新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 23

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课文23  各有所爱
' y! y% d  {0 }$ Z! u& `394. People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.
' a# J; Q  u3 d* Q        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，
3 ~& ]- z9 m2 C! \; m- B396. 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。
$ Y, L( ?! w" y& L/ V, D! F, q397. 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，
1 i1 r$ S* \  a398. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.
5 _3 b3 q0 j1 [2 e2 h6 Q3 y$ p% i        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。
399. No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
" L5 }$ G: s% F. W) g, T" D        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。
9 x$ C& _! o. p( \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。
$ H/ ]  e' _% A4 r- W401. There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food.
7 B  m5 R  W: ?/ e) s8 V# Z        有不计其数的人们从小就知道蜗牛可做菜。
1 p# _, [& T( g! \5 i' w7 E: s  X$ l) v1 n402. My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised.
        但我的朋友罗伯特却住在一个厌恶蜗牛的国家中。
, P  |* \/ O) j/ c" y403. As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own.
; M1 P8 T* s' j        他住在大城市里的一所公寓里，没有自己的花园。
. l6 s4 y' T/ s( e) J) ]5 c0 r404. 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。
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。
  c6 n: x1 r- Z- H6 @406. but one day, after heavy shower,
8 Y$ R* H! p2 B' S        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.
* y. N" P! k# K% `$ x0 V2 ^        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。
: r7 \7 X) P: j: Z  K' S$ 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.
/ X/ |# f' ]4 E) T) ^% I        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。
411. I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner.
% h* A% i, H2 G- }. r        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。
  P: W- b3 B% X7 y% m% {& @5 L412. Snails would, of course, be the main dish.
        蜗牛当然是道主菜。
( d: j# |, T& z9 g( z/ F, ]8 j- ^413. I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room.
. x! h( r/ n5 }% ^5 S7 @1 H        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。
% X3 M3 ~+ G1 i9 y# V" C/ a414. 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：
; V  E: }# B0 q! G: V9 R415. 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！
6 o: ^/ P: E; ~- M416. 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。