Unit 1 Cultural heritage2017 年联合国教科文组织公布了《非物质文化遗产名录更新》,意大利那不勒斯的传统披萨饼榜上有名,想知道它的故事吗,一起来听听吧……Pizza is favored by lots of people. It's great to share it with friends, to bring it to a party,or just to enjoy it by yourself. Recently, pizza twirling① has even received recognition from UNESCO asa cultural heritage.Pizza has been a part of Italian culture for centuries. In the 1700s and the 1800s, the city of Naples (那不勒斯) in Italy was an independent kingdom, known for its large working class. Pizza began as a poor man's food—as a way to feed people in poverty② quickly and at a low cost③. Flatbread with different kinds of toppings such as cheese, tomatoes, anchovies, oil, and garlic was considered street food and looked down upon by wealthy Italians.In 1889, King Umberto Ⅰ and Queen Margherita visited Naples, which had by then come under a unified Italy. On their visit, the royal couple enjoyed pizza from a local eatery. The queen's favorite turned out to be pizza topped with cheese, tomato, and basil—it is no surprise that it came to be known as Pizza Margherita!The designation of pizza spinning④ as a cultural heritage recognizes the hundreds of years of culinary⑤ history behind the popular food that has now taken hold all over the world.【注】 ① twirl v. (使)旋转,转动 ② poverty n. 贫困;贫穷 ③ at a low cost 以较低的成本 ④ spin v. 使旋转 ⑤ culinary adj. 烹饪的,烹饪用的【立德树人】 民族的就是世界的(What's unique for a nation is also precious for the world.)。爱自己的民族,爱自己的国家,爱本民族的文化,从生活中最接地气的饮食文化(culinary culture)开始。Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking基础知识 预习自检Ⅰ.重点词汇1.creative adj. 创造性的;有创意的→creat...