新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 23

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课文23  各有所爱
( D! y: f6 R2 g  h, Y: R7 q394. People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.
' A9 y7 S$ i( t- z7 c1 a1 C* o. l7 U        在决定什么能吃而什么不能吃的时候，人们往往变得不合情理。
0 }7 u& L$ O- P395. If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.
6 y6 t9 s% a, S% G# Q        比如，如果你住在地中海地区，你会把章鱼视作是美味佳肴，
396. You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive.
        同时不能理解为什么有人一见章鱼就恶心。
" J" x1 N& w( s* O- X397. On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat -- the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.
        另一方面，你一想到动物油炸土豆就会反胃，
3 f1 Z+ p4 q  E$ Q398. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.
        不无遗憾的是， 我们中的大部分人，生来就只吃某几种食品，而且一辈子都这样。
) m! P! ~2 Q8 v2 P! z399. No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
        没有一种生物所受到的赞美和厌恶会超过花园里常见的蜗牛了。
400. Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world.
        蜗牛加酒烧煮后，便成了世界上许多地方的一道珍奇的名菜。
! u) H' a( M" u) o! b% i401. There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food.
        有不计其数的人们从小就知道蜗牛可做菜。
402. My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised.
- N" C" [. V% X9 }7 G! d        但我的朋友罗伯特却住在一个厌恶蜗牛的国家中。
0 f/ a6 ^  c9 i403. As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own.
, t# w2 z5 ^, B+ t. b. l9 r        他住在大城市里的一所公寓里，没有自己的花园。
( z9 h0 N  E( I  p7 H0 h9 |+ |404. For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him.
        多年来，他一直让我把我园子里的蜗牛收集起来给他捎去。
7 s/ x+ l  X9 Z405. The idea never appealed to me very much,
1 s2 Z5 L1 w+ R/ t7 j  H8 V        一开始，他的这一想法没有引起我多大兴趣。
406. but one day, after heavy shower,
9 e1 Q5 X, d7 J6 h        后来有一天，一场大雨后，
407. I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants.
/ v2 Q( q+ @0 i9 Y, q+ X        我在花园里漫无目的散步，突然注意到许许多多蜗牛在我的一些心爱的花木上慢悠悠的蠕动着。
. z( y1 y0 J8 m" h408. Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert.
        我一时冲动，逮了几十只，装进一只纸袋里，带着去找罗伯特。
409. Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift.
        罗伯特见到我很高兴，对我的薄礼也感到满意。
410. I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours.
        我把纸袋放在门厅里，与罗伯特一起进了起居室，在那里聊了好几个钟头。
3 }. f" h, a: {3 u. ~+ F$ e$ o411. I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner.
% t9 e- |; E- G# T# T, v4 q% p' N        我把蜗牛的事已忘得一干二净，罗伯特突然提出一定要我留下来吃晚饭，这才提醒了我。
412. Snails would, of course, be the main dish.
        蜗牛当然是道主菜。
$ a; V5 }; K5 G7 Y- E  K, J/ |413. I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room.
        我并不喜欢这个主意，所以我勉强跟着罗伯特走进了起居室。
1 t3 n9 T2 }  M2 C$ o' \& C414. To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere:
        使我们惊愕的是门厅里到处爬满了蜗牛：
415. they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall!
" p. _; L# C/ m: W, p        它们从纸袋里逃了出来，爬得满厅都是！
$ l: |; m- x. l9 w' d# \4 Z416. I have never been able to look at a snail since then.
        从那以后，我再也不能看一眼蜗牛了。