新概念英语第三册21-02

§ Lesson 23 One man’s meat is another man’s poison 各有所爱
【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?

【Text】
Lesson 23 One man’s meat is another man’s poison 各有所爱
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
what was it about snails that made the writer collect them for his friend on that day in particular?

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.

参考译文
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。比如，如果你住在地中海地区，你会把章鱼视作是美味佳肴，同时不能理解为什么有人一见章鱼就恶心。另一方面，你一想到动物油炸土豆就会反胃，但这在北方许多国家却是一种普通的烹任方法。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。
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。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。有不计其数的人们从小就知道蜗牛可做菜。但我的朋友罗伯特却住在一个厌恶蜗牛的国家中。他住在大城市里的一所公寓里，没有自己的花园。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。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。我一时冲动，逮了几十只，装进一只纸袋里，带着去找罗伯特。罗伯特见到我很高兴，对我的薄礼也感到满意。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。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。使我们惊愕的是门厅里到处爬满了蜗牛：它们从纸袋里逃了出来，爬得满厅都是！从那以后，我再也不能看一眼蜗牛了。

【课文讲解】

People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.
人们在决定吃什么或者不吃什么的时候，往往变得不合情理。

当涉及到或谈及到叙述客观事实的时候
it comes to sth …………
it comes to doing sth ……
用于when 引导的时间状语从句



Eg.:He never complains when it comes to helping his wife with the house work.

for instance == for example
consider (to be)...

on the other hand 转折连接词，表示而另一方面
at the idea of: at 介词搭配作状语，表示当......就......；一......就......
at the idea of 一想到
at the sight of 一看到
at the mention of 一提到
at the news of 一听到......消息
at the touth of 一触摸到......东西
at the sound of 一听到......声音
at the thought of 一想到
Eg.: I was glad at the thought of getting something te eat.
I always love at the mention of ghost story.

stick to + 名词==insist on doing sth == persist in doing sth

practice 表示习俗，做法
habit表示个人习惯
custom社会的风俗或习俗
Eg.: Early to bed and early to rise is good habit.
It is now quite common practice for married women not to take their husband’s second name.
The practice of closing shops on Sundays.
My practice to study English is to read everyday.
the custum of giving present at Christmas
Social customs vary greatly from country to country.
in many northern countries.

The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and )
that引导表语从句，说明truth的内容
bring up抚养
Eg.: Joe is born in England, but brought up in France.
She was brought up to beliee that money is the most (great) important thing in life.
他从小到大一直认为金钱是生活中最重要的东西。
被动语态形式，表自小长大，在成长的过程当中已经习惯于......
I’ve been brought up to eat fish, just because my mother is fond of fish as well.
He has been brought up to eat fring potatoes just because his parents are fond of that.
He gave much attention to bring up his children.

stick to = keep to; not give up
Eg.: We stick to them all our lives.
I made my decision and I am going to stick to it. (to介词)
stick to the idea
stick to the plan
insist on doing sth. 坚持做某事
persist in doing sth. 坚持做某事

People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.

No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
比较级表达最高级的概念
Nobody is more beautiflu than you.
He is more intelligent than anyone else in my class.
The common garden snail often receive more praise and abuse than other creatures.

cooked过去分词做定语，与snails构成被动关系。

countless: 无数的，数不尽的 (=numerous)
who引导定语从句
associate sth. with sth. 把某物与某物相联系

People there, don’t consider snails to be a great dilicacy.
no garden of his own 没有自己的庭院
Robert is forn of snails very much.
The idea never interested me very much...

happened to do 恰巧，碰巧
I happened to be out when he called.
We both happened to be travelling on the same plane.

happen / chance
It happened that I was out when he called.
It chanced that I was out when he called.

when
表示正在这时突然，通常使用过去进行时，过去完成时等搭配；位于句中
He was having a bath when the telephine suddenly rang.
We had not ... like this when ... came in.
We were about to start when it rained.

snails (that were ) taking a stroll...
现在分词做定语，修饰snails

on a sudden impulse 一时的，冲动的
Acting on a sudden impulse, he went shopping to buy several dresses.
Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift. ==Robert was not only delighted to see me, but also pleased with my little gift.

be delighted to do
be pleased to do

when特殊用法，表示就在这个时候

reluctantly: unwillingly 不情愿的

to our dismay 使我们感到惊愕的是
Eg.: Before we came back, all the snails had already escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall.

take possession 占据，占有
The soldiers took possession of enemies’ fort.
The terrorists took possession of the embassy.恐怖分子占领了大使馆。

The writer doesn’t fancy snails.
The writer doesn’t consider snails to be a great delicacy.

【Multiple choice questions】
Comprehension
1 In a country where snails are eaten, you would expect _____ .
a. to find a great many snails in people’s gardens
b. to fink that people cooked them in wine
c. snails to be so popular that they are a luxury only the rich can afford
d. people to be amazed by anyone who refused to eat them

2 The idea of collecting snails never appealed to the writer very much until _____ .
a. the sight of the snails made him think of Robert
b. a heavy shower of rain led him to look for them in his garden
c. a sudden impulse made him decide to visit the country where Robert lived
d. he felt obliged to remove them from his prize plants

3 When the writer arrived at Robert’s flat _____ .
a. Robert welcomed him warmly because of the snails he had brought
b. Robert immediately invited him to dinner in order to eat the snails
c. he forgot about giving Robert the snails until two hours later
d. he gave Robert the snails, little thinking Robert would propose a dinner with snails as the main dish

Structure
4 People are quite illogical when _____ deciding what… (ll.1-2)
a. it comes to b. they come to c. they come d. coming to
it comes to 经常用于when所引导的时间状语从句中，“当涉及到，当提及到”

5 Most of us have been brought up to eat certain kinds _____ .(l.7)
a. food b. of food c. of the foods d. foods
kinds 和介词of搭配
foods:各种各样的食物
certain kinds of food== certain foods

6 No creature _____ abused more often than…(l.9)
a. is being praised and b. is praised nor c. has been praised or d. has been praised and
and和or
在肯定句中，and表示并列关系
She smokes and drinks.
在否定句中，有两个对等的谓语、宾语、状语或者从句时，习惯用or, 把两个成分都否定掉。
She doesn’t smoke or drink.
She couldn’t remember who she was or where she lived.
如果否定句中出现了and, 语义表示转折，相当于bot.
The room is not big and comfertable.

7 Having left the bag in the hall, _____ into the living room. (ll.16-17)
a. I accompanied Robert b. Robert took me c. we went d. I and Robert went
left的逻辑主语是主句的主语

8 We saw the snails _____ from the paper bag… (ll.19-20)
a. escaping b. escape c. had escaped d. to escape
we saw (that) the snails ...

Vocabulary
9 On the other hand, you would _____ at the idea… (ll.5-6)
a. be sick b. sick c. sicken d. feel sick
sicken: 感到作哎，难受 （==feel sick ）(但非常不常用)
Eg.:He began to feel sick as soon as the ship started to move.
be动词只是强调延续的状态，而不是一种突然间的一种感觉

10 Snails would, of course, be the main _____ . (ll.18-19)
a. meal b. food c. plate d. course
be the main dish==be the main course

11 ---- I went into the living room where we talked for _____ .(1.17)
a. round the clock b. two hours or so c. a second hour d. some hours
原文：a couple of hours: 一两个小时的时间

12 There are _____ people, who… (ll.10-11)
a. numerable b. numerous c. numerical d. numbered
原文：countless:无数的，数不尽的（==numerous）
numerable: (=able to be counted)可数的，能够数出来的
numerical: 数字的，数量的，使用数字的（多用作前置形容词）
in numerical order
numerical ability

【Key to Multiple choice questions】
1. D 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. D 11. B 12. B