八大菜系

eight cuts───八刀

eighty-sixes───八十六

light cruiser───轻型巡洋舰

light cruisers───轻型巡洋舰

light engines───光引擎；轻型发动机

light lines───轻质油管线；空载吃水线

night jasmines───夜茉莉

Since China's local dishes have their own typical characteristics, generally, Chinese food can be roughly divided into eight regional cuisines, which has been widely accepted around.───因为中国地方菜肴各具特色，总体来讲，中国饮食可以大致分为八大地方菜系，这种分类已被广为接受。

Chinese cuisine has a number of different genres, but the most influential and typical known by the public are the"Eight Cuisines".───中国有很多菜系，但是最有影响力和代表性，并且为社会所公认的是“八大菜系”：鲁菜、川菜、苏菜、粤菜、闽菜、浙菜、湘菜、徽菜。

Waiter: It's divided into eight big cuisines, such as Cantonese food, Shandong food, Sichuan food, etc.───服务生：中国菜分成八大菜系，如粤菜、鲁菜和川菜等等。