在西方人心目中，和中國(guó)聯(lián)系最為密切的基本食物是大米。

In the mind of Westerners, Chinese people have the closest connection to rice, the basic food for Chinese.?

長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)，大米在中國(guó)人的飲食中占據(jù)很重要的地位，以至于有句諺語(yǔ)說(shuō)“巧婦難為無(wú)米之炊”。

Rice occupies a very important position in the Chinese diet of diet for a long time.?There is even a saying that even a clever housewife cannot cook a meal without rice.?

中國(guó)南方大多數(shù)種植水稻，人們通常以大米為主食；而華北大部分地區(qū)因?yàn)檫^(guò)于寒冷或過(guò)于干燥，無(wú)法種植水稻，那里的主要作物是小麥。

People in south China plant and live on rice, which people in the most parts of North China cannot plant rice due to excessively dry and cold weather. The main crop there is wheat.?

在中國(guó)，有些人用面粉做面包，但大多數(shù)人用面粉做饅頭和面條。

In China, some people use flour to bake bread, but most people make steamed bread and noodles with flour.