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必修第二册
Unit 1 Food for thought
1．And up until maybe 5 or 10 years ago，the number of English-language recipes for Chinese
dishes you could find in a cookbook or on the Internet still felt extremely limited—at least when it
came to(当涉及；当谈到；当提到) homey，everyday recipes written with a younger Chinese
American audience in mind.
2．Like so many other ABCs(American-born Chinese) and younger first- and second-generation
Chinese immigrants(移民)，the Leung sisters reached a point in their adult lives when they started
to love to eat the food they’d grown up on，but found it really difficult to learn(find＋it＋adj.
＋to do 结构) how to prepare it.
3．As it turns out(原来；结果是)，though，the Leung sisters were uniquely positioned[v.使处
于；确立(产品，服务，业务的)行业地位] to do something about it.
4 ． Their father had spent years cooking at his family’s Chinese American takeout
restaurant(外卖餐厅)．
5．What made their blog different from other blogs was that the intergenerational(意为“影响
几代人的；代与代之间的”，前缀 inter- 表示“在……之间，相互的”) transfer of
knowledge that the Leungs were so eager for was baked right into the concept：...
6．The four family members took turns posting(take turns doing sth轮流做某事) recipes，each
sharing(独立主格结构) their own favorites.
7．They may even shorten[vt.缩短；减少 形容词＋后缀-en常可变为动词：如：strengthen
加强，增强；loosen(使)松开；deepen变深，加深] our lives.
8．Now，a new study has revealed eating more ultra-processed foods may contribute to(造成)
overall cognitive decline，including the brain executive functioning—the ability to process
information(处理信息) and make decisions.
9．“While(意为“尽管”，引导让步状语从句) in need of further study，the new results are
quite compelling and emphasize the critical role for proper nutrition in preserving and promoting
brain health and reducing risk for brain diseases，” said Tanzi，professor at Harvard Medical
School.
10．In Brazil，ultra-processed foods make up(组成) 25% to 30% of total calorie intake.
11．To begin with，when setting(状语从句的省略) foot in a restaurant，we’re immediately
greeted not only by a server ready to seat us，but by a flood of physical feelings...
12．Whether it is because we need a temporary fight from our family or(whether...or...表让步，意为“无论……或是……”) that we simply want to spend some quality time outside with loved
ones，going out for a meal can be a break from the hard labour of domestic living.
13．We could take it as(把……当成) an opportunity for self-care—to treat(熟词生义，意为
“款待，招待”)ourselves by dressing up，arriving in style at a fancy restaurant(高档餐厅)
and ordering(熟词生义，意为“点餐”) a slightly more luxurious meal to refresh our weary
soul.
14．What we sacrifice for convenience might just wind up(结束，终止) being inconvenient.
15．Consequently(因此)，it makes more sense(make sense讲得通，有意义，有道理) to eat
out rather than risk disappointment by ordering home delivery.
16．Heritage(n.遗产) is always something that is passed down(传承) by families or other
groups for many years.
