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　　Lesson 23 One man’s meat is another man’s poison

　　一、【Text】课文

　　People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten. If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive. 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. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.

　　No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail. Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world. There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food. My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised. As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own. For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him. The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy shower, 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. Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert. Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift. I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours. I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner. Snails would, of course, be the main dish. I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room. To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall! I have never been able to look at a snail since then.

　　二、【New words and expressions】生词和短语

　　●poison n. 毒药

　　●illogical adj. 不合逻辑的，无章法的

　　●octopus n. 章鱼

　　●delicacy n. 美味，佳肴

　　●repulsive adj. 令人反感的，令人生厌的

　　●stomach n. 胃

　　●turn v. 感到恶心，翻胃

　　●fry v. 油炸

　　●fat n. (动物、植物)油

　　●abuse n. 辱骂，责骂

　　●snail n. 蜗牛

　　●luxury n. 奢侈品，珍品

　　●associate v. 联想到

　　●despise v. 鄙视

　　●appeal v. 引起兴致

　　●shower n. 阵雨

　　●stroll n. 溜达，散步

　　●impulse n. 冲动

　　●dozen n. 12个，一打

　　●fancy v.喜爱，喜欢

　　■poison n. 毒药

　　poison n.& vt.

　　He was poisoned by pesticide.

　　give poison to sb/ give poison to sth.使某人或某事中毒

　　hate each other like poison 彼此互相恨透

　　name one’s poison

　　Name your poison,please. 说出你要喝点什么酒啊。

　　What’s your poison? 你要喝什么酒?

　　■illogical adj. 不合逻辑的，无章法的

　　■octopus n. 章鱼

　　■delicacy n. 美味，佳肴

　　Eg.: He considered chicken to be a great delicacy.

　　delicate adj. 美味的，可口的，清淡的

　　delicious adj. 味道美的

　　■repulsive adj. 令人反感的，令人生厌的

　　disgusting adj.

　　The dish is repulsive.

　　■stomach n. 胃

　　■turn v. 感到恶心，翻胃

　　■fry v. 油炸

　　fry v.: be cooked in hot oil

　　fried egg 煎鸡蛋

　　fried bread

　　fring pan 煎锅

　　fry up 加热

　　Fry up the food, please.

　　fry in one's own fat 自作自受

　　have other fish to fry 另有要事要做

　　Eg: Hello,Lucy, let's go have dinner.

　　That's good idea, but I have other fish to fry. Thank you very much.

　　■fat n. (动物、植物)油

　　put on fat 长胖，发胖

　　fat adj. 胖的 运用此adj.时常很不礼貌，因此用large, heavy, overweight 替代。

　　■abuse n. 辱骂，责骂

　　Don’t abuse your authority.

　　He greeted his wife with a stream of abuse. 他骂妻子的声音不绝于耳。

　　■snail n. 蜗牛

　　■luxury n. 奢侈品，珍品

　　The diamond ring is a luxury to me.

　　luxurious adj. 奢侈的，奢华的

　　a luxurious hotel

　　■associate v. 联想到

　　associate v. connect in one’s mind

　　A with B 把……跟……联想到一起=connect with.

　　Eg: I can't associate you with your wife.

　　Can you associate snails with delicious food.

　　associate with==connect with==link with==be bound up with

　　■despise v. 鄙视

　　despise vt. regard as worthless

　　Eg.: We despise him for a coward. 我们把他看作一个懦夫。

　　look down upon 鄙视，瞧不起

　　Eg: Don't look down upon anyone.

　　■appeal v. 引起兴致

　　appeal to sb 引起某人兴趣

　　Eg: Eating snails never appeals to me.

　　appeal 上诉，呼吁

　　appeal for sth. 为某事而上诉

　　■shower n. 阵雨

　　■stroll n. 溜达，散步

　　stroll n. slow walking for pleasure in street or in garden.

　　go for a stroll; take a stroll;==go for a walk; take a walk

　　stroller 散步的人

　　stroll vi.

　　He is strolling along the road.

　　ramble 海岸，林中的漫步

　　The couple are irambling in the forest.

　　roam 不安定的漂泊，徘徊

　　The tramp roams every day.

　　wander 流浪，徘徊

　　He has nothing to do, so he is wandering along the street.

　　■impulse n. 冲动

　　impulse : a sudden wish to do sth.

　　on impulse 冲动的

　　He rushed out to catch up (with) the lady on impulse.

　　be driven by impulse to do sth. 情不自禁的做某事

　　Why did you do it?

　　I should say I was driven by impulse to do it like this.

　　impulsive adj. 冲动的

　　impulsively adv. 冲动地

　　■dozen n. 12个，一打

　　dozen: agroup of twelve

　　by the dozen 成打的

　　dozens of 许多的

　　two dozen eggs，a dozen roses. (其用法和hundred, thousand 一样)

　　a dozen of the (these ) roses 这些玫瑰中的一打

　　数词 +dozen +物品：……打……(物品)

　　Speak nineteen to the dozen 说个不停

　　Eg.: The old lady is speaking nineteen to the dozen.

　　■fancy v.喜爱，喜欢

　　Eg.: I don’t fancy living in the cold room.

　　fancy 想像，设想(=image) (表示一种惊讶的心情)(其后接动名词做宾语)

　　Fancy meeting you here. 没想到在这儿见到你。

　　fancy oneself 自以为是，自命不凡

　　Do you fancy yourself?