新视野大学英语第二版第二册课文翻译Unit-3-Section-B

单位3b节丰富meeting his future mother-in-lawAfter much thought，I came up with a brilliant plan for rich to meet my mother and win her over . in fact，I arranged it so my mother would want to coolOne day，my mother called me，to invite me to a birth day dinner for my father。my brother Vincent was bringing his girl friend，Lisa lum。I could bring a friend，too。I knew she would do this、because coking was how my mother expressed Her love、her pride、her power、Her proof that she knew more than anyjust be sure to tell her later that her coking was the best you ever tasks， I told rich .believe meThe eve of the dinner，I sat in the kitchen watching her cook，waiting for the right moment to tell her About our marriage plans，That we hadshe was Cu bing garlic and slicing cabbage into small pieces and chatting at the same time about auntie suyuan 3360 she can o Nly cook looking at dieAnd she was slicing so quickly，seemingly not paying attention to her sharp chopping knife，That I was afraid the tips of her fingers would becklyI was hoping she would say something first concerning rich。I had seen Her expression when she opened the door，Her forced smile as she surveyed him from head to toe，checking Her judgment of him against toeI tried to anticipate what critics she would have。rich was not only not Chinese，he was also my junior，a few years younger than I was。and unfortunately，He looked much younger with his curly red hair，smooth palle skin，and the splash of orange freckles across his nosehe was a bit on the short side，Compactly built . in his dark business suits，he looked nice but easily forge table，Like some odys nephew anamethis was why I did nt notice him the first year we worked together at the firm。but，my mother notiiced everything。So what do you think of Rich？I finally asked，holding my breath。she tossed the garlic in the hot oil which bubbled in a loud，angry sound .so many spots on his face， she said。I could feel the goose bups rise on my back .theyre freckles。freckles are good luck，you know， I felt compelled to defend on his behalf，A bit too heately as I raised my voice above the noise of the ke哦？She said innocently。Yes，the more spots the better。everyody knows that。she consired this a moment and then smiled and spoke in a Chinese dialect : maybe this is true .when you were young，You got the chicken pox。so many spots，you had to stay home for tendays。 so lucky，you thought . I couldnt save rich in the kitchen。and I could nt save him later at the dinner table either。he had brought a bottle of French wine，Something he did not know my parents could not apprecate . my parents did not even own appropriate glasses foownand then he also made the mistake Of drinking not one but two frosted glasses full，while everybody else had a half-inch just for tasks . but the worst happened when rich criticized my mothers coking，and he did nt even have a clue about what he had done。as is the Chinese cooks custom，My mother always made negative remarks about her own coking。that night she chose to direct it toward her famous steamed pork and preserved vegetable Dish，which she always served with special pride .Ai！This dish not salty enough，no flavor， she complained，after tasking a smallbite . it is too bad to eatthis was our familys cue to eat some and proclaim it the best she had ever made。but before we could be so diplomatic，rich said， you know，All it needs is a little soy sauce . and he proceeded to pour a river ful of the salty black stuff on the China plate，right before my mothers shocked eyes .and even though I was hopeful througout the dinner that my mother would some ow see richs kindness，his sense of humor and charm，I knew he h