七年级英语下册Unit10I’dlikesomenoodles美文欣赏：BirthdayTraditionsAroundtheWorld素材人教.docVIP

PAGE / NUMPAGES 美文欣赏：Birthday Traditions Around the World People in different part of the world have different birthday traditions. In the USA, people often celebrate a birthday at a party. They are given presents and serve cake and ice cream. In China, people eat “longevity noodles” on their birthdays. These long noodles symbolize long life. In Korea, people celebrate by eating seaweed (海菜)soup and ice cakes. Koreans serve seaweed soup, because it is healthful, and special rice cakes decorated with nuts and-dried food. A kinder feast is a child’s birthday party in Germany. Historians think the Germans were the first to have birthday parties for children. A child at birthday party in Canada may find a coin in the cake. The child who finds it goes first when party games are played. 世界各地的生日传统 世界各地的人们有着各自不同的庆祝生日的传统。 在美国，人们常常以聚会的方式庆祝生日。他们会赠予（主人）礼物，而且主人会在聚会上供应蛋糕和冰淇淋。 在中国，人们会在生日那天吃长寿面,这种长 长的面条象征着长寿。 在韩国，人们会以喝海菜汤、吃米糕的方式庆生。韩国人供应海菜汤是因为它富有营养，他们还会制作特殊的米糕，上面装点着坚果和干果。 在德国，孩子宴就是孩子的生日聚会，历史学家认为德国人是最早给孩子开生日宴会的。 在加拿大，孩子会在生日聚会上的蛋糕中找到一枚硬币，发现硬币的孩子将在聚会游戏中第一个登场。