}  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.

}  Illogical:
illogical/irrational
不合逻辑的/不合推理的；两个词意思非常相近

}  Instance:
give me a ‘for instance’.

   说话的时候一个插入语，意思是给我一个例子。

}  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.

}  On the other hand:
on one hand…on the other hand

   这里一个是one 和 the other对应；另一个是要注意“the”的发音。都知道在元音前面 the的发音是[ð], 其实在口语中，什么时候都可以这样发音。
Well, you know Mike. Everything is in one ear and out the other.
你知道迈克的，他什么时候都是一个耳朵进，一个耳朵出。

}  The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods  表语从句

   这是一个标语从句。is 后面的是表语，如果这个表语是一个句子，那么它就是表语从句。所有的从句都是非常简单的，关键是你能不能领会从句的这种精神，即是从句的陈述语序，然后把疑问词提到前面就行了。

}  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.

}  Count:
Count me in!

   算我一份
Does it count?
这样算数吗
Countless/numerous
数不完的，指数目计较多。跟它比较相似的是 numerous

}  Associate:
association → American Immigration Lawyers Association

   association:协会；北美移民律师协会
associate css with html 

   把 html 和 css 联系在一起，有这样几种形式：
(embedded, imported, linked)
   嵌入      导入    用链接把他们联系在一起

}  Where:
My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised.
where 在这里引导的是一个从句,Robert住在一个country 里边，where…在这里进一步补充说明这个 country 怎么样。那么他住的这个地方大家都不喜欢（snails）。
prisoner dilemma
I know it’s famous, but which part is the part where there is a dilemma.

   有一次我上经济学的课，叫做 strategetic thinking 战略思考，其实讲的是博弈论。这门课很难，讲的是那些像纳什，均衡，囚徒困境之类的。老师讲到囚徒困境，我就问了以上这句话，意思是：我知道囚徒困境很出名，但是哪一个部分有一个困境呢。老师说，“That’s a good question.”老外有时对你的问题不能即是回答时，通常说这样的一句话，以留点时间自己思考。 

}  The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after 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.

}  The quiet life of the country has never appealed to me. (41)
 appealed to 在41课也出现过，这种重复出现的，你可以自己去找它的规律

}  Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag
分词伴随

}  Impulse:
a sudden desire

   这是impulse 的英文解释，指忽然间心血来潮，突然的欲望。

}  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.

}  The main dish:
What’s your favorite dish?
你最喜欢的菜是什么？ dish 这个词可以做菜肴来讲。

}  To our dismay:

   让我们觉得惊奇的… 后面可以接着讲，“让我们觉得讶异的是…”那么我们可以自己去套用这样的句子——
to my amusement

   让我觉得可笑的…
to our surprise
让我们觉得surprise…

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