As the style of cooking concerned， there three major braches in French cuisine： Classic Cuisine／Haute Cuisine， Bourgeoise Cuisine and Nouvelle Cuisine。
按烹调风格而言，法国菜肴可分为三大主流派系：古典法国菜派系，家常法国菜派系和新派法国菜派系。
Let’s Talk！
开始交流吧！
Li Mei： Let’s go to eat at a French restaurant。 I like French food very much。
李梅：我们去法国餐馆吃饭吧。我非常喜欢法国菜。
Tim： That’s a good idea。 I think French food is very delicious， especially Escargot。 It’s famous in the world。
蒂姆：好主意。我认为法国菜很好吃。特别是法国蜗牛，它闻名全世界。
Li Mei： You are right。 Foie gras， Caviar and Truffle are also very famous。
李梅：是的，除此以外，鹅肝、鱼子酱、松露也非常有名。
Tim： Why don’t we try Escargot first？
蒂姆：我们不妨先试试法国蜗牛。
Li Mei： Ok， then we can try something else later。
李梅：可以啊，以后再来吃其他的。
Tim： Ok， You know the moment of talking about eating always makes me feel excited。
蒂姆：行啊，你知道我每次说到吃就特别兴奋。
Li Mei： You are still a baby。
李梅：你还是个小孩子嘛。
Tim： The utensils here are very exquisite。 And the environment is also very elegant。
蒂姆：这里的餐具真是精美，环境也很典雅。
Li Mei： French people are always romantic。 And they pay a lot of attention to eating。
李梅：法国人一向很浪漫，他们对吃也特别讲究。
Tim： Yes， that is right。 Feeling the atmosphere here can have a guess at the whole nature of the French people。
蒂姆：是啊，感受这里的气氛就可以猜测法国人的整体个性啦。
Li Mei： I agree with you。
李梅：这一点我非常同意你。
Tim： Do you want to order something to drink？
蒂姆：要点什么喝的吗？
Li Mei： I want a cup of black tea， what about you？
李梅：我要一杯浓茶，你呢？
Tim： The same with you。
蒂姆：和你一样。
Li Mei： Shall we go Dutch this time？
李梅：这次我们各自付账吗？
Tim： Oh， no。 It’s my treat today。
蒂姆：不，这次我请客吧。
Wine
酒文化
中国和西方的酒文化有较明显的差异：在酒的用料与品类上，中国最具特色、最著名的是用粮食酿造的粮食酒；西方则是用葡萄酿的葡萄酒。在酿造工艺上，中国讲究料、水、曲三者统一，采用固态、复式发酵法；西方以料为核心，采用液态、单式发酵法。在酒文化的核心上，中国视酒为工具，意不在酒；西方视酒为艺术品，意就在酒。
Get known west and Chinese wine
认识中、西酒文化
1中、西酒文化的异同
People no matter in China or in western countries all have the habit of drinking wine。 They regard drinking wine as an indispensable part of life。 The formation way of wine culture is different in different countries。 In China， the word “jiu” for alcohol is used to refer to all types of alcoholic beverages。 Since long time ago China had have the stories about Du Kang who invented the method of brewing wine。 A legend in western countries about the origin of wine is also spread。 The wine culture was gradually formed after the appearing of wine。 The phrase “the wine culture” is put forward by the renowned economist professor Li in China。 In 1994， Xiao jiacheng said that the wine culture referred to the integration of material， technical， spiritual， custom， psychological， and behavior phenomenon which generated around the center。 While we pride ourselves on the long history of wine culture we only to find that we depend excessively on the traditional wine culture 。As a result we can not make any innovation。
There is no development and progress without innovation。 In this case， we can learn from the western countries。 There are varied types of wine with different raw materials， such as Gin， Whisky， Vodka， Rum， and Brandy。 Even the cocktail which appeared later is confected based on some types of the wine。 It is generally acknowledged that China is far away from the western countries。 As a result， the way to drink is different。 Even in China， there is also some difference between nationalities on the way to drink。 There is also some similarities of wine culture between China and western countries although the difference exists。 For example， both China and western countries have a beautiful legend about the origin of wine。 The development of wine spirit accompanied with wine culture。 While wine culture developed to a certain degree， schools of ideology came into being。 In order to push the development of wine culture we should do our utmost to promote the international communication of the wine culture。
2洋酒的表达方式
（1）Red ［white］ wine红［白］葡萄酒
Wine is an alcoholic beverage， made of fermented fruit juice， usually from grapes。
（2）Beer啤酒
It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches， mainly derived from cereal grains—most commonly malted barley， although wheat， maize （corn）， and rice are widely used。
（3）Brandy白兰地
Brandy is a spirit produced by distilling wine。 Brandy generally contains 35％–60％ alcohol by volume and is typically taken as an after－dinner drink。
（4）Whisky威士忌
Whisky is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash。 Different grains are used for different varieties， including barley， malted barley， rye， malted rye， wheat， and maize （corn）。
（5）Vodka伏特加
Vodka is a distilled beverage and one of the world’s most popular liquors。 It is composed primarily of water and ethanol with traces of impurities and flavorings。
（6）Gin杜松子酒
Gin is a spirit whose predominant flavor is derived from juniper berries。
（7）Rum朗姆
Rum is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane by－products such as molasses， or， directly from sugarcane juice， by a process of fermentation and distillation。
洋酒，是所有国外酒的统称。洋酒种类复杂，但主要有两大类。一是酿造酒，用谷类、水果或其他含淀粉或糖的植物为原料，经发酵、储存陈熟制成的酒，如葡萄酒、啤酒。法国、意大利、南非、澳大利亚等地都是葡萄酒的重要产地。二是蒸馏酒，即发酵酒再经过蒸馏、提纯和储存陈熟制成的酒，一般酒精含量都比较高，也就是我们常说的烈酒。烈酒可分为 6 类，即白兰地、威士忌、龙舌兰、朗姆、伏特加和杜松子酒。
Key words ＆ Sentences
关键词句全知道
Talking about China’s fine tradition of wine culture， wine and poetry had mentioned the close relationship between the poetry of wine is given a new interpretation of the source of origin so that the culture of wine in a long， and is deeply rooted。
说到中国酒文化的优良传统，就不得不提到酒与诗的密切关系，诗赋予酒的是全新的诠释，使酒文化源远流长，根深叶茂。
Cocktails and “mixed drinks” are much more popular and rather stronger in the USA than in Europe。
鸡尾酒或者混合酒，和欧洲相比在美国更加流行而且更加烈。
Cocktail is stimulating liquor composed of spirits of any kind， sugar， water， and bitters—it is vulgarly called a bittered sling。
鸡尾酒是组合了任何类型的烈酒、砂糖、水和苦啤酒的刺激烈酒，粗俗的人称它为bittered sling。
Wine may be distilled into brandy。
葡萄酒可蒸馏成白兰地。
What is distinctive to American wine festivals is that they appear in locations and on dates having nothing to do with wine production。
美国酒节最显著的特点是：举行的地点和时间都与酒的生产毫无关系。
The United States wine can be divided into beer， cocktails， whiskey and wine。
美国的酒大致可分为啤酒、鸡尾酒、威士忌和葡萄酒。