第八篇 lee Cream Taster Has Sweet Job
John Harrison has what must be the most wanted job in the United States. He’s the official taster for Edy’s Grand Ice Cream, one of the nation’s best-selling brands. Harrison’s taste buds are insured for $1 million. 1 And when he isn’t doing that, he travels，buying Edy’s in supermarkets all over the country so that he can check for perfect appearance，texture, and flavor.
After I interviewed Harrison, I realized that the life of an ice cream taster isn’t all Cookies ’n Cream 一 a flavor that* he invented, by the way. No, it’s extremely hard work, which requires discipline and selflessness.
For one thing，he doesn’t swallow on the job. Like a coffee taster, Harrison spits. Using a gold spoon to avoid “off’ flavors, he takes a small bite and moves it around in his mouth to introduce it to all 9,000 or so taste buds. 2 Then he breathes in gently to bring the aroma up through the back of his nose. Each step helps Harrison evaluate whether the ice cream has a good balance of dairy, sweetness, and added ingredients 一 the three-flavor components of ice cream. Then, even if the ice cream tastes heavenly, he puts it into a trash can. A full stomach makes it, impossible to judge the quality of the flavors.
During the workweek, Harrison told me that he has to make other sacrifices, too: no onions, garlic, or spicy food, and no caffeine. Caffeine will block the taste buds，he says, so his breakfast is a cup of herbal tea. 3
Harrison’s family has been in the ice cream business in one way or another1 for four generations, so Harrison has spent his entire life with it2. However, he has never lost his love for its cold, creamy sweetness. 4 On these occasions3，he does swallow, and he eats about a quart (0.95 liters) each week. By comparison4, the average person in the United States eats 23.2 quarts (21. 96 liters) of ice cream and other frozen dairy products each year.
Edy，s ice cream is available in dozens of flavors. So what flavor does the best-trained ice-cream taster in the country prefer? Vanilla! In fact, vanilla is the best-selling variety in the United States.
5 “It，s a very complex flavor，，，Harrison says.
詞匯：
taste bud 味蕾 texture /rtekstja/a/ n.質(zhì)地
aroma /a'rauma/ n.芳香 vanilla /va'mla/ n.香草
注釋：
1. in one way or another：以某種方式，用這樣或那樣的方式
2. has spent his entire life with it：為此他已付出一生。spend... .with sth.：花(時間等)在某事 上
3. on these occasions：在這種場合下
4. by comparison：相比之下
練習：
A However, you should never call it plain vanilla.
B He even orders ice cream in restaurants for dessert.
C Next he smack-smack-smacks his lips to get some air into the sample.
D This is a small price to pay for what he calls the world’s best job.
E In his younger days，he would help out at the ice cream factory his uncle owned.
F He gets to sample 60 ice creams a day at Edy’s headquarters in Oakland, California.
答案與題解：
1. F文中第一段講了 Harrison的工作情況。后文提到他休假時的情況，所以此處應為對他 工作狀態(tài)的介紹。
2. C第二段主要介紹了他工作時品嘗冰淇淋的過程。前文介紹了剛?cè)肟谥械那闆r，此處應 該是后續(xù)介紹。
3. D第四段講了他為此工作做出的犧牲。
4. B此處前文講到他仍然愛吃冰淇淋，所以此處B選項最符合原文。
5. A根據(jù)后文講“香草是一種復雜的口味”可以推斷此處應為A選項。
第八篇 冰淇淋品嘗師 份甜蜜的職業(yè)
約翰哈瑞森擁有一份可能是美國人最想要的工作。他是一名職業(yè)的冰淇淋品嘗師，供職 于美國最暢銷的冰淇淋品牌之一 Edy’s Grand Ice Cream =哈瑞森已經(jīng)給味蕾投保了 100萬美元。
他每天要在位于加州奧克蘭的Edy’s總部嘗試60種冰淇淋樣品。休假時，他會去旅行，并且 到全國各地的超市買來Edy’s產(chǎn)品，以便檢査外觀，質(zhì)地和口味是否完美。
在采訪完哈瑞森之后，我發(fā)現(xiàn)一個冰淇淋品嘗師的生活并不像他發(fā)明的奶油曲奇味雪糕那 樣甜。這是一個需要克制和無私的艱難工作。
首先，工作時他不能咽下冰淇淋，只能像咖啡品嘗師那樣吐出。為了避免其他味道的混入，
他用金制的湯匙舀取冰淇淋，咬一小口在口中攪動，讓大約9 000個味蕾全部都能感覺到味道，
然后他不斷哂嘴唇好讓空氣進入口中。接著，他輕輕吸一口氣，讓冰淇淋的芳香竄入鼻中。
每一個步驟都有助于哈瑞森判斷出這款冰淇淋的牛奶、甜度和添加劑這三種成分是否已達到 完美的平衡。即使這個冰淇淋嘗起來極其美味，他接下來也會把它扔到垃圾桶里。飽腹感是 不可能判斷出口味的品質(zhì)的。
哈瑞森告訴我說，在工作周，他也不得不做出很多犧牲：不能吃洋蔥、大蒜或辣的食物以 及含咖啡因的食物。因為咖啡因會限制味蕾，所以他早飯時只喝一杯花草茶。這只是他為了
自己口中世界上的工作所付出的一個小代價。
哈瑞森的家族中已經(jīng)有四代人以這樣或那樣的方式在冰淇淋行業(yè)工作，所以他已經(jīng)為此付 出了一生。但他并沒有失去對這種涼爽油膩的甜品的愛。他甚至會在餐廳中點冰淇淋作為甜 品。在這些時候，他會咽下它們，他每周大概會吃掉一夸脫(0.95升)的冰淇淋。而美國普 通人平均每年要吃掉23.2夸脫(21. 96升)的冰淇淋和其他冰凍奶制品。
Edy’s的冰淇淋有幾十種口味。哪種口味才是這個國家最有經(jīng)驗的冰淇淋品嘗師的最愛 呢?香草味的!事實上，香草口味是全美最暢銷的。但是，你不能稱它是純香草口味?！斑@是 個很復雜的口味，”哈瑞森說道。
John Harrison has what must be the most wanted job in the United States. He’s the official taster for Edy’s Grand Ice Cream, one of the nation’s best-selling brands. Harrison’s taste buds are insured for $1 million. 1 And when he isn’t doing that, he travels，buying Edy’s in supermarkets all over the country so that he can check for perfect appearance，texture, and flavor.
After I interviewed Harrison, I realized that the life of an ice cream taster isn’t all Cookies ’n Cream 一 a flavor that* he invented, by the way. No, it’s extremely hard work, which requires discipline and selflessness.
For one thing，he doesn’t swallow on the job. Like a coffee taster, Harrison spits. Using a gold spoon to avoid “off’ flavors, he takes a small bite and moves it around in his mouth to introduce it to all 9,000 or so taste buds. 2 Then he breathes in gently to bring the aroma up through the back of his nose. Each step helps Harrison evaluate whether the ice cream has a good balance of dairy, sweetness, and added ingredients 一 the three-flavor components of ice cream. Then, even if the ice cream tastes heavenly, he puts it into a trash can. A full stomach makes it, impossible to judge the quality of the flavors.
During the workweek, Harrison told me that he has to make other sacrifices, too: no onions, garlic, or spicy food, and no caffeine. Caffeine will block the taste buds，he says, so his breakfast is a cup of herbal tea. 3
Harrison’s family has been in the ice cream business in one way or another1 for four generations, so Harrison has spent his entire life with it2. However, he has never lost his love for its cold, creamy sweetness. 4 On these occasions3，he does swallow, and he eats about a quart (0.95 liters) each week. By comparison4, the average person in the United States eats 23.2 quarts (21. 96 liters) of ice cream and other frozen dairy products each year.
Edy，s ice cream is available in dozens of flavors. So what flavor does the best-trained ice-cream taster in the country prefer? Vanilla! In fact, vanilla is the best-selling variety in the United States.
5 “It，s a very complex flavor，，，Harrison says.
詞匯：
taste bud 味蕾 texture /rtekstja/a/ n.質(zhì)地
aroma /a'rauma/ n.芳香 vanilla /va'mla/ n.香草
注釋：
1. in one way or another：以某種方式，用這樣或那樣的方式
2. has spent his entire life with it：為此他已付出一生。spend... .with sth.：花(時間等)在某事 上
3. on these occasions：在這種場合下
4. by comparison：相比之下
練習：
A However, you should never call it plain vanilla.
B He even orders ice cream in restaurants for dessert.
C Next he smack-smack-smacks his lips to get some air into the sample.
D This is a small price to pay for what he calls the world’s best job.
E In his younger days，he would help out at the ice cream factory his uncle owned.
F He gets to sample 60 ice creams a day at Edy’s headquarters in Oakland, California.
答案與題解：
1. F文中第一段講了 Harrison的工作情況。后文提到他休假時的情況，所以此處應為對他 工作狀態(tài)的介紹。
2. C第二段主要介紹了他工作時品嘗冰淇淋的過程。前文介紹了剛?cè)肟谥械那闆r，此處應 該是后續(xù)介紹。
3. D第四段講了他為此工作做出的犧牲。
4. B此處前文講到他仍然愛吃冰淇淋，所以此處B選項最符合原文。
5. A根據(jù)后文講“香草是一種復雜的口味”可以推斷此處應為A選項。
第八篇 冰淇淋品嘗師 份甜蜜的職業(yè)
約翰哈瑞森擁有一份可能是美國人最想要的工作。他是一名職業(yè)的冰淇淋品嘗師，供職 于美國最暢銷的冰淇淋品牌之一 Edy’s Grand Ice Cream =哈瑞森已經(jīng)給味蕾投保了 100萬美元。
他每天要在位于加州奧克蘭的Edy’s總部嘗試60種冰淇淋樣品。休假時，他會去旅行，并且 到全國各地的超市買來Edy’s產(chǎn)品，以便檢査外觀，質(zhì)地和口味是否完美。
在采訪完哈瑞森之后，我發(fā)現(xiàn)一個冰淇淋品嘗師的生活并不像他發(fā)明的奶油曲奇味雪糕那 樣甜。這是一個需要克制和無私的艱難工作。
首先，工作時他不能咽下冰淇淋，只能像咖啡品嘗師那樣吐出。為了避免其他味道的混入，
他用金制的湯匙舀取冰淇淋，咬一小口在口中攪動，讓大約9 000個味蕾全部都能感覺到味道，
然后他不斷哂嘴唇好讓空氣進入口中。接著，他輕輕吸一口氣，讓冰淇淋的芳香竄入鼻中。
每一個步驟都有助于哈瑞森判斷出這款冰淇淋的牛奶、甜度和添加劑這三種成分是否已達到 完美的平衡。即使這個冰淇淋嘗起來極其美味，他接下來也會把它扔到垃圾桶里。飽腹感是 不可能判斷出口味的品質(zhì)的。
哈瑞森告訴我說，在工作周，他也不得不做出很多犧牲：不能吃洋蔥、大蒜或辣的食物以 及含咖啡因的食物。因為咖啡因會限制味蕾，所以他早飯時只喝一杯花草茶。這只是他為了
自己口中世界上的工作所付出的一個小代價。
哈瑞森的家族中已經(jīng)有四代人以這樣或那樣的方式在冰淇淋行業(yè)工作，所以他已經(jīng)為此付 出了一生。但他并沒有失去對這種涼爽油膩的甜品的愛。他甚至會在餐廳中點冰淇淋作為甜 品。在這些時候，他會咽下它們，他每周大概會吃掉一夸脫(0.95升)的冰淇淋。而美國普 通人平均每年要吃掉23.2夸脫(21. 96升)的冰淇淋和其他冰凍奶制品。
Edy’s的冰淇淋有幾十種口味。哪種口味才是這個國家最有經(jīng)驗的冰淇淋品嘗師的最愛 呢?香草味的!事實上，香草口味是全美最暢銷的。但是，你不能稱它是純香草口味?！斑@是 個很復雜的口味，”哈瑞森說道。