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Apple pie (and mom) became a symbol food of America.

Apple pie (and mom) became a symbol food of America.

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September 9th, 2026

Apple pie (and mom) became a symbol food of America.

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Apple pie is comfort food in the author's home.

苹果派作者家里安慰食物

The whole family works together only when making apple pie.

全家只有做苹果派时才会一起动手。

The author's mother protects Grandma Fleischer's recipe.

作者妈妈保护着奶奶弗莱舍配方

She once joked that she would do terrible things to keep it secret.

开玩笑说为了保密,她可怕的事

When the author's girlfriend first came to make pie, his mother told her she must now marry him. She really did marry him.

作者女友第一次来家里做派时妈妈告诉,她现在必须嫁给作者了

She really did marry him.

真的嫁了

This tasty pie did not start in America.

这种好吃的派不是从美国开始的

But Americans feel it is their destiny.

美国人觉得自己的天命

Colonists brought apples.

殖民者带来了苹果

Johnny Appleseed made apples grow everywhere.

约翰尼·苹果籽苹果到处生长

So "mom and apple pie" became a simple saying for typical American life.

所以“妈妈和苹果派”成了典型美国生活简单说法。

Last century, reporters often wrote this way.

上世纪记者常常这样

Soldiers in both world wars wanted to eat apple pie.

两次世界大战里的士兵都想苹果派

A mom from Texas sent apple pie to the Soviet office in New York. It was for Khrushchev.

一位得州的妈妈苹果派送到纽约的苏联总部赫鲁晓夫

Then someone was scared, thinking it was a bomb, and many streets were closed.

结果有人害怕以为炸弹很多街道被关了起来

In the 1960s, America had war, killings, and social problems.

1960年代美国战争暗杀社会问题

McDonald's made a square fried apple pie to make people feel better.

麦当劳推出了方形的炸苹果派让大家感觉好一点

The writer gave a photo of the bald eagle in a US history class. This happened after the war. It stood for America.

作者在战后美国历史课上交了白头鹰的照片代表美国。

But the teacher, Mr. Schechter, did not agree.

老师谢克特先生不同意

Two girls showed a McDonald's apple pie.

两个女生展示了麦当劳苹果派

They said that companies and big business took the place of mothers cooking.

她们说公司大生意代替了妈妈做饭

Mr. Schechter put that pie on the blackboard to see how long it could stay.

谢克特先生把那个派放在黑板上面它能放多久

Years later, that pie "still looked as fresh as before."

多年以后那个派看起来还和以前一样新鲜”。

Mr. Schechter told the writer that apple pie was Jack Kerouac's main food. This was on his trip in "On the Road."

谢克特先生提醒作者苹果派是杰克·凯鲁亚克在《在路上》里旅行时的主要食物

Pies made in large numbers made the writer see America in a different way. It is a place full of tension and conflict.

大批量做的派让作者开始用不同的眼光看美国——一个充满紧张和冲突的地方

McDonald's is selling fried apple pies again for America's 250th birthday.

麦当劳为美国建国250年重新卖炸苹果派

But the writer will keep using the ones made at home.

但作者会继续用自己家做的

Just don't ask for the secret recipe.

只是别问秘方

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