I clearly remember one experience in China that opened my eyes to the way food can cross cultures. A Chinese friend had rushed me to a restaurant in Beijing, determined to show me a famous dish. I was promised something unique, something that I had never seen before and that would change the way I thought about food forever.

What I was given was a bowl of ban mian. Although delicious, I couldn’t help feeling I had tried this dish before. As I twisted the noodles with my chopsticks, it hit me: is this not just Spaghetti Bolognese with Chinese characteristics?

Spaghetti Bolognese, a British variation of an Italian dish, is a spaghetti dish with meat and tomato sauce.

I had grown up hearing stories of the Italian trader and explorer Marco Polo bringing back pasta from his journeys in China in the 13th century. But the truth may be that pasta had been taken to Europe from China a lot earlier, possibly aided by Arab traders moving across Central Asia. British Spaghetti Bolognese is evidence that, even after it had reached Italy, this type of food didn’t stop changing.

While the first bites of my meal made me consider the historical journey of the common noodle, over the course of the meal I was inspired on a journey through my own personal history. ________. One lesson I remember clearly from my grandma is that the only way to tell if spaghetti is cooked properly is by throwing it at the wall. If it sticks, it’s ready to eat. If it falls, it still needs time to cook. I wondered to myself whether the walls of the kitchen at this restaurant were covered in similar strings of wheat.

Peter’s story is a good example for those people who are in trouble. When Peter was a little boy, he had d    51     in speaking because something was wrong with his mouth. At age of two, his family’s house was burned down in a big fire. Peter was     52     (bad) hurt and his legs needed to be cut. Six years later, his mother died and he had to live on the streets for four years before he was sent to the orphanage (孤儿院).

In the orphanage, many people e    53     him to face the problems bravely. Later, he began to teach himself to play the guitar. He showed great interest in it. He kept p    54     for six years and then joined a music group. He began his performance with some famous     55     (music). Many people     56     (pay) lots of attention to him and wondered what they could do to help him.

A hospital offered him f    57     care and a rich man agreed to pay for his train tickets. When he was in hospital, he began to write music and wanted to b    58     out his own album (专辑).     59     the end of that year, he played his new music to thank the people who had helped him.

Peter felt l    60     to become successful after so many years’ hard work. “We had a saying ‘Suffer first, then enjoy!’ I think that’s about me.” he said with a happy smile.

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How to Keep a Good Relationship with Parents

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