Section B 2b Read the article about food traditions and complete the chart.阅读这篇食物传统的文章并完成表格。

Birthday Food Around the World

世界各地的生日食品

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

人们喜欢在生日时吃什么？不同的国家将会有不同的答案。

In many countries, people have birthday cakes with candles. The number of candles is the person's age.The birthday person must make a wish and blow out the candles.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.

在许多国家，人们吃插有蜡烛的生日蛋糕。蜡烛的数量是过生日人的年龄。寿星必须许个愿望并吹灭蜡烛。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。在英国，人们有时在生日蛋糕里放一块糖果。吃到糖果的孩子是幸运的。

In China,it is getting popular, to have 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.

在中国，生日时吃蛋糕日渐流行。但是，许多人生日时仍吃长寿面。他们从不切断面条，因为长长的面条是长寿的象征。在一些地方，中国人也在生日时吃鸡蛋。鸡蛋是生命和好运的象征。

All of these birthday foods may be different, but the ideas are the same. They bring good luck to the birthday person.

（虽然）所有这些生日食品可能会有所不同，但是想法是相同的。它们把好运带给过生日的寿星。