各有所爱

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?

三、【课文精析】

Key sentence:

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.

Key sentence:

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重庆新概念英语

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

Key sentence:

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

Key sentence:

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

Key sentence:

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。