Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison-英语听力

[00:01.080]--- lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison
各有所爱 [00:07.880]--- Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
^听录音，然后回答以下问题。 [00:13.400]--- What was it about snails that made the writer collect them for his friend on that day in particular? [00:21.720]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。 [00:29.440]If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.
^比如，如果你住在地中海地区，你会把章鱼视作是美味佳肴， [00:36.320]You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive.
^同时不能理解为什么有人一见章鱼就恶心。 [00:41.320]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.
^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饪方法。 [00:51.360]The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.
^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。 [00:59.680]No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
^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。 [01:05.800]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。 [01:12.000]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。 [01:19.080]My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised.
^但我的朋友罗伯特却住在一个厌恶蜗牛的国家中。 [01:25.240]As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own.
^他住在大城市里的一所公寓里，没有自己的花园。 [01:30.520]For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him.
^多年来，他一直让我把我园子里的蜗牛收集起来给他捎去。 [01:36.960]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。 [01:39.760]but one day, after a heavy shower,
^后来有一天，一场大雨后， [01:42.440]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.
^我在花园里漫无目的地散步，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地蠕动着。 [01:50.800]Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert.
^我一时冲动，逮了几十只，装进一只纸袋里，带着去找罗伯特。 [01:59.000]Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift.
^罗伯特见到我很高兴，对我的薄礼也感到满意。 [02:03.960]I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours.
^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。 [02:11.040]I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner.
^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。 [02:17.240]Snails would, of course, be the main dish.
^蜗牛当然是道主菜。 [02:21.000]I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room.
^我并不喜欢这个主意，所以我勉强跟着罗伯特走出了起居室。 [02:26.600]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： [02:30.960]they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall!
^它们从纸袋里逃了出来，爬得满厅都是！ [02:36.440]I have never been able to look at a snail since then.
^从那以后，我再也不能看一眼蜗牛了。