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【题目】Birthday Food Around the World

What would people like to eat on their birthday? The answer would be different in different countries.

In many countries, people have birthday cakes with candles. The number of the candles is the person’s age. The birthday person must make a wish and blow out the candles. 59. If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true. In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake. The child with the candy is lucky. In China, it is getting popular to have a cake on your birthday. But many people still eat very long noodles for their birthday. They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life. In some places, Chinese people also eat eggs on their birthday. They are a symbol of life and good luck. All of these birthday foods may be different, but the ideas are the same. 60. 他们会给过生日的人带来好运。

【1】How can a person make his or her birthday wish come true?

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【2】What do people in the UK sometimes put in a birthday cake?

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【3】Why do people never cut up birthday noodles in China?

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【4】将文中划线部分译作汉语。

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【5】将文中划线部分译作英语。

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】He or she can blow out all of the birthday candles in one blow.

【2】They put a candy in a birthday cake.

【3】Because the long noodles are a symbol of long life.

【4】如果他或她一口气把蜡烛全部吹灭的话，许的愿望便会成真。

【5】They bring good luck to the birthday person.

【解析】这篇短文主要讲述了全世界生日时候吃的食物。

【1】根据文中If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true.可知答案，故填He or she can blow out all of the birthday candles in one blow.

【2】根据文中In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake.可知，他们放一个糖果在生日蛋糕里。 故填They put a candy in a birthday cake.

【3】根据文中They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life可知答案，.故填 Because the long noodles are a symbol of long life.

【4】If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true.这里是if引导的条件状语从句，短语blow out表示吹灭；in one go表示一口气；短语come true表示实现。根据汉语提示，故填如果他或她一口气把蜡烛全部吹灭的话，许的愿望便会成真。

【5】短语bring good luck to sb.表示给某人带来好运；根据题意，故填They bring good luck to the birthday person.