Unit3FoodandCultureNevereatmorethanyoucanlift.能拿多少,就吃多少。—MissPiggyThereisnosincererlovethantheloveoffood.没有什么爱比对食物的爱更为真诚。—GeorgeBernardShawTellmewhatyoueat,andIwilltellyouwhoyouare.告诉我你平时吃什么,我就能说出你是怎么样的一个人。—BrillatSavarinOnecannotthinkwell,lovewell,sleepwell,ifonehasnotdinedwell.一个人如果吃不好,就无法好好思考、好好去爱、好好睡觉。—VirginiaWoolfPartofthesecretofsuccessinlifeistoeatwhatyoulikeandletthefoodfightitoutinside.人生成功的一部分秘诀是,吃下爱吃的东西,然后让食物在肚子里斗争到底。—MarkTwainThecultureoffoodanddiningintheWestisalittledifferentfromthatinChina.Theproperwesterndinneratafinerestaurantisoneofthemanners,focusingonconversation.Youareexpectedtohaveknowledgeoftablemannerssuchaswhatforkorknifetouseastheseareessentialinwesterndining.Themealwouldconsistofseveralcoursesincludingasouporsalad,anappetizer,themaindish,andadessert.Theatmospherewillbefilledwithlightmusicthatwouldonlyserveasbackgroundaspeopleconversewitheachother.Thedecorationsareusuallysparseandareonlymeanttohighlighttheatmospherethatisbeingcreatedbythemusic.ThistypeofdiningisdifferentfromthediningexperienceinmostrestaurantsinChina.Sometimespeoplearecurioustoknowwhattypeoffoodishealthyandwhatkindoffoodmayhurtourhealth.Asaresultofyearsofresearch,weknowthattoomuchfatisbadforourhealth.Forexample,Americanseatalotofmeatandonlyasmallamountofgrains,fruits,andvegetables.Becauseofthis,theyoftengetcancerandheartdisease.InJapan,ontheotherhand,peopleeatlargeamountsofgrainsandverylittlemeat.Theyalsohaveaverylowrate(比率)ofcancerandheartdisease.Infact,theJapaneselivelongerthanpeopleinanyothercountry.Unfortunately,whenJapanesepeoplemovetotheUnitedStates,therateofheartdiseaseandcancerincreasesastheirdietchanges.What'smore,ashamburgersandotherhighfatfoodsbecomecommoninJapan,therateofheartdiseaseandcancerisincreasingthereaswell.PeoplearealsoeatingmoremeatanddairyproductsinothercountriessuchasCubaandHungary.It'snosurprisethatthediseaserateinthesecountriesisincreasingalongwiththechangeindiet.Therefore,doctorseverywhereadvisepeopletoeatmoregrains,fruits,andvegetables,andeatlessmeatanddairyproducts.[探索发现]1.Findoutthemainideaofthepassageandthenthinkofapropertitleforit.Thepassageismainlyabouthealthyeating.Thepropertitleforitis“Healthyeating”.2.FindoutthereasonwhyAmericansoftengetcancerandheartdisease.Americanseatalotofmeatandonlyasmallamountofgrains,fruits,andvegetables.3.Whatshouldweeat?Moregrains,fruits,andvegetables,andeatlessmeatanddairyproducts.