新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 23

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课文23  各有所爱
3 M" D6 ^# a: w9 H( L394. 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。
5 t" K; r! I" o. I8 S395. 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，
( N7 X6 M7 [- G' B' ^0 @' w396. You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive.
) N. S" k5 I# Y9 P        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.
) i) a8 [: w2 `* _        另一方面，你一想到动物油炸土豆就会反胃，
& z& C' S2 V8 v398. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.
. t2 p% Y- O0 G! 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。
0 S$ B3 D2 F- K9 p* m399. No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
2 N# Q( E) u) F  C; H- Z" U! P5 ~        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。
3 n, }) f# S- d3 x1 Z: L* Q400. Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world.
( U4 w; ]  w. I3 w, X# 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。
402. My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised.
9 P- u& y' @# w9 Q/ O/ K        但我的朋友罗伯特却住在一个厌恶蜗牛的国家中。
8 \) ?3 _. N6 x) x( 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。
( S' R1 ?  W" i8 G404. 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,
$ ?  D6 o( w' C* c        一开始，他的这一想法没有引起我多大兴趣。
# x; c& L0 Q( x$ ]: E406. but one day, after heavy shower,
        后来有一天，一场大雨后，
" ]( w" s' m) z1 W! Z4 F# Y407. 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.
1 q2 `3 a% U2 `* b4 G( k3 `        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.
( e. o- q; V8 k& J6 o2 [3 H        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.
8 G7 `1 A, N" _+ l$ Z        罗伯特见到我很高兴，对我的薄礼也感到满意。
% s. y5 N' ^( v410. I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours.
, n' ?9 P& B7 h5 ]) Q        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。
* C; h0 }7 ~( Q: U! C1 B/ D412. Snails would, of course, be the main dish.
, y: Y: z* m' ]8 y3 o. n3 k3 R5 U        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。
8 n3 v1 F  l$ h- U& o! m414. 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！
4 u1 v5 U' O1 X- ?; A416. 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。