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1、苏东坡（1037-1101）出任杭州的地方官时，为杭州做了三件大好事。一是修建了苏堤，造福人民。二是写下一首赞扬西湖美的诗.WhentakingthepostasanofficialinHangzhou,SuDongpo＊(A.D.1037-1101)didthreeexcellentthings/madethreegreatcontributionsforthiscity.ThefirstonewasbuildingSuCausewayontheWestLake.Thesecondwaswritingapoemabout/inpraiseofthe
2、beautyoftheWestLake. “水光潋滟晴方好，山色空蒙雨亦奇。欲把西湖比西子，淡妆浓抹总相宜。”"Thesepools,solovelywhenthey’rebright.Waveletsareglancinginsunlight.Still,whenthehillsaredimmedwithrain.Theirpristinelovelinessretain.ForsymboloftheWesternLaketheWesternMaidyouwellmaytake.Whetheradornedwithwhiteandrose.Orin
3、unpaintedgraceshegoes."这首诗被誉为西湖的第一名诗，是西湖最经典的广告词。这第三样就是到杭州必吃的“东坡肉”。ItbecametheNo.1poemoftheWestLake,anditisstillthemostclassicalslogantopublicizethisscenicspot,advertisingwordoftheWestLake.Thethirdwasaboutdong-po-rou(DongpoPork),whichmustbeeatenwhenyoutravelinHangzhou.杭州城的老百姓都很尊
4、敬苏东坡。他们知道苏东坡喜欢吃肉，过年时，大家送来了猪肉和黄酒。苏东坡推辞不过，只好收下。ThepeopleinHangzhouallrespectedSuDongpoverymuch.SuDongpolikedeatingpork,sotheyallpresentedhimsomeporkonNewYear'sDay.SuDongpocouldn'tdecline. 他的家人将酒倒进锅里，加酱油、香葱、姜、糖，在密封的砂锅中用文火焖制，做了几大锅红烧肉。然后，按照苏东坡的吩咐，给每家每户送去一块。见苏东坡差人送肉来，大家可高兴啦，亲热地把它叫做“东
5、坡肉”。从此以后，“东坡肉”就成了杭州的传统名菜。Hisfamilycooked/braisedalltheporkwithwine,soysauce,gingerandsugar.Then,accordingtoSuDongpo'sinstruction,theporkwassenttoeverycivilian-run/household.Thepeoplewereverygladandcalleditaffectionately“dong-po-rou(DongpoPork)”Fromthenon,“dong-po-rou”becameoneo
6、fthetraditionalfamousdishesofHangzhou.Slow-braisedporkbelly:DongpoPork(東坡肉)Icouldn'tagreemoretoStephenofEatingChinawhenheobservesthatChinaisanationofporkeaters.Iftruthbetold,there'rethousandsofwaystocookthisanimal--alldifferentpartsofit,inandout.Andofalltheseporkcuisines,themos
7、tcelebratedanddistinguishedonehasgottobetheDongpo(orTongpo)pork,orslow-braisedporkbelly.Tome,thisdishisindisputablytheMonarchofChineseporkcuisine.WhilemostofyouIguessknowwhatexactlyitis,andsome,Iamprettysure,haseveninhaledthefatofitonvariousoccasions,Iwonderisthereanyoneofyoure
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