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ButtherearestillsomedishesthatDaddarenottryevenaftermanyyearsofmarriagetomymother.Heoncetoldmeheissurprisedbywhathesawonthetablewhenhefirstvisitedmymother’sparentsinChina.HewasevenshockedattheirweddingwhenhesawhowtheChineseatealmosteverypartofananimal.Eventoday,hestilldoesnoteasilytaketoeatingthingslikechickenfeet.

ButIenjoythatsortoffoodmyself.Lastweek,Iwenttothebutcher’sandasked,“Doyouhavepigs’ears?

””No,”thebutchersaid,pullingathisownears,“justtheseordinaryones.”HemusthavethoughtIwasjoking.

Dadcancookasuper”fullEnglishbreakfast”ofbacon,eggs,beans,sausagesandtoastwithbutter-MumandIjusthavetofindawaytogethimintothekitchen!

HealsodoesatypicalSundayroast.Weallloveroastbeefandvegetables,butMumsaidwe’dbetternoteattoomuchroastfoodasitmaymakeussufferfromheatinsideourbodies,accordingtotraditionalChinesemedicine.

I’llneverforgetmyfirstvisittoChina.Mumencouragemetotrydifferentkindsoffood,andIdid!

Ilovedeverything.ButjustwhenIthoughtIcoulddealwithallChinesefood,Icameacrossstinkytofu,ahorriblegreythingthatlookedandsmeltlikeaburntsportsshoe.“Youneedn’ttryitifyoudon’twantto,”Mumsaid,butIgatheredallmycouragetotakeabiteandwasamazedtofinditwasn’tsobad.Itremindedmeofbluecheese,asimilarlystrongsmellingtypeoffoodeitherloveorhate.MaybeI’llfallinlovewithstinkytofu-someday.

Peoplesaythatoneman’smeatisanotherman’spoison,butIfeelathomewithfoodfrombothmycultures.Tome,there’snothingbetterthanacross-culturalafternoonteaofEnglishbiscuitsandacupofChineseoolongteainafinechinacup!

Coldtruths

Isthereanytruthbehindthesaying”Youarewhatyoueat”?

weputthistothetestbyaskingfivepeopletoopentheirfridgedoorsandtalkabouttheirlifestyles.Canyouguesswhichfridgebelongstowhichperson?

Maybeyoucanrecogniseyourownfridgehere!

Ellie24Juniordoctor

There’snotenoughroomtoswingacatinmysmallapartment,soIdon’tcookveryoften.MyfridgeisusuallyhalfemptyandI’moftentootriedtoeatmuchanyway.Ioftenendupsavingpartofmymealforthenextday.Someevenings,I’lljusthavesomethingquick,liketoast,orevenjustayogurtwithhoney.Asadoctor,IknowI’dbetterchangethewayIeat,butIdon’thavethetimeorenergyrightnow.

Jenny31Teacher

MyhusbandandIavoidallproductsthatcomefromanimals.Thismeanswedon’teatmeat,andanymilkorcheesehadbetterbedairy-free.Welikecookingathomeandmakeourmealsfromfresh,seasonalfruitandvegetables.Cookingtogethergivesusachancetorelaxandcatchuponeachother’sdays.Ifwehavechildren,Iwanttobringthemupjustlikeus,butmyhusbandsaysthateveryoneshouldbeabletomaketheirownlifestylechoices.

Ted35Constructionworker

Eachdayattheconstructionsiteismoreorlesssame-tiring!

WhenIgetbackhome,there’snothingmoresatisfyingthanabigmeatdinner.IguessI’vealwaysbeenabigmeateaterandinthishouse,nofamilymealiscompletewithoutsomeformofmeat.Istilldon’tthinkthatanythingcanbeatmymum’shomemadesausages,though.

Mike49Chef

Withfivechildren,we’reonebigfamily!

MywifeandIbothworkfull-time,solifecangetprettybusy!

LikealotofchefsIknow,Idon’treallydomuchcookingathome.SometimesIbringhomefoodfromtherestaurantwhereIwork.Onceaweek,wedoabigshopandbuyalotoffrozenfood.Iknowweshouldeatmorefreshfruitandvegetables,butreadymealsaretooconvenient.

Max19Collegestudent

Therearefiveofuslivinginoursharedstudenthouse.MymumsaysIneedtohavethreehealthymealsaday,butI’mtoobusystudyingandmeetingfriends!

Wedon’treallybuyfreshfood,andIsupposethefridgecouldbekindofcleaner...Idaren’tletmymumseethisphoto!

Unit2Let’scelebrate!

TherealfatherChristmas

ManypeoplestillrememberthemagicofFatherChristmasfromwhentheywerechildren.Asparents,theytrytokeepthatmagicalivefortheirchildrenforaslongastheycan.

ThatiswhyLettersfromFatherChristmascouldbetheperfectbookforthosewhoregardChristmasasaspecialtimeofyear.ThemanwhowrotetheselettersisoneofthemostfamousnamesinEnglishliterature-J.R.R.Tolkien,authorofTheLordoftheRings.TheletterswereTolkien’swayofkeepingFatherChristmasaliveforhisfourchildren,overaperiodofmorethantwentyyears.

EveryChristmas,anenvelopewithaNorthPolestamparrived.ItwasaddressedtoTolkien’schildren.Whocoulditbefrom?

Thechildrenmusthavebeenveryexcitedastheyopenedit.Inside,theywouldfindahandwrittenletterfromFatherChristmas.TheletterswerefromFatherChristmas.Theletterswerealsobeautifullyillustrated-eachmusthavetakenitstrueauthor,Tolkien,alongtimetocomplete.

TheletterstoldwonderfulstoriesaboutFatherChristmas’slifeandadventuresattheNorthPole.AregularcharacterintheletterswasPoleBear,whoonceclimbedtheNorthPole（anactualpoleinthiscase）andfellthroughtheroofofFatherChristmashouse.Inanotherletter,FatherChristmascomplainedabouthowhecouldnotstophishelpersplayinggameswithtoysinsteadofwrappingthemup.Interestingly,thelettersdidnotcontaintheusualwarningstochildrenthattheymightnotreceivetheirpresentsiftheywerenotgood.Thelettersdid,however,changeasTolkien’schildrengotolder:

...butifyoufindthatnotmanyofthethingsyouaskedforhavecome,andnotperhapsquiteasmanyassometimes,rememberthatthisChristmasallovertheworldthereareaterriblenumberofpoorandstarvingpeople.

LettersfromFatherChristmastellsusthataswellasenjoyingtheadventuresofFatherChristmas,PolarBearandothercharactersattheNorthPole,wecanallsharethetruespiritofgivingatChristmastime.Byexpressingloveforhischildreninsuchaspecialway,TolkienmayindeedhavebeentherealFatherChristmas.

Timeforachange?

Deareditor,

Forthisyear’sSpringFestivalfamilydinner,mysonhasbookedatableatthebestrestaurantintown,butI‘mabitunhappyaboutit.Forme,itjustwon’tfeellikeSpringFestivalhavingthedinnerout.

WhenIwasalittleboy,thedinnerontheeveofSpringFestivalwaswhatIlookedforwardtomost.Itwasnotonlyforthedeliciousfoodthatweseldomgottoeat,butfortheopportunitytohaveourwholefamilygatheredtogether.Iwouldrunaroundthehouse,listeningtotheadultschattingabouttheiryear.I’dgetundermymother’sfeetinthekitchen,watchinghermakedumpling.She’dputtokensinsomedumplings:

candiesforasweetlifeandpeanutsforalongandhealthyone.Intheevening,allofuswouldsitaroundthetable,enjoyingthefoodandbeingtogetheragain.Wetoastedeachother,welaughed,andthesimple,homemadedishestastedmoredeliciousthananythingcookedbyatopchef.

Ihopemychildrenandtheirchildrenwillstillvalueourmemoriesofpreparingthedinnertogether.Tome,theprocessisevenmoreimportantthanthedinneritself.

LiuYonghui,retiredteacher

Unit3Onthemove

AGamefortheWorld

Thesedays,footballisoneofthemostpopularsportsintheworld.GiventhatNeilArmstrongwantedtotakeafootballtotheMoon,wecouldevensaythatitisalsothemostpopularsportoutofthisworld!

ThehistoryofthegamegoesbackovertwothousandyearstoAncientChina.Itwastakenknownascuju（kickball）,agameofusingaballofanimalskinswithhairinside.Goalswerehungintheair.FootballasweknowittodaystartedinGreatBritain,wherethegamewasgivennewrules.

Thatfootballissuchasimplegametoplayisperhapsthebasisofitspopularity.Itisalsoagamethatisverycheaptoplay.Youdon’tneedexpensiveequipment;

eventheballdoesn’thavetocostmuchmoney.Allovertheworldyoucanseekidsplayingtotheirhearts’contentwithaballmadeofplasticbags;

justlikePelé

didwhenhewasaboy.

Anotherfactorbehindthefootball’sglobalpopularityisthecreativityandexcitementonthefield.Itisfunenoughtoattractmillionsofpeople.Youdonothavetobeafantorecognisetheskillofprofessionalplayers-howtheyusetheirbodiestopass,scoreanddefendcanbeamazingtosee-ortofeeltheexcitementofagameendingwithasurprisingtwist.

What’smore,footballhasbecomeoneofthebestwaysforpeopletocommunicate:

itdoesnotrequirewords,buteveryoneunderstandsit.Itbreaksdownwallsandbringspeopletogetheronandoffthefield.Take,forexample,thefamousfootballgameonChristmasDay1914.WorldWarIhadbrokenoutmonthsbefore,butBritishandGermansoldiersputdowntheirgunsandplayedfootballtogether-onemomentofpeacetorememberduringyearsofconflict.

“Somepeoplebelievefootballisamatteroflifeanddeath,...”saidBillShankly,thefamousfootballerandmanager.“Icanassureyouitismuch,muchmoreimportantthanthat.”Thismightsoundfunny,butoneonlyhastothinkabouttheEarthtorealisethatourplanetisshapedlikeafootball.

RunningintoaBetterLife

Thisglobalsiteisaplaceforrunnerstosharetheirstoriesaboutrunning.So,ifyou