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B2U1 A Child of Two Cuisines
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1. Growing up in England with a British father and a
Chinese mother, I've enjoyed food from both
countries ever since I was able to hold a knife and
fork -- and chopsticks!
现在分词短语作原因状语
ever since=since (连词,引导时间状语从句)
主句 现在完成时
从句 一般过去时
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2. Mum has sweet memories of the food from her home town in Sichuan, and often cooks spicy dishes. Thanks to this, Dad has come to love hot pot! But there are still some dishes that Dad dare not try even after many years of marriage to my mother.
marriage n. [U]婚姻生活,已婚状态;[C]婚礼
marry vi. & vt. (和某人)结婚,娶,嫁
marry sb. 娶某人;嫁给某人
be/get married to sb. 与某人结婚
cook v.烹饪,煮 n.厨师
come to do sth. 开始(认识、理解、相信等)
sour酸的,bitter苦的
2. He once told me he was surprised by what he saw on the table when he first visited my mother 's parents in China. He was even shocked at their wedding when he saw how the Chinese ate almost every part of an animal. Even today, he still does not easily take to eating things like chicken feet.
take to doing 喜欢/养成做某事的习惯
关于take的短语
take down take off
take over take in
take on take up
起飞;脱下;休假
记下;拆除
吸收;欺骗;领会
呈现;承担
接管;取代
占用;从事
Once 曾经,一次,一旦
3. But I enjoy that sort of food myself. Last week, I went to the butcher's and asked, "Do you have pigs' ears? "No," the butcher said, pulling at his own ears, "just these ordinary ones. " He must have thought I was joking.
sort n.种类;方式 v.分类;挑选
should/shouldn’t have done 本应该/本不应该
may/might have done 可能/也许做过某事
can/could have done 可能/也许做过某事
n. all sorts of=all kinds of sort of=kind of 有点,稍微
v. sort ... into 把...分类 sort out 整理,挑出,拣出
4. Dad can cook a super full English breakfast of bacon, eggs, beans, sausages and toast with butter- Mum and I just have to find a way to get him into the kitchen! He also does a typical Sunday roast. We all love roast beef and vegetables,
be typical of=be the s