舌尖上的中国第1季 第64期:厨房的秘密(5)

 All about, like that. 就像这样。

In the past, a river could divide a town into two, with totally different languages and diets. 在过去，一条江能隔出两岸迥异的语言和饮食习惯。

However, it now connects and goes through our lives, with a rapidly-growing economy on one end and old, unchanged customs on the other. 但今天它却衔接和贯穿着我们的生活一端是快速发展的经济一端是亘古不变的风俗。

Shunde has a population of more than 1 million among which, there are at least 300 country banquet¹ cooks like Ouyang Guangye. 在100多万顺德人里像欧阳广业这样的村宴厨师有不下300位。

No matter whether it's a personal anniversary² or public holiday, 无论红白寿诞或者大型节庆日,

People here like to celebrate it together, enjoying the inexpensive but delicious food prepared by professional country banquet cooks. 人们更愿意聚合在一起品尝这些村宴厨师带来的实惠美味。

The makeshift kitchen is soon ready. 流动厨房很快搭好了。

Ouyang has hired some efficient and skilled³ housewives to do the enormous⁴ preparation work. 按照勤快，熟练的标准欧阳提前找好了这些家庭主妇负责大量的准备工作。

During the festival, the same banquet can be seen daily in different villages. 节日期间村宴每天在不同的村子上演连续几天的热闹。

The days of celebration aim to continuously remind the young generation to respect the elders. 反复地提醒着年轻人尊老敬老的意义。

Red tablecloth⁵, without which, a celebration cannot be call a celebration at all. 红色的桌布不知已经出现在多少个喜庆的场合。

It is now when the true secret of the open kitchen is shown to us. 这时，露天厨房真正的秘密才会揭开。

This is a whole freshly slaughtered⁶ pig. 刚刚宰杀好的整猪。

Ouyang and his assistants need to prepare it as quickly as possible to keep the fresh taste. 欧阳广业和帮手们需要加快动作否则，就失去了新鲜的彩头。

1 banquet   

n.宴会，盛会，酒席

参考例句：

• We had a banquet,which ended up with soup.我们举行了一个宴会，最后一道菜是汤。
• He is in the person of his father for the banquet.他以他父亲的名义赴宴。

2 anniversary   

n.周年(纪念日)

参考例句：

• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
• Today is my parents'30th wedding anniversary.今天是我父母结婚30周年纪念日。

3 skilled   

adj.(in)熟练的，有技能的；需要技能的

参考例句：

• Unskilled workers usually earn less money than skilled workers.无技能的工人通常比有技能的工人挣钱少。
• She was skilled enough in French to translate a novel.她法语娴熟，足以翻译小说。

4 enormous   

adj.巨大的；庞大的

参考例句：

• An enormous sum of money is injected each year into teaching.每年都有大量资金投入到教学中。
• They wield enormous political power.他们行使巨大的政治权力。

5 tablecloth   

n.桌布，台布

参考例句：

• He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth.他坐在那儿沉思，轻轻地抚弄着桌布。
• She smoothed down a wrinkled tablecloth.她把起皱的桌布熨平了。

6 slaughtered   

v.屠杀，杀戮，屠宰( slaughter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The invading army slaughtered a lot of people. 侵略军杀了许多人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered. 数百名无辜平民遭残杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》