1、Unit 1 Food for thoughtUnderstanding ideas新标准新标准英语英语高中必修第二册高中必修第二册Activity 1 Tick the food you would like to try and see how adventurous you are.Activity 2Read the passage and talk about your understanding of the title.My father is British and my mother is Chinese.Thanks to that,Ive been able to enj
2、oy food from both countries ever since I was a child.Activity 3 Read the passage crelully and choose the best answer.1.Which of the fllowing is NOT true about the witer?A.He grows up in England.B.He enjoys Chinese food.C.He doesnt like stinky tofu at all.D.He also enjoys western food.2.What kind of
3、Chinese food is Dads favorit?A.Stinky tofu.B.Chicken feet.C.Hot pot.D.Chinese oolong tea.3.Which of the following is TRUE about Mum?A.She is British and lives in England.B.She is Chinese and often cooks spicy dishes.C.She doesnt enjoy a“full English breakfast”.D.She advises the writer to try stinky
4、tofu.4.Where does this passage probably come from?A.A TV interview.B.A food advertisement.C.A health report.D.A book review.Activity 4 Choose the correct symbols and complete the table with information from the passage.Activity 4 Think&Share1.What doest the author mean by saying“one mans meat is ano
5、ther mans poison”?Do you know of any similar sayings in Chinese?2.What food from other regions in China or other countries has made an impression on you?Why?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,Ive enjoyed food from both countries ever sinc
6、e I was able to hold a kmife and fork-and chopsticks!我在英国长大，我爸爸是英国人，妈妈是中国人。从能拿刀叉一还有筷子一 开始，我就一直在享受这两个国家的食物!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 ev
7、en after many years of marriage to my mother.He once told me he was urprised by what he saw on the table when he first visited my mothers parents in China.He was even shocked at their wedding when he sawhow the Chinese ate almost every part of an animal.Even today,he still does not easily take to ea
8、ting things like chicken feet.妈妈对四川家乡的食物有着美好的回忆，她经常会做些辛辣菜肴。正因为如此，爸爸已经逐渐爱上了火锅!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，第一次去中国拜访妈妈的父母时，餐桌上摆的东西让他大吃一惊。在婚礼上，他更是吓了一跳，因为他看到是差不多动物的所有部位中国人都吃。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 butchers and asked,Do you have pigs ears
9、?“No,the butcher said,pulling at his owI 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。”他肯定觉得我是在开玩笑。Dad can cook a super“full English breakfast of bacon,eggs,beans,sausages and toast with butter-Mum and I just have to
10、 find a way to get him into the kitchen!He also does a typical Sunday roast.We all love roast beef and vegetables,but Mum says wed better not eat too much roast food as it may make us suffer from heat inside our bodies,acording 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，还有黄油吐司一不过我和
11、妈妈得想办法让他进厨房(他才动手)!他也会做传统的星期日烤肉大餐，我们都真欢烤的牛肉和蔬菜。但妈妈说最好不要吃太多烧烤食物，因为根据传统中医的说法，这会引起上火。Ill never forget my first visit to China.Mum encouraged me to try diferent 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
12、thing that looked and smelt like a burt sports shoe.“You neednt try it if you dont want to,Mum said,but I gathered all mycourage to take a bite and was amazed to find it wasnt so bad.It reminded me of blue chese,a similarly strong smelling type of food you either love or hate.Maybe Ill fall in love
13、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，结果惊奇地发现也没那么糟。它的味道让我想起了蓝纹奶酪，一种类似的有着浓重气味的食物，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。Pcople say that one mans meat is another mans poison,but I feel at home with food from both my cultures.To me,theres 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，一个人的佳看可能是另一个人的毒药，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乌龙茶一没有什么比这样一 次跨文化的下午 茶更棒的了!Thank you
