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VOA慢速：美国早餐的发展史

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TheHistoryofAmericanBreakfast

SincetheearliestdaysoftheUnitedStates,Americansbegantheirdaysbyeatingwhateverwasmosteasily_____.

Thefoodsoftenincludedbread,eggsor_____–foodleftoverfromthenightbefore.

Today,r,whatpeopleeathaschangedovertime.

Andsomeoftoday’scommonbreakfastfoods,suchascereal,aretheresultofveryeffectivemarketing.

“Advertisingwaspracticallyinventedtollcereal,”hewriterofthebook

"Breakfast:AHistory."

ArndtAndersonadds,“Oneofthefirstwaysadvertisingwassuccessfullyoreffectivelyudwastoconvincemothers

ofofferedworkingmothersachancetoletkidstake

careofthemlvesinthemorning.”

Aswomenenteredtheworkforcetohelpsupporttheirfamilies,cerealwasafoodkidscouldmakeontheirown.

“That'sstillsortofthepower,reallythelastingeffectofbreakfastasbeingthefirstmealthatkidsdolearnhowto

preparethemlves,”ArndtAndersonsays.

Adverti1916,farmersgrewmore

orangesthanusual,soadvertirsbegansaying,“Drinkanorange.”Theyaimedtopersuadepeoplethatdrinking

orangejuicewasahealthywaytostarttheday.

Twoyearslater,aworldwidefluepidemiccaudpeopletodrinkmoreorangejuiceforitshealthbenefits.

Asforcoffee,itmighthayear,

America,coffeebecamesopopular

thatpeopletravelingtotheAmericanWestinthe1830smadesuretocarrycoffeebeansonthejourney.

chersbelievetheworld'soldestnaturallyprerved

humanmummyateapancake-likefoodasoneofhislastmeals.

Rearchersthinkpancakesmayhavebeenmadeinthemorningbecautheyaremuchquickertopreparethan

ouldthenhavetotimetomakefreshbreadfordinner.

AmeriHeatherArndtAndersonnotes

thatpeople’sconcernsabouthealthyfoodchoiceshavealsostayedthesame.

Shesaystheis,“Theonly

thingthat’schangedhasbeenthedetailswithwhichwedefinewhatthethingsare—whatcleaneatingis,and

beinghealthy.”

sthatleftoverstastegoodand

areagreatwaytoreducewaste.

I'mJonathanEvans.

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WordsinThisStory

cereal–fastfoodmadefromgrain

convince–esomeonetobelievethatsomethingistrue

fluepidemic–rrenceinwhichtheinfluenzadiaspreadsveryquicklyandaffectsalargenumberof

people

instant–bemadeveryquickly;partiallypreparedbythemanufacturersothatfinalpreparationisquickand

easy.

prepare–someoneorsomethingreadyforsomeactivity,purpo,u,etc.