4.What do you know about “My Heartache”?
A.It was a very popular song. B.It
was a song for the movie of the same name.
C.Fields’ heart was badly hit by someone. D.Fields’
heart ached when he graduated.
解析:A。由最后一段可知“My Heartache”是Fields写的一首歌曲,该歌曲名列1974年最佳排行榜第十七名。
(C)
Before I came to China, I had heard that ,although North Americans
eat more than Chinese ,Chinese eat better .Since I have come to China ,I have
been able to experience these differences first-hand.A whole new world of food
has been opened up to me .
Along
with these new experiences came the quite unexpected introduction to the
rituals (惯例)associated
with eating .For example,shortly after arriving ,I was gently criticized for
filling somebody’s teacup all the way up instead of half way. This was a signal
to the person that I desired that he leave.
There
may be mixed messages about what it means when you do something associated with
food. But the fact is that there may be a message contained in the preparation
,serving and consumption(吃喝)of food in China. This was an idea that was totally new to me !
More
than one Chinese has made the comment to me that they were unhappy with the
results of inviting a foreigner to a meal .They told me that the foreigner was
not appreciative of the meal that was served to him or her and was hard to
please .
Having
played the part of the foreigner at more than one Chinese buffet, I can
understand where the misunderstandings come from .I myself have felt very
uncomfortable during some of the dinners I have been invited to .
One
time I was invited to a dinner in a famous restaurant in Tianjin. Its menu was based on seafood .I was
still relatively new to the concept that your fish would be brought live to
your table .In Canada you are never introduced to your meal before hand
.Something we don’t like is considering what our food looks like before that
actual consumption.
However
,having been in China for one year, I went along and helped point out some of
the selections for the evening’s meal .I hesitated at the scorpions(蝎子),but swallowed my distaste and
indeed found later that they were tasty.
The
meal was winding its way along without any problems .Then they brought out the
lobster(龙虾). I looked
at it and then looked at it again and noticed that it was still moving !It had
been brought out live to show that our raw lobster was indeed very fresh.
At
that point ,I nearly lost it .It took all of my composure(镇定)for me to stay seated at the
table and not hurl(冲进)myself in the bathroom and bring up the contents of the previous
dishes.
Now
the interesting thing is that when I tell that story to a foreigner ,the reaction
is always the same : Horror ,sympathy ,shock .When I tell the same story to a
Chinese ,they don’t understand my point of view .In fact ,I often think that
they believe that there is something truly wrong with me and not with the fact
that a lobster had been served live at the table.