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Different Ways of Eating

中美饮食习惯的差异

中国人常说：早饭吃好，午饭吃饱，晚饭吃少。对于“早饭吃好”这个说法，美国人表示赞同，但对另外两点，他们却不以为然；另外，中国人吃饭爱热闹，讲究气氛热烈，而美国人就餐却不愿说话，席间总是静悄悄的。请你猜猜看，造成这些差异的原因是什么呢?

Eating habits1 change from one country to another. Not only can the food people eat change, but the way they eat can also change.

The Chinese have a saying: Eat good things for breakfast; eat a big meal for lunch until you are full; but eat less at dinner. Many Americans agree that one should start the day with a good breakfast, but their ideas about lunch and dinner are different.

Lunchtime is over quick in the United States. Most Americans only give themselves time for a quick lunch before they go back to work or school. So they eat a small lunch. After work they think they will have more time to eat a big dinner. Also a quiet dinner at home with all the family talking about their day is a way to take a good rest after a long, hard day of work.

Eating at a restaurant2 is also different. In China, people like to talk and laugh while they are eating. Very often you can hear people talking or singing loudly, and they are just having a good time. In America it is not like this. They want a quiet place where they can eat a good meal far away from the noises of the outside world. If someone is talking too loudly, other people in the restaurant will look at him or her angrily. If some people are talking too loudly, the manager3 of the restaurant might come out and ask them to be quiet. The manager may even ask them to leave the restaurant.

Notes:

1. habit: n. 习惯

2. restaurant: n. 饭店

3. manager: n. 经理

判断正(T)误(F)。

1. Chinese people like to eat until they are full for breakfast.

2. Americans like to have lunch with families together.

3. Chinese people like to eat in a lively and happy atmosphere with

their close friends.

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The Delicious Pizza

美味的比萨饼

比萨饼虽然是意大利的传统食品，但现在已经成为风靡世界的美味——中国人为之着迷，美国人对它更是钟爱有加。那么，比萨饼为何具有如此大的魅力呢?第一块馅饼又是怎样制作出来的呢?

When Italians1 talk about their cooking to most foreigners, they always think of pizza first. But todays pizza is different from the old ones. In the past, it was hard to make pizza. As years went by, the cooks used a way to make pizza. Then it was easier to make pizza.

A long time ago, there were several kingdoms2 in Italy. Later, they became one country. During this time, Italians got some new ideas on cooking. The most interesting idea was to make pizza. The first pizza was not so delicious and did not look nice. So the cooks in Italy tried to make it better. Then this kind of food began to look nice and taste delicious. Soon it became popular around the country. Most people liked it because it was cheap, nourishing3, simple to make and nice to eat.

Now Americans eat more pizza than Italians do every day. Maybe many people in China are enjoying pizza as a meal. Do you like it?

Notes:

1. Italian n. 意大利人

2. kingdom n. 王国

3. nourishing adj. 富有营养的

1. Why did the cooks change the way of making pizza? ____.

A. Because they dont like it at all

B. Because it was hard to make it in the old way

C. Because someone asked them to change it

D. Because other people didnt like it

2. Which kind of Americans like to eat pizza? ____.

A. They dont like pizza

B. Only the old like pizza

C. Only the students like pizza

D. Most Americans like pizza very much

3. Which one is not true? ____.

A. A long time ago, there were several kingdoms in Italy

B. Now it was easy for people to make pizza

C. Italians dont like pizza

D. Now Americans eat more pizza than Italians do every day

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