午餐时间到了

李蓓

Lunch is a big part of a school day. A healthy lunch gives you energy（能量） to have classes and play in the afternoon. What do you eat for lunch？ Do you have lunch at school？ What is school lunch like in other countries？ Let’s take a look！

Some Chinese students eat lunch at school， others at home.

Chen Hao is a sixth grader. He studies in Nanjing. He eats lunch at school.

“In my school， we have a set meal（套餐） every day. Rice， vegetables， meat and soup are always on the table. Each meal is 10 yuan. I don’t like the food because I don’t like vegetables. I like meat. But Mum says that eating more vegetables is good for my health.”

In the US， some kids go to school’s cafeteria（自助餐廳） for lunch. There are many choices（选择） in the cafeteria， such as bread， sandwiches， vegetable salads， fresh fruit and milk.

Some kids bring lunch from home. Parents often put cookies， fruit and yogurt（酸奶） in a lunchbox（午餐盒）. Kids bring the lunchbox to school.

Jordana Bischoff is from the US. She is 12 years old. Her lunch is simple， just fruit， bread and a drink.

Most Japanese kids have lunch at school. At noon， they stand in line（排队） to get their meals. Before eating， they say， “Ita daki masu.” In Japanese， it means “I’m going to eat and thank you for making this meal for me.” After lunch， they return（归还） their plates（盘子） and clean the table together.

Tajima Sota（田岛创太） is an 11-year-old boy. He lives in Japan.

“My school is a public school（公立学校）. Our school gives a set meal to everyone for lunch. We have vegetables， rice， meat or fish， soup and milk. Sometimes， we have noodles（面条） or bread instead of（代替） rice.”

In France， parents get a lunch menu（菜单） from school a week ahead（提前）. School lunch menus include（包括） salads（vegetables and meat or fish mixed together）， mashed potatoes（土豆泥）， fresh fruit， cheese， bread and water.

Stand in line是“排队”的意思。举个例子：

I stand in line for two hours to buy tickets for the train.

我排了两个小时的队才买到火车票。

1. What do Japanese students do after lunch？

2. When do French parents get a lunch menu from the school？