Read the article about food traditions and complete the chart.
读这篇关于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?
人们在他们生日的时候喜欢吃什么?
The answer would be different in different countries.
在不同的国家,这个问题的答案也不尽相同。
In many countries, people have birthday cakes with candles.
在很多国家,人们吃插有蜡烛的生日蛋糕。
The number of candles is the person's age.
蜡烛的数目就是人们的年龄。
The birthday person must make a wish and blow out the candles.
过生日的人必须许个愿并吹熄蜡烛。
If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true.
如果他一口气把蜡烛全部吹灭的话,许的愿望便会成真。
In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake.
在英国,人们有时候放一颗糖在生日蛋糕里。
The child with the candy is lucky.
吃到糖果的孩子就会幸运。
In China, it is getting popular to have cake on your birthday.
在中国,在生日那天吃蛋糕变得很流行。
But many people still eat very long noodles for their birthday.
但是很多人仍然在生日那天吃长长的面条。
They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life.
他们从不把面条切断,因为长面条是长寿的象征。
In some places, Chinese people also eat eggs on their birthday.
在一些地方,中国人也在生日那天吃鸡蛋。
They are a symbol of life and good luck.
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.
所有这些生日食品可能有所不同,但是想法都是一样的。
They bring good luck to the birthday person.
它们会给过生日的人带来好运。