Teens(1)教学文档

TeensA brain full of noodlesIF there’s one thing I’ve learned from my time in China, it’s that Chinese noodles are not well-represented in the US. Sure, I often ate dandanmian at a Sichuan restaurant in my hometown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but those aren’t authentic (正宗的). And the Taiwan restaurant in town offered a decent (像样的) plate of Hong Kong-style pan-fried noodles, but no mainland mian.So when I got to Beijing, I began my noodle mission: eat as many different types of Chinese noodles as possible. Over a yea r later, I’m still nowhere near finished –after all, this country produces a lot of noodles. But so far, my two favorites would have to be lamian from Gansu province and biangbiangmian from Shaanxi.On first glance, a bowl of lamian, which is often served and eaten by Muslims from northwestern China, seems unremarkable (不值得注意的). It looks just like niuroumian, or beef noodles. But as soon as I tasted the hand-pulled lamian and sipped (吮吸) its delicious broth (汤汁), I realized I was dealing with something different. Stirring (搅拌) in some chili brings out the explosive (强烈的) flavor of the soup’s tender (嫩的) beef slices, white radish (萝卜) and cilantro (香菜叶).An even bigger discovery, for me, was biangbiangmian. Dry noodles have an advantage over soup noodles in that you can eat them during summertime. So this past summer, all I did was eat various types of noodles from my local Shaanxi restaurant.According to China Daily, biangbiangmian gets its name from the sound, “biang!”, made when the noodle-puller bangs the dough against the kitchen counter. The noodles are wide, long and strong, served in a bowl with pork, bean sprouts (豆芽), Chinese cabbage, tomatoes, oil, vinegar and several types of ground pepper (胡椒粉). The combination is out of this world. I’m getting hungry just writing about it.Hey, wait a minute… It’s 12:00 already? Time to eat noodles! Thanks, China.Coins for collegeTHE pickle jar (泡菜坛), as far back as I can remember, sat beside the dresser in my parents’ bedroom. When he got ready for bed, Dad would toss any coins that were in his pockets into the jar. As they dropped, they landed with a merry jingle (叮当声).Whenever the jar was full, Dad would sit at the kitchen table and roll up the coins before taking them to the bank.Every time, as he slid the box of rolled coins across the counter at the bank toward the cashier (收银员), he would smile proudly and say: “These are for my son’s college fund (基金).”We would always celebrate each deposit (储蓄) by stopping for an ice cream cone. Dad would show me the coins in his change and say: “When we get home, we’ll start filli ng the jar again.” He always let me drop the first coins into the empty jar. “You might have to get to college on loose change,” he said. “But you’ll get there.”The years passed, and I went to college, married and took a job in another town.Once, while visiting my parents, I noticed that the pickle jar was gone. It had served its purpose. My dad was a man of few words, and he never lectured me on the values of determination, perseverance (毅力) or faith. The pickle jar had taught me all of those far better than the most flowery of words could have done.(1) Soon, my daughter Jessica was born. We spent Christmas that year with my parents. After dinner, Mom and Dad sat next to each other on the sofa, taking turns holding their first grandchild. When Jessica began to cry, my wife Susan took her from Dad’s arms to put her in her crib (婴儿床) in my parents’ room.Susan came back with tears in her eyes. She led me into my parents’ room. “Look,” she s aid softly. To my amazement, there, next to the dresser, as if it had never been removed, stood the old pickle jar, the bottom already covered with coins.(2) I walked over to it, dug down into my pocket, and pulled out several coins. Choked by emotion, I dropped them into the jar.I looked up and saw that Dad had slipped quietly into the room. Our eyes locked, and I knew he was feeling the same emotions. Neither of us spoke, because we knew that nothing had to be said.Words in focusserve its purpose: do what is necessary or required 达到目的，满足需求The bed isn’t exactly comfortable, but it serves its purpose.lecture vt. talk to (sb) in an angry or serious way 教训，说教The Smiths lectured their children on the importance of honesty.value n. usefulness or importance 价值Your help has been of great value.remove vt. move or take (sth) away from a place 移动，撤走Please remove the cloth from the table.choke vt. If you or your voice is choked by emotion, you are feeling emotion in such a strong way that it is hard for you to talk 说不出话来When she was given the award, she was so choked by emotion that she couldn’t get through her speech.Sentence bank(1)释义：这个泡菜坛子教给我的美德，要远比最华丽的辞藻更有说服力。