Focal points
1. Understand some traditional Chinese food menu
2. Understand some typical American food menu
3. Learn Useful Expressions and Sentences when dining out：how to make reservation, take one’s seat, order dishes, raise a toast, settle account / pay the bill
4. Text study: Toast at a wedding
5. Grammatical point: adverbial clauses

                                            知识点一  了解中式菜单
Chinese Food? Menu – Pork
东坡肉? Dongpo Pork
红烧肉? Braised Pork
回锅肉? Twice-cooked Pork
水煮肉片 Sliced Pork in Hot Chili Oil（chili:红辣椒）
鱼香肉丝 Fish-Flavored Shredded（切碎的） Pork/Shredded Pork with Garlic Sauce
糖醋里脊 Sweet and Sour Pork Fillet（肉片、鱼片）
红烧排骨 Braised Spareribs
酱猪蹄 Pig Feet Seasoned with Soy Sauce
东坡肘子 Braised Dongpo Pork Leg with Brown Sauce
(braise:焖，炖I braised some beans to accompany a shoulder of lamb.我炖了些豆子，和羊肘子一块吃)

白斩鸡 Boiled Chicken
脆皮鸡 Crispy Chicken
叫化鸡 Beggar's Chicken/Baked Chicken
盐焗鸡 Salt Baked Chicken
北京烤鸭 Beijing roast duck
南京板鸭 Steamed Nanjing Duck
芥末鸭掌 Duck Feet with Mustard

白灼虾 Boiled Shrimps
糖醋鲤鱼 Sweet and Sour Carp
葱烧海参 Braised Sea Cucumber with Scallion
太湖大闸蟹 Taihu Hairy Crab
红烧茄子 Braised Eggplant
麻婆豆腐 Mapo Toufu
拔丝地瓜 Toffee Sweet Potato
西红柿炒鸡蛋 Scrambled eggs with tomatoes(scramble:搅拌，炒蛋)
炸花生米 Deep-Fried Peanuts

咖喱牛肉 Stir-fried Beef with Curry
红烧牛肉 Braised Beef
夫妻肺片 Sliced Beef in Chilli Sauce
葱爆羊肉 Stir-fried Mutton Slices with Green Scallion
手抓羊肉 Boiled Mutton
涮羊肉 Instant-boiled Mutton
烤羊排 Roast Mutton Chops
烤羊肉串 Roasted Mutton Cubes on Spit（口水，烤肉叉） Stir-fried: 炒的，比如：stir-fried kidney 爆炒腰花

担担面 Dan Dan/Sichuan Style Noodles with Peppery Sauce
刀削面 Sliced Noodles
炸酱面 Noodles with minced pork
蛋炒饭 Egg Fried Rice
稀饭 Rice Porridge
包子 Meat Bun/Steamed Bread with Stuffing
花卷 Steamed Twisted Roll
馒头 Steamed Bun