Chapter 63 Then let them eat cakes!

one Dear Xiaowen: There is a word in French called "gourmet", which means a connoisseur in eating and drinking (a connoisseur in eating and drinking, a person who is good at judging the good and bad of food; an epicure, a gourmet person), very similar to the "old glutton" in Chinese, But there is a bit of sarcasm in the old glutton.Cooking is considered an art by the French. They are world famous for their salads, sauces, and soups. Almost every region, city, and restaurant of France has its own food specialty. These specialties include truffles (mushroomikel plants) in the Guyenne region, snails in Burgundy, sausages in Arles and Lyou, omelets in Mont St. Michel, and pressed duck in Paris.), a joke that Americans chew gum to go to restaurants, French restaurateurs (patron, note that English patron and French patron have different meanings) Refuse to serve him—Your Excellency has "rubber" in your mouth, and you can taste it!

Because the French pay attention to food, there are many kinds of foods, and there are more than 200 ways to make cheeses.There are also many parties in France, more than ten (the United States and Britain only have two parties). The French hero Charles de Gaulle said that there are more than two hundred kinds of cheese in a country with only one party? (How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese.) Charles de Gaulle also went to jail and later became the president of France. One of de Gaulle's old bosses was Petain, who defended Verdun during World War I. He once said: "They shall not pass!" (They shall not pass!) and became an anti-German hero.But twenty-four years later, during the Second World War, he actually cooperated with the Germans, when he was eighty-four years old.At the age of eighty-nine, he was sentenced to death.De Gaulle commuted his sentence to life imprisonment.He could really live, and he didn't die in prison until he was ninety-five years old!He was probably the oldest prisoner in the world.

Verdun is a famous battlefield, and there is a "martyr to the national cause" (a martyr to the national cause) of half a million. Petain's defense minister, Weygand, was acquitted. Although he had been in prison for more than three years, he was finally proved innocent.Wei Gang can really live, he lived to be ninety-eight years old! There is also one who survived, George Clemenceau, the Prime Minister of France during the First World War, who lived to be 88 years old.When he died, he told the nurse to go away, and he said he didn't want to die in front of a woman!He asked someone to stand up his coffin, and he said that he would die standing up!His nickname is "The Tiger" (The Tiger), one can imagine how vicious this person is.

In the First World War, Germany failed to enter Paris. In the end, Germany failed, so a "Paris Peace Conference" was held in Versailles, France. Versailles, The Palace of Versailles was built by Louis XIV in the 1600s. Now a national museum, it contains exhibits of fine painting and sculpture.) is much more expensive than Verdun.The representative of France is Prime Minister Tiger, and the United States is President Wilson (Woodrow Wilson). Dad talked to you about Wilson. Wilson's picture is printed on the $100,000 bill. Do you remember? Versailles is eleven miles away from Paris. There are more than 600 houses, which are more than 300 years old.More than 50 years ago, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the rich man of the United States, who is now the father of the vice president of the United States, donated nearly 3 million US dollars to rebuild, so the house is old but still very beautiful.

At the time of the French Revolution, the emperor and queen (the emperor was Louis XIV and the queen was Marie Antoinette) were at the Palace of Versailles.At that time, the common people were clamoring for bread, and their subordinates reported that Paris was in chaos, "Because they have no bread." (Because they have no bread.) The queen said: "Then let them eat cake." (Then let them eat cake.) China also has This kind of joke of not knowing the sufferings of the people, 1,500 years before Marie Antoinette said this, China was in chaos, and his subordinates reported to the emperor (Jin Huidi) that the people had no food to eat. The emperor was surprised and asked: "Why don't they eat meat?" ("Why don't they eat minced meat?") (豆 congee; porridge; rice gruel) Later Marie Antoinette died on the guillotine.The guillotine was invented by a doctor.

Although French women were not equal to men in politics until 1945, they were influential, but before 1945, they were just too many to die for.Marie Antoinette was thirty-eight when she died, and another half her junior, who was burned at the age of nineteen, was Joan of Arc.Her "career" was in Orleans, she died in Rouen, she was the national, heroine of France, although she died on false charges. (Condemned as a witch, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in 1431 in the market place at Rouen, France. Later, in 1456, the pope pronounced her innocent. She was declared a saint in 1920.)

When Marie Antoinette was only nine years old, a forty-three-year-old woman died in the Palace of Versailles. She was the mistress of Louis XV's grandfather Louis XV and influenced French politics. For twenty years, the name was Madame de Pompadour.She is very patronizing to literature and art, and one of her patrons is named Voltaire.Voltaire is a philosopher (philosopher), poet (poet), historian (historian), novelist (novelist), dramatist (dramaist), satirist (satireist).He got into trouble because of his articles and lived in Bastille Prison. His words were extremely influential and affected the French Revolution—in the eleventh year after his death, the French Revolution happened and destroyed Bastille.

Voltaire caused too many troubles by writing articles. Although he was born in Paris, he was away from home for 28 years and could not return to his hometown.He is very good at doing business, made money, and built a house in France near Geneva, Switzerland. When France arrested him, he fled to Switzerland; when Switzerland arrested him, he fled to France. He said that philosophers should There are two or three holes under ground against the dogs hunting them. Philosophers should always have two or three holes under ground against the dogs hunting them.There is an old Chinese saying "A wily rabbit has three burrows." He is really wily rabbit has three burrows.

Next week I will continue writing about France. dad June 21, 1975 two Dear Xiaowen: The largest river in France is called the Loire River (Loire River). There are many castles (chateaus) beside the river, which are very beautiful. Dad found four kinds for you-Cheverny, Chambord, Chaumont, and Chenonceaux.From the pictures, you can know that castles in Spain (Spain) are "castles in the air".But in France it is not a "castle in the air", but on the ground, really. Write four more words with French in it and pronounce it to you: 1. French doors (French-style dual-purpose doors) have glass on the door, like windows.

Two, French horn (French horn). Three, French leave (leave without saying goodbye). 4. French walk (expelled from the outside) This is an American saying, also called the bums rush, which is to catch a person and push him outside the house. Italians look smart and are smart; Spaniards look wise, but people are fools; The French look foolish, but they are wise; Americans look fools, and people are fools; Dad decides to buy you a tape recorder, and you show grandma the next page of the letter. dad June 29, 1975 Attachment: 1. The latest type of cassette (cassette) is the one that automatically reciprocates and rewinds the front and back.

2. The general agent of Taiwan Baiying Co., Ltd. has the latest brand of American Condor Magnavox.There are also other brands, if you want to buy famous brands, like Sony (Sony). 3. The smallest one is the most convenient, but it can only hold one box (one tape) at a time. If Xiaowen wants to buy a larger tape recorder, he can buy the Megaflex IK 8844 type (can be loaded into twelve boxes, Continuous recording and playback), and the sound is better than the smallest. Fourth, if you ask Xiao Peng to buy it as his electrical appliance peer, you can get a big discount.