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    I've always been interested food. My family lived on a farm in Lincolnshire. (说实在的) my mother made fantastic British food and her roast beef was out of this world. I (过去常常) love going down to the kitchen and watching her work, and I learned a lot her. I realized that I wanted to be a cook I was about 12. As other boys c to do sports, my choice was helping with cooking at home. By the time I was 15, I had decided to be a c. H, I knew my parents wouldn't allow me to be a cook. I had to tell them about it slowly. I told them that I wanted to take a cooking course for fun, and stayed for a month in Torquay. I enjoyed it so much I couldn't(推迟) telling my parents any longer, so I brought the course up one night after dinner. And then my father asked me . I explained that cooking was like painting a picture or writing a book. Every meal was a work of creation. I could see that my father [ dɪsə'ɡri:d]. (令我惊讶的是)，he was not angry. He just looked at me and smiled. My mother kissed me(像往常一样). I never gave up! And now I have my own restaurant, and it goes well. I can cook m better than before.