高中必修一 · 第 9 课
味道与故事 Flavours and Stories
学校美食节上，一场饺子大赛让同学们明白：每道菜背后都有一段故事，每个故事都值得被品尝。
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2课文精读：味道与故事 (Flavours and Stories · 约435词)
学校美食节上，一场饺子大赛让同学们明白：每道菜背后都有一段故事，每个故事都值得被品尝。 读课文，先自己理解，再点 🔊 听朗读。
Flavours and Stories
The school gym was filled with the smell of cooking oil, spices, and pure excitement. It was Food Festival day, and every class had to present a traditional dish with its story. Han Mei's class chose dumplings, and the pressure was on: her grandmother's restaurant had a reputation to protect, and Han Mei had promised to do her proud. Her classmates had volunteered to help, and the kitchen quickly became a battlefield of flour.
学校体育馆里弥漫着食用油、香料和纯粹兴奋的气息。今天是美食节，每个班级要呈现一道传统菜肴并讲述它的故事。Han Mei 的班级选了饺子，压力很大：奶奶的餐馆名声在外，而 Han Mei 答应过要让奶奶骄傲。同学们主动来帮忙，厨房很快变成面粉的战场。
The preparation began at seven in the morning. Flour clouds rose as Li Lei mixed the dough, while Jack chopped vegetables with terrifying enthusiasm and questionable technique. Lily and Han Mei worked on the filling, tasting and adjusting like two serious chefs. 'Too salty?' 'Just right.' 'More ginger.' The recipe, passed down through three generations, was finally ready. The recipe had survived wars and moves, and tonight it would face a school competition.
准备工作早上七点就开始了。李雷揉面时面粉飞扬，Jack 切菜的热情吓人、刀法可疑。Lily 和 Han Mei 负责馅料，像两位严肃的大厨一样品尝调整。“太咸了？”“刚好。”“再多点姜。”这份传了三代的食谱终于准备好了。这份食谱熬过了战乱和搬迁，今晚它将面对一场学校比赛。
At noon, the judges arrived: Cozy teacher, the headmaster, and — to Han Mei's shock — her own grandmother, smiling in the corner. 'Every dish tells a story,' the headmaster announced. 'Today, you will be judged not only on taste but on the tale behind it.' Han Mei felt her heart beat faster, but Grandmother's eyes said: you can do this.
中午，评委们到了：Cozy 老师、校长，还有——让 Han Mei 震惊的是——她的奶奶，正微笑着站在角落里。“每道菜都讲述一个故事，”校长宣布，“今天，评判的不只是味道，还有菜背后的故事。”Han Mei 心跳加速，但奶奶的眼神在说：你可以的。
When their turn came, Han Mei stepped forward. 'These dumplings are called jiaozi,' she began, her voice steady. 'My great-grandparents made them on the first day of every new year. My grandmother learned to fold them at six years old. And I learned from her, right here in this school, three weeks ago.' She held up a dumpling. 'This one is for the ones who came before us.' Her voice did not shake, because the story carried her like a river.
轮到他们时，Han Mei 走上前。“这种饺子叫 jiaozi，”她开始说，声音平稳，“我的曾祖父母每年新年第一天都会包。奶奶六岁就学会了包饺子。而我是三周前在这所学校跟她学的。”她举起一个饺子，“这个饺子，献给我们的先辈。”她的声音没有颤抖，因为故事像河流一样托着她。
The judges tasted slowly, eyes closed. Grandmother took a bite of Han Mei's dumpling, and a single tear rolled down her cheek. 'It tastes like home,' she said quietly. The headmaster nodded and wrote something on his clipboard. Cozy teacher smiled at Han Mei, who suddenly realised she did not care about the prize anymore. The look on her grandmother's face was the real trophy.
评委们闭着眼慢慢品尝。奶奶咬了一口 Han Mei 包的饺子，一滴眼泪顺着脸颊滑落。“这就是家的味道，”她轻声说。校长点头，在记录板上写了什么。Cozy 老师对 Han Mei 微笑，Han Mei 忽然意识到自己已经不在乎奖品了。奶奶脸上的表情才是真正的奖杯。
The class won the gold ribbon, but the real victory happened later, in the quiet corner where Grandmother taught the whole class to fold dumplings — including the headmaster, who proved even worse than Jack. That evening, Han Mei wrote to her grandmother: 'Thank you for giving me a story worth telling.' She signed it with a small drawing of a dumpling, smiling like a crescent moon. The ribbon hung on the classroom wall the next day, catching the morning light.
班级赢得了金奖带，但真正的胜利发生在之后——在安静的角落里，奶奶教全班包饺子，包括比 Jack 还笨拙的校长。那天晚上，Han Mei 给奶奶写信：“谢谢您给了我一个值得讲述的故事。”她签上名，旁边画了一个像月牙一样微笑的饺子。第二天，绶带挂在教室墙上，映着晨光。
📖 读后理解（0/6）
1. What did every class have to present at the Food Festival?
2. What dish did Han Mei's class choose?
3. Who was among the judges, to Han Mei's shock?
4. Who taught Han Mei to fold dumplings?
5. What did Grandmother say after tasting Han Mei's dumpling?
6. What did Han Mei realise about the prize?
3语法小课堂：非谓语动词综合
非谓语三兄弟（to do / doing / done）
to do（目的/将来） doing（主动/进行） done（被动/完成）
To win the prize, we practised every day. （为了获奖，我们每天练习。）
Tasting the soup, Grandmother smiled. （尝了尝汤，奶奶笑了。）
Moved by the story, the judges said nothing. （被故事打动，评委们说不出话。）
⚠️ 先找逻辑主语 → 判断主被动 → 判断先后，三步定答案。
非谓语作定语和状语
doing/done 短语 修饰名词 / 作状语
作定语：the dumplings made by my grandmother（奶奶包的饺子）。
作状语：Hearing the news, she jumped with joy. （听到消息，她高兴得跳起来。）
表目的：She practised hard to perfect her folding. （她苦练以精进包法。）
⚠️ 定语看与名词的关系，状语看与主句主语的关系。
👨🏫Cozy 老师说：高中语法重在「在语境中理解」——多读课文里的例句，语法自然就活了。
4课后练习（0/13）
1. ___ the prize, we practised every day.
2. ___ the soup, Grandmother smiled.
3. ___ by the story, the judges said nothing.
4. She practised hard ___ her folding.
5. The dumplings ___ by my grandmother are the best.
6. Every dish tells a ___, the headmaster announced.
7. The recipe was passed down through three ___ .
8. She held up a dumpling: 'This one is ___ the ones who came before us.'
9. The look on her grandmother's face was the real ___ .
10. Grandmother taught the whole class to fold dumplings, ___ the headmaster.
11. The headmaster proved even ___ than Jack at folding.
12. Thank you for ___ me a story worth telling.
13. The class won the gold ___ .