新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 23

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课文23  各有所爱
394. People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.
        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。
0 V; O4 r7 H. u  k$ _0 u5 t395. If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.
5 Q2 i% B* u) ?! K0 R  A1 H        比如，如果你住在地中海地区，你会把章鱼视作是美味佳肴，
$ t) z7 y! L% {: {5 J9 D396. 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。
6 \( r% W6 m+ S3 E7 p( S397. 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.
+ O: w( p4 O( ~; l5 m* c% i0 y) {9 S5 D        另一方面，你一想到动物油炸土豆就会反胃，
/ W& Z6 q; E4 E2 w. H7 |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.
        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。
$ w" y* h6 t' J. E2 d399. 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.
5 V6 ?! r2 P: C5 b        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。
& c: y6 o4 b$ n  v401. 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.
        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.
# f; h# G+ _" k4 S0 v5 l1 X        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.
% a9 c; K, i& b7 B        多年来，他一直让我把我园子里的蜗牛收集起来给他捎去。
$ ~0 _; O2 S5 C5 y) J405. 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,
: L- Y9 M' J1 n. J; c4 A! E" S        后来有一天，一场大雨后，
. Z  b3 Q! {$ f2 d407. 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.
- \! l0 e: v0 P" q2 M7 R        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.
6 s7 v& s- H3 }+ ]- ]        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.
) B. m0 j, U) h        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.
' Z  L/ Q# R/ A9 Z& H$ @& b4 c        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。
414. To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere:
" X5 B; y8 X, _" e( I        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！
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。