疫情考验下的唐人街

疫情考验下的唐人街

唐人街、中国城一度被视作海外移民社群的文化符号，象征着华裔人群的身份认同。而随着新一代移民的成长和涌入，唐人街的规模反而在缩减。保持传统还是拥抱变革？这样的代际冲突在疫情的打击下进一步加深。唐人街作为一个历史产物是否已经落后？我们又该如何看待唐人街的文化身份？一起来听今天的课程讲解。

‘Who Are We For?’ How the Virus Is Testing the Identity of Chinatown

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By Nicole Hong and Elaine Chen

Hop Kee is a basement Cantonese eatery[广州餐馆 cantonese 粤语] offering $9.50 shrimp lo mein. Hwa Yuan Szechuan is a three-story, white-tablecloth restaurant where the whole fish with hot bean[豆瓣鱼] sauce is $45.

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So, when the coronavirus pandemic shut down all on-site dining, almost no one was able to enjoy their food, forcing them to confront difficult questions about modernization and adaptation that may reshape businesses across the storied neighborhood.[历史街区的商业改造]

Since its formation around the 1870s, Chinatown has managed to preserve its working-class immigrant character.[工薪阶层移民特色，蓝领劳工，餐厅，洗衣房] Now, the economic suffering has intensified[加剧，酝酿已久的两代人的分歧] a long-simmering generational divide, between younger people who believe Chinatown must get with the times to survive, and older ones who worry about it becoming a theme park of Instagrammable desserts and $18 Asian-fusion cocktails.[亚洲融合鸡尾酒，不伦不类]

Longtime residents say they understand when businesses try to survive by diversifying their clientele[顾客群 client ], especially if those customers explore other stores in the area. But they also worry about trendier establishments [更潮流的 caricature 漫画 失真，荒诞]turning the neighborhood into a caricature of Chinatown.

“They do attract a crowd that’s less respectful of the culture or don’t appreciate it,” said Geoff Lee, 68, a lifelong Chinatown resident. “They look at Chinatown more as a novelty than a true identity.”

内容拓展：

华埠，中国城、唐人街的别称。（埠：码头）

1. identity UK /aɪˈdentəti/ US /aɪˈdentəti/ n. 身份（sb.’s identity is their name or who they are）；（区别于他人的）特质，态度（the qualities and attitudes that a person or group of people have that make them different from other people）

2. Hop Kee 合记饭店

发音贴士：Hop在粤语中作姓氏时，p不发音

3. basement UK /ˈbeɪsmənt/ US /ˈbeɪsmənt/ n. 地下室

4. eatery UK /ˈiːtəri/ US /ˈiːtəri/ n. 餐馆，小饭馆（a restaurant or other place to eat）

5. Cantonese UK /kæntəˈniːz/ US /kæntəˈniːz/ adj. 广东的 n. 粤语；广东人

Canton （旧时称呼）广州

6. shrimp lo mein 虾仁捞面

shrimp n. 虾

lobster n. 龙虾

dim sum 点心

chow mein 炒面

7. story UK /ˈstɔːri/ US /ˈstɔːri/ n. 楼层（a floor or level of a building）

英式拼写：storey

8. hot UK /hɒt/ US /hɑːt/ adj. 辣的（spicy）

hot bean sauce 豆瓣酱

9. aversion UK /əˈvɜːʃən, əˈvɜːʒən/ US /əˈvɜːrʃən, əˈvɜːrʒən/ n. 厌恶，憎恶（a strong dislike of sth. or sb.）

近义词：hatred n. 憎恨

aversion to sth. 对某物的反感

have an aversion to sth. 对某物反感

I have an aversion to housework.

我痛恨做家务。

10. delivery UK /dɪˈlɪvəri/ US /dɪˈlɪvəri/ n. 快递，递送

deliver vt. 送货

delivery apps 送货应用（此处指外卖应用）

11. coronavirus UK /kəˈrəʊnəˌvaɪərəs/ US /kəˈroʊnəˌvaɪrəs/ n. 冠状病毒（当下专指新冠病毒）

12. pandemic UK /pænˈdemɪk/ US /pænˈdemɪk/ n. （重大）疫情

13. on-site 就地，现场的

14. force sb. to do sth. 迫使某人做某事

15. confront UK /kənˈfrʌnt/ US /kənˈfrʌnt/ vt. 面对（meet）

16. modernization UK /ˌmɒdənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ US /ˌmɑːdərnəˈzeɪʃən/ n. 现代化

17. adaptation UK /ˌædəpˈteɪʃən/ US /ˌædəpˈteɪʃən/ n. 适应，改造（the process of changing sth. to make it suitable for a new situation）

adaptation to the environment 对环境的适应

18. reshape UK /ˌriːˈʃeɪp/ US /ˌriːˈʃeɪp/ vt. 改变形状；改造，重塑

19. storied UK /ˈstɔːrid/ US /ˈstɔːrid/ adj. 有故事的，传奇的（being the subject of many stories）；有名的

20. neighborhood UK /ˈneɪbəhʊd/ US /ˈneɪbərhʊd/ n. 街区（community）

21. formation UK /fɔːˈmeɪʃən/ US /fɔːrˈmeɪʃən/ n. 形成（the action or process of forming sth.）

the formation of the valley 山谷的形成

22. manage to do sth. 设法做

23. preserve UK /prɪˈzɜːv/ US /prɪˈzɜːrv/ vt. 保留（maintain, keep），保护（文化，传统）

All records of the past were preserved.

所有过去的历史记录都被保留了下来。

24. intensify UK /ɪnˈtensɪfaɪ/ US /ɪnˈtensəfaɪ/ vt. 加剧（to increase in degree or strength, or to make sth. do this）

intense adj. 紧张的

25. divide UK /dɪˈvaɪd/ US /dɪˈvaɪd/ n. 分歧（dispute）

26. long-simmering adj. 酝酿已久的

simmer

UK /ˈsɪmə/ US /ˈsɪmər/

vt. 文火炖，煨/wēi/

27. theme park 主题乐园

28. Instagrammable UK /ˈɪnstəɡræməbəl/ US /ˈɪnstəɡræməbəl/ adj. 网红打卡的

Instagram n. 图片分享社交应用

29. fusion UK /ˈfjuːʒən/ US /ˈfjuːʒən/ n. 融合

30. clientele UK /ˌkliːɒnˈtel/ US /ˌkliːɑːnˈtel/ n. （总称）顾客（all the people who regularly use a shop, restaurant etc.）

The restaurant attracts a young clientele.

这个饭店吸引的是年轻顾客。

31. trendy UK /ˈtrendi/ US /ˈtrendi/ adj. 时髦的

trend n. 潮流

32. establishment UK /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/ US /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/ n. 企业，机构（business），企业场地（building of that business）；建立，确立

33. caricature UK /ˈkærɪkətʃʊə/ US /ˈkerəkətʃʊr/ n. 漫画（a funny drawing of sb. that makes them look silly）