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Unit 1
Food for thought
Language points 1
1. Chopsticks have long been a cultural and historical symbol for Chinese worldwide.
长期以来,筷子一直是全世界华人文化和历史的象征。
Choose the correct symbols and complete the table with information from the passage.
选择正确的符号,并用段落中的信息完成表格。
① The written word is a symbol for recording human
speech.
文字是记录语言的符号。
② The white dove is looked upon as the symbol of
peace.
白鸽被看成是和平的象征。
symbol: n. 符号,代号;象征。
2. But there are still some dishes that Dad dare not try even after many years of marriage to my mother.
但是,尽管已经和妈妈结婚好多年了,爸爸还是有一些不敢尝试的菜肴。
marriage: n. the legal relationship between two people who are married, or the state of being married 结婚,婚姻;已婚状态
① My parents are celebrating 30 years of marriage.
我的父母亲即将庆祝结婚30周年。
② In a good marriage, both husband and wife work
hard to solve any problems that arise.
美满的婚姻中,夫妻双方会共同努力去解决出
现的任何问题。
① She married a German.
她嫁给了一个德国人。
② At the end of a fairy tale, we are always told that
a prince and a princess get married and live
together happily after.
每个童话故事的结局都会告诉我们王子和公
主结婚,从此以后过上幸福的生活。
③ They're getting married next month.
他们将于下个月结婚。
marry v.
marry sb.; get/be married to sb. 跟某人结婚
拓展
3. Even today, he still does not easily take to eating things like chicken feet.
直到今天,他还是不习惯吃鸡爪之类的东西。
① Tom has taken to going jogging every morning.
Tom习惯于每天早晨慢跑锻炼。
② They had taken to wandering through the streets
arm-in-arm.
他们养成了挽着胳膊逛街的习惯。
take to doing sth: to start doing sth. regularly or as a habit 养成(做……)的习惯;开始定时(做……)
take to sb/sth: to start to like sb. or sth. (尤指短时间接触后)喜欢上,喜爱
Did the children take to him?
孩子们喜欢上他了么?
4. But I enjoy that sort of food myself.
不过我自己很喜欢吃这类食物。
① These sorts of problems are quite common.
这几类问题相当普遍。
② He's the sort of person who only cares about money.
他这种人一心只想着钱。
③ -What sort of music do you like?
- Oh, all sorts.
你喜欢哪一类音乐?
噢,哪一类都喜欢。
sort: n. a group or type of pe