新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 23

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课文23  各有所爱
; E) q) [+ }& ?( K7 a394. People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.
$ }" }' I* n8 X: `8 X" e6 J3 ]        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.
        比如，如果你住在地中海地区，你会把章鱼视作是美味佳肴，
+ b4 G$ i0 c* Z9 R/ G396. You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive.
& ]- H" d0 ~  X! w  D' c( u8 i        同时不能理解为什么有人一见章鱼就恶心。
; T: I7 K: Q) _5 a9 d- ?397. 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，
0 R, j" w" w! H, B398. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.
3 d2 H+ |. {9 ]# f! I# `- K        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。
, h9 y9 K  q6 M. [  k- i399. No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
  e7 n+ \" w6 O( u' d8 W+ Y9 A        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。
1 ^8 E2 u! E  c6 |, C8 a/ b400. Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world.
1 m: E- _6 H! P0 k) ~        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。
; i1 S- r* r5 Z* g, N) s) C" @402. My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised.
; [' t, F& w3 G        但我的朋友罗伯特却住在一个厌恶蜗牛的国家中。
' |. [! h' r( O9 r$ g403. As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own.
        他住在大城市里的一所公寓里，没有自己的花园。
404. For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him.
& `# f, p( F$ N2 I6 @# f$ j        多年来，他一直让我把我园子里的蜗牛收集起来给他捎去。
405. 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,
  |# ^+ d: R# Y0 D        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.
" d# D8 {! ]! }        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。
2 U/ c. @7 B# t4 ]- B408. Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert.
; f3 U, K' R: P8 Z5 [5 e        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。
. Z! j: f6 N, N, \( M( L5 G410. 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。
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.
1 c% q1 ^- @/ C4 a4 X        蜗牛当然是道主菜。
% j- ~9 s- Q) w) @; a413. I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room.
+ [0 P( [& L- X5 ?) k; r        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。
- b* n- Y" N4 S( E! h414. 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!
        它们从纸袋里逃了出来，爬得满厅都是！
# h( E* V. O) [' v7 l! C, n416. I have never been able to look at a snail since then.
* H( X; v0 y. `' v        从那以后，我再也不能看一眼蜗牛了。