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A Taste of Home Abroad

A memorable cooking experience

你将学会: 完成本活动后，你将能够描述一次海外烹饪经历，并说出下次你会做哪些不同的事情。

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A Taste of Home Abroad

A memorable cooking experience

你将学会: 完成本活动后，你将能够描述一次海外烹饪经历，并说出下次你会做哪些不同的事情。

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第 1 步，共 7 步

阅读之前

作者讲述自己在国外一个小镇上参加传统烹饪课的经历，她和老师及其他参观者一起在一户人家的厨房里做饭。

关键词

out of my comfort zone: 走出我的舒适区（因为遇到新事物而感到不自在）
wood stove: 柴火炉（用木柴生火的炉子）
judge the heat: 判断火候（判断火或锅有多热）
passed down: 代代相传（一代代传下来）
overwhelming: 不知所措（太忙或太难，难以应付）
extra day: 多待一天（再多一天）

正文 · 第 1 部分，共 3 部分

Last spring, I signed up for a traditional cooking workshop in a small town abroad. I had never cooked with a wood stove, so I felt out of my comfort zone. Still, I wanted to learn how local families prepared their everyday meals. The class turned out to be one of the best parts of my trip.

问题

问题 1：

Why did the writer initially feel out of their comfort zone?

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作者一开始为什么会觉得自己走出了舒适区？

They had never cooked with a wood stove.

They did not understand the local language.

正文 · 第 2 部分，共 3 部分

Our teacher, Mara, welcomed us into her family kitchen and walked us through each step. She explained that her grandmother had passed down the recipes through several generations. To my surprise, the hardest task was not making the dough. It was learning to judge the heat without using a thermometer. Mara said that experienced cooks could feel when the pan was ready.

问题

问题 2：

What surprised the writer most during the workshop?

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课上什么事情最让作者感到意外？

The teacher prepared every dish alone.

Judging the heat was harder than making the dough.

正文 · 第 3 部分，共 3 部分

Everything went well because the group worked together. One visitor chopped vegetables, while another watched the fire. I made a few mistakes, but Mara told me that mistakes were part of learning. At first, the busy kitchen felt a bit overwhelming. Later, I relaxed and began enjoying the smells, sounds, and friendly conversation.

After the meal, Mara said that visitors often hurried through the recipe. She suggested that we should slow down and notice the small details. I agree with her now. If I did it again, I would arrive earlier and ask more questions. I would also spend an extra day in the town, because I would like to learn another family recipe.