1、Unit 1 Food for thought Language points 1 1. Chopsticks have long been a cultural and historical symbol for Chinese worldwide. 长期以来长期以来，筷子一直是全世界华人文化和历史筷子一直是全世界华人文化和历史的的象征象征。 Choose the correct symbols and complete the table with information from the passage. 选择正确的选择正确的符号符号，并用段落中的信息完成表格。，并用段落中的信息完成表格
2、。 The written word is a symbol for recording human speech. 文字是记录语言的符号文字是记录语言的符号。 The white dove is looked upon as the symbol of peace. 白鸽被看成是和平的象征白鸽被看成是和平的象征。 symbol: n. 符号符号，代号；象征代号；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
3、妈妈但是，尽管已经和妈妈结婚结婚好多年了，爸爸还好多年了，爸爸还 是有一些不敢尝试的菜肴。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 结婚结婚,婚姻婚姻;已婚状态已婚状态 My parents are celebrating 30 years of marriage. 我的父母亲即将庆祝结婚我的父母亲即将庆祝结婚30周年周年。 In a good marriage, both husband and wife
4、work hard to solve any problems that arise. 美满的婚姻中美满的婚姻中，夫妻双方会共同努力去解决夫妻双方会共同努力去解决出出 现的任何问题现的任何问题。 She married a German. 她嫁给了一个德国人她嫁给了一个德国人。 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每个童话故事的结局都会告诉我们王子和公
5、主结婚主结婚，从此以后过上幸福的生活从此以后过上幸福的生活。 Theyre getting married next month. 他们将于下个月结婚他们将于下个月结婚。 marry v. marry sb.; get/be married to sb. 跟某人结婚跟某人结婚 拓展拓展 3. Even today, he still does not easily take to eating things like chicken feet. 直到今天，他还是不直到今天，他还是不习惯习惯吃鸡爪之类的东西。吃鸡爪之类的东西。 Tom has taken to going jogging eve
6、ry morning. Tom习惯于每天早晨慢跑锻炼。习惯于每天早晨慢跑锻炼。 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。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 养成养成(做做)的习惯的习惯;开始定时开始定时(做做) take to sb/sth: to start to like sb. or sth. (尤指短时间接尤指短时间接 触后触后)喜欢上，喜爱喜欢上，喜爱 D
7、id the children take to him? 孩子们喜欢上他了么？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不过我自己很喜欢吃这类这类食物。食物。 These sorts of problems are quite common. 这几类问题相当普遍这几类问题相当普遍。 Hes the sort of person who only cares about money. 他这种人一心只想着钱他这种人一心只想着钱。 -What sort of music do you like? - Oh, all so
8、rts. 你喜欢哪一类音乐你喜欢哪一类音乐？ 噢噢，哪一类都喜欢哪一类都喜欢。 sort: n. a group or type of people or things that are similar in a particular way, kind 种类；类别；品种种类；类别；品种 ; 5. He also does a typical Sunday roast. 他也会做他也会做传统的传统的星期日烤肉大餐。星期日烤肉大餐。 This is a typical example of Roman pottery. 这是一件典型的罗马陶器这是一件典型的罗马陶器。 This meal is t
9、ypical of local cookery. 这是有当地风味的饭菜这是有当地风味的饭菜。 typical: adj. having the usual qualities or features of a particular type of person, thing or group; representative 典型的典型的,有代表性的有代表性的; 比较级比较级: more typical 最高级最高级: the most typical 6. ., but Mum says wed better not eat too much roast food as it may make
10、 us suffer from heat inside our bodies, according to Chinese traditional medicine. ，但妈妈说最好不要吃太多烧烤食物，因为根据，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，这会传统中医的说法，这会引起引起上火。上火。 Within a few days she has become seriously ill, suffering great pain and discomfort. 几天的时间几天的时间，她就病得很严重了她就病得很严重了，疼痛难忍疼痛难忍，浑浑 身不舒服身不舒服。 He is su
11、ffering from lung cancer as he has been smoking for years. 因为抽烟多年因为抽烟多年，他患了癌症他患了癌症。 suffer: v. (from sth) to be badly affected by a disease, pain, sadness, a lack of sth, etc. （因疾病因疾病、痛苦痛苦、悲悲 伤等伤等）受苦受苦，受难受难，受折磨受折磨 Youve been absent six times according to our records. 根据我们的记录根据我们的记录，你已经缺席六次了你已经缺席六次了。
12、 The work was done according to her instructions. 这项工作是依照她的指示办的这项工作是依照她的指示办的。 Everything went according to the plan . 一切均按照计划进行一切均按照计划进行。 according to: 依照；按照；根据依照；按照；根据 7. I came across stinky tofu, a horrible grey thing that looked and smelt like a burnt sports shoe. 我我遇到了遇到了臭豆腐，一种臭豆腐，一种可怕的可怕的灰色食物，
13、样子灰色食物，样子 和气味就像是烧焦的运动鞋。和气味就像是烧焦的运动鞋。 I came across an old diary in her desk. 我在她的书桌里偶然发现了一本旧日记我在她的书桌里偶然发现了一本旧日记。 I came across a group of children playing. 我碰到一群正在玩耍的小孩我碰到一群正在玩耍的小孩。 I ve never come across anyone quite like her before. 以前从未遇到过像她那样的人以前从未遇到过像她那样的人。 come across sb/sth: to meet, find,or
14、discover sb. or sth. by chance 偶遇偶遇/偶然发现某人偶然发现某人/某物某物 The coffee tasted horrible. 这种咖啡难喝极了这种咖啡难喝极了。 The record sounds horrible. 唱片难听极了唱片难听极了。 Iv got a horrible feeling she lied to us. 我感到很不愉快我感到很不愉快，她对我们说了谎她对我们说了谎。 horrible: adj. (informal) very bad or unpleasant, used to describe sth that you do no
15、t like 极坏的，糟糕的极坏的，糟糕的;令人不快的令人不快的;可怕的可怕的 8. I gathered all my courage to take a bite and was amazed to find it wasnt so bad. 我我鼓足鼓足所有勇气咬了一口，结果惊奇地发现也所有勇气咬了一口，结果惊奇地发现也 没那么糟。没那么糟。 gather: v. to prepare yourself to do sth that requires effort 聚集聚集，积聚积聚（力量力量、精神等精神等）；使做好准备；使做好准备 I sat down for a moment to
16、gather my strength. 我坐下片刻积蓄力量我坐下片刻积蓄力量。 She was still trying to gather her thoughts together . 她还勉强要自己集中精神她还勉强要自己集中精神。 Fortunately the short delay gave him time to gather himself. 幸运的是幸运的是，这短暂的拖延给了他喘息的时间这短暂的拖延给了他喘息的时间。 1. White has always been_ purity in Western cultures. 在西方文化中，白色一向象征纯洁。在西方文化中，白色一向
17、象征纯洁。 2. She_ someone named Frank. (get married) 她嫁给一个叫她嫁给一个叫 Frank 的人的人. 3. Ive take to _ very early. 我已形成习惯，醒的很早。我已形成习惯，醒的很早。 4. The food _, but it tasted OK. 那食物看起来很糟，可吃起来还不错。那食物看起来很糟，可吃起来还不错。 5. Mary _ ill health at the moment. 玛丽眼下身体不好。玛丽眼下身体不好。 根据汉语提示，完成下列句子。根据汉语提示，完成下列句子。 a symbol of got married to waking up looked horrible is suffering from
