新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 23

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课文23  各有所爱
& z! s. w' H8 D" @0 H# p# S394. People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.
  f! h& \3 P' ^- x; x% 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。
. _' a5 t& Y6 D. W& J* K% l3 r# u- G395. 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，
396. You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive.
8 W0 N( {1 S/ [3 d% m        同时不能理解为什么有人一见章鱼就恶心。
" S9 g% K" R& m) j+ @. r4 |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，
8 k& w( x) Y7 E* ?% C- Q3 {# H$ m398. 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。
# ]! r, o0 z* l* L" 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。
400. Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world.
4 R( \8 `. t4 S; e0 j' G: M4 J        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.
1 J1 i% J. F! ?        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.
" d- b0 f/ y3 s" j# t) k        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.
        他住在大城市里的一所公寓里，没有自己的花园。
* w( v/ B0 I1 U# \4 N8 ]4 T404. 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,
: ]7 @( y0 o) K( U' ?) m* ]! i        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,
        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.
7 D, N3 j; s; t2 V2 n! ^0 |+ {        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.
! ?' i  F6 y4 C% A% ?' Q. Q- U7 \        我一时冲动，逮了几十只，装进一只纸袋里，带着去找罗伯特。
+ y' M- o* g* G0 N409. 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。
) J3 B: x/ A0 p; T, s410. 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。
7 ]& j! Y; _. T5 |412. Snails would, of course, be the main dish.
        蜗牛当然是道主菜。
+ J* e2 R* z' |$ Z4 s1 E413. 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。
414. To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere:
6 Y4 M7 c# k7 d4 C( G        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!
8 x- a' c  h6 m; u9 r2 {        它们从纸袋里逃了出来，爬得满厅都是！
416. 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。