Spend the Spring Festival abroad

主題語境：中國春節 篇幅：298詞 建議用時：6分鐘

1It's funny—as a writer, it's easy to share your knowledge or your personal stories with an unknown listener of many. You think your friends and family may not read your articles. You also think your friends show no interest in your food or your culture.However,that's probably not the fact.

2As I began to talk more openly about Chinese traditions and food,I learned that they were interested, curious and really hungered for it. Their interest and curiosity grew and the culmination of their interest and curiosity was the Spring Festival. They would like to spend the Spring Festival with me. It was an inconvenient Monday. I'd never had the Spring Festival when anyone but my father cooked.

3I took the day off work in madness of lastminute preparation.I drove 45 minutes out of town to a Cantonese BBQ shop where I bought a whole roast duck (烤鴨) and watched,fascinated, as it was changed into bite sizes. I shopped at a faraway international market like a madwoman,looking for Chinese vegetables and other foods that would be new for my guests. I called my dad, asking him for sixsecond pointers on how to make dishes I'd never made. I texted him pictures of the sea fish I picked out, and the red clothing they threw on for luck.

4In just a few hours, I cooked a dinner of 15 dishes for six friends who cared enough about me and my culture to come over on a cold winter Monday night to celebrate my tradition with me.We drank,ate and toasted on the beautiful night.And that night,I felt what it was to be loved for my culture as well as our food.

Reading Check

1.What does the underlined word“culmination”mean in paragraph 2?

A.Top. B.Celebration.

C.Tradition. D.Imagination.

2.What did the author do in the BBQ shop?

A.She ate a whole roast duck. B.She bought a roast duck.

C.She asked to cook a duck herself. D.She took photos of a roast duck.

3.What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A.The shops the author went to. B.The guests'love of Chinese food.

C.The author's preparation for dinner. D.The author's father.

4.What can be inferred about the author according to the text?

A.She is living with her family members. B.She is a madwoman.

C.She is a world famous writer. D.She is proud of Chinese culture.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Useful expressions

show no interest in 對……沒有興趣

hunger for 渴望……

would like to do 想要做……

take the day off work 請一天假

throw on 匆匆穿上……

as well as 也；還

Ⅱ.V?ing形式作伴隨狀語

英語中Ving 形式作伴隨狀語時，它表示的是一個次要的動作，來對謂語的動作加以說明或作為陪襯。一般將其置于主句后，可用逗號與主句隔開。例如：

1.My sister,an inexperienced rider,was found sitting on the bicycle,trying to balance it.我妹妹，一個毫無騎車經驗的人，被發現坐在自行車上想要使自行車平衡。

2. I waited at the entrance to the railway station, hoping to meet one of my friends. 我在火車站的入口處等著，希望能接到我的朋友。