1、Lesson23 One Mans Meat is Another Mans Poisonlpoisonn.毒药lOnemansmeatisanothermanspoison.(title)l(usedtosaythatsth.onepersonlikesmaynotbelikedbysomeoneelse)=Theresnoaccountingfortaste.lWhatsyourpoison?(averyhumorouswayofaskingsomeonewhichalcoholicdrinkhe/shewouldlike)ldrugn.毒品take/usedrugs吸毒nJayceeCh
2、an,32,alsoknownasFangZuming,wasarrestedforhousingotherstotakedrugs,alongwithKoChen-tung,23,amoviestarfromTaiwanalsoknownasKaiKo,BeijingpoliceconfirmedinastatementreleasedlateonMonday.lillogicaladj.不合逻辑的,无章法的il-(否定前缀)nlogicalillogicalnlegalillegaladj.法非法的nlegibleillegibleadj.难辨认的nliterateilliteratead
3、j.文盲的;不识字的nPeoplebecomequiteillogicalwhentheytrytodecidewhatcanbeeatenandwhatcannotbeeaten.(l.1)n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。nTherearesomepeoplewhowilluseanykindofargument,nomatterhowillogical,solongastheycanscoreoffanopponent.n有些人为了要驳倒对方;不惜用任何不合逻辑的辩论。noctopusn.章鱼(aseacreaturewith8tentacles)linkfish
4、n.乌贼,墨鱼lIfyoulivedintheMediterranean,forinstance,youwouldconsideroctopusagreatdelicacy.(l.3)l比如,如果你住在地中海地区,你会把章鱼视作是美味佳肴。nRestaurantworkerBaekMun-soosaidhelikesthefreshtasteofliveoctopustentacles.tntklzn饭店工人门敏洙说他喜欢吃新鲜的活章鱼的触手。ndelicacyn.佳肴nSnailsareconsideredadelicacyinFrance.ndeliciousadj.味道美的lepicur
5、epkjr:apersonwhotakesinterestinthepleasureoffoodanddrinkandregardscookingasanartlSmokedsalmonsmnwasconsideredanexpensivedelicacy.nTherearesocietiesthatregardwormsasadelicacybecausethatshowtheyvebeenraised.n有的地方把虫子视为美味,因为他们就是被灌输着这种意识养大的。n(口语)称赞美食lThesmellismakingmehungry.lThearomamakesmymouthwater.lS
6、odelicious!Ilickedtheplatterclean!lIamsofullIcouldburst.lImadeapigofmyself.laromaromn.芳香lplatterpltn.大浅盘nburstbstvi.爆炸nrepulsiveadj.(veryunpleasant)ndisgustingadj.令人厌恶的nYouwouldnotbeabletounderstandwhysomepeoplefinditrepulsive.(l.4)n你不能理解为什么有人一见章鱼就恶心。nIfyoudescribesomethingorsomeoneasrepulsive,youme
7、anthattheyarehorribleanddisgustingandyouwanttoavoidthem.nNeverinherlifehadshetastedanythingmorerepulsive.n她一生中从来没有品尝过比这更令人恶心的味道了。nstomachn.胃turnv.反胃nOntheotherhand,yourstomachwouldturnattheideaoffryingpotatoesinanimalfatthenormallyacceptedpracticeinmanynortherncountries.(l.5)另一方面,你一想到动物油炸土豆就会反胃,但这在北
8、方许多国家却是一种普通的烹任方法。nturnonesstomach让人觉得反胃nIhavenostomachforthejob.对(做)不感兴趣lappetiten.食欲nIhavelostmyappetite.nExercisewillimproveyourappetiteforfood.水煮油炸烧烤火锅馒头烤(肉)烤(面包)蒸炖(放在水里)焯一下nA.fryB.boilC.bleachblitD.steamnE.bakeF.roastG.stewstjuH.steamed-breadI.barbecueJ.hotpotnfatn.(动物、植物)油nWhenyouuseoilorfatfor
9、cooking,useaslittleaspossible.n当你用油烹饪时,要尽可能少放。nIcouldeatwhatIlikedwithoutgettingfat.n我可以吃我喜欢的东西而不发胖。(adj.肥的,胖的)nabusen.辱骂,责骂nNocreaturehasreceivedmorepraiseandabusethanthecommongardensnail.(l.9)n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。nchildabuse虐待儿童nvictimsofsexualandphysicalabusen性虐待和肉体摧残的受害者们nIwasleftshoutin
10、gabuseasthecarspedoff.n当车加速离去时,我在那里破口大骂。nsnailn.蜗牛nHowcouldyoucatchthetrainatasnailspace?(extremelyslow)nluxuryn.奢侈品,珍品nCookedinwine,snailsareagreatluxuryinvariouspartsoftheworld.(l.10)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。nByallaccountsheleadsalifeofconsiderableluxury.n从方方面面来讲,他都过着极为奢侈的生活。nAweekbytheseaisalux
11、urytheycannolongerafford.n去海边一周成了一种奢侈,他们再也负担不起。nassociatev.联想到nTherearecountlesspeoplewho,eversincetheirearlyyears,havelearnedtoassociatesnailswithfood.(l.11)n有不计其数的人们从小就知道蜗牛可做菜。lassociatewith=connectwith=linkwithl=beboundupwith与联系在一起lChinesewillassociateredwithmerrywhileAmericanslinkitwithdanger.lW
12、hatdoyouwantpeopletoassociatewithyourbrand?n你希望人们通过你的品牌联想到什么?ndespisev.鄙视nMyfriend,Robert,livesinacountrywheresnailsaredespised.(l.11)n但我的朋友罗伯特却住在一个厌恶蜗牛的国家中.nregardedasworthless=lookeddownuponndespicableadj.卑劣的;可鄙的nDespicable Menappealv.引起兴致nForyearshehasbeenaskingmetocollectsnailsfrommygardenandtak
13、ethemtohim.Theideaneverappealedtomeverymuch.(l.13)n多年来,他一直让我把我园子里的蜗牛收集起来给他捎去。一开始,他的这一想法没有引起我多大兴趣。n我对吃蜗牛从来没兴趣。nEatingsnailsneverappealstome.ninterestnattractnstrolln.散步slowwalkingforpleasurelgoforastroll/takeastrolln=goforawalk/takeawalknButoneday,afteraheavyshower,IhappenedtobewalkinginmygardenwhenI
14、noticedahugenumberofsnailstakingastrollonsomeofmyprizeplants.(l.14)后来有一天,一场大雨后,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。nhappentodo碰巧做nIntheeveningoratnightthestreetsareempty,andifyoudohappentoseeagroupofrelaxed,happypeople,theyareusuallyforeigners.nimpulse:asuddenwishtodosthnActingonasuddenimpulse
15、,Icollectedseveraldozen,puttheminapaperbag,andtookthemtoRobert.(l.15)我一时冲动,逮了几十只,装进一只纸袋里,带着去找罗伯特。nHerushedouttocatchupwiththeladyonimpulse.limpulsiveadj.冲动的Accordingtorelevantdata,Chineseconsumersbelongtothegroupofimpulsivebuying,amongallwhoseconsumptionbehavior,impulsivebuyingaccountsfor70%.n根据有关数据
16、资料,中国消费者属于冲动性购物群体,在他们所有的消费行为中,冲动性消费占了70%。ndozenn.一打agroupoftwelveltwodozeneggs;adozenrosesnIneedtwoboxesofcereal,oneloafofbread,acanoftomatopaste,adozeneggs,andtwopoundsofmeat.n我需要两盒儿麦片,一块儿面包,一罐儿番茄酱,一打鸡蛋和两磅肉。fancyv.喜爱IhadforgottenallaboutthesnailswhenRobertsuddenlysaidthatImuststaytodinner.Snailswou
17、ld,ofcourse,bethemaindish.IdidnotfancytheideaandIreluctantlyfollowedRobertoutoftheroom.(l.19)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。蜗牛当然是道主菜。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。Comprehension Questionsn1.Howdopeoplebehavewhentheytrytodecidewhatcanandcannotbeeaten?nIllogically.n2.IfyouliveinMediterranean,whatf
18、oodwillyouconsideradelicacy?nOctopus.n3.Dosomepeoplefindoctopusrepulsive?nYes,theydo.(l.4)n4.Inmanynortherncountries,whatdowenormallyfrypotatoesin?nAnimalfat.(l.6)n5.Whathavemostofusbeenbroughtuptodo?nEatcertainfood.n6.Howlongdowesticktocertainfoods?nAllourlives.n7.Whichcreaturehasreceivedalotofprai
19、seandabuse?nThecommongardensnail.n8.Howaresnailsusuallycooked?nInwine.n9.WheredoesthewritersfriendRobertlive?nInacountrywheresnailsaredespised.(l.11)n10.Whyhasnthegotagarden?nBecausehelivesinflatisinalargetown.n11.HowlonghasRobertbeenaskingthewritertocollectsnailsforhim?nForyears.n12.Whatwasthewrite
20、rdoingwhenhenoticedthesnails?nHewaswalkinginthegarden.n13.Howmanyofthesnailsdidhecollect?nSeveraldozen.n14.WheredidthewriterleavethebagofsnailswhenhewenttoseeRobert?nInthehall.n15.WhatdidRobertinvitethewritertodo?nStaytodinner.n16.Didthewriterfancytheidea?nNo,hedidnt.n17.Whynot?nBecausetheideaofeati
21、ngsnailsneverappealedtohim.n18.ThewriterandRobertwentintothehall.Wherewerethesnails?nEverywhere.n19.Whathadthesnailsescapefrom?nThepaperbag.n20.Whathasthewriterneverbeenabletodosince?nLookatasnail.n21.Whatwasitaboutsnailsthatmadethewritercollectthemforhisfriendonthatdayinparticular?nTheywerecrawlingoversomeofhisprizeplantsafteraheavyshower.
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