纪录片《中国美食之旅》 第70期:广东篇(7)

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I don't want to deprive the restaurant of its best customers,

我并不想让这家餐厅失去它最好的顾客

but after 52 years cooking for celebrities¹, presidents and royalty²

但是有了52年为各界名流，总统和皇室做饭的经历

I'm certain I can persuade them to try some authentic³ home cooking.

我确定，我能说服他们尝试一下地道的家常菜

While Ching takes a break, I've offered to prepare a meal for them at Mrs Liao's house.

瀞亿休息的时候，我要去廖太太的家里为他们做一顿饭

I thought, OK, that's a good opportunity for me to actually

我想，这对我来说是一个

make sweet and sour as we Cantonese make it, which is the real thing.

做糖醋肉的好机会，用广东人的方法做，正宗的

I've come to the old Bao Hau road to buy ingredients for my sweet and sour pork.

我来到历史悠久的宝华路采买做糖醋肉所需要的材料

Guangzhou is in China's wealthiest province.

广州位于中国最富有的省份

Thanks to manufacturing, people here are among the country's highest earners.

因为制造业发达，这里的人是全国最高的收入群体

They demand quality and variety in their food, and in this market you can buy almost anything.

人们看重食物的多样性和质量，在这个市场里你几乎可以买到你想买的任何东西

Live frogs.

活青蛙

You know what we call live frogs?

你知道我们怎么称呼活青蛙吗

Chicken of the fields.

田鸡

There's a famous saying that

有句很有名的老话说

we Cantonese eat everything on four legs except the table anything that flies, except an airplane

四条腿除了板凳，带翅膀除了飞机，其它广东人都敢吃

Well, this would be nice to put in sweet and sour, it's very unusual - mangosteen.

这个放在糖醋肉里不错，这个挺特别，山竹果

Mangosteens are a South Asian fruit with a sweet, tangy flesh, which makes them ideal for this dish.

山竹果是一种东南亚水果，果肉有扑鼻的甜味，这使得它很适合入菜

I got mangosteen and some pear apples.

我买了山竹果和一些苹果梨

I learnt how to cook sweet and sour pork from my uncle Paul

我的糖醋肉是向我的叔叔Paul学的

who had a restaurant in Chicago's China Town.

他在芝加哥的唐人街开了家餐馆

He taught me which cuts of meat to look for.

他教给我要买哪一部分肉

I'm using the most tender part of the pork,

我要用最嫩的猪肉

not the belly⁴ that needs more cooking, but a piece that

不用需要更多烹饪的五花肉，而用一块

I can stir-fry very quickly and toss in the sweet and sour sauce.

我可以很快的煸炒然后放入糖醋汁中拌炒的肉

Mrs Liao is retired⁵ and lives in the commercial district of Guangzhou.

廖先生退休了，住在广州的商业区

It looks like word of my visit has spread.

看起来我要来拜访的消息已经传开了

Mrs Liao has invited the entire neighbourhood!

廖太太邀请了所有的邻居

That's a Chinese Buddha⁶.

这是个中国佛

Chinese Buddha's are always fat.

中国的佛总是很胖

Mr Liao could not have displayed religious icons⁷

廖先生在文革期间不能

during the cultural revolution, but, since 1978,

摆放宗教塑像，但是自1978年开始

the Chinese constitution has guaranteed freedom of worship.

中国宪法保护信仰自由

This is quite lovely.

这个非常可爱

I have the same thing in my home in Thailand.

我泰国的家里有个一样的

It's 23 years since I was last in Guangzhou,

距我上次来广州已经23年了

so before I cook dinner I'm keen to hear how life has changed for its residents.

所以做饭前，我很想听一下这些居民的生活发生了怎样的改变

1 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

2 royalty   

n.皇家，皇族

参考例句：

• She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
• I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。

3 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

4 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

5 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

6 Buddha   

n.佛；佛像；佛陀

参考例句：

• Several women knelt down before the statue of Buddha and prayed.几个妇女跪在佛像前祈祷。
• He has kept the figure of Buddha for luck.为了图吉利他一直保存着这尊佛像。

7 icons   

n.偶像( icon的名词复数 )；（计算机屏幕上表示命令、程序的）符号，图像

参考例句：

• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons. 用图标来区分重要的文本项。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Daemonic icons should only be employed persistently if they provide continuous, useful status information. 只有会连续地提供有用状态信息的情况下，后台应用程序才应该一直使用图标。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓