新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 23

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课文23  各有所爱
1 P. P1 Q# m1 X394. People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.
- Q9 c5 G/ k0 w; z2 P        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。
395. If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.
$ B. y& G7 y2 V8 }& L# t0 Y        比如，如果你住在地中海地区，你会把章鱼视作是美味佳肴，
/ F8 _% ~3 G* M* j- H9 L$ x396. 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。
! I9 B7 x$ Z0 q7 A& U397. 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.
4 m+ E' Y9 G5 a* ~; K3 O; c- P        另一方面，你一想到动物油炸土豆就会反胃，
) X' R/ e; ]9 A  n0 i" C) a1 E398. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.
! g0 Q# u" x. X* |, y' g' u        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。
% E8 A2 l! n8 \$ V399. 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。
; ]* ]. O0 H5 J, p400. Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world.
! X2 k2 u  `2 E4 _        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。
401. 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.
2 V# j+ {( Z+ T& `        但我的朋友罗伯特却住在一个厌恶蜗牛的国家中。
403. As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own.
  Q/ C1 d) b2 s: D1 [) `6 b* w2 p8 B        他住在大城市里的一所公寓里，没有自己的花园。
; e- O3 h. y7 R8 {; J& R404. For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him.
' ]1 @( g0 H! Y% `2 X        多年来，他一直让我把我园子里的蜗牛收集起来给他捎去。
) ^- W% q$ d% s+ l9 a405. The idea never appealed to me very much,
        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,
. h$ A1 I$ E* V* N) J; \5 W        后来有一天，一场大雨后，
2 v( L; r* `  Y: y407. 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.
* Z8 S# {5 I* n& F3 A        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。
408. 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。
0 X' S( n4 N! f) a0 I409. 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。
8 E' z! |; S% w  F6 F8 ~0 |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.
: p2 R2 p0 L) [  _        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。
411. I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner.
        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.
$ w  a3 A( ?) |; U        蜗牛当然是道主菜。
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。
3 `1 E% L$ P( N# p% K. @9 |2 F414. To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere:
8 X* e& f" q& Q4 y: d2 `4 t8 K        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!
9 S9 D& `4 Y% O# z8 w        它们从纸袋里逃了出来，爬得满厅都是！
  X! j0 H7 k2 V. _( g416. 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。