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牛津译林版新教材高中英语选择性必修一全册课文原文

2020牛津译林版新教材选择性必修一课文原文

B1U1Foodmatters

Reading

WheneverIfeellonely,Ihaveasecretrecipethatneverfails:

rice,milkandsugar,cookedlowandslow.Nomatterhowbadmymoodis,thatperfectcombinationisalwaysenoughtoliftmyspirits.Sometimesthesmellalonecandothetrick,nottomentionthelovelycreamyflavour,whichworkslikeatimemachineimmediatelytransportingmebacktomysunnychildhood.Withpleasure,IrememberthelazySundayafternoonsIusedtospendinthewarmthofmygrandma'sflat,listeningtoherwonderfulstoriesandgreedilyeatingbowlafterbowlofherdeliciousricepudding.Itakemytimeovereveryspoonful,gentlyrollingthesilkydessertaroundmymouthandenjoyingtheperfectmarriageofriceandmilk.BeforeIknowit,I'mhappyagain.

Myexperiencewithricepuddingillustratestheuniquepowerof"comfortfood".Initsbroadestsense,comfortfoodreferstoanyfoodthatmakesusfeelbetter.Inthisarticle,wewilltalkaboutaparticulartypeofcomfortfoodwhosepowermainlyliesintheassociationsitcallstomind.Itoftenmakesupforbadfeelingsbyhelpingusrecallhappymemoriesofthepeople,thingsorplaceswelove.

Ourcomfortfoodsarehighlyindividual.Theyvaryfrompersontoperson,dependingonourownuniqueexperiencesthathaveshapedourlives.Ifwegrowupeatingcertainfoodsinourfamily,thenthosefoodstendtobelinkedwithpositiveemotions.Forexample,weoftenconnectchickensoupwithahappychildhoodanditsflavourbecomestiedupwiththefeelingofbeingtakencareof.Whenweeatitagain,weunlockmemoriesofatimewhenwewerelovedandlookedafter,andthischeersusup.

Thefeelingofhappinessandsenseofbelongingcanbecomeparticularlyimportantforpeoplewhomoveawayfromtheirhomecountry.Accordingtosomefoodexperts,therearesomeaspectsofculturethatpeoplewillloserightaway,butwithfood,therearemoreopportunitiestoconnecttomemory,familyandplace.Itishardesttogiveupthefoodthatyougrowupwith.Ofcourse,eachperson'scomfortfoodlargelydependsonwheretheycomefrom一foraChineseitmightbeaplateofdumplingswithasaucerofvinegar,andforanativeoftheUKitmightbetheclassicfishandchips,servedhot,saltyandsour.Onemouthfulofcomfortfoodtakesusbacktoourculturalroots,givingusthe"tasteofhome"thatwecryoutforandrelievingfeelingsofhomesickness.

That'scertainlytrueforme.Comfortfoodtastesgoodandbybuildinganemotionalbondwithourhappymemories,alwaysmakesusfeelgood.Itisn'tjustabowlofnoodlesorchickensoup.It'sfoodforthesoul.

Extendedreading

7March,Sichuanhotpot

Themouth-wateringhotpotsofSichuanareasfamousoverseasastheyareinChina,andthehotflavourisenoughtoheatupacoldmidwintereveningortoletlooseriversofsweatonasummerafternoon.Igaveitmyfirsttrylastnight,togetherwithafewlocalfriends.Asthesoupbubbledslowlyoveragasburnerinthemiddleofthetable,itssurfacewascoveredwithabeautifullayerofchillies,Sichuanpeppers,springonionsandredoil.Slowlyatfirst,andthenfasterandfaster,wetippedplatesoffreshmeat,fishandvegetablesintothepot.Thehotflavourquickenedourlaughterandconversation,makingthemealtheperfectwaytorelaxwithfriends.

Sichuanhotpotsareperfectforthedamp,foggyclimateinwhichtheywereinvented.TheyarebelievedtohavestartedoffinthelateQingDynastyasawayforboatmenontheYangtzeRivertokeepwarmduringthecoldandwetwinters.Inthebeginning,thedeliciousdishwasmadesimplybyboilingvegetables,chilliesandSichuanpeppersinwater.Overtime,ithasexpandedtoincludemultipleoptionsofsoups,vegetables,meatsandsauces,appealingtopeopleofdifferenttastes.WhatIlovebestaboutSichuanhotpotsisthattheyofferagreatopportunitytosocializewithfriendssinceamealcanlastforhours.IinstantlybecameabigfanofSichuanhotpotsandI’llsoonbebackformore!

12August,Nanjingsaltedduck

SaltedduckisNanjing'smostfamousfoodexport.Servedplaininthin,whiteslices,themeatisjuicyandsalty.EachNanjingsaltedducktakesseveraldaystoprepare,andtheprocessincludessalting,drying,boilingandcooling.AsIfinishedmyfirsthelpingonarecentafternooninNanjing,myhost,ChefZhang,toldmealittlemoreaboutthedish.

ThecountrysidearoundNanjinghasbeenfamousforitsducksforcenturies;itscountlesswaterwaysmaketheareaperfectforraisingwaterbirds.AlocalhistorybookfromthelateQingDynastypraisedsaltedduckinparticular,sayingitwaswithoutequal.Traditionally,duckisconsideredtohavecoolingproperties,soitisappropriateforthehotsummermonths.Nowadays,peopleeatsaltedduckallyearroundanditisestimatedthattensofthousandsofducksareconsumedeverydayinNanjing!

ItdefinitelyhitthespotwhenItriedit,andithasbecomeoneofmypersonalfavourites.

8December,Cantonesedimsum

InGuangzhou,morningteaissuchanessentialpartofthedailyroutinethat"Haveyouhadyourtea?

”hasbecomethelocalversionof"Goodmorning."ThoughteahouseshavebeencommoninChinasincetheTangDynasty,theCantoneseinnovationofthemid-19thcenturywastoserveteatogetherwithavarietyoflightdishes,ordimsum.Theconcepttookoff,andtodayGuangzhou'srestaurantsstimulatecustomers'appetitewithoverathousandofferings,eachmoredelicateanddeliciousthanthelast.

TheCantonesedonothurryovertheirbreakfasts,asIfoundwhenIvisitedarestaurantinGuangzhou'soldcitycentrethismorning.Theemphasisisratheronconversationaboutbusiness,familyorpleasure,andlocalscanspendhourstogetherchatting,drinkingteaandworkingtheirwaythroughthemenu.Frombeefballstoricenoodlerolls,therearevariousdishesthathavebeenbaked,boiled,steamedorfried.Asinglevisitisnotenoughtoappreciateeverything,andIhavealonglistofdimsumIstillneedtotry.

牛津新教材选择性必修一

U2Theuniversallanguage

Reading

From:

AliceDuncan

To:

LucyBecker

Subject:

ButterflyLovers

HiLucy,

Sogladtogetyouremail.Ihopeeverythingisfinewithyou.Lastnight,IwatchedaperformanceofButterflyLovers,abeautifulviolinconcertocomposedbyHeZhanhaoandChenGang.It'sapiecethatreallydeservestobeheard.

Themusictookmethroughthetwistsandturnsofaclassicstoryaboutayoungcoupletornapartbytheirfamilies.Whenthetwolovers,LiangShanboandZhuYingtai,firstmeet,themusicislightandpleasant,asifwhisperingtotheaudience.Itisfollowedbyafastandcheerfulsectionwhichrepresentstheirthreehappyyearsofschool.ThenthemusicgetsdramaticwithheaviernotesandthatiswhentheloversareseparatedbecauseZhu'sfatherforceshertomarryanotherman.Angryandsad,Liangfallssickanddies.Zhuweepsbitterlyoverthelossofherlove.Overcomewithsorrow,shejumpsintohisgrave.Finally,duringthemostexcitingpart,themusictakesasofterturnandendsonabittersweetnote,tellingushowthecoupletransformintobutterfliesandflyawaytobetogetherforever.Itisanamazingjourney!

ButterflyLoverscombinesChineseandWesternmusicalelements:

itisplayedonWesterninstrumentssuchastheviolin,butmoresignificantly,muchofthemusichasitsrootsinChineseYueOpera.Thisuniquecombinationhasmademerealizethatmusicisindeedauniversallanguage.YoushoulddefinitelylistentoButterflyLovers一Ibetyou'lllikeit!

Allthebest,

Alice

To:

StephenLin

From:

HarryYu

Subject:

Countrymusic

DearStephen,

LifehereinNashvilleisasinterestingasIthoughtitwouldbe.Myhostfamilyarebigfansofcountrymusic,soIcanalwaysrelyonthemtointroducemetosomegreatsongs.IlovelearningaboutcountrymusicandIkeepaskingthemquestionsaboutitallthetime!

ItturnsoutthatcountrymusicbecamepopularrighthereinthesouthofAmericainthe1940sandthenspreadacrossthenation.Itgrewoutofsuchmusictypesasthebluesandfolkmusic,sothemusiciansusemanysimilarinstruments,suchastheguitar.Thetunesareeasytosing,andthelyricsoftenleaveyoudeepinthought.Mostofthesongsareabouthardshipandheartbreak,butalsoabouthope—withplentyofhumourthrowninforgoodmeasure.Youcanfeelanemotionalconnectionbetweenyouandthemusicians.

Countrymusicshowsthepeacefulgreenfieldsandsimplelifeofthecountryside.ObviouslyIdon'tknowwhatit'strulyliketogrowupinruralAmerica,butthemastersofcountrymusic,likeJohnDenver,canmakeyoufeellikeyou'rethere.Thesimpletunesandbeautifulnaturalimagesareoftenverysuggestiveofcountrysidesurroundings:

Almostheaven,WestVirginia

BlueRidgeMountains,ShenandoahRiver

Lifeisoldthere,olderthanthetrees

Youngerthanthemountains,growinglikeabreeze

（From“TakeMeHome,CountryRoads”byJohnDenver）

Whydon'tyoutrytolistentosomegreatcountrymusic?

Iguaranteeyou'llenjoyit!

Bestwishes,

Harry

Extendedreading

On7May1824,acrowdofmusicloversstreamedintoatheatreinViennatohearthefirst-everperformanceofthegreatLudwigvanBeethoven'sSymphonyNo.9.Thecrowdimmediatelyrecognizedthattheywerelisteningtosomethingtrulyspecial,andtheybrokeintoenthusiasticcheersattheendofthesymphony.Beethoven,whowasalmostcompletelydeafatthispointinhislife,wasunawareoftheaudience'sresponseuntiloneofthesingersturnedhimaroundtofacethecrowd.Beforehim,hesawaseaofpeopleallstanding,clapping,andwavingtheirhatsandhandkerchiefstoexpresstheirappreciationofhismasterwork.

SymphonyNo.9wa