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1、Book3Unit1AnInterestingFestival有趣的节日TheAgriculturalFeasttakesplaceaftertheIndependenceDay.Itisnotaworldwidecelebration.OnlyChristiansinMexicolookforwardtoitsarrivalforitsreligiousorigin:Longago,humans’ancestorswerebad.Theyfooledandplayedtricksoneachotherandneverkepttheirword.SoGodturnedupan
2、ddrownedalltheircrops.Humansstarveddayandnight,weeping.InordertogainGod’sforgiveness,awomanpoetsetofftoseeGod.SheadmiredGodandkeptapologizing.Godwasmoved.Withhispermission,humansfinallyhadgoodharvestsagain.So,towipesadnessandremindthemselvesofthebeliefinGod,peoplebeganthefestival.Onthefesti
3、val,peoplegatherinopenair,suchasplaygroundsorparkinglots,andenergeticallyhavefunwitheachotherallnightlong,asthoughtheywerenevertired.Whenabeautydressedupinlovelyclothingreadspoemsinmemoryofthepoet,everyoneholdstheirbreath.Then,itisthecustomthattheboneofaroosterheadisgiventoherasanaward.Obvi
4、ously,thestoryisnottrue,butthefestivalisinteresting.农业盛会在独立日后举行。它不是一个世界性的庆典，由于它的宗教起源，只有墨西哥的基督徒才盼着节日的到来：很久以前，人类的祖先很坏，他们互相欺骗，耍诡计，从不遵守诺言。于是，上帝出现了，淹死了他们所有的作物。人们日夜挨饿，哭泣着。为了获得上帝的原谅，一位女诗人出发去见上帝。她对上帝的赞美和怀有的歉意感动了上帝，有了他的允许，人类终于又获得了丰收。因此，为了抹去忧伤并提醒自己对上帝的信仰，人们开始举办这个节日。在节日那天，人们聚集在露天场所，例如操场或停车场，通宵达旦地玩得非常开
5、心，精力充沛的人们似乎不知疲倦。当一位用可爱的衣服盛装打扮的美女朗读诗歌以纪念那位诗人时，在场的每个人都屏住了呼吸，然后，按照风俗，将奖励给她一只公鸡的头骨。很明显，这个故事不是真的，但是节日却很有趣。Book3Unit2BalancedDiet平衡膳食WangPengearnedhislivingbyrunningabarbecuerestaurant,whichserveddeliciousbacon,friedchickenbreastandmuttonroastedwithpepperandgarlic.Buthisfoodanddiscountattractedfe
6、werandfewercustomers.Finally,hewasindebt.YongHui’sslimmingrestaurantservedfreshpeas,carrots,eggplants,andrawcucumberswithvinegar.Asthehostess,shesaidfibresbenefitedcustomers'digestionthemost.InordernottoletYongHuigetawaywithtellinglies,WangPengspiedonYongHuidespiteherglare.Buthewassurprised
7、thatshewaslosinghercustomers,too.CuriositydroveWangPengtoconsultanexpert.Theexpertsighedandsaid,“Bothofyourmenushaveweaknessandlimitedstrength.Yourcustomersputonweighttooeasily,whileYongHui’sloseweighttooquickly.So,WangPeng,cutdownthefatofyourfoodandincr
