新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）--- 23

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课文23  各有所爱
; ~. \6 q) `) t* d1 q) I: j. w394. 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。
6 t* t6 o2 ~; U3 d395. If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.
" H9 o& V7 |6 c8 y  {' P        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 d) a2 a1 m  p2 z  a' M        同时不能理解为什么有人一见章鱼就恶心。
# ^5 q% M" {1 y$ o/ _6 `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.
- P6 M" r$ X2 M( U8 I        另一方面，你一想到动物油炸土豆就会反胃，
5 I9 y  r$ R' \" m: Z! p398. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.
7 H: U( {4 S2 q        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: r' `7 p8 }( Z" d7 r399. No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
  W3 G7 `  H6 M- t# q9 N2 [        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。
( k3 m% ~+ j  L5 K: V400. 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。
5 U4 i0 t3 n  i3 m* ?! D401. 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.
7 w1 x2 I  {/ M0 {4 O1 W; a        但我的朋友罗伯特却住在一个厌恶蜗牛的国家中。
! {, L/ @5 A" `& j! U1 B+ G403. As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own.
3 i* t9 p0 V' T        他住在大城市里的一所公寓里，没有自己的花园。
& Z* _6 t! D% t, y5 n404. For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him.
' N' }9 v  S$ ?% j        多年来，他一直让我把我园子里的蜗牛收集起来给他捎去。
3 r7 m3 H2 u* k405. 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,
/ |$ r7 U3 Z' Y4 g        后来有一天，一场大雨后，
* }( m) B& X4 q* i4 O& r! L7 l' E407. 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.
: M4 P1 d! l! Y        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。
" G/ ^7 V3 _6 G6 K7 S+ j, l408. Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert.
$ k" V3 S3 U& T1 x0 g2 s9 n( ]1 t        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.
. Z9 E$ V  o4 a2 H% f9 M7 c9 S0 C        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.
% L+ i3 D& x4 P4 D6 Z        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.
  E% t$ c7 P) w0 U; i' s        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。
+ `  \: s& X8 f0 E412. Snails would, of course, be the main dish.
$ s9 ^9 P5 W! Y. i3 M        蜗牛当然是道主菜。
413. I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room.
9 V4 O3 o3 m: }' O2 G+ `' }        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:
        使我们惊愕的是门厅里到处爬满了蜗牛：
) p( f$ q  O0 h1 g& t415. they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall!
, R& v6 e" |, J7 @! l: B5 G        它们从纸袋里逃了出来，爬得满厅都是！
' w- e& v# Z3 i+ N416. I have never been able to look at a snail since then.
5 `6 Z% l# p+ ?0 n* J2 M% ~        从那以后，我再也不能看一眼蜗牛了。