夏说英语新闻晨读 第7期:美式中餐登陆上海

 本期内容：

Quick, Which of these menu items can be included in a typical Chinese meal? Egg Foo Young? Chicken Chow Mein? Hot and Sour Soup? None of the above. Your answer will probably depend on where you live in the world.Those inside China would probably argue that none of those dishes resemble anything from a traditional Chinese menu. But others might disagree.For them,the idea of “western Chinese food” isn't an oxymoron, it’s a genuine¹ style of Chinese immigrants² to the United States. Now, one restaurant in Shanghai istrying to bring American Chinese food back to China.

词义解析:

resemble: 相似

oxymoron：矛盾修辞法

genuine：真实的

immigrant: 移民

1 genuine   

adj.真的，非人造的；真诚的，真心的

参考例句：

• On further examination it was found that the signature was not genuine.经过进一步的调查发现签名不是真的。
• As time went on,a genuine friendship grew up between us.随着时间的推移，我们之间产生了一种真挚的友情。

2 immigrants   

n.移民( immigrant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Illegal immigrants were given the opportunity to regularize their position. 非法移民得到了使其身份合法化的机会。
• Immigrants from all over the world populate this city. 这个城市里生活着来自世界各地的移民。 来自《简明英汉词典》