Grade 8 Unit 2 Topic 2 Section C

What Mothers Said to Eat

Mothers always tell their children what they should eat.

When Kangkang was a child, his mother often told him, “Be careful not to ^[1]be careful (not) to do sth. : 小心（不要）做某事 eat too much salt ^[2]salt: US: [sɔlt]   UK: [sɔːlt]   n. 盐；食盐；盐（金属和酸组成的化学物质）；形状（或味道）像盐的物质 or sugar ^[3]sugar: US: [ˈʃʊɡər]   UK: [ˈʃʊɡə(r)]   n. 食糖；一匙糖；一块方糖；（植物、水果等所含的）糖.” She said it might cause illness ^[4]illness: US: [ˈɪlnəs] UK: [‘ɪlnəs]   n. 病；（某种）病；患病期.

Maria’s mother always took care of ^[5]take care of :  照看；处理 Maria very well. For example ^[6]For example: 例如, Maria’s teeth were very weak ^[7]weak: US: [wik]  UK: [wiːk]  adj. 弱点；缺点；虚弱的；无力的, so her mother said that she mustn’t eat too much candy or ice cream ^[8]ice cream：n. 【食】冰淇淋 .

Milk is a healthy drink. Jane didn’t like it, but her mother always forced ^[9]force:US: [fɔrs]  UK: [fɔː(r)s]  n. 力；力量；武力；部队   v. 强迫；用力；使发生（尤指趁他人尚未准备）；强作笑颜 her to drink it ^[10]force sb. to do sth. : 强迫某人做某事. Every morning before she left for school, she had to ^[11]have to: 不得不drink a glass of milk because her mother was always watching ^[12]be always doing: 总是做某事；老是干某事 her.

During Michael’s childhood ^[13]childhood: US: [ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd]   UK: [‘tʃaɪld.hʊd]   n. 童年；幼年；孩童时期, he had to eat many vegetables and fruit to keep healthy. Once, cabbage was on his plate ^[14]plate: US: [pleɪt]   UK: [pleɪt]   n. 板；盘子；板块；车牌. As soon as ^[15]as soon as : 一……就…… Michael saw it, he got mad ^[16]mad:US: [mæd]  UK: [mæd]   adj. 狂；(狗等)患狂犬病的；凶猛的；糊涂的 . But his mother made him taste ^[17]taste:US: [teɪst]   UK: [teɪst]     n. 味道；味觉；滋味；体验   v. 尝；吃；浅尝；有…味道的 it. He was surprised ^[18]surprised: US: [sərˈpraɪzd]   UK: [sə(r)ˈpraɪzd]   adj. 惊奇的；惊讶的；觉得奇怪的；感觉意外的 to find that it was delicious!