这个国庆假期,我们去了趟惠山古镇了解中国的.传统文化。走着走着,我看见一大群小孩子和大人围在一个小摊旁边,我怀着好奇心设法挤了进去,原来是在做糖人。只见这位做糖人的小伙子,目不转睛地盯着他手中的勺子,他的胳膊又粗又结实,手也很粗大,可做起糖人这种细活,让人不禁啧啧赞叹!
看,他正在做一只公鸡。他用勺子从炉子上的铁锅里舀了一勺黄色的糖浆,随着手腕灵巧的摆动,勺子的倾斜,糖浆缓缓地流淌到了制作板上,公鸡的脑袋很快就完成了。他继续画,没一会儿,公鸡身体的轮廓就成呈现在我眼前。接着他画出了两只脚和尾巴,然后再公鸡身上做装饰。他流利地画着,糖浆没有断的,他时快时慢,时粗时细,细则跟头发丝一样细,粗则跟手指一样粗,他那速度快跟闪电一样快,让我看得眼花缭乱,慢的时候我都能看得清他制作的细节。接着他画上了鸡冠,点上了眼睛。最后他拿出竹签,沾了点糖浆,放在糖人上,慢慢地用铲子压住,竹签就沾在上面了。
过了一会儿,糖浆凝固了、变硬了,就要铲糖了。他拿出铲子,小心翼翼地铲着,生怕出现一点闪失。随着糖人被他铲起,一个大公鸡就做好了,只见它晶莹透亮,然人啧啧赞叹!
他的手艺可真高超!真是个“糖人哥”!
When I was a freshman in college I watched the film Gua Sha Treatment for the first time, now I am a junior student and I come back to review the movie from a multicultural aspect, I have many different feelings after watching the film again.
At the beginning of the film, XuDatong is given an award and later he delivers a speech. What makes me impressed most is in his speech he says “one day I will become one of you, a truly successful American, today this award proved that America is a true land of opportunity and I am the living proof of that.” At that moment Xu thinks he has realized his American Dream totally with his lovingly wife and adorable son. However, I think it is ironical that to make a speech like that and I assume it is made on purpose to hind a clue for the story's development. How many non—American people have such a beautiful American dream? One of my classmate studies in American now and before he went aboard he told me his American dream is he can stand at the top of the New York. To be honest, I also dream that one day I can get the Green Card living there happily and successfully maybe working at the Wall Street. When Xu gets the award he thinks he entirely melted in the melting pot neglecting the multicultural obstruct, later the plot goes against the way he thinks. And later Quinlan asked Xu'why you be the scapegoat of your father?' Xu answers 'because he is Chinese.' Then maybe Xu knows that there is always a wide gap between Chinese and American cultures.
The second scene is Xu hit his son Denis because Denis hit the son of xu's boss, at the middle of the film xu tells his boss that he hit his own son is only to show his respect to his boss John Quinlan, that time Quinlan feels puzzled “what a Chinese logic”,yes, American can never understand such a logic full of Chinese characteristic, because they respect everyone including the children, they won't beat a child to please the boss, and there is no such a conception of degree between employee and employer, they feel everyone is equal, which is quite different from china.
Connected to the second scene, the third difference I want to analyze is the care for the children. In America, people pay more attention to the right of children which can be seen from the law—leaving children alone at home is illegal, while in China it is so common that almost everyone may experience such loneliness. And Children Welfare Agency does work in America which shows the importance Americans attach to children's right. What's more, I remember a line 'No one won the case, especially the child.' In my opinion, it also manifests the universal concern from the American public to the children.
The fourth aspect is following the procedure, in the film, more than there times, the people focus on the rule, the law, the procedure. At the Christmas Eve Xu wants to return back to his home pretending as a Santa Claus, what a pity, the security recognizes him and persuades 'you are always a good tenement, never causes troubles for me.' And another scene is at the end of the film , the judge says 'I have to follow the procedure.' However, in China people always have to ask for a favor to do something, and later you have to pay back the favor,for myself, I prefer the American style, strict to the procedure.
The fifth and the last point is the humors, Quinlan says 'you can't fall, your health security is the company paid.' 'Datong, welcome home, maybe next time, you can come from the front door.' 'dady, why you come from the window' ' because we don't have a chimney.' I really adore this distinguished American humor, especially in dangerous situations, which is quite rare in China.
That's my whole reaction to Gua Sha Treatment.
口水直下三千尺,我也要吃糖人,糖人好吃,制作工艺也叫人赞不绝口。
北京就有很多卖糖人的,这些手艺人在路边摆一个小摊:一口小锅,里面是糖水,黄黄的,但又有些金灿灿的,透明,无香。你会觉得虽然不香,但是好吃,不香绝对不是美中不足。
这些手艺人最厉害的是吹糖人,他们会从锅里弄起一小点糖,一小头拉长,拉得很长,几乎要拉成丝了,这时热糖冷却了,变得脆脆,就把糖丝放在锅沿上,大拇指与三指配合,轻轻地一弹,丝断了,丝中间还有了一个小洞往里吹气,也不知道这小洞是从何而来的,一拉,为什么会有小洞,我一直很不解,手艺人真是绝。接下来,谁买糖人手艺人就把吹口给谁吹,自己把另一头拿在手上,让拿吹口的人吹气。手艺人可以做出十二生肖里的动物样子等,就拿牛来说吧,手艺人专心致志地做着,十分从容,一点也不紧张,牛头,有了,牛角,被手艺人用手提了出来,尖尖的,好像往前撞上去就能伤人。牛大大的身体也出来了,大大的肚子,又提出了一条摇晃的小尾巴,好像正在驱赶蚊子苍蝇,最后四只脚出现了。牛身体里全是吹进去的空气,但还是活灵活现,牛的特点一样不缺,还能感受到牛的那股倔强劲儿,牛跟真的一般,手艺人真是绝。
最后,再用一根竹签子串在牛上,我吃过一次,甜甜的,说味道很平常吧,确实也是,但是我觉得还是挺好吃的,样子也挺好看。制作工艺看起来很简单,但其实很难,手艺人很绝,那是通过他们的不断练习才得到的,如果你也想当一个手艺人,那你就坚持练习吧,当然,做任何事都要坚持,就可以像手艺人一样绝了。
Father's Day
Yesterday was Father's Day. I had planned to give my father a present. But I didn't remember it until in the morning.It was too late to post a card to him. So I decided to buy something. When I was in the department store. I found it was not easy for me to choose something right for him. Suddenly I
got an idea. I ran home and opened my computer. I made a beautiful card and mailed him through the Internet. then I began to make supper. When father came home, he was very glad to find a big meal on the table. then I asked him to check his e-mail. He was amazed to find a beautiful card in his e-mail-box.
What a wonderful surprise!
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