I finish my cooking course in a college at the age of 21. I thought I was going to 1 a world famous cook. I hoped people would travel from all over the world just to get a 2 of my food. But three months later, I knew I was 3. Since nobody was traveling to taste my food, I decided I should travel to taste theirs.
During my travel, I visited many different 4, such as Japan and France, where different kinds of food 5 my eyes. I especially loved the experiences in Italy and China.
When in Italy, I learned how to 6 pizza and salads. We had long lazy lunches in the sun and evening meals where the 7 went on long into the night.
In China, I loved the hot Sichuan food and 8 the delicious Beijing snacks, I also discovered the joys of making dumplings with good friends.
My year of travel came to an end all too 9 but I had decided what I should do for the 10 of my life. I want to bring the fantastic food of the world into my kitchen in New York.
The plane took off. A passenger needed a cup of water to take his medicine. An air hostess(空姐) told him that she would bring him the water soon. But the air hostess was so busy that she forgot to bring him the water. As a result, the passenger couldn't take his medicine on time. About half an hour later, she hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused it.
In the following hours, each time she passed by the passenger, she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never paid notice to her.
When it was time to get off the plane, the passenger asked her to hand him the passengers' booklet(留言簿), she was very sad. She thought that he would write down bad words in it, but with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she opened the booklet and then smiled. The passenger put it, ＂In the past few hours, you have asked me whether I needed help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve faithful(真诚的) smiles?＂
①The passenger asked for a cup of water.
②The passenger wrote something on the booklet.
③The hostess brought the water to the passenger.
④The hostess handed the booklet to the passenger with a smile.
⑤The hostess felt happy when she saw the words.
We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that these words and gestures can be understood in different ways. So does laughter or crying. There are also a number of striking similarities in the way different animals show the same feelings. Dogs, tigers and humans, for example, often show their teeth when they are angry.
Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like "he went pale and began to tremble" suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. In Chinese "surprise" can be described in a phrase like "they stretched out their tongues". Sticking out your tongue in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike.
Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on people's faces.
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A. Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do. B. Even in the same culture, people differ in ability to understand and express feelings. C. It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. D. This is probably because they are born with those behaviour patterns. E. However, "he opened his eyes wide" is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise. |
