Restaurant creates delicious-looking whole watermelon『smoked ham』

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纽约餐厅的店主Will Horowitz先生用西瓜造出了全新的“熏火腿”，奇怪吗？

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If you're a vegetarian whois curious aboutor misses the taste of smoked ham，you'll be pleased to learn that there's an interesting substitute you can try.

Will Horowitz，owner of Ducks Eatery in East Village，NYC，has caused an Internet sensation（轰动）with his new“smoked ham”which actuallyconsistsnotofmeat，but a whole watermelon.At first glance，Will's creation looks entirely like meat.And even when you cut into it，the middle has red“flesh”.But the taste is something different，while the initial taste is a salty，meaty one，it quickly transforms into sweetness，especially as you get closer into the center of the“ham”.

How does Will make a fruit taste like meat？His secret is to prepare the watermelon in a similar fashion to meat.First，he peels the watermelon of its skin and marinates（腌）it for four days in a secret combination of herbs，ash，and salt.Once the watermelon is done marinating，he smokes it for eight hours.

While some social media users havereacted tothis vegetarian ham with positivity and eagerness to try such a feat，others aren't as enthusiastic.However，Will has accepted the criticism readily.He enjoys pushing his creativity to the limitsin order tobring his diners（就餐者）new dishes:“That's the whole point of food and cooking！You take things，and you cook and manipulate（控制）it into something new！That's what's fun，that's what's interesting，that's what you should beseeking for.Don't be so closed minded about foods！ Taste，and thenmake a decision！”This isn't the first time Will has experimented with fruit on his menu，which，I think will also not be the last time.Reading check

Read the text and find the right answers.

1.Who will be interested in this text？

A.Those who like to eat ham.

B.Anyone who tends to like adventure.

C.A vegetarian who enjoys the taste of smoked ham.

D.Those who only want to eat water

melon and smoked ham.

2.Why is the“ham”mentioned in the text special？

A.It uses a new kind of meat.

B.It is cooked by a special cook.

C.It is only created for entertainment.

D.Itlookslikemeatbutuseswatermelon.

3.How does the new“ham”taste like meat？

A.Cover some meat on it.

B.Add some colors like meat.

C.Cook it in a similar way to meat.

D.Add something tasting like meat to it.

4.What do you think of Will？

A.Clever but impatient.

B.Famous and wealthy.

C.Creative and determined.

D.Skilled but lack of chance.

Language study

Vocabulary

1.be curious about对……感到好奇

2.consist of由……组成

3.react to对……做出反应

4.in order to为了

5.seek for寻找

6.make a decision做出决定

Difficult sentence

关于现在完成时态的固定句型

This isn't the first time Will_______（experiment） with fruiton hismenu，which，I think will also not be the last time.

翻译：________________________________________________________

【点石成金】这里考查的是动词的时态和固定句型，This/That/It is/was the first time（that）...是一个固定句型，that从句的时态使用现在完成时或过去完成时的形式。