奇速英语

Su Shi, one of the greatest poets, lived during the Song dynasty (960-1279). Unlike most other poet of the time, Su wrote ____1____ (extensive) on food. He often wrote poems for his favorite dishes. Below are some of the dishes he enjoyed:

Dongpo Pork

 Su Shi  ____2____ (praise) for creating the famous Dongpo Pork named after him. By  ____3____ (cook) the meat slowly over low heat for many hours, it becomes very tender.  ____4____ (patient) was important in making this dish, just as it was in Su’s way of thinking about life. In his poem “Ode to Pork,” Su wrote, “Waiting patiently, rushing has no meaning / When the pork is braised long enough, it will become delicious (待他自熟莫催他，火候足时他自美).”

Fugu (河豚)

When Dongpo worked in Changzhou, he began to favor fugu. A cook made it, and Su Dongpo tried it. After chewing for a while, he stopped talking, ____5____ worried the host. Then, Dongpo suddenly put ____6____ his chopsticks and exclaimed, “My life is ____7____ (worth) without this!”

In 1085, Huichong, a painter and monk, ____8____ (request) Su to write a poem for his artwork River Scenes on a Spring Evening (《春江晚景》). There were no fugu in the painting, ____9____ Su still wrote: “The land overrun by weeds and water studded with reeds, it’s time for globefish to swim upstream (蒌蒿满地芦牙短，正是河豚欲上时).”

Su Dongpo found ____10____ (inspire) in his “ordinary” life to creating extraordinary poetry.

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