Germany

Germanys incredible edible city不可思议的可食用城市

作者：刘雨池

来源：《疯狂英语·新悦读》2023年第08期

安德納赫是德国一个历史悠久的小镇，这里的历史韵味和莱茵河谷的秀丽景色吸引了世界各地的游客，但是现在，吸引游客的不只是它悠久的历史，还有它可以直接吃的绿化带和公园。

主题语境：生活方式 篇幅：320词 建议用时：6分钟

1 Imagine being able to go to your local parkand pick some tomatoes， potatoes or even

bananasto take home for dinner. Sounds too good to be true，right？ For residents of Andernach，

it’s not just anunreal dream—it’s their reality.

2 In 2010， Andernach began its“edible city”project， planting 101 varieties of tomatoes in

public green spaces around the city centre. Its30，000 residents are free to help themselves to

whatever grows， as are any other visitors.The town’s motto is： Picking is encouraged—help

yourself！

3 Every year a new type of plant is highlighted. In 2011， 100 types of beans wereplanted，

while 2012 saw the introduction of 20 onion varieties. It’s a community effort， aslocal citizens are encouraged to help plant and maintain the gardens. This offers an opportunityto socialise as well as to

learn about planting and harvesting food.

4 An Andernach resident said，“I often drop by to pick some herbs that I’m missing athome.

Everything is easily accessible. There aren’t any fences. You just take what youneed. The only thing is

that you have to be quick once the fruits are ripe or they’ll all begone！”

5 Andernach may have been the first edible city， but it isn’t the only edible city. It’spart of the

Edible Cities Network， an EUfundedproject. Other cities include Carthage inTunisia， Havana in

Cuba and ŠempeterVrtojbain Slovenia.

6 In February 2022， the first Edible Cities Network Conference took place. Dr InaSäumel，

principal investigator of the Edible Cities Network， called it“a unique opportunityto invite

researchers and practitioners of edible city solutions to the same table and unitetheory with practice”.

7 Finally， the Edible Cities Network aims to create“greener， more edible and， aboveall，

more liveable cities”. It is a response to the pressures of climate change， and a causefor hope.

Reading Check

Detail

1. When did Andernach start its“edible city”project？

A. In 2010. B. In 2011.

C. In 2012. D. In 2022.

Detail

2. What are local citizens in Andernach encouraged to do？

A. Visit local parks often.

B. Have dinners at home.

C. Plant and harvest food in the gardens.

D. Take everything you want in public.

Gist

3. What’s paragraph 4 mainly about？ A. Disadvantages of the edible city.

B. Food types planted in the edible city.

C. People’s attitude to the edible city.

D. A resident’s comment about the edible city.

Inference

4. Which words can best describe the aim of the Edible Cities Network？

A. Relaxing， free and cheap.

B. Green， edible and liveable.

C. Slow， real and hardworking.

D. Reasonable， effective and attractive.

Language Study

Ⅰ. 日积月累

edible adj. 可食用的

sound v. 聽起来

resident/citizen n. 居民

variety n. 多样化；种类

motto n. 格言；座右铭

highlight v. 突出；强调

introduction n. 采用；引进；介绍

maintain v. 维修；保养；维持

unite v. 联合；联手 response n. 回应

Ⅱ. 单句填空

1. His explanation always________（sound） reasonable to me.

2. There are different________（variety） of English around the world.

3. By way of________（introduce）， let me give you the background to the story.

4. I received an encouraging response________my advertisement.

5. She often________（highlight） the important passages in yellow.