Notes on the text
課文注釋
1 One man's meat is another man's poison. 這是英語的一句諺語，意思是“對一方有利的未必對另一方也有利”。有時可譯作“各有所愛”，同時也有漢語俗語“蘿卜青菜各有所愛”的意思。
2 would turn at the idea of…， turn此處作“惡心”、“作嘔”解。 at the idea of…是“想到……”的意思。
3 to be brought up，養(yǎng)育，撫養(yǎng)，stick to有“堅持”的意思。
4 Cooked in wine， snails…，用酒烹調(diào)的蝸牛……，這是過去分詞作狀語，表示條件。
5 I happened to be walking in the garden．我碰巧在花園里散步。happen后面加不定式表示“碰巧做……”
6 take（亦作have） possession of，是“占有”、“擁有”的意思。
參考譯文
在決定什么能吃而什么不能吃的時候，人們往往變得不合情理。比如，如果你住在地中海地區(qū)，你會把章魚視作美味佳肴，同時不能理解為什么有人一見章魚就惡心。另一方面，你一想到動物油炸土豆就會反胃，但這在北方許多國家卻是一種普通的烹飪方法。不無遺憾的是，我們中的大部分人，生來就只吃某幾種食品，而且一輩子都這樣。
沒有一種生物所受到的贊美和厭惡會超過花園里常見的蝸牛了。蝸牛加酒燒煮后，便成了世界上許多地方的一道珍奇的名菜。有不計其數(shù)的人們從小就知道蝸牛可做菜。但我的朋友羅伯特卻住在一個厭惡蝸牛的國家中。他住在大城市里的一所公寓里，沒有自已的花園。多年來，他一直讓我把我園子里的蝸牛收集起來給他捎去。一開始，他的這一想法沒有引起我多大興趣。后來有一天，一場大雨后，我在花園里漫無目的地散步，突然注意到許許多多蝸牛在我的一些心愛的花木上慢悠悠地蠕動著。我一時沖動，逮了幾十只，裝進(jìn)一只紙袋里，帶著去找羅伯特。羅伯特見到我很高興，對我的薄禮也感到滿意。我把紙袋放在門廳里，與羅伯特一起進(jìn)了起居室，在那里聊了好幾個鐘頭。我把蝸牛的事已忘得一干二凈，羅伯特突然提出一定要我留下來吃晚飯，這才提醒了我。蝸牛當(dāng)然是道主菜。我并不喜歡這個主意，所以我勉強(qiáng)跟著羅伯特走出了起居室。使我們驚愕的是門廳里到處爬滿了蝸牛：它們從紙袋里逃了出來，爬得滿廳都是！從那以后，我再也不能看一眼蝸牛了。
Comprehension理解
Give short answers to these questions in your own words as far as possible. Use one complete sentence for each answer.
1 In what part of the world is octopus considered a great delicacy?
2 Why do we stick to certain foods all our lives?
3 Why did the writer's friend find it difficult to obtain snails?
Vocabulary詞匯
Explain the meanings of the following words and phrases as they are used in the passage: illogical (1. 1); instance (1. 3); repulsive (1. 4); stick (1. 7); various (1. 10); associate (1. 11); appealed to (1. 13).
Summary writing摘要寫作
In not more than 80 words describe what happened from the moment the writer collected snails from his garden. Use your own words as far as possible. Do not include anything that is not in the last paragraph.
Composition 作文
In not more than 250 words write a continuation of the passage. Expand the ideas given below into a plan and provide a suitable title. Your Composition should be in three or four paragraphs.
Ideas: Snails---- walls, ceiling ---- coat pockets ---- effort to collect them ---- ladders, etc. ---- marks everywhere ---- Robert amused ---- cooked the snails ---- a meal for one.
Letter writing書信寫作
In not more than 100 words write a letter of three paragraphs inviting a friend to spend a weekend with your family at your home in the country.
Key structures and Special difficulties 關(guān)鍵句型和難點(diǎn)
Exercises 練習(xí)
1 People become quite illogical when … (1. 1) Write two sentences illustrating the use of the words quite and quiet. (ISD 53b) （參見第2冊第53課難點(diǎn)b）
2 If you lived in the Mediterranean, you would consider octopus a great delicacy. (11. 2-3) Write this sentence again beginning ‘If you had lived …’ (IKS 64b) （參見第2冊64課關(guān)鍵句型b）
3 the normally accepted practice. (1. 6) Write two sentences using the words practice and practise. (ISD 69a) （參見第2冊第69課難點(diǎn)a）
4 The sad truth is that most of us … (1. 7) Write two sentences using most and the most. (IKS 54d) （參見第2冊第54課關(guān)鍵句型d）
5 There are countless people who, ever since their earliest years … (11. 10-11) Write three sentences using the words since, for and ago. (IKS 29) （參見第2冊第29課關(guān)鍵句型）
6 As his fiat is in a large town … (1. 12) What does as mean in this sentence? Write three sentences illustrating the other meaning of as. (ISD 17a) （參見第2冊第17課難點(diǎn)a）
7 For years he has been asking me to collect snails. (11. 12-13) Write two sentences using has been asking and has asked. (IKS 52) （參見第2冊第52課關(guān)鍵句型）
8 I happened to be walking in my garden. (1. 14) Write sentences using the following: he happens, it happened that, happened. (SD 3a) （參見第3課難點(diǎn)a）
Multiple choice questions 多項選擇題
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension 理解 1 In a country where snails are eaten, you would expect ______ .
a．to find a great many snails in people's gardens
b．to find 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(chǎn) heavy shower of rain led him to look for them in his garden
c．a(chǎn) 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 結(jié)構(gòu)
4 People are quite illogical when ______ deciding what … (11. 1-2)
a．it comes to
b．they come to
c．they come
d．coming to
5 Most of us have been brought up to eat certain kinds ______ . (1. 7)
a．food
b．of food
c．of the foods
d．foods
6 No creature ______ abused more often than … (1. 9)
a．is being praised and
b．is praised nor
c．has been praised or
d．has been praised and
7 Having left the bag in the hall, ______ into the living room. (11. 16-17)
a．I accompanied Robert
b．Robert took me
c．we went
d．I and Robert went
8 We saw the snails ______ from the paper bag … (11. 19-20)
a．escaping
b．escape
c．had escaped
d．to escape
Vocabulary詞匯
9 On the other hand, you would ______ at the idea … (11. 5-6)
a．be sick
b．sick
c．sicken
d．feel sick
10 Snails would, of course, be the main ______ . (11. 18-19)
a．meal
b．food
c．plate
d．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(chǎn) second hour
d．some hours
12 There are ______ people, who … (11. 10-11)
a．numerable
b．numerous
c．numerical
d．numbered
1 One man's meat is another man's poison. 這是英語的一句諺語，意思是“對一方有利的未必對另一方也有利”。有時可譯作“各有所愛”，同時也有漢語俗語“蘿卜青菜各有所愛”的意思。
2 would turn at the idea of…， turn此處作“惡心”、“作嘔”解。 at the idea of…是“想到……”的意思。
3 to be brought up，養(yǎng)育，撫養(yǎng)，stick to有“堅持”的意思。
4 Cooked in wine， snails…，用酒烹調(diào)的蝸牛……，這是過去分詞作狀語，表示條件。
5 I happened to be walking in the garden．我碰巧在花園里散步。happen后面加不定式表示“碰巧做……”
6 take（亦作have） possession of，是“占有”、“擁有”的意思。
參考譯文
在決定什么能吃而什么不能吃的時候，人們往往變得不合情理。比如，如果你住在地中海地區(qū)，你會把章魚視作美味佳肴，同時不能理解為什么有人一見章魚就惡心。另一方面，你一想到動物油炸土豆就會反胃，但這在北方許多國家卻是一種普通的烹飪方法。不無遺憾的是，我們中的大部分人，生來就只吃某幾種食品，而且一輩子都這樣。
沒有一種生物所受到的贊美和厭惡會超過花園里常見的蝸牛了。蝸牛加酒燒煮后，便成了世界上許多地方的一道珍奇的名菜。有不計其數(shù)的人們從小就知道蝸牛可做菜。但我的朋友羅伯特卻住在一個厭惡蝸牛的國家中。他住在大城市里的一所公寓里，沒有自已的花園。多年來，他一直讓我把我園子里的蝸牛收集起來給他捎去。一開始，他的這一想法沒有引起我多大興趣。后來有一天，一場大雨后，我在花園里漫無目的地散步，突然注意到許許多多蝸牛在我的一些心愛的花木上慢悠悠地蠕動著。我一時沖動，逮了幾十只，裝進(jìn)一只紙袋里，帶著去找羅伯特。羅伯特見到我很高興，對我的薄禮也感到滿意。我把紙袋放在門廳里，與羅伯特一起進(jìn)了起居室，在那里聊了好幾個鐘頭。我把蝸牛的事已忘得一干二凈，羅伯特突然提出一定要我留下來吃晚飯，這才提醒了我。蝸牛當(dāng)然是道主菜。我并不喜歡這個主意，所以我勉強(qiáng)跟著羅伯特走出了起居室。使我們驚愕的是門廳里到處爬滿了蝸牛：它們從紙袋里逃了出來，爬得滿廳都是！從那以后，我再也不能看一眼蝸牛了。
Comprehension理解
Give short answers to these questions in your own words as far as possible. Use one complete sentence for each answer.
1 In what part of the world is octopus considered a great delicacy?
2 Why do we stick to certain foods all our lives?
3 Why did the writer's friend find it difficult to obtain snails?
Vocabulary詞匯
Explain the meanings of the following words and phrases as they are used in the passage: illogical (1. 1); instance (1. 3); repulsive (1. 4); stick (1. 7); various (1. 10); associate (1. 11); appealed to (1. 13).
Summary writing摘要寫作
In not more than 80 words describe what happened from the moment the writer collected snails from his garden. Use your own words as far as possible. Do not include anything that is not in the last paragraph.
Composition 作文
In not more than 250 words write a continuation of the passage. Expand the ideas given below into a plan and provide a suitable title. Your Composition should be in three or four paragraphs.
Ideas: Snails---- walls, ceiling ---- coat pockets ---- effort to collect them ---- ladders, etc. ---- marks everywhere ---- Robert amused ---- cooked the snails ---- a meal for one.
Letter writing書信寫作
In not more than 100 words write a letter of three paragraphs inviting a friend to spend a weekend with your family at your home in the country.
Key structures and Special difficulties 關(guān)鍵句型和難點(diǎn)
Exercises 練習(xí)
1 People become quite illogical when … (1. 1) Write two sentences illustrating the use of the words quite and quiet. (ISD 53b) （參見第2冊第53課難點(diǎn)b）
2 If you lived in the Mediterranean, you would consider octopus a great delicacy. (11. 2-3) Write this sentence again beginning ‘If you had lived …’ (IKS 64b) （參見第2冊64課關(guān)鍵句型b）
3 the normally accepted practice. (1. 6) Write two sentences using the words practice and practise. (ISD 69a) （參見第2冊第69課難點(diǎn)a）
4 The sad truth is that most of us … (1. 7) Write two sentences using most and the most. (IKS 54d) （參見第2冊第54課關(guān)鍵句型d）
5 There are countless people who, ever since their earliest years … (11. 10-11) Write three sentences using the words since, for and ago. (IKS 29) （參見第2冊第29課關(guān)鍵句型）
6 As his fiat is in a large town … (1. 12) What does as mean in this sentence? Write three sentences illustrating the other meaning of as. (ISD 17a) （參見第2冊第17課難點(diǎn)a）
7 For years he has been asking me to collect snails. (11. 12-13) Write two sentences using has been asking and has asked. (IKS 52) （參見第2冊第52課關(guān)鍵句型）
8 I happened to be walking in my garden. (1. 14) Write sentences using the following: he happens, it happened that, happened. (SD 3a) （參見第3課難點(diǎn)a）
Multiple choice questions 多項選擇題
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
Comprehension 理解 1 In a country where snails are eaten, you would expect ______ .
a．to find a great many snails in people's gardens
b．to find 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(chǎn) heavy shower of rain led him to look for them in his garden
c．a(chǎn) 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 結(jié)構(gòu)
4 People are quite illogical when ______ deciding what … (11. 1-2)
a．it comes to
b．they come to
c．they come
d．coming to
5 Most of us have been brought up to eat certain kinds ______ . (1. 7)
a．food
b．of food
c．of the foods
d．foods
6 No creature ______ abused more often than … (1. 9)
a．is being praised and
b．is praised nor
c．has been praised or
d．has been praised and
7 Having left the bag in the hall, ______ into the living room. (11. 16-17)
a．I accompanied Robert
b．Robert took me
c．we went
d．I and Robert went
8 We saw the snails ______ from the paper bag … (11. 19-20)
a．escaping
b．escape
c．had escaped
d．to escape
Vocabulary詞匯
9 On the other hand, you would ______ at the idea … (11. 5-6)
a．be sick
b．sick
c．sicken
d．feel sick
10 Snails would, of course, be the main ______ . (11. 18-19)
a．meal
b．food
c．plate
d．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(chǎn) second hour
d．some hours
12 There are ______ people, who … (11. 10-11)
a．numerable
b．numerous
c．numerical
d．numbered