Question

【题目】Birthday Food Around the World

(51)What would people like to eat on their birthday? The answer would be different in different countries.

In many countries, people have birthday cakes with candles. The number of candles is the person’s age. The birthday person must make a wish and blow out the candles.(52) If he or she blows out all the candles in one go , The wish will come true. In the UK people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake. The child with the candy is lucky.

(53)In China, it is getting popular to have cake on your birthday. But many people still eat very long noodles for their birthday. (54)They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are symbol of long life. In some places, Chinese people also eat eggs on their birthday. They are a symbol of life and good luck.

All of these birthday foods may be different, but the ideas are the same. （55）They bring good luck to the birthday person.

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】人们在生日里想吃什么？不同的国家答案不同。

【2】如果他或她一口气吹灭所有的蜡烛，愿望将会实现。

【3】在中国，过生日吃蛋糕正变得流行。

【4】他们从来不切碎面条因为长面条是长寿的象征。

【5】他们带给过生日的人好运。

【解析】

文章大意：本文介绍的是人们过生日的习俗，即过生日吃什么。不同的国家，人们过生日所吃的东西不同。文章介绍了西方（特别是英国）和中国人过生日的习俗。

【1】翻译题。要求把句子“What would people like to eat on their birthday? The answer would be different in different countries.”翻译成汉语。What would like to do sth? 是固定句型“想要去做什么？” people人们；eat吃；on their birthday在他们的生日上；the answer答案、回答；be different不同；in different countries在不同的国家；故答案为：人们在生日里想吃什么？不同的国家答案不同。

【2】翻译题。要求把句子“If he or she blows out all the candles in one go , The wish will come true.” 翻译成汉语。if如果；he or she他或者她；blow out吹灭；all the candles所有蜡烛；in one go一口气；the wish愿望；come true实现；故答案为：如果他或她一口气吹灭所有的蜡烛，愿望将会实现。

【3】翻译题。要求把句子“In China, it is getting popular to have cake on your birthday.”翻译成汉语。It is+形容词+to do sth.是固定句型，意思是“做某事是…的”，It 是形式主语，不定式结构是真正的主语；in China在中国；getting popular正变得流行；have cake吃蛋糕；on your birthday你的生日；故答案为：在中国，过生日吃蛋糕正变得流行。

【4】翻译题。要求把句子“They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are symbol of long life.”翻译成汉语。they他们；never从来不；cut up切碎；the noodles面条；because因为；long noodles长面条；symbol of long life长寿的象征；故答案为：他们从来不切碎面条因为长面条是长寿的象征。

【5】翻译题。要求把句子“They bring good luck to the birthday person.”翻译成汉语。bring good luck to sb.给某人带来好运；they他们；the birthday person过生日的人；故答案为：他们带给过生日的人好运。