高中英语美文阅读（英汉对照）：圣诞晚餐 Christmas Eve dinner素材.doc

英语阅读：圣诞晚餐ChristmasEveDinnerIfellinlovewiththeminister’ssonthewinterIturnedfourteen.HewasnotChinese.ForChristmasIprayedforthisblonde-hairedboyRobertandaslimnewaslimnewAmericannose.WhenIfoundoutthatmyparentshadinvitedtheminister’sfamilyoverforChristmasEvedinnerIcried.WhatwouldRobertthinkofourshabby[2])ChineseChristmas?WhatwouldhethinkofournoisyChineserelativeswholackedproperAmericanmanners?WhatterribledisappointmentswouldhefeeluponseeingnotaroastedturkeyandsweetpotatoesbutChinesefood?OnChristmasEveIsawmymotherhadoutdone[3])herselfincreatingastrangemenu.Shewaspullingblackveins[4])outofthebacksoffleshyprawns.Thekitchenwaslitteredwithappallingmoundsofrawfood:Aslimy[5])rockcodwithbulging[6])eyesthatpleadednottobethrownintothepanofhotoil.Tofuwhichlookedlikestackedwedges[7])ofrubberywhitesponges[8]).Abowlsoakingdriedfungus[9])backtolife.Aplateofsquid[10])theirbackscrisscrossed[11])withknifemarkingssotheyresembledbicycletires.Andthentheyarrived—theminister’sfamilyandallmyrelativesinaclamor[12])ofdoorbellsandrumpledChristmaspackages.Robertgrunted[13])helloandIpretendedhewasnotworthyofexistence.Dinnerthrewmedeeperintodespair.Myrelativeslickedtheendsoftheirchopsticksandreachedacrossthetabledippingthemintothedozenorsoplatesoffood.Robertandhisfamilywaitedpatientlyforplatters[14])tobepassedtothem.Myrelativesmurmuredwithpleasurewhenmymotherbroughtoutthewholesteamedfish.Robertgrimaced[15]).Thenmyfatherpokedhischopsticksjustbelowthefisheyeandpluckedoutthesoftmeat.“Amyyourfavorite”hesaidofferingmethetenderfishcheek.Iwantedtodisappear.Attheendofthemealmyfatherleanedbackandbelched[16])loudlythankingmymotherforherfinecooking.“It’sapoliteChinesecustomtoshowy