Pre-readingWhile-readingTextBMysteryofTortellini

Unit4TextB:Pre-reading1.Guessing2.Discussion3.

Backgroundinformation

4.MainideaGuessthemeaningsofthefollowingunderlinedwordsorphrasesaccordingtothecontexts.(1)BrianandIwere

afewmonths

intoourrelationship,andIstillhadn’tcookedforhim.A.werejustfriends B.hadknowneachotherC.wereinlove D.hadaconnection(2)Helookedimpressedandsaidthathewouldbeoveratseveno’clock.A.happy B.surprisedandmovedC.interested D.sadGuessing??(3)IboughtanItaliancookbookatthedrugstoreandfoundarecipethatlookeddoable:Tortellini.A.possibletocookB.deliciousC.possibletobuyD.possibletofind(4)Ibegantofeelprettyconfident,evencocky,iftruthbetold.A.happyasacockB.veryexcitedC.cheerful

D.overlyself-confident(5)Aglassofchampagnelater,Iwas

collectedenoughtobegincookingthetortellini.A.calmdown B.readyC.alittledrunkD.notconfused???FoodandLoveIsthereanyfoodwhichcanremindyouofyourloveorrelationship?Sometimesaspecialtypeoffoodservesasamarkofoneperiodinone’slife.Doyouagree?Doyouthinkthereisaconnectionbetweenfoodandlove?DiscussionTablemannerinwesterncountries1)Assoonasthehostesspicksuphernapkin(餐巾),pickyoursupandlayitonyourlap.2)TheSoupCourseDinnerusuallybeginswithsoup.Thelargestspoonatyourplaceisthesoupspoon.Itwillbebesideyourplateattheright-handside.3)TheFishCourseIfthereisafishcourse,itwillprobablyfollowthesoup.Theremaybeaspecialforkforthefish,oritmaybesimilartothemeatfork.Oftenitissmaller.4)TheMeatCourseThemainCourseisusuallyservedbythehosthimself,especiallyifitisafowl(雞禽)oraroastwhichneedtobecarved.Hewilloftenaskeachguestwhatpieceheprefers,anditisquitepropertostateyourpreferenceastoleanorfat,dark(紅肉)orlight(白肉).Backgroundinformation

5)UsingKnifeandForkTheEnglishkeeptheforkinthelefthand,pointcurveddownward,andbringthefoodtothemoutheitherbystickingthepointsontoitorinthecaseofsoftvegetables,byplacingitfirmlyontheforkinthispositionwiththeknife.Americanscarvethemeatinthesameposition,thenlaydowntheknifeandtakingtheforkintherighthandwiththepointturnedup,pushitunderasmallpieceoffoodwithoutthehelpoftheknifeandbringittothemothright-side-up.6)HelpingYourselfandRefusingIfaservantpassesfoodaround,hewillpassthedishatyourlefthandsothatyoucanconvenientlyserveyourselfwithyourrighthand.Neverserveyourselfwhilethedishisonyourright;itisthentheturnofyourneighborontheright.Itispolitetotakesomeofeverythingthatispassedtoyou.Butifthereissomethingyoumaynotlike,youmayquietlysay:"No,thankyou."7)TheSaladCourseAsaladiseatenwithaforkonlyheldintherighthandwithpointsturnedup.Thereisusuallyaspecialoneforthesalad,alittlesmallerthanthemeatfork.8)BreadandButterBreadistakeninthefingersandlaidonthesideplateortheedgeofthelargeplate,itisnevertakewithafork.Butteristakenfromthebutterdishwiththebutterknifeandplacedonthesideplate,notonone'sbread.9)OtherThingsontheTableWhentherearethingsonthemiddleofthetable,suchasbread,butter,jelly,pickles,nits,candies,youshouldnottakeanyuntilthehostesshassuggestedthattheybepassed.10)LeavingtheTableItisimpoliteforaguesttoleavethetableduringameal,orbeforethehostessgivesthesignalattheend.Whenthehostessindicatesthatthedinnerisover,shewillstarttorisefromherseatandalltheguestsrisefromtheirsatthesametime.TablemannerinChinaSometipsforyou:Donotputmuchfoodinyourmouthatatime;Drinkonlywhenthereisnofoodinyourmouth;Trynottogetintoyourmouthanythingthatwillhavetobetakenout;Donotmakeanynoisewhenyoueat;Donotcleanyourteethatthe

tableoranywhereinpublic,either

withyourfingeroratoothpick(牙簽),

notevenwithyoutongue.Brianhadbeenmyboyfriendforafewmonths.Hewasaclassicallytrained,professionalchef,andthatintimidatedthehelloutofme.Heoftencametomyhouseandcookedfoodforme,seducingmewithhiscooking.Oneday,Idecidedtocookforhim.IboughtanItaliancookbookatthedrugstoreandfoundarecipethatlookeddoable:Tortellini.Iclumsilycookedtortellinifromscratch.WhenBriancame,Islammedthetrayofpastaintothefridge,myfaceshinyandflushed.Afterdrinkingaglassofchampagne,webeganeatingthetortellini.Theywereasdenseasapencileraser.However,Brianfinishedeatingallthetortellini.Fromthatmoment,IknewhewasmyMr.Right.

MainideaTextB:While-readingTextcomprehensionNewwords&phrasesCulturepointsChoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.

Textcomprehension1.WhichstatementisnottrueaboutBrian?A.HecamefromCalifornia.B.Hehadbeenmyboyfriendforafewmonths.C.Hecookedfoodformeinhishouse.D.HefinishedeatingallthefoodthatIcookedforhim.2.HowdidImakeTortellini?A.Byusingtherollingpin.B.ByusingBrian’spastamachine.C.Byaskingformyroommate’shelp.D.Byhand.??3.WhatdidIdoaftermakingthefilling?A.Imadethedough.B.Ilookedfortherollingpin.C.Ifoundthebottleofwine.D.Icoveredabakingsheetonthat.4.Whichfoodsordrinksdidnotappearinthetext?A.Sparklingwine.B.Tortellini.C.Champagne.D.Pasta.5.WhydidIthinkthatBrianwastheone?A.HelookedimpressedwhenIsaidIwouldmakedinnerforhim.B.Hefinishedeatingallthetortellini.C.HewassosurprisedthatIcookedtortellinifromscratch.D.Hebroughtmerosesandchampagne.???MysteryofTortellini1BrianandIwereafewmonthsintoourrelationship,andIstillhadn’tcookedforhim.Hewasaclassicallytrained,professionalchef,andthatintimidatedthehelloutofme.Iwasanappreciativeaudience,though,andwouldtryanythinghepreparedformewhenhecametomyhousewithhiswokandknivesandsautépanstoseducemewithhiscooking.Butthethoughtofcookingforachefterrifiedme.MostlybecausethefoodsIknewhowtomakeinvolvedcansandjarsandpoundsofmeat,yourchoice,whichyouthrewintoonepotandcalledameal.Casserole.Ormyroommate’sspecialty:porkchopssmotheredincreamofmushroomsoup.StandardfarefromoursouthernOhioupbringing.ButdefinitelynotsomethingtoservetoaCaliforniachef.2ButIwasbeginningtofeelguilty.SooneWednesday,afterhehadcookedoneofhismealsforme,IannouncedthatIwouldmakedinnerforhimSaturdaynight.Helookedimpressedandsaidthathewouldbeoveratseveno’clock.3

IboughtanItaliancookbookatthedrugstoreandfoundarecipethatlookeddoable:Tortellini.Fromscratch.4Saturdayafternoon,Imadethefilling.Noproblem.Imadethedough,startingwiththeegginthewellofflour,whichmagicallytransformedintoamoundofdough.Ibegantofeelprettyconfident,evencocky,iftruthbetold.5

“Where’sthatrollingpin?”Icalledouttomyroommate,whohadpromisedtodisappearfortheevening.6

“Whatrollingpin?”sheyelledfromthelivingroom.7

“Youknow,”Isaid,“thewoodenone.”8

“Wedon’thavearollingpin,”shecalledout.9

Stoppingtoclosemyeyes,Irememberedwherethatpinwas.Inmymother’skitchen.2000milesaway.Anditwas6:30p.m.10Iglancedaroundthekitchen,swearingundermybreath.MyeyeslitonthebottleofwineIhadboughttogowithdinner.Notasgoodasmymother’srollingpin,sinceithadonlyonehandle,butitwouldhavetodo.IrolledasbestIcould,breakingintoasweateventhoughtheairconditionerwasgoing.Ithencutthedoughwithawaterglass,andfromthereIseemedtobebackontrack.Icoveredabakingsheetwithtortellini,properlyfilledandtwistedintoshape.11JustasIwasfinishing,thedoorbellrang.Islammedthetrayofpastaintothefridgeandgreetedmydinnerguest,flourdustingmyclothes,myfaceshinyandflushed.Hehadbroughtalongabottleofsparklingwineandarosetocelebratetheoccasion.12Aglassofchampagnelater,Iwascollectedenoughtobegincookingthetortellini.Thepotofwaterbegantoboil.HewatchedwithinterestasIpulledthebakingsheetoutoftherefrigerator,andhiseyespoppedwhenhesawtherowsoftinytwistedshapes.“Youmadethat?Byhand?Idon’tevenmakethat,andIhaveapastamachine.”13Idroppedthepastaintotheboilingwater,thenservedthem.Theylookedbeautiful.Wesatdown,andIwatchedasheputoneinhismouthandchewed.Andchewed.Andchewed.Itriedone.Theywereasdenseasapencileraser.14Itwasover.Iknewit.Ihadhadagoodthinggoingandnowhe’dsurvivethemeal,thenbegoffearlywithaheadacheanddisappearintothesummerevening,hisboxofknivesandpansnevertospendthenightinmyapartmentagain.15

Butheatethem.Everylastoneofthem,onlyadmittingthat,yes,therewerealittlethick,butreallynotbad.SoIconfessedthestoryoftherollingpin.Hedidn’tlaugh.Hislooktoldmethatthisguywastheone.16

Whenpeopleaskuswhenweknewitwastherealthing,Briansays,“Thefirsttimeshecookeddinnerforme.Shemademetortellinifromscratch.”AndIsay,“ThefirsttimeIcookedforhim,heatemytortellini.”神奇的意大利餃子1我和布萊恩交往已經(jīng)有好幾個月了，但我還沒有為他做過飯。他是名受過一流訓(xùn)練的專業(yè)廚師，這一點讓我很害怕。不過，我是個懂得欣賞的人，他為我準備的任何東西我都會嘗一嘗。來我家的時候，他回帶上炒鍋、刀具和煎鍋，用他的廚藝來引誘我。但是，一想到要為一名廚師燒飯就令我害怕。這主要是因為，我做的食物都是由罐裝食品和一磅肉構(gòu)成的，你可以隨意組合，把它們?nèi)舆M鍋里煮一下就可以稱之為一頓飯了。做出來的不是砂鍋菜就是鹵汁面條，要不就是我室友的特色菜——豬排，上面澆著一層蘑菇濃湯。對于我們俄亥俄州南部的人來說，這些都是標準的家常菜，但肯定不會合一名加利福尼亞廚師的胃口。2但是我開始感到內(nèi)疚，所以在一個星期三，他又為我做了一頓飯之后，我宣布我要在星期六為他做晚飯。他看起來很受感動，答應(yīng)七點鐘過來。3我在雜貨鋪買了一本意大利食譜，找了一樣看來我能做的東西——意大利餃子。一切從頭學(xué)起。4星期六的下午，我做了餃子餡。沒出什么問題。我開始坐生面團。先把雞蛋打在一堆面粉上，它們竟然不可思議地變成了一大塊面團。我開始感到很自信，說實話，甚至是有一點驕傲。5“凱琳！搟面杖在哪兒？”我大聲對室友叫道。她已經(jīng)答應(yīng)在晚上消失。6“什么搟面杖？”她在客廳里喊道。7“你知道的，木頭做的那個?！?“我們沒有搟面杖，”她叫道。9我停下來，閉上了雙眼，這才想起搟面杖在哪里。它在兩千英里之外我母親的廚房里，而現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)是六點半了。10我環(huán)視了一下廚房，低聲詛咒著。當(dāng)看到為晚餐買的那瓶酒時，我兩眼一亮。這也許沒有母親的搟面杖好，因為只有一頭有把手，但現(xiàn)在只好拿它湊合了。我盡力搟好餃子皮，雖然開著空調(diào)，仍然弄得汗流浹背。接著我用玻璃水杯把面團切成小塊。此時我好像又回到了正軌。放上餡，捏成形之后，我把餃子放在一個平鍋上。11就在我快弄好時，門鈴響了。我把那盤餃子砰的一聲塞進冰箱里，過去迎接我的客人。我的衣服上粘著面粉，臉上光亮通紅。他帶來了一瓶發(fā)泡香檳酒和一枝玫瑰花來慶祝今天的晚餐。12喝了一杯香檳酒之后，我才鎮(zhèn)定下來開始煮我的餃子。鍋里的水開了，他在一旁饒有興致地看我把平鍋從冰箱里拿出來。當(dāng)看到一排排包好的小餃子時，他睜大眼睛說道：“你做的？手工做的？我都沒有做過，我有一臺餃子機?！?3我把餃子倒進開水里，煮好后把它們端上了桌。它們看起來很漂亮。我們坐了下來，我看著他把一只餃子放進嘴里，嚼著，又嚼著。我也嘗了一個，餃子硬得跟橡皮擦一樣。14我知道一切都完了。本來事情進行地很好的，但如今他會勉強把飯吃完，然后借口頭痛早早地告辭，消失在夏夜里。他的刀具和炒鍋再也不會于某個晚上在我的公寓里派上用場了。15但是他把餃子吃了，吃得一個不剩。他只是承認皮子確實有點厚，但是真的還不錯。于是我向他坦言了搟面杖的事。他沒有笑，他的表情告訴我這家伙就是我要找的人。16當(dāng)有人問起我們是什么時候知道彼此是真的有意思時，布萊恩說：“是她第一次為我做飯的時候，那次她從頭學(xué)起，給我做了意大利餃子?！蔽艺f：“是在我第一次為他做飯的時候——他吃了我做的意大利餃子?！盢ewwords&phrases

intimidate

vt.恐嚇，威脅；脅迫Hewasintimidatedintosilence.他嚇得不敢作聲。Thechildwasintimidatedbythefuryofthestorm. 這孩子被狂怒的風(fēng)暴嚇住了.swear

v.發(fā)誓；咒罵n.宣誓；詛咒IswearIwillfaithfullyexecutemyofficeandmymotherland.我發(fā)誓我將忠于我的職守和我的祖國。slam

v.砰地關(guān)上；猛力抨擊n.猛擊；砰然聲Lincolntriedtolifthisopponentoffthegroundandslamhimhardonhisback.林肯試著把他的對手從地上提起，然后給其后背猛烈一擊。tray

n.托盤；文件盒Shebroughtinatrayheavywithelegantsandwiches,sconesandcakes.她端進來一只盤子，里面盛滿了精美的三明治、烤餅和蛋糕。occasion

n.時機，機會；場合

Trytodressappropriatelyforeachoccasion.試圖為每個場合適當(dāng)?shù)卮虬?。pop

v.瞪大；突然

n.出現(xiàn)；爆開；射擊；槍擊1)Heuntwistedthewireoffthechampagnebottle,andthecorkpoppedandshottotheceiling.他擰掉香檳瓶上的鐵絲封口，瓶塞砰的一聲直沖天花板。2)Myeyespoppedatthesightoftherichvarietyoffoodonshow.看到展示的花樣繁多的食品，我的眼睛都瞪圓了。fromscratch

純手工，從零開始，白手起家

Hisbusinesswasstartedfromscratchwith$300he'dmanagedtoborrowfromafriend.他做生意是白手起家的，當(dāng)初是設(shè)法找一個朋友借了300美元。lighton

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