新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 23

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课文23  各有所爱
/ G& k$ h+ Q$ K- x2 c394. People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.
$ r: G& V- o0 c: z! 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.
$ m  e0 C% l# o& H* l9 Q; |& X        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.
- K! a( m( t2 X& j        同时不能理解为什么有人一见章鱼就恶心。
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.
3 g5 u* b! I+ O, U        另一方面，你一想到动物油炸土豆就会反胃，
398. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.
  g7 E& a& m/ V* e7 E  A- c        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。
( |. l, u- p# o! [3 k1 u' J/ l399. 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。
% C! z* ~% E4 @& C400. 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。
6 |+ d$ N1 z9 T401. There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food.
. a; h* O$ y+ m+ A. f3 k        有不计其数的人们从小就知道蜗牛可做菜。
! l1 \% A& v6 G402. My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised.
5 b6 I2 I+ c& o# e0 \        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/ p3 R8 D8 ]. s4 z5 T        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.
        多年来，他一直让我把我园子里的蜗牛收集起来给他捎去。
$ q& v- T  x6 }- }6 h% G% d405. The idea never appealed to me very much,
: o) r) G' I8 @1 d: A& {  h" f+ n        一开始，他的这一想法没有引起我多大兴趣。
& b5 O1 [: Z- b) {2 Y2 K. P$ [406. but one day, after heavy shower,
) W1 W; S4 w+ Y2 Y        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.
        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。
409. Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift.
7 n5 `; N2 N4 [1 ~        罗伯特见到我很高兴，对我的薄礼也感到满意。
" G0 U$ L; M6 x410. I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours.
7 ~( k( K- h  r1 G2 b        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.
. b* L: a" b$ U        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$ T+ K% \& T$ f+ `412. Snails would, of course, be the main dish.
+ s# d( E; Q  z! a        蜗牛当然是道主菜。
1 F; p  U  n) a" o- U" F413. 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。
4 z* m0 E( B6 ^! 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：
9 u" d0 i" O' [8 O1 g8 d: x415. they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall!
9 w. d' J$ i- W- d" P- n8 i, G0 P& r        它们从纸袋里逃了出来，爬得满厅都是！
0 E" M$ B6 }6 N4 p416. 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。