There are millions of recipes(菜谱) hidden in the boxes and hearts of grandmother and parents. These family recipes are a special part of our family history. Some of them have been passed down from generation(一代人) to generation.
"I realized I couldn't go home every weekend for my mom's delicious dishes," says Shreya, who is about to enter university.Shreya has recently started following her mother around the kitchen,taking notes on how to make her "masala chai" and tasty kachoris.
"Those special tastes can immediately unlock a whole flood of emotions, memories and feelings of family, love, and comfort," says she.
She adds, "I am looking to the day when my kids will come to know of their grandmothers through the dishes they cooked."
But many of us find it difficult to keep the food connection with our busy life.Even if we have time,not many of us take the effort to collect and record the recipes from our grandmothers and parents. We often get a recipe on the phone and take it down quickly on a piece of paper.We just stick it onto the fridge for a week or two and forget about it as soon as the paper disappears from there.
Actually,there are simple ways to keep family recipes,Scrapbooks(剪贴薄)are easily found in the market. You can even add photos to record every detail of your memories about the recipe.With the help of some popular apps like Story Scans, recording family recipes has never been easier.What is needed is to scan(扫描) the recipes and record the story behind each of them. It can become the most meaningful work you have ever done with and for your family.
Keeping family recipes is saving and honoring our tradition so that future generations can continue to make family ties stronger. Every time you remember your loved ones, recreate one of the dishes from your collection and let the memories from the good old days comfort you. So why not gift your kids a family recipe book when they are starting a new life?
(1)Why does Shreya follow her mother around the kitchen?
A. To clean up the kitchen.
B. To note down recipes.
C. To prepare family dinners.
D. To talk about family rules.
(2)What can we learn from the passage?
A. Ways to record recipes can be easy.
B. Most people like writing recipe books.
C. Recipes have become popular with kids.
D. People often buy recipe books in the market.
(3)Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Family Recipes: Secrets of Cooking
B. Family Recipes Are at a Crossroads
C. Family Recipes: Connections to Interests
D. Family Recipes Are More than Just Recipes
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In January 2020,a virus we now call COVID﹣19 broke out.This virus was highly infectious(易传染的).It made lots of people terribly(1) and sometimes even killed them.At that moment,(2) was put into lockdown(封锁)in Wuhan as if the stop button(按钮)was pressed across the city.
Before the lockdown, my family went to my parents' hometown in Caidian,a suburb(郊区)of Wuhan.Life went on(3) .All the villagers closed their doors and didn't go out.Soon,I began to worry(4) my study.Our government and several companies made it possible for students to study at home.Through livestreaming(直播课) ,we were able to learn all the subjects online.At first,I was afraid I couldn't keep up my studies(5) the Internet was very slow in the countryside.Sometimes I had(6) connecting to my online classes.This made me feel a little nervous.My parents often encouraged me and helped me a lot.
Without my textbooks, I had to read and do exercises on a computers screen, which hurt my(7) .Luckily, our teachers taught us to do eye exercises.They provided us with psychological guidance(心理辅导) as well.
Gradually,life fell into a new routine(惯例).I studied online,went to bed and got up early, Every afternoon, I(8) around the backyard for a while to keep healthy and strong.I wanted to be prepared for the(9) entrance examination for high school.
It was my birthday when Wuhan was(10) to reopen.I was very happy to see stores selling hot dry noodles again.I think I'll remember this birthday forever.