When I was young, the kitchen had an invisible“stop" sign put there by my mom. “No, you cannot enter here!” she always said to me. Well, I really don’t blame her as it is no place for kids.
I was just left outside in admiration, looking at what wonders the kitchen held. A few years passed by and I became very interested in food, both eating and preparing it. However, the kitchen was still out of bounds so I couldn’t experiment with cooking. But they couldn’t stop me forever now, could they?
It was early morning. Mom had gone for grocery shopping and no one else was at home. Time to strike! I walked through the dining room and there was the kitchen in front of me!
I stepped inside and took in the sight in front of me—cabinets (储藏柜 ) lining a wall, the oven (炉子) occupying the central place of another wall, the dishes sparkling like diamonds. I had seen it from outside but this time it was up close. As I hadn’t had breakfast, I decided to begin my first experience as a cook by making an omelette (煎蛋) . Sure I had seen Mom do it, so how could it be hard?
I searched the cabinets and finally found some eggs and onions. I knew the basics, so I began the work. I washed an onion first and then chopped it. Then came the egg. It took me two or three attempts to crack one open and into the bowl. I put the onion and some salt in the bowl too and mixed them. After that, I lighted the stove and put the frying pan on it and poured some oil in it... and poured some on the floor too, accidentally, of course! Till the pouring of the mixture into the pan, everything was going perfect—then I wondered what was used for turning the egg upside down in the pan.
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Soon, I was running all over the kitchen, searching for the cooking spoon.
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While I was busy taking the burnt egg out in a plate, someone came up behind me.
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2 . Daily News — San Francisco chef Cecilia Chiang, who first changed the stereotypes (刻板印象) about Chinese cuisine (菜) in the United States, died Wednesday. She was 100.
Chiang was the owner, chef and mastermind behind the game-changing San Francisco restaurant, the Mandarin. She is widely credited with bringing real Chinese food to America and was a celebrity chef before celebrity (名人) chefs were popularized.
Chiang, who was born near Shanghai, came from an upper-class Chinese family. Although she wasn’t shy about admitting her good fortune, she faced other, perhaps more hard-won obstacles (困难). To convince the dining public that Chinese food didn’t have to be Thursday’s cheap take-out option, Chiang had her work cut out for her, when she moved to the Bay Area in 1959. She insisted on showing diners the refined side of Chinese food and wanted to upgrade the Chinese dining experience. To do this, she also needed to be aware of aesthetics (美学).
The Mandarin did not serve chop suey (炒饭) or chow mien (炒面), two standard dishes on every Chinese restaurant in the US at the time. But this is exactly what Chiang wanted to avoid. In fact, her early encounter (遇见) with Chinese food in America had left her determined to show San Francisco what Chinese food was really like.
“She deliberately and constantly supported outsiders trying to make their mark in food,” her granddaughter, Siena Chiang said. “I hope she is a signal and an inspiration to people with marginalized (边缘化的) identities to always believe in your own worth and knowledge, and not to give into other cultures.”
1. Which of following can best replace the underlined phrase “had her work cut out”?| A．Cut her work into small parts. |
| B．Had lots of work to do. |
| C．Reached out for help. |
| D．Was out of her job. |
| A．To be an aesthetician. |
| B．To stop offering takeout food on Thursday. |
| C．To serve chop suey or chow mien. |
| D．To improve the Chinese dining experience. |
| A．Celilia is a signal and an inspiration to Americans. |
| B．Celilia encouraged outsiders to value their own culture. |
| C．Celilia adjusted Chinese food according to American culture. |
| D．Celilia competed with outsiders in making their mark in food. |
| A．An autobiography. | B．A tour guide. | C．An essay collection. | D．A news coverage. |
