One Man's Meat is Another Man's Posion 各有所爱
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.
1.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。
语言点:句子结构分析:when引导时间状语从句。what can be eaten和what cannot be eaten为两个并列的宾语从句,说明decide的内容。
2.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。
语言点1:句子结构分析:if引导虚拟语气的句子,假设了一个不太可能实现的情况。
语言点2:a great delicacy意思为“人间美味,极品佳肴”。
3.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。
语言点:句子结构分析:why引导从句,充当understand的宾语,注意:看到why不可轻易将它引导的从句当作原因状语从句。