Give Me Food, or Give Me Death
Speaker: Tina Wen
Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. My name is Tina Wen. I’m twenty- three years old, and just graduated from school. My blood type is A, and my star sign is Cancer. There are four people in my …Come on, you’ll fall asleep if I only tell you my background. So today I’m going to talk about my hobby, it would be much more interesting.
There is a well-known saying said by Patrick Henry who a person fights for the liberty of America. He said, “Give me liberty, or give me death.” But for me, I’ll say, “Give me food, or give me death.” I guess you’ve known what my hobby is. It’s “Eating,” or I’ll say, “Enjoying delicious food.” I was born in a gourmet family. My mother is a good cooker and also a picky eater, of course, I’m of the same blood. Since I was a child, my family members and I often visit places only for their food. And that’s why we’ve been to Tainan so many times. Therefore, things become more interesting if they’re related to food. For example, when I want to chat with my friends, I often choose a restaurant or a coffee shop to be the place because it serves coffee and cakes. When go traveling, I’m often impressed not by the beautiful scenery but the special local food. So it’s no doubt that I’ll learn English better if I can eat something while attending English classes (I think that’s why I join ALE).
I believe that people’s imagination show their interests. Here is a test. I’m going to show some pictures, and you’ll see what kind of things first comes to your mind. The first picture, for me, I think it’s pudding or a chocolate cake with caramel syrup. The second, I think it’s cheese, pearl tea or sponge cakes. Next, they’re two yolks, they’ll taste good if you put them in rice dumplings or moon cakes. The last one, I don’t know what you’re thinking, but I think it’s more like French Bread. Food plays an important role in my life. It’s not only for keeping me alive or stuffing my stomach, but something which makes me happy, releases my pressure or combines my family, dear friends and me together. I hope I’ll have chance to tell you these stories in the following days. And I’ll be glad if you tell me more about delicious food!
