《你好.米饭.我是汉堡》内容简介|作者

内容简介

类似于一个汉堡掉进饭碗里，既难堪窘迫，又别具一格，我富有想象力，成长在美国中西部，现在居住在中国，一个既让我着迷又让我迷惑的世界，试图在这里寻找自己的立足点。《你好米饭我是汉堡》描述阿文（史密斯 凯文）在中国的许多亲身的经验。开启一段欢闹、衷心的旅程，在通过一系列有洞见的或至少有趣的故事和散文，从一个外国人视角捕捉着中国生活。如同本书的书名：以一个轻松然而坦诚的态度，作者用中英文编写，希望缩小两个世界的文化上的差异。与此同时，这本书鼓励排除语言障碍，使用一种不是母语的语言进行阅读与编写 。 Editorial Review/Book summary:Akin to dropping a hamburger into a rice bowl,an awkward, yet unique fit, an over-imaginative Midwest American tries to findhis footing throughout the Middle Kingdom, a world he finds both bewitching andbefuddling. Hello, Rice, I'm Hamburger describes his manycircumstances as A'wen (Kevin Smith) experiences life in the China. Join him onthis hilarious, and heartfelt journey through a series of insightful, or at thevery least, entertaining stories and essays capturing life in China from aforeign perspective. Written in both Chinese and English by the author, A wenhopes to narrow the cultural gap between the two different worlds in a light,yet frank manner as encapsulated in the book s title. At the same time, thebook hopes to encourage students on both sides of the language barrier toattempt to read and write in a language that isn t their own.

书籍特色

本书用中英双语的形式反映了一个老外在中国的10年生活，内容生动有趣，文字轻松活泼。作者通过这本散文集将幽默的社会评论和在中国居住的生活图景，以及在中国遇到的趣闻乐事都表现得淋漓尽致，起到了民间大使的作用。书中诙谐的表述，充分体现了一位美国公民的幽默感，他向中国读者介绍了一个美国人对中国的看法和观点。阅读此书，也能够让外国读者了解到中国的国情和中西方文化的差异。

作者简介

作者简介:作为前社会工作者，并拥有心理学的教育背景，史密斯 凯文已经热忱地观察人类的行为很久了。十多年来，他在中国（广西北海、云南昆明、上海）居住、学习和工作。既当过老师，也当过留学生，从桌子前与后，他认识和见证了中国的独特教育系统。作为商人与热心的旅行者，凯文穿梭往来中国各个城市，从东岸的闪烁着满是摩天大楼的大城市，到中部地区好像被时间所遗忘的设施简陋的城镇和村庄。作为一位发表过文章的美食评论家，他有机会熟悉中国八大菜系。通过他的多姿多彩的经历，让凯文进一步理解这国家既有深度又复杂的习惯和风俗。目前史密斯 凯文和他的中国老婆在上海居住。Aboutthe Author:Asa former social worker with an educational background in psychology, KevinSmith has long had a passion for observing human behavior. He has lived,studied, and worked in China (Guangxi, Beihai, Yunnan, Kunming, Shanghai) formore than a decade. As a student and teacher, he has witnessed China s uniqueeducation system from both in front of and behind the school desk. As abusinessman and an avid traveller, Kevin has regularly criss-crossed thecountry, from the gleaming, skyscraper-filled cities of the east coast, to thetrapped-in-time, one-horse towns and villages of the heartland. As a publishedrestaurant critic, he has had the opportunity to familiarize himself with China seight major cuisines. From his unique experiences, Kevin has developed a betterappreciation for the depth and complexityof the nation s many habits and customs. Kevin Smith is currently living inShanghai with his Chinese wife.