初中英语经典阅读材料:Does Garlic Mean Garlic?
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Does Garlic Mean Garlic?
Mike looked at the label on the big plastic container.
迈克看着巨大塑料容器上的标签。
It said Garlic Powder.
上面写着大蒜粉
There was a U with a circle around it after the word Powder.
在“粉”字后面有一个被圆形圈住的U
What does this U mean, Mike wondered.
迈克想知道，这个U是什么意思
Under the word Powder was another word, Seasoning.
在“粉”字下面还有另一个单词，调味
Under that word was a drawing of a garlic bulb.
在这个词下面是一幅大蒜的图画
Mike knew that food labels can be tricky.
迈克知道食品标签可能很复杂
Powder is powder, but Seasoning could mean salt.
粉是粉末，但调味可能意味着是盐
He looked all around the plastic container for an ingredients label.
他仔细查看塑料容器上的成分标签
There wasn’t one.
那里并没有
In small print under the drawing of the garlic bulb was a phone number: 1-800-632-6900.
在蒜的小印画下有一串用小字印刷的电话号码: 1-800-632-6900
Call that number if you have comments or questions, the label said.
标签上写着：如果你需要有什么建议或疑问
Mike called the number.
迈克拨打了这个电话
A woman answered.
一位女士接听了
He asked her what the U inside a circle meant.
他问她圆圈里面的“U”是什么意思
She said it meant kosher.
她说这意味着符合犹太教的规定
Kosher food is food that is prepared according to Jewish law.
犹太食品是一种根据犹太法律制作的食物
Mike asked where the ingredients label was.
迈克询问配料标签在哪里
She said if there is only one ingredient, there is no ingredients label.
她说，如果只有一种成分，就没有成分标签
"So, there is no salt in this product?" Mike asked.
“所以，这个产品里并没有盐?”迈克问道
"No, sir," she said. “It’s 100 percent garlic powder."
“是的，”她回答，“这里面是100%的大蒜粉。”
"Why does it say, Product of USA and China?"
“那为什么说产自美国和中国?”
She said that sometimes they get the garlic from China, sometimes they get it from the US.
她说，部分大蒜来自中国，部分来自美国。
重点知识讲解
here was a U with a circle around it after the word Powder.在“粉”字后面有一个被圆形圈住的U。
‘There be’ 句型表示“有”或者“存在”，和‘have/has’ 的区别是‘have/has’ 指的是有生命的人“有”，而‘There be’句型是指(某地)存在某物。
例如：There are thee students in the classroom.在教室里有三个学生。
但要注意There be句型遵循的是“就近原则”即动词be的选择是取决于最靠近动词be的名词。
例如：There is a boys and three girls in the classroom. 教室里有一个男孩和三个女孩。
知识讲解老师：Linda
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