One man's meat is another man's poison

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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 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.

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大家都知道出自哪里吧？

jellobean

燕庐敕 发表于 2019-3-22 00:20
大家都知道出自哪里吧？

格格言

indy

燕庐敕 发表于 2019-3-22 00:20
大家都知道出自哪里吧？

不知道。没读过什么名著

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jellobean 发表于 2019-3-22 02:32
格格言

Louis Alexander 《New Concept English》第三册。

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indy 发表于 2019-3-22 02:37
不知道。没读过什么名著

和名著没关系，《新概念英语》的第三册， Developing Skills 这本。第23课。

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jellobean 发表于 2019-3-22 02:32
格格言

为啥不是豆豆说。

indy

燕庐敕 发表于 2019-3-22 07:35
和名著没关系，《新概念英语》的第三册， Developing Skills 这本。第23课。

惭愧，只读了第一册第一篇a puma at large，其它都不记得啦

lorry

我读过这篇的，年纪也不小了。

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indy 发表于 2019-3-22 08:38
惭愧，只读了第一册第一篇a puma at large，其它都不记得啦

第三册第一篇是 a puma at large。

第二册第一篇是 a private conversation。

第一册，不记得了。

第一册的名称是 first things first， 第二册是 Practice and progress， 第三册 是Developing Skill， 第四册 是 Fluent in English。

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lorry 发表于 2019-3-22 10:19
我读过这篇的，年纪也不小了。

那是， L.G 亚历山大 已经在 2004年故去了。

lorry

和燕老age together.

indy

燕庐敕 发表于 2019-3-22 10:44
第三册第一篇是 a puma at large。

第二册第一篇是 a private conversation。

难道我只看了第三册第一篇

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lorry 发表于 2019-3-22 10:51
和燕老age together.

哈，我赚了，你亏了。