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Unit 1 Food for thought
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Understanding ideas
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A Child of Two Cuisines
享受跨国美食的孩子
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!
我在英国长大,我爸爸是英国人,妈妈是中国人。从能拿刀叉还有
筷子开始,我就一直在享受这两个国家的美食!
Mum has sweet memories of the food from her home town in
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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.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.
妈妈对四川家乡的食物有着美好的回忆,她经常会做一些辛辣的菜
肴。正因为如此,爸爸也逐渐爱上了火锅!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。他曾告诉我,第一次去中
国拜访我外公外婆时,餐桌上摆的东西让他大吃一惊。在他们的婚礼
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上,看到动物身上几乎所有的部位中国人都吃,他更是吓了一跳。直到
今天,他还是不习惯吃鸡爪之类的东西。
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.
不过我自己很喜欢吃这类食物。上周,我去肉店问:“你们这里有猪
耳朵吗?”“没有,”肉店老板拽了拽自己的耳朵说,“只有这种普通的耳
朵。”他肯定认为我是在开玩笑。
Dad can cook a super "full English breakfast"of bacon,eggs,beans,
sausages and toast with butterMum and I just have to find a way to get
him into the kitchen!He also does a typical Sunday roast.We all love
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roast beef and vegetables,but Mum says we'd better not eat too much
roast food as it may make us suffer from heat inside our bodies,according
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to traditional Chinese medicine.
爸爸会做美味的“全套英式早餐”,有培根、鸡蛋、豆子、香肠,还有黄
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油吐司—妈妈和我只需想办法哄他进厨房就行!他还会做经典的星
期日烤肉大餐。我们都喜欢烤牛肉和蔬菜,但妈妈说最好不要吃太多烧
烤食物,因为按照传统中医的说法,吃多了容易上火。
I'll never forget my first visit to China.Mum encouraged me to try
different kinds of food,and I did!I loved everything.But just when I
thought I could deal with all Chinese food,I came across stinky tofu,a
horrible grey thing that looked and smelt like a burnt sports shoe."You
needn't try it if you don't want to,Mum said,but I gathered all my
courage to take a bite and was amazed to find it wasn't so bad.It reminded
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me of blue cheese,a similarly strong smelling type of food you either love
or hate.Maybe I'll fall in love with stinky tofu-someday.
我永远不会忘记自己的第一次中国之旅。妈妈鼓励我尝试各种食物,我
也照做了!我什么都喜欢吃。可是就在我以为自己能够接受所有中国食物
的时候,我遇到了臭豆腐一一种可怕的灰色食物,样子和气味就像是烧焦
的运动鞋。“如果你不想尝试的话,可以不吃。”妈妈说。但我还是鼓足所有
勇气咬了一口,结果惊奇地发现它并没那么糟。它的味道让我想起了蓝纹奶
酪,一种有着与臭豆腐相似的浓重气味的食物,你要么会爱上它,要么会恨死
它。也许我会爱上臭豆腐的一—将来总有那么一天吧。
People say that one man's meat is another man's poison,but I feel at
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home with food from both my cultures.To me,there's nothing better
than a cross-cultural afternoon tea of English biscuits and a cup of
Chinese oolong tea in a fine china cup!
人们常说,甲之蜜糖,乙之砒霜,但中英两种文化中的食物我都喜
欢。对我来说,用英国饼干搭配盛在细瓷杯中的中国鸟龙茶一—没有什
么比这样一次跨文化的下午茶更棒的了!
Developing ideas
Cold Truths
冰箱真相
Healthy You!
祝你健康!
Is there any truth behind the saying“You are what you eat”?We
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put this to the test by asking five people to open their fridge doors and
talk about their lifestyles.Can you guess which fridge belongs to which
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person?Maybe you can recognise your own fridge here
俗话说“人如其食”,这是真的吗?为了检验这句话,我们邀请五个
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人打开自己的冰箱,并聊聊他们的生活方式。你能猜出哪个冰箱属于哪
个人吗?也许你能在这里看到自家冰箱的影子哦!
Ellie 24 Junior doctor
埃莉24岁实习医生
There's not enough room to swing a cat in my small apartment,so I
don't cook very often.My fridge is usually half empty and I'm often too
tired to eat much anyway.I often end up saving part of my meal for the
next day.Some evenings,I'll just have something quick,like toast,or
even just a yoghurt with honey.As a doctor,I know I had better change
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the way I eat,but I just don't have the time or the energy right now.
我的小公寓连转身的空间都没有,所以我不常做饭。我的冰箱通常都是
半空的,反正我也经常累得吃不下多少。我常常会把一部分饭菜留到第二天
吃。有的晚上,我会只吃些方便食品,比如吐司,或者只是酸奶配蜂蜜。作为
一名医生,我知道我最好改变这种饮食习惯,但我现在完全没有时间和精力。
Jenny 31 Teacher
珍妮31岁教师
My husband and I avoid all products that come from animals.This
means we don't eat meat,and any milk or cheese had better be dairy-free.
We like cooking at home and make our meals from fresh,seasonal fruit
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and vegetables.Cooking together gives us a chance to relax and catch up
on each other's days.If we have children,I want to bring them up just
like us,but my husband says that everyone should be able to make their
own lifestyle choices.
我和我丈夫什么动物制品都不吃。这意味着我们不吃肉、奶或奶
酪,最好都不含动物乳成分。我们喜欢在家做饭,用新鲜的时令水果和
蔬菜来烹饪。一起做饭给了我们放松和聊聊彼此日常情况的机会。如
果有了孩子,我想按照我们的生活方式养育他们,但我丈夫说,每个人都
应该有权选择自己的生活方式。
Ted 35 Construction worker
特德35岁建筑工人
Each day at the construction site is more or less the same-tiring!
When I get back home,there's nothing more satisfying than a big meat
dinner.I guess I've always been a big meat eater and in this house,no
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family meal is complete without some form of meat.I still don't think
that anything can beat my mum's homemade sausages,though.
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建筑工地上每天都差不多一一累!回家后,什么都比不上一顿肉食大
餐更让人心满意足了。我想我一直就是个无肉不欢的人,在我家没有一顿
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饭是完全没有肉的。不过,我还是觉得什么也比不上我妈妈做的香肠。
Mike 49 Chef
迈克49岁厨师
With five children,we're one big family!My wife and I both work
full-time,so life can get pretty busy!Like a lot of chefs I know,I don't
really do much cooking at home.Sometimes I bring home food from the
restaurant where I work.Once a week,we do a big shop and buy a lot of
frozen food.I know we should eat more fresh fruit and vegetables,but
ready meals are so convenient.
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我们有五个孩子,是一个大家庭!我和我的妻子都有全职工作,所
以日子过得非常忙碌!就像我认识的许多厨师一样,我在家里并不怎么
做饭。有时候我会从上班的餐馆带一些吃的回来。我们每周大采购一
次,会买许多速冻食品。我知道我们应该多吃些新鲜水果和蔬菜,但是
即食食品真的很方便。
Max 19 College student
马克斯19岁大学生
There are five of us living in our shared student house.My mum
says I need to have three healthy meals a day,but I'm too busy studying
and meeting friends!We don't really buy fresh food,and I suppose the
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fridge could be kind of cleaner...I daren't let my mum see this photo!
我们五个人共住一间学生公寓。妈妈常说,每日三餐要吃得健康,
但我的学习和社交生活太忙了!我们真的不怎么买新鲜食物,而且我觉
得冰箱应该再干净点儿…我可不敢让我妈妈看到这张照片!
Unit 2 Let's celebrate!
Understanding ideas
THE REAL FATHER CHRISTMAS
真正的圣诞老人
Many people still remember the magic of Father Christmas from
when they were children.As parents,they try to keep that magic alive
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