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1、【MODULE3】ForeignFood【READINGANDVOCABULARY】Passage1Chinesepeoplethinkalotaboutfood.Infact,Ithinkthattheyaresometimesobsessedwithit.MyfirstexperienceofthisaspectofChineseculturecameatabanquetduringatriptoBeijingin1998.IhadeatenChinesefoodoften,butIcouldnotha
2、veimaginedhowfabulousarealChinesebanquetcouldbe.Thefirstsixorsevendishesseemedtofillthetable,withplatesdangerouslybalancedoneontopofanother.Ithoughtthisvastwaveoffoodwadthetotalnumberofdishestobeserved,andIstartedeatingdishandthenputtheirchopsticksdown,con
3、tinuingtochat.“Theycan`thaveverybigappetites,”Ithought.Tomysurprise,moredishesarrived,plussoups,sidedishes,anddesserts.Therewasenoughtofeedawholearmy.Nowondermyfellowguestshadhadonlyafewbitesofeachdish;theyknewwhatwasstilltocome.ButIwasalreadysofullthatIco
4、uldonlywatchasthebanquetcontinued.Anotheraspectof”foodculture”isthattheChineseseemtoeatalmosteverypartofeveryanimal——muchtothehorrorofmanywesterners.Stomach,intestines,ears,tongue,tail,hoof,andlungsarealllikelytoenguponthedinnertableinfrontofyou.Thefirstti
5、meIsawathree-year-oldkidcheerfullychewingachicken`sheadIhadhaddreamsforweeks.ThesedaysIenjoythatsortoffoodmyself.OnarecenttriptotheUnitedStatesIsuddenlyfeltlikesomeChinesedelicacies,andaskedtheguyatthemeatcounterofasupermarket,“Doyouhavepigs`ears?”“No,”hes
6、aid,pullingathisownear,“justtheseordinaryones.”HemusthavethoughtIwasjoking.However,thereareotherkindsoffoodsthathavetakenlongerformetoaccept.TheinfamousChoudoufuisanexample.(Thenamesaysitall:“stinkytofu”.)JustwhenIgotusedtoit,IfoundanothervarietyonatriptoH
7、uman:deep-friedChoudoufu,ahorribleblacksubstancethatlookedandsmelledaboutasappetizingasaburnttennisshoe.MaybeI`llgetusedtothat,too——someday.Passage2ThefirsttimeIateBritishfoodIwasinthecanteenofaLondonpublisher.Somepeoplejustsatdownonthesofatoeat.Iwasamazed
8、attheireasyandgracefulmannerwhileIstoodtherefeelingsomewhatconfusedbythefood.Atthecountertherewerecolourfulmixturesineightorninebigboxes.Itwasquitehardtomakeoutwhattheycontained.Thewaiterputtherefoodsinsidebr
