| Jenny is now telling Jim about the different kinds of food which are eaten during the Chinese New Year holidays and how each food is a metaphor for something. Jenny 告訴 Jim 春節假期間常吃到的各類食物，以及食物所代表的意義。 |
Jim: So please tell me about the feast! What do people eat during the Chinese New Year holidays? I bet it's not turkey with all the trimmings! Jim：快告訴我關於新年大餐的事！人們在春節假期間都會吃些什麼？我想一定不會是塞滿佐料的火雞！
Jenny: Of course not. Large amounts of traditional foods are prepared and enjoyed by family and friends. Jenny：當然不是。我們會準備很多傳統食物和家人朋友一起享用。
Jim: Does the food also represent something? Jim：那食物也代表某種意義嗎？
Jenny: There are certain foods that represent different things. I can give you a couple of examples if you're really curious. Jenny：有些特定食物代表不同的意義。如果你真的好奇，我可以舉幾個例子給你聽聽。
Jim: Alright. I think I can handle a little more information about your customs and traditions. Jim：好啊。我想我還能再吸收一點你們的傳統習俗。
Jenny: Hot pot means development and success, dumplings are a symbol of wealth, a turnip for good luck, pineapples mean prosperity and a whole fish is a symbol of abundance! In different parts of China they also have some different ones. I heard that fresh bean curd or tofu is not prepared because it is white and unlucky for New Year, as the color white signifies death and misfortune. Jenny：火鍋是指興旺和成功，水餃是財富的象徵，蘿蔔是好彩頭，鳳梨是指好運旺旺來，而一整條魚則是富足的象徵。在中國各地也會有不一樣的習俗。我聽說生豆腐是不能準備的，因為它是白色的，而白色有死亡和不幸的意義，在新年是不吉利的。
Jim: What are you saying? People have different customs and traditions in China and Taiwan? Jim：你在說什麼？在中國和在台灣人們有不同的習俗和傳統？
Jenny: Some things are a bit different, but generally speaking they are the same. Jenny：有些東西是有點不太一樣，不過一般而言是差不多的。
重要字詞講解：1. feast (n.) 盛宴；大餐
例：You don't have to make a reservation at the restaurant because my mother has prepared a huge feast for us.
（你不用預定那間餐廳的位置了，因為我媽媽已經為我們準備好了大餐。）
2. trimming 配料；佐料
例：例：What do people eat during the Chinese New Year holidays? I bet it's not turkey with all the trimmings!
（人們在春節假期間都會吃些什麼？我想一定不會是塞滿佐料的火雞！）
例：The fish is really fresh and tasty! You don't even need to add any trimmings into it!
（這魚真的很新鮮又美味！你甚至不需要加入任何佐料！）
※ 小叮嚀： "trimming" 當作「佐料」解釋時，通常會以複數形 "trimmings" 出現。
3. hot pot (adj.) 火鍋
例：Hot pot means development and success and dumplings are a symbol of wealth.
（火鍋是指興旺和成功，而水餃是財富的象徵。）
例：We love to have spicy hot pot when it's chilly.
（當天氣冷颼颼時，我們很愛吃麻辣火鍋。）
4. prosperity (n.) 興旺；昌盛
例：Pineapples mean prosperity and a whole fish is a symbol of abundance!
（鳳梨是指好運旺旺來，而一整條魚則是富足的象徵。）
例：Hong Kong is a place with prosperity of service industry.
（香港是一個服務業興盛的地方。）
5. signify (adj.) 表示
例：I heard that fresh bean curd or tofu is not prepared because it is white and unlucky for New Year, as the color white signifies death and misfortune.
（我聽說生豆腐是不能準備的，因為它是白色的，而白色有死亡和不幸的意義，在新年是不吉利的。）
例：The number "4" signifies death in Chinese, so that's why there won't be a fourth floor in a hospital.
（數字「四」在中文意指死亡，所以這就是為什麼醫院裡不會有四樓。）
小試身手
1. Tonight we are going to have a ________ which includes _______ _______ and roasted beef with all the _________.
（今晚我們要吃大餐，包括有火鍋還有塞滿佐料的烤牛肉。）
2. If you are lucky enough, you might see the sign of a coin which .
（如果你夠幸運的話，你或許能看見錢幣的符號，那意味著興旺成功。）
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1. Tonight we are going to have a feast which includes hot pot and roasted beef with all the trimmings.
2. If you are lucky enough, you might see the sign of a coin which signifies prosperity.
相關實用句型解析
1. … 某物的隱喻 / 象徵
…be a metaphor for …
例：Jenny is now telling Jim about the different kinds of food which are eaten during the Chinese New Year holidays and how each food is a metaphor for something.
（Jenny告訴Jim在春節假期間會吃到的各式不同的食物，以及每種食物所代表的意義。）
例：In the novel, the black umbrella is a metaphor for loneliness.
（在那部小說裡，那隻黑雨傘是孤寂的一種隱喻。）
2.一般而言，…
generally speaking, …
例：Some things are a bit different, but generally speaking they are the same.
（有些東西是有點不太一樣，不過一般而言是差不多的。）
例：Generally speaking, most people would choose to travel abroad rather than in domestic country if the charges are about the same.
（一般而言，如果收費差不多的話，大部分的人會選擇出國旅行更甚於在國內旅行。）
小試身手
1. 落葉通常是秋天的隱喻。
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2. 一般而言，小朋友會比較喜歡待在遊樂園裡，更甚於和他們的父母去觀光。
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1. The falling leaves are usually a metaphor of fall.
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2. Generally speaking, children would prefer staying in the amusement park to going sightseeing with their parents. | |
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