UNIT 3　DIVERSE CULTURES　
人与社会——多元文化
背景导入：不同的文化背景产生了不同的传统习俗和饮食习惯，而且各自乐享其中，正所谓“萝卜青菜，各有所爱”。作为父母来自不同文化背景的作者，既承袭着来自东方美食的丰富和营养，又享受着西方饮食的美味。
A Child of Two Cuisines
Growing up in England with a British father and a Chinese mother, I've enjoyed food from both countries ever since I was able to hold a knife and fork—and chopsticks①！
Mum has sweet memories of the food from her home town in Sichuan，and often cooks spicy② dishes.Thanks to this，Dad has come to love hot pot！But there are still some dishes that Dad dare not try even after many years of marriage to my mother. He once told me he was surprised by what he saw on the table when he first visited my mother's parents in China.He was even shocked at their wedding when he saw how the Chinese ate almost every part of an animal. Even today，he still does not easily take to eating things like chicken feet.
But I enjoy that sort of food myself.Last week, I went to the butcher's and asked，“Do you have pigs' ears？”“No，” the butcher③ said，pulling at his own ears，“just these ordinary ones.” He must have thought I was joking.
Dad can cook a super “full English breakfast” of bacon，eggs，beans，sausages and toast with butter—Mum and I just have to find a way to get him into the kitchen！He also does a typical Sunday roast.We all love roast beef and vegetables，but Mum says we'd better not eat too much roast food as it may make us suffer from heat inside our bodies，according to traditional Chinese medicine.
I'll never forget my first visit to China.Mum encouraged me to try different kinds of food，and I did！I loved everything.But just when I thought I could deal with all Chinese food, I came across stinky④ tofu，a horrible grey thing that looked and smelt like a burnt sports shoe.“You needn't try it if you don't want to，”Mum said，but I gathered all my courage to take a bite and was amazed to find it wasn't so bad.It reminded⑤me of blue cheese，a similarly strong smelling type of food you either love or hate.Maybe I'll fall in love with stinky
sort of there是什么意思tofu—someday.
People say that one man's meat is another man's poison⑥，but I feel at home with food from both my cultures.To me，there's nothing better than a cross­cultural afternoon tea of English biscuits and a cup of Chinese oolong tea in a fine china cup!
(选自外研版新教材必修第二册Unit 1)
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①chopsticks /'tʃɒpstɪks/ n．(pl.)筷子
②spicy /'spaɪsi/ adj.(食物)加有香料的，辛辣的
③butcher /'bʊtʃə/ n．肉贩
④stinky /'stɪŋki/ adj.难闻的，有臭味的
⑤remind /rɪ'maɪnd/ vt.使想起；提醒
⑥poison /'pɔɪz(ə)n/ n．毒药
He was even shocked at their wedding when he saw how the Chinese ate almost every part of an animal.
在婚礼上，当他看到中国人是如何吃动物的几乎每个部位时，他甚至感到震惊。
[句式分析]　when引导时间状语从句；how引导宾语从句。
Section Ⅰ　Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking
每/日/金/句：It suddenly hit me that traditional culture like tea culture was of great charm and huge value.
我突然想到传统文化，例如茶文化非常迷人并且有巨大的价值。
听说·强化交际技能
目标一同步听力　多维训练
Ⅰ.主题词汇听写
1．________  　2.________  3.________
4．________    5.________        6.________
Ⅱ.教材听力填空
Interviewer：Today our guest is Steve Fox. He's here to talk about cultural influences on American food. Welcome, Steve!
Steve: Thank you. It's nice to be here.
Interviewer: When it comes to 1.________， some say no food was ever invented in America. What do you think?
Steve: That's not really true. For example, some say the hamburger comes from Hamburg in Germany, but they're wrong. The recipe for the meat in a hamburger may have come from Germany, but the final hamburger we know today was definitely 2.________________. 
Interviewer: You mean there was a mixing of cultures? Food from overseas changed when it arrived in the States.
Steve: Right. And there are many more examples of mixed­culture dishes. Like nachos, for example.
Interviewer: Oh, I just love nachos! Mexican corn chips covered in cheese!
Steve: Yes, they're delicious, but they're not 3.________________. The recipe was actually invented by a Mexican cook for his American customers. Then there are
Interviewer: What do you mean?
Steve: They're not Chinese.
Interviewer: You're kidding! But every Chinese restaurant in America has them!
Steve: Yes, but they're unknown in China. About 4.________________， someone in San Francisco put a piece of paper with a fortune on it inside a Japanese­style cookie, and the fortune cookie was born!
Interviewer: Wow! That's interesting! So they're like a mix of the Chinese, American, and Japanese cultures.
Steve: You got it. And then we have gumbo, the spicy stew. It was invented in New Orleans over 200 years ago, and mixes French, African, Native American, and Spanish cooking.

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