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.

　　4.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.

　　另一方面，你一想到动物油炸土豆就会反胃，但这在北方许多国家却是一种普通的烹任方法。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:破折号之后的内容都是进一步解释说明“动物油炸土豆”的情况。

　　5.The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.

　　不无遗憾的是，我们中的大部分人，生来就只吃某几种食品，而且一辈子都这样。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:that引导表语从句，解释说明truth到底是什么。to eat certain foods充当表语从句的主语us的补足语。

　　语言点2:stick to(doing)sth.的意思是“坚持(做)某事”

　　6.No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.

　　没有一种生物所受到的赞美和厌恶会超过花园里常见的蜗牛了。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:这个句子看上去有些别扭，但如果把句子用肯定的语气来翻译就比较容易理解了，即花园里最常见的蜗牛是受到赞美和厌恶最多的生物了。”