehavenocustomersfortwoorthreehours,thensuddenlyweget20peopleallatonce."Reply:"Itneverrains,butitpours"=Whenitrains,itpo
3、urs.UnitNineChineseFOODLessonOutline1.Culturalbackgroundinformation2.Brainstorming3.ChineseCuisine4.Textexplanation5.ExercisescuturalbackgroundFormalmealsmaytakehoursinsomeculturesorhouseholds,whileinother’speoplemayeathastilywhiletravelingtotheirnextdestinationonfootorbycar.F
4、oodisabasicnecessity,soeveryculturehasimportantnormsandcustomsrelatedtoit.Mostcultureshavefoodpreferencesandfoodtaboos,(e.g.Hindusdon’teatbeef,Muslimsdon’teatpork,…)Thebiggestrecentchangeineatinghabitsandfood-relatedlifestylesistheadventoffastfood.Thispermitsmanypeopletoeatawa
5、yfromhome,ortobringfoodhometoeatwithouthavingnoprepareit.Thefamousfastfoodsare,forexample,McDonald’shamburgersandKFC(KentuckyFriedChicken).FoodSymbolismInChina,foodsaregivenparticularmeanings,sothatincertainoccasionatypeoffood,canonlybeeatenbysomespecificindividuals,ormustbeea
6、teninspecificoccasion.Usually,anhonoredguestwillbeservedasnapper'sheadorshelltohailhimandshowwarmlywelcomeinsomedistricts.FishisalwaysservedtosymbolizeaccumulationsofprosperityandwealthwiththeNewYear'sEvemeals.Thereareotherfoodsandsnacks,whichsymbolizegoodwishesunderspecialcir
7、cumstances.Theseincludeduck,chickenandmelonseeds.LongnoodleisthesymboloflongevityinChina,sothatyoungstersorseniorsallwillhaveabowlofLongLifeNoodleintheexpectationofahealthylife.InCentralChina,ifababyisborn,hisfatherwillsendRedBoiledEggstoannouncethenews.Anevennumber,usuallysix
8、oreightRedBoiledEggswithablackpointdottedononeendwillbedelive
