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13ForeignFoodTheUnitedKingdom(UK)islocatedinthewestofthemainlandofEurope.Farmersinthiscountryproduceabout60percentofthefoodtheUKneeds.From1980－1990,farmersusedmachinestoplantandharvestcrops.Theproductivity(生产力)ofUKfarmsincreasedbyabout10percentduringthatperiod.Morefarmerswouldraiseanimalsratherthanplantcrops.Someoftheworld'sbestbeefandlambisproducedintheUK.TheUKconsistsofEngland,Wales,Scotland,andNorthernIreland.Eachregionhasitsownspecialcuisine.TheEnglishcookingstyledidn'tusemanyspicesandwassometimescriticizedforitstaste.Duringthe1700sand1800s,Englishexplorersandcoloniststradedanddevelopedsettlements(居留地)intheCaribbeanregion,Asia,Africa,andNorthAmerica.TheEnglishwereinfluencedbytheculturesoftheircolonies,soEnglishcookingbegantousenewspicesandcookingtechniqueslearnedfromcountrieslikeIndia.ThroughouttheUK,meatpieispopular.Itcombinesgroundmeat,vegetables,andpotatoesinsideit.Otherpopularmealsarefishandchips.Theyarepopulartakeoutfoods.Ataround4p．m.,peopleintheUKtraditionallytookabreakfortea.Traditional“hightea”includedformalpreparationoftea,accompaniedfingerfood,likecucumbersandwiches.PeoplelivinginthemodernUKaresometimestoobusytohaveabreakfortraditionalhightea,butmostpeoplestillstoptheirworkactivitiesforateabreakataround4p．m.Teaandcookiesarethecommonfoodforthisbreak.Traditionally,theBritisheatfourmealsaday,includingbreakfast,lunch,tea,anddinner.Thetraditionalbreakfastincludeseggs,sausage,mushrooms,tomatoes,andfriedbread.However,manyEnglishpeoplenowhavenotimetocooksuchbreakfast,andjusteatawheatcereal.Incasualconversations,theBritishusetheterm“pudding(布丁)”inageneralwaytorefertodessert,evenifthedessertservedisnotpudding.Section_ⅠIntroduction_&_Reading_—_Prereading[原文呈现]2Passage1Chinesepeoplethinkalotaboutfood.Infact,Ithinkthattheyaresometimesobsessed①withit.Myfirstexperienceofthisaspect②ofChineseculturecameatabanquet③duringatriptoBeijingin1998.IhadeatenChinesefoodoften,butIcouldnothaveimaginedhowfabulousarealChinesebanquetcouldbe.Thefirstsixorsevendishes④seemedtofillthetable,withplatesdangerouslybalanced⑤oneontopofanother⑥.Ithoughtthisvastwaveoffoodwasthetotalnumberofdishestobeserved⑦，andIstartedeatinggreedily⑧.Everyoneelse⑨justtastedabitofeachdishandthenputtheirchopsticks⑩down,continuingtochat⑪.“Theycan'thaveverybigappetites，”Ithought.Tomysurprise⑫，moredishesarrived,plussoups,sidedishes,anddesserts⑬.Therewasenoughtofeedawholearmy.Nowonder⑭myfellowguestshadhadonlyafewbitesofeachdish;theyknewwhatwasstilltocome.ButIwasalreadysofullthatIcouldonlywatchasthebanquetcontinued⑮.[读文清障]①obsess/əb'ses/v.使着迷beobsessedwith/by着迷于②aspectn．方面③banquet/'bæŋkwIt/n.宴会④dish/dIʃ/n.一道菜⑤balancev．使保持平衡，立稳balance...on...把……平稳地放在……上面⑥withplates...是with复合结构，在句中作状语。⑦tobeserved是动词不定式的被动式作后置定语，修饰dishes，表示将来的动作。⑧greedily/'griːdIli/adv.贪婪地greedn．贪心，贪婪greedyadj.贪婪的，贪心的⑨everyoneelse其他人，else修饰不定代词或不定副词时，必须后置。⑩chopstick/'tʃɒpˌstIk/n.(常复)筷子apairofchopsticks一双筷子⑪continuingtochat是现在分词短语作伴随状语。⑫toone'ssurprise使某人吃惊的是若修饰此类短语，可在to前面加上much或greatly。⑬dessert/dI'zɜːt/n.甜食desertn．沙漠v.遗弃，擅离⑭nowonder难怪It'snowonderthat...难怪……⑮本句是so...that...结构，句中as引导了一个时间状语从句。第一篇3[第1～2段译文]中国人对食物想法颇多。事实上，我觉得他们有时候对此到了痴迷的程度。我第一次体验中国文化的这一方面是于1998年在北京旅游时的一次宴会上。我以前也经常吃中餐，但从没有想到真正的中式宴席会那么丰盛。首先上来的六七个菜好像就已经填满了桌子，盘子都很危险地交互摞着。我以为这么多的食物就是所有要上的菜了，便开始贪婪地吃起来。其他的人都只是对每个菜尝了一点儿，然后放下筷子继续聊天。我想：“他们可能胃口不好。”使我惊奇的是，更多的菜又被端上来了，加上汤、小菜及甜点，这些菜够一整个军队的人吃了。怪不得跟我一起的客人们每道菜也就浅尝几口；他们知道还有什么菜要上呢。但是我已经吃得太饱了，以至于宴席还继续着的时候我只有看的份儿了。Anotheraspectof“foodculture”isthattheChineseseemtoeatalmosteverypartofeveryanimal⑯—muchtothehorrorof⑰manywesterners.Stomach,intestines⑱，ears,tongue⑲，tail,hoof⑳，andlungsarealllikelytoendup○21onthedinnertableinfrontofyou.Thefirsttime○22Isawathreeyearoldkidcheerfullychewing○23achicken'sheadIhadbaddreamsforweeks.ThesedaysIenjoythatsortoffoodmyself.Onarecenttripto○24theUnitedStatesIsuddenlyfeltlike○25someChinesedelicacies○26，andaskedtheguyatthemeatcounterofasupermarket,“Doyouhavepigs'ears？”“No，”hesaid,pullingathisownear○27，“justtheseordinaryones.”Hemusthavethought○28Iwasjoking.However,thereareotherkindsoffoodsthathavetakenlongerformetoaccept○29.Theinfamous○30choudoufuisanexample.(Thenamesaysitall:“stinkytofu”．)JustwhenIgotusedto○31it○32，IfoundanothervarietyonatriptoHunan:deepfriedchoudoufu,ahorribleblacksubstancethatlookedandsmelledaboutasappetising○33asaburnttennisshoe○34.MaybeI'llgetusedtothat,too—someday○35.⑯that...everyanimal是表语从句。⑰muchtothehorrorofsb.令某人深感恐怖的是⑱intestine/In'testIn/n.(常复)肠⑲tongue/tʌŋ/n.舌头⑳hoof/huːf/n.(猪、牛等的)蹄○21endup结束；(尤指经历一系列意料之外的事情后)最终处于……end...with以……结束……○22thefirsttime是名词词组，起连词作用，引导时间状语从句。○23chew/tʃuː/v.咀嚼○24onatripto在去……的旅行中4○25feellike想要(后接动名词形式)○26delicacy/'delIkəsi/n.佳肴，珍馐○27pullingathisownear是现在分词短语作伴随状语。○28musthavethought“一定认为”，表示对过去情况的肯定推测。○29that引导的定语从句，修饰foods。○30infamous/'Infəməs/adj.臭名昭著的，声名狼藉的○31getusedto习惯于beusedtodo被用来做be/get/becomeusedtodoing习惯于做○32whenIgotusedtoit是时间状语从句。○33appetising/'æpəˌtaIzIŋ/adj.开胃的，增进食欲的○34that引导的定语从句，修饰substance。○35somedayadv.(将来)有一天oneday(过去或将来)有一天[第3～5段译文]中国饮食文化”的另外一方面是中国人似乎会食用几乎所有动物的任一部位——这令很多西方人深感恐怖。胃、肠子、耳朵、舌头、尾巴、蹄子以及肺都可能在你面前的