高中基础 (2331 期 ) 头版 Apps for Appetites... or Laziness?

2 Pre-reading Do you often use food delivery services like Ele.me? If so, why do you usually use them? Do you know how to cook? If so, what is the dish you are best at? If not, would you like to learn how to cook?

3 SCAN AND ANSWER Pre-reading 1. Lazy food is a kind of fast food. 2. It’s the second time for CCTV to target Ele.me. 3. Ele.me turned a deaf ear to the CCTV warning. 4. The counterpart of Ele.me in the U.S. is called GrubHub. 5. “The lazy food economy” thrives only in China. 6. Cooking became a compulsory subject in the U.K. three years ago. True or false

4 WORD BANK CCTV said consumers should be wary of Ele.me because some of the restaurants listed on its website were not licensed, raising concerns about food safety. be wary of 对 …… 小心谨慎 license v. 批准，许可 concern n. 担心，忧虑 While reading

5 ingredient n. 因素；要素 WORD BANK In a way, this is sad because the missing ingredient in “lazy food” is love. And, as someone once said, “A meal served without love only half satisfies a person’s hunger.” in a way 在某种程度上 serve v. 供应，上菜 satisfy v. 满足 While reading

6 curriculum n. 全部课程 WORD BANK... not part of China’s education curriculum as it is in the U.K. where cooking has been a compulsory subject..., but the meal you eventually serve to your family will be filled with love and more satisfying than... eventually adv. 最终 satisfying adj. 令人满意的 While reading compulsory adj. 强制的

7 1. The law _____________ equal rights for men and women. 2. Just to ____________ my curiosity, how much did it cost? 3. Wearing a seatbelt is _____________. 4. Dogs which have been mistreated often remain very ___________ of strangers. 5. In the first question, you had to __________ three types of monkey. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. VOCABULARY EXERCISES While reading wary compulsory guarantee name satisfy wary compulsory guarantees name satisfy

8 Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 他小心翼翼，以免泄漏国家机密。 (wary) 2. 在某种意义上来说，你犯那个错误我倒是很高兴，因为 那个错误会对你起警告作用。 (in a way) 3. 那些孩子什么都不做，整天在购物中心里闲晃。 (hang around) In a way, I’m glad you made that mistake, for it will serve as a warning to you. Those kids do nothing but hang around in the shopping center all day. He is wary of giving away state secrets. VOCABULARY EXERCISES While reading

1. That ______ landed it in hot water. A. Ele.me provides a “lazy food” service B. Ele.me doesn’t cook the food that gets delivered C. Ele.me can’t guarantee the quality of its food D. Ele.me only made brief response to the CCTV warning 9 Choose the best answer. COMPREHENSION O While reading

2. According to the article, “lazy food” meets the demand of those _____. ① who are too busy to cook ② who are too lazy to cook ③ who don’t know how to cook ④ who are not good at cooking A. ①②③ B. ②③④ C. ①③④ D. ①②④ 10 Choose the best answer. COMPREHENSION O While reading

3. According to the article, “lazy food” only half satisfies a person’s hunger because _____. A. the food lacks nutrition B. the food is expensive C. the food lacks love D. the food is not delicious 11 Choose the best answer. COMPREHENSION O While reading

1. What is Ele.me’s response to the CCTV warning? 12 Answer the following question. COMPREHENSION It took the unlicensed restaurants off its site and promised to be more careful. While reading

2. How does the author think we can put “love” back into meals? 13 Answer the following question. COMPREHENSION By hanging around the kitchen, watching mom and dad prepare a meal, and asking them to help us cook a simple dish. While reading

But the CCTV warning probably won’t stop consumers from using Ele.me or similar apps since, “the lazy food economy,” as it’s called, keeps growing worldwide. 14 GRAMMAR TIP ☞ 英语中常用 because 、 since 、 as 和 for 表示原因和理 由，但它们的用法却不尽相同： ① 强调表达直接原因多用 because ； ② 如果表达的原因是显而易见的、双方皆知的，多用 since 和 as ，但 since 语气比 as 强，使用场合比 as 更正式； ③ for 不表示直接原因，表明附加或推断的理由。 Language study

15 YOUR TURN Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 既然要下雨了，我们停止工作吧。 2. 那位年轻人被表扬，是因为他工作努力，毫无怨言。 3. 我请他过来一会儿，因为我有事要告诉他。 As/Since it is going to rain, let’s stop working. I asked him to come for a moment, for I had something to tell him. That young man was praised because he works hard without complaining. Language study

What do you think is the most essential ingredient in a food that fully satisfies your hunger? Why? Question for further discussion: Hints It’s hard to say what is the most essential ingredient. From my point of view, the food that fully satisfies my hunger knows me and develops my appetite; therefore, it must be cooked by myself or those who love me. The love decides the flavor, how the foods look and even how they smell. 16 After reading